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President Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English. An English-language textbook, "The Speeches of Barack Obama," has sold more than 400,000 copies in two months, a big hit in a country where few hit novels sell more than a million copies a year.
Japanese have a fervor for learning English and many bookstores have a corner dedicated (专门用于) to dozens of journals in the language, many of them now featuring the new U.S. leader's face.
"Speeches by presidents and presidential candidates(候选人) are excellent as listening tools to learn English. Obama's are especially so. His speeches are so moving, and he also uses words such as 'yes, we can,' 'change' and 'hope' that even Japanese people can memorize," said Yuzo Yamamoto of Asahi Press, which produced the best-selling text book.
Speeches by George W. Bush and former nominee(提名) John Kerry's four years ago did not have the same interest, however, and nor do those made by Japanese politicians. “We have to turn to a foreign president for someone in whom to place our hopes”, Yamamoto said.
The 95-page paperback features Obama's speeches in English from the 2004 Democratic National Convention and during the Democratic Party primaries(初选), in which he defeated Hillary Clinton. They are accompanied by Japanese translations.
The 1,050 yen ($12) book, which includes a CD of the speeches, tops the bestseller list on bookseller Amazon's Japanese Website, http://www.amazon.co.jp/. He said lawmakers from Japan's main opposition Democratic Party had bought the book to study Obama's speeches.
Following Obama's inauguration(就职典礼), Asahi Press plans to issue a sequel(续集) that includes his inaugural address, as well as President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural speech. It will also feature a reading of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address of 1863.
64. Speeches by presidents and presidential candidates are excellent as listening tools to learn English because ________.
the speakers are all great
B. the speakers have high speech skills
C. the language is full of humor
D. the contents are good and the words are easy to catch
Why do Japanese place their hopes in a foreign president?
A. Because they don’t have politicians who have such a positive influence.
B. Because they have the same attitude as the foreign presidents.
C. Because they have never made a political speech.
D. Because they hope to have a foreigner as their leader.
Which is true about “The Speeches of Barack Obama”?
A. It contains all Obama’s speeches .
B. It has 1,050 pages with a CD.
C. It includes his inaugural address.
D. It is an especially popular book in Japan.
Which of the following can best describe the main idea of the passage?
A. Japan speaks highly of Obama president .
B. Japan learns English from Obama speeches textbook .
C. Obama gains his fame from his election speeches.
D. Obama gives Japanese speeches on how to learn English.
C
President Barack Obama's speeches are proving a best-seller in Japan -- as an aid to learning English. An English-language textbook, "The Speeches of Barack Obama," has sold more than 400,000 copies in two months, a big hit in a country where few hit novels sell more than a million copies a year.
Japanese have a fervor for learning English and many bookstores have a corner dedicated (专门用于) to dozens of journals in the language, many of them now featuring the new U.S. leader's face.
"Speeches by presidents and presidential candidates(候选人) are excellent as listening tools to learn English. Obama's are especially so. His speeches are so moving, and he also uses words such as 'yes, we can,' 'change' and 'hope' that even Japanese people can memorize," said Yuzo Yamamoto of Asahi Press, which produced the best-selling text book.
Speeches by George W. Bush and former nominee(提名) John Kerry's four years ago did not have the same interest, however, and nor do those made by Japanese politicians. “We have to turn to a foreign president for someone in whom to place our hopes”, Yamamoto said.
The 95-page paperback features Obama's speeches in English from the 2004 Democratic National Convention and during the Democratic Party primaries(初选), in which he defeated Hillary Clinton. They are accompanied by Japanese translations.
The 1,050 yen ($12) book, which includes a CD of the speeches, tops the bestseller list on bookseller Amazon's Japanese Website, http://www.amazon.co.jp/. He said lawmakers from Japan's main opposition Democratic Party had bought the book to study Obama's speeches.
Following Obama's inauguration(就职典礼), Asahi Press plans to issue a sequel(续集) that includes his inaugural address, as well as President John F. Kennedy's 1961 inaugural speech. It will also feature a reading of President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address of 1863.
64. Speeches by presidents and presidential candidates are excellent as listening tools to learn English because ________.
A. the speakers are all great
B. the speakers have high speech skills
C. the language is full of humor
D. the contents are good and the words are easy to catch
65. Why do Japanese place their hopes in a foreign president?
A. Because they don’t have politicians who have such a positive influence.
B. Because they have the same attitude as the foreign presidents.
C. Because they have never made a political speech.
D. Because they hope to have a foreigner as their leader.
66. Which is true about “The Speeches of Barack Obama”?
A. It contains all Obama’s speeches .
B. It has 1,050 pages with a CD.
C. It includes his inaugural address.
D. It is an especially popular book in Japan.
67. Which of the following can best describe the main idea of the passage?
A. Japan speaks highly of Obama president .
B. Japan learns English from Obama speeches textbook .
C. Obama gains his fame from his election speeches.
D. Obama gives Japanese speeches on how to learn English.
第一部分：听力(共三节，满分15分)
第一节：听录音回答问题(共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分)
请听下面2段对话，回答问题，请将答案写在横线上，每段对话读两遍。
请听第一段对话，回答第1至3题。
1．Who is Kate?
________．
2．Where is the man going?
________．
3．What happened to the woman?
________．
请听第二段对话，回答第4至6题。
4．Where does the dialogue take place?
________．
5．How much should the woman pay for the duck?
________．
6．How many kinds of food does the woman order?
________．
第二节：听录音填入所缺的部分，使句意完整，录音读两遍(共4小题；每小题1分，满分4分)
M：Hello, Jane．Nice to see you again!
W：Hi, Josh．Haven't seen you for quite a long time! What are you doing these days?
M：I am 7 in the national park．
W：Oh? National Park? Wonderful! What are you doing there?
M：Many things to do．You see, I have to clear the roads after storms, check on the young deer and new plants, and even check the water in faraway streams sometimes．
W：Great! It must be a great experience!
M：Yes．Though it's tiring, I feel it is really 8 , especially looking after the deer．
W：The deer? You mean the endangered milu deer?
M：Yes, they are so tame．They never hurt others．The number of this kind of deer has increased recently, but their 9 are not so good as hoped for．
W：So you have to make sure they have something to eat and drink?
M：Yes, 10 ．It's my job to help them be independent of man in nature．I have to help teach them how to live in the wild．
第三节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
听下面一段独白，请根据题目要求，从听到的内容中获取必要的信息。录音读两遍。
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听力
第一节
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
W：What exactly are you looking for?
M：I’m looking for a toy…for my nephew．
1．Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A．In a record shop．
B．In a jeweler’s shop．
C．In a toy shop．
M：When did your brother first begin to smoke?During college?
W：No．He didn’t start until after graduation from college．
2．When did her brother start smoking?
A．During college．
B．After college．
C．Before graduation．
W：What a shame about your accident!What a way to end your holiday!
M：Yes, it was bad luck．I suppose I should have been more careful．
3．What are they talking about?
A．A holiday．
B．An accident．
C．Luck．
W：Tony, your coat looks nice．Was it expensive?
M：The ad said that the coat was on sale for dollars, but actually it was ＄22．
4．How much did the coat cost?
A．The coat cost ＄22 in a sale．
B．He said that he had bought a coat for ＄20, but he was lying．
C．His coat actually cost ＄2 more than the advertised price．
M：Hello!You know it’s our teacher’s birthday tomorrow．Well, we’re collecting money to buy him a present from the class．
W：What a nice idea!Here’s 50 cents, is that enough?
5．Why does the second person give 50 cents?
A．The class will have a party．
B．Everybody should give 50 cents．
C．To buy a present for their teacher．
第二节
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。
M：A wonderful film, wasn’t it?
W：Oh, yes, it was．I enjoyed it very much．But now what I need is some sleep．
M：Yes．It’d be nice to have a good rest．But I feel like a drink now．
W：As a matter of fact, I’m dying for a drink, too．I wouldn’t mind a cup of tea right now．
M：All right, let’s go to the teahouse and have some．
W：OK, let’s go．
M：I’d like a piece of cake to go with the drink．
W：I guess we can get some there also．
6．What did they do before the conversation?
A．They slept．
B．They had a drink．
C．They saw a film．
7．What do they want most now?
A．A drink．
B．A piece of cake．
C．Sleep．
听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。
Now here is a story．Please listen carefully．
By midday the sun was so strong that Jim could not go any further．There were no trees near the path, so he stopped under a big rock．After drinking the rest of his water, he took off his shirt and rolled it under his head．
Then he lay down on the ground and went to sleep．It was so late in the afternoon when he woke up．He was just about to jump up when he felt something moving under his feet．He looked down．A long black snake was just about to move across his legs．
Jim watched, too afraid to do anything．The snake moved across his legs；he hesitated for a moment, then moved on and disappeared under the rock, Jim jumped to his feet, paused only to pick up his shirt and ran off down the path．
8．Why did Jim stop?
A．Because there was a rock on the path．
B．Because there were no trees．
C．Because it was too hot．
9．When he woke up, what did he find?
A．He found a snake by his feet．
B．He found his shirt was stolen．
C．He found a man standing in front of him．
10．Which is right according to the passage?
A．There are a few trees near the path．
B．Jim wasn’t afraid at all when he saw the snake．
C．At last the snake moved under the rock．
听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。
W：Excuse me, but I think you made a wrong turn．You were supposed to turn left on Wilson Broward．
M：Oh, I’m sorry．Didn’t you say 1323 Wilson?
W：No, 3023．It’s OK, though．You don’t have to take me there．I can walk from here．
M：Why don’t I just make a U-turn at the corner?
W：Well, you shouldn’t make a U-turn there．It’s a oneway street．See the sign up ahead．
M：Well, maybe if I turn left here, I can come down the next street．
W：You can’t do that either during rush hour．Really though, don’t go to any trouble．Sometimes one can wait thirty minutes for a taxi．So I’m happy to get this close．
M：Thirty minutes!I’ve been riding around all day looking for passengers．
11．Who are the speakers?
A．A passer-by and a policeman．
B．A passer-by and a driver．
C．A passenger and a taxi-driver．
12．What is the woman’s house number?
A．1323．
B．3023．
C．4023．
13．Why can’t the man turn left?
A．It is rush hour．
B．It is a one-way street．
C．The street is too narrow．
听第9段材料，回答第14～16题。
W：Well, do you want to have a picnic in the park on Saturday?
M：That’s a good idea．And we can ride our bikes for a while, too．
W：Then there’s a party．
M：Party?What party?
W：Have you forgotten?Mark and Mary invited us for dinner on Saturday night．
M：I have forgotten．What time will we get home, do you think?
W：Probably late．Mary wants to go out after dinner to a place where we can dance．
M：Then we’ll sleep all day on Sunday．
W：Oh, not all day．Don’t you have something special that you want to do on Sunday?
M：We talked about going to that new movie．
W：Oh, yes!We can go in the evening．There are some new paintings in museum that I want to take a look at in the afternoon．
M：It sounds like a busy weekend．
W：Our weekends are always busy．But that’s why in New York there is always so much to do!
14．What will they do on Saturday night?
A．Have a picnic．
B．Dance in the home of Mark and Mary．
C．Have dinner with Mark and Mary．
15．What time will they go to see the new movie?
A．On Sunday evening．
B．On Sunday afternoon．
C．On Sunday morning．
16．What will they not do in the weekend?
A．Seeing paintings．
B．Riding bikes．
C．Taking pictures．
听第10段材料，回答第17～20题。
Good evening．It’s 11∶15…and it’s time for the Olympic Report．Our report tonight is coming live by satellite from the Olympic Games．
Swimming Good evening．Well, today’s most important event was certain the women’s 200-meter freestyle．The American, Doris Kennedy, was first and got the gold medal．She swam 200 meters in a new world record time of minute 58 seconds．The USA won two gold medals yesterday, and three the day before, so in the first three days they’ve won six gold medals．
Gymnastics Here we are in the Olympic Gymnasium．Olga Ivanovna, the fifteen-year-old Russian gymnast, has just finished her performance．We’re waiting for the results now．And here’s the result!She’s got an average of 9.5 points．That’s the best score today!
17．Where did the man send his Olympic Report?
A．From the USA．
B．From where the Olympic Games were held．
C．From the broadcast station．
18．How many gold medals did the Americans get in swimming in the first three days?
A．Three．
B．Five．
C．Six．
19．Who got the best score in gymnastics that night?
A．An American gymnast．
B．A Russian gymnast．
C．A Romanian gymnast．
20．Which is right according to the passage?
A．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶50 pm．
B．The time for the Olympic Report is 11∶15 am．
C．An American swimmer got the first gold medal in the women’s 200-meter freestyle．
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