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22 Japan will reject Blair's proposal to increase aid to Africa
A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
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A．Right
B．Wrong
C．Not mentioned
But there is a difference. In the original omiai, the young Japanese couldn't reject the partner chosen by his parents and their middlernan. After World War II, many Japanese abandoned the arranged marriage as part of their rush to adopt the more democratic ways of their American conquerors. The Western ren'ai kekkon , or love marriage, became popular; Japanese began picking their own mates by dating and falling in love.
But the Western way was often found wanting in an important respect: it didn't necessarily produce a partner of the right economic, social, and educational qualifications. "Today's young people are quite calculating," says Chieko Akiyama, a social commentator.
What seems to be happening now is a repetition of a familiar process in the country's history, the "Japanization" of an adopted foreign practice. The Western ideal of marrying for love is accommodated in a new orniai in which both parties are free to reject the match. "Omiai is evolving into a sort of stylized introduction," Mrs. Akiyama says.
Many young Japanese now date in their early twenties, but with no thought of marriage. When they reach the age—in the middle twenties for women, the late twenties for men—they increasingly turn to omiai. Some studies suggest that as many as 40% of marriages each year are omiai kekkon. It's hard to be sure, say those who study the matter, because many Japanese couples, when polled, describe their marriage as a love match even if it was arranged.
These days, doing omiai often means going to a computer matching service rather than to a nakodo. The nakodo of tradition was an old woman who knew all the kids in the neighborhood and went around trying to pair them off by speaking to their parents; a successful match would bring her a wedding invitation and a gift of money. But Japanese today find it's less awkward to reject a proposed partner if the nakodo is a computer.
Japan has about five hundred computer matching services. Some big companies, including Mitsubishi, run one for their employees. At a typical commercial service, an applicant pays $80 to $ 125 to have his or her personal data stored in the computer for two years and $ 200 or so more if a marriage results. The stored information includes some obvious items, like education and hobbies, and some not-so-obvious ones, like whether a person is the oldest child. (First sons, and to some extent first daughthers, face an obligation of caring for elderly parents. )
According to the passage, today's young Japanese prefer______.
A．a traditional arranged marriage
B．a new type of arranged marriage
C．a Western love marriage
D．a more Westernized love marriage
But there is a difference. In the original omiai, the young Japanese couldn't reject the partner chosen by his parents and their middlernan. After World War II, many Japanese abandoned the arranged marriage as part of their rush to adopt the more democratic ways of their American conquerors. The Western ren'ai kekkon , or love marriage, became popular; Japanese began picking their own mates by dating and falling in love.
But the Western way was often found wanting in an important respect: it didn't necessarily produce a partner of the right economic, social, and educational qualifications. "Today's young people are quite calculating," says Chieko Akiyama, a social commentator.
What seems to be happening now is a repetition of a familiar process in the country's history, the "Japanization" of an adopted foreign practice. The Western ideal of marrying for love is accommodated in a new orniai in which both parties are free to reject the match. "Omiai is evolving into a sort of stylized introduction," Mrs. Akiyama says.
Many young Japanese now date in their early twenties, but with no thought of marriage. When they reach the age—in the middle twenties for women, the late twenties for men—they increasingly turn to omiai. Some studies suggest that as many as 40% of marriages each year are omiai kekkon. It's hard to be sure, say those who study the matter, because many Japanese couples, when polled, describe their marriage as a love match even if it was arranged.
These days, doing omiai often means going to a computer matching service rather than to a nakodo. The nakodo of tradition was an old woman who knew all the kids in the neighborhood and went around trying to pair them off by speaking to their parents; a successful match would bring her a wedding invitation and a gift of money. But Japanese today find it's less awkward to reject a proposed partner if the nakodo is a computer.
Japan has about five hundred computer matching services. Some big companies, including Mitsubishi, run one for their employees. At a typical commercial service, an applicant pays $80 to $ 125 to have his or her personal data stored in the computer for two years and $ 200 or so more if a marriage results. The stored information includes some obvious items, like education and hobbies, and some not-so-obvious ones, like whether a person is the oldest child. (First sons, and to some extent first daughthers, face an obligation of caring for elderly parents. )
According to the passage, today's young Japanese prefer______.
A．a traditional arranged marriage
B．a new type of arranged marriage
C．a Western love marriage
D．a more Westernized love marriage
Berlin: A train carrying a large shipment of nuclear waste from a French reprocessing plant was halted briefly by protesters after crossing into Germany on Tuesday. Two anti nuclear activists chained themselves to the rails to block the train on its way to the controversial nