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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.
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：Concert tickets are ＄6 for adults, half price for children．
M：OK, I’d like three adults and two children’s tickets, please．
1．How much will the man pay for the tickets?
A．＄6．
B．＄24．
C．＄18．
W：You look sleepy．When did you go to bed last night?
M：We went to bed at 6∶30, but we had promised to wake up 2 hours later to meet your 9∶00 train．
2．What do we learn from the conversation?
A．The man woke at 8∶30．
B．The man had 9 hours to sleep．
C．The man woke at 9∶00．
W：When do you work?
M：Well, most days I work until six but on Thursdays I get off early at about 4∶30．
3．When does the man finish working on Monday?
A．At 5∶00．
B．At 6∶00．
C．At 4∶30．
M：I want to have this coat dry-cleaned．
W：Very well, sir．Your name and room numbers, please．
4．Where do you think the woman is working?
A．At a hotel．
B．At a cleaner’s．
C．On the train．
M：Now Mrs Snow, what can you remember about the attack?
W：Well, I was on my way home when a man wearing a stocking hit me on the head．
5．What is the man’s job?
A．A customer．
B．A policeman．
C．A headmaster．
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6～8题。
W：Have you traveled much?
M：Well, I’ve been around the world several times．
W：What countries have you visited then?
M：I have been to France, Italy, Japan and Ireland．
W：Why did you visit them?Was it just for vacation or work?
M：In most cases, it was for vacation．I once worked in France for two years．
W：Have you ever been to Britain on vacation?
M：Oh, yes．I’ve often been to Britain．
6．How many countries are mentioned in the dialogue?
A．Four．
B．Three．
C．Five．
7．Why did the man visit those countries?
A．For holidays．
B．For work．
C．Both A and B．
8．In what country do you think the man stayed the longest time?
A．France．
B．Japan．
C．Italy．
听第7段材料，回答第9～11题。
M：How long have you lived here?
W：Since last June．．．about a year．
M：Was it cold last winter?
W：Yes, it was, but not as cold as Paris．December and February were much colder than January．
M：Did you have much snow?
W：Yes．But we didn’t have as much snow as you had in Paris．
M：What about the other seasons?
W：I think autumn was the most beautiful season．The days were clear and dry, and it was sunny all the time．But November was terrible．We had a lot of rain．
M：What was last spring like?
W：It wasn’t very nice．But May was nicer than March and April．
M：What’s summer like?
W：It was wonderful．
9．What were the two people talking about?
A．The weather in China．
B．The weather in Paris．
C．The weather in some place we don’t know．
10．How did the woman like the weather in autumn there?
A．She didn’t like it at all．
B．She did like it．
C．She thought it was terrible．
11．What was the weather like in summer?
A．It wasn’t very nice．
B．It was bad．
C．It was nice．
听第8段材料，回答第12～14题。
M：Let me see now．Which train do I need to get on?
W：Excuse me．Do you need any help?
M：Yes．I want to go to Tokyo Tower, but I’m really lost．This is my first visit to Japan, so I have no idea on how to ride the trains．
W：First, you need to buy a ticket to your destination．From here, it’s a hundred and thirty yen．
M：A hundred and thirty yen．Okay．
W：Then, get on the Subway Line at platform number 4．
M：Number 4, all right．Oh, and how often do the trains come around this time of day?
W：Usually, they come about every six minutes or so．
M：All right．And where do I get off the train?
W：Get off three stops from here．The sign at the station is written in English, so you’ll be able to read it．
M：Three stops．Got it．Thanks for your help．
W：You’re welcome．Good luck．
12．Where should the man get on the train?
A．Platform number 3．
B．Platform number 4．
C．Platform number 5
13．How often do the trains come?
A．About every five minutes．
B．About every six minutes．
C．About every seven minutes．
14．Where should the man get off the train?
A．At the first stop from here．
B．At the second stop from here．
C．At the third stop from here．
听第9段材料，回答第15～17题。
M：Windy, isn’t it?
W：Yes, it is．
M：Oh．．．where are you going?
W：To Germany．I’m going home．
M：Oh, you’re German．
W：Yes, you’re English, aren’t you?
M：Yes, I am．
W：Where are you going?
M：To Portugal．
W：On holiday?
M：No, I’m going to take some photographs．
W：Photographs?
M：Yes, I work for a travel magazine．
W：Ah．
M：What do you do?
W：I’m a student．
M：What are you studying?
W：Medicine．
M：Oh, my brother is a doctor．
W：Ah, really?
