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 (專門用于) 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(候選人) 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(初選), 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(就職典禮), Asahi Press plans to issue a sequel(續(xù)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.

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第四部分：寫(xiě)作（共2節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

  此題要求改正所給短文中的錯(cuò)誤。對(duì)標(biāo)有題號(hào)的每一行做出判斷：如無(wú)錯(cuò)誤，在該行右邊橫線上畫(huà)一個(gè)鉤(√)；如有錯(cuò)誤（每行只有一個(gè)錯(cuò)誤），則按下列情況改正：

  此行多一個(gè)詞：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

  此行缺一個(gè)詞：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

  此行錯(cuò)一個(gè)詞：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫(xiě)出改正后的詞。

注意：原行沒(méi)有錯(cuò)的不要改。

Dear editor．

     I worry about whether I can find suitable job when I           76.    

graduate from university because that I' m not a sociable            77.    

girl. I spent most of my own time on my study, so I have           78.    

only a few friends. It’s difficulty for me to communicate            79.    

with boys and girls .Though I try to get along well with them,     80.    

I cannot express me well. Sometimes I even don’t know     81.    

what I should speak when I am with boys or teachers.       82.    

     I have lost much chances to change my life because   83.    

of my character. I want to become a sociable girl and it is   84.    

not easy. I hope that I can get some advices from you.       85.    

                                               Li Hua

22. The Interactional Red Cross is______non-profit organization that cares for the wounded, sick and homeless in wartime, and victims________of natural disasters.

     A. the; the            B. a; the       C. the; 不填  D．a(chǎn)；不填

－I wonder if I        smoke here．

一NO, you        . You see，there is a“NO SMOKING”sign here．

A. may；needn’t    B. must；can’t    C. shall；won’t    D. can；mustn’t

Is this the reason ____ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?  

 A. he explained                  B. what he explained  

 C. how he explained              D. why he explained

基礎(chǔ)寫(xiě)作(共1小題，滿分15分)

越來(lái)越多的西方人喜歡飲茶。一家國(guó)外的報(bào)社邀請(qǐng)你簡(jiǎn)單介紹如何泡“功夫茶”。請(qǐng)根據(jù)以下的情景說(shuō)明，使用5個(gè)規(guī)范的英文句子描述全部所給的信息內(nèi)容。

【寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容】

1.你必須先用熱水沖洗茶壺，放入一把茶葉；

2.等水開(kāi)后，高舉水壺，將沸水倒入茶壺中

3.稍后，將茶葉水倒入排列成圓形的杯子中，而且注意倒茶的時(shí)候應(yīng)該讓茶壺緊貼茶杯；

4.最后沖泡好后，將茶杯雙手遞到客人手中。

【寫(xiě)作要求】

1.必須使用5個(gè)句子介紹所給的全部?jī)?nèi)容；

2.時(shí)態(tài)請(qǐng)使用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)

3.參考詞匯：茶壺 teapot; 水壺kettle;

【注意】已給部分不算在內(nèi)。

Dear editor

     I am very glad to have the chance to introduce the Chinese gongfu-tea to you!

     Before making tea,                                                 

Eating too much fat can         heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

   A. result from              B. contribute to

   C. attend to                D. devote to

The little boy was taken into the small house________ door faced the south

     A that        B. which      C. whose      D. its

We elected him _____ headmaster of the school for _____ second time.

A. /, a     B. the, a  C. the, /   D. /, /

One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _____ good knowledge of basic word information.

A. /  B. the      C. a D. one