M：Cold, isn’t it?Would you like a coffee?
W：Yes, I’d love one．
M：Let’s go to the restaurant then．
15．What’s the weather like?
A．It is windy and warm．
B．It is windy and cold．
C．It is sunny and cool．
16．What’s the native language of the woman?
A．German．
B．English．
C．We don’t know．
17．What is the man going to Portugal for?
A．For holidays．
B．For work．
C．To see a friend of his．
听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。
How does television affect our lives?It can be helpful to those who carefully choose the programs that they watch and harmful to those who watch it too much．
In China, many people worry that children and young people are watching too much television．A survey of 300 youngsters in Shanghai last year showed that, on average, they spent half of their free time watching television．And two-thirds of them spent about two and a half hours reading romance and detective stories．Another survey of school-aged children in Wuhan found that half of them said they read very little．
During the Barcelona Olympic Games, tens of millions of Chinese viewers stayed up late to watch the opening ceremonies and other programs．
And television is quickly taking the place of printed material as the major source of news for most Chinese．A recent survey in Beijing found that 63 percent of those surveyed got their news from television through CCTV and local TV stations．
18．What is the main topic of the passage?
A．The Barcelona Olympic Games．
B．TV programs on Chinese television．
C．Effects of television on our lives．
19．How many people watched the Barcelona Olympic Games on television in China?
A．Tens of thousands．
B．Tens of millions．
C．Ten million．
20．According to a survey(调查)in Shanghai, how much time did young people spend on television each day?
A．Two and a half hours．
B．Three hours．
C．Three and a half hours．
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.
阅读理解
Kingsley Football Club went to Bali, Indonesia, to celebrate the end of a successful season. Only half the team returned alive.
Seven members of the team from Australia were dead , murdered in a terrorist bomb attack （恐怖爆炸袭击） that killed around 200 people and injured another 300.
The world suffered another “September 11 ” on October 12 , when terrorists left bombs outside two busy nightclubs in the resort of Kuta Beach , Bali.
After the bombs exploded , flames rushed through the buildings, pulling legs , arms and heads off the people who lay in its path. Many of the people in the club that night now lie under plastic sheets in Bali, black and unidentifiable （无法确认的） even to their closest family members.
After news of the attack reached them, many parents flew out to Bali to look for their loved ones. One British girl was only identifiable to her parents because they recognized her belt buckle （皮带扣） .
Bomb survivor , Richard Hechnier , a 29-year-old Australian said , “I saw people on fire, people carrying others. Most were bleeding. It was chaos. It was dark except for the flames.
The victims were mainly westerners and many of them were Australians. For many young people in Australia, a trip to Bali is the first place they would visit without their parents, either after their school exams or in the case of Kingsley, to celebrate the end of the sporting season.
France , Germany , Britain , America , Sweden , South Korea , Singapore and New Zealand as well as Australia and Indonesia have all lost some citizens.
Two British rugby （橄榄球） players from China's Hong Kong were confirmed dead. Another five members of the Hong Kong team and two supporters are missing.
And people from Japan , Finland and China have been hurt in the attack.
An international team of investigators （调查人员） are hunting for clues and questioning suspects responsible for the explosion.
US President George W. Bush and Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri agreed to work together to find those behind the attack. The US believes the bombing was the work of a local terrorist group linked to the al Qaeda network （基地组织） .
Not only have the terrorists killed and hurt several hundred people , they have also frightened tourists away from the tropical islands of Indonesia. Thousands of tourists have already left the island and many more have cancelled planned holidays.
1．Many people killed in Bali on October 12 were difficult to confirm because ________.
[ ]
A．they were covered by plastic sheets
B．terrorists were responsible for the bomb attack
C．their bodies were incomplete and destroyed seriously
D．their hands were cut off during the bomb attack
2．The passage doesn't say but implies （暗示） that ________.
[ ]
A．Bali used to belong to the country
Indonesia
B．the terrorist bomb attack in Bali has great influence on the Islands' tourism
C．anyone who provides clues for the explosion is sure to be awarded
D．George W. Bush plays an important part in keeping peace of the world
3．The disaster happened ________.
[ ]
A．when people were having supper
B．when people were enjoying themselves
C．On the early morning of October 12
D．when tourists were having a sun bath
4．The main idea of the first two paragraphs is ________.
[ ]
A．Kingsley football club suffered from disaster in Bali
B．why Kingsley football club went to Bali
C．a terrorist attack hits Bali
D．happiness led to disaster
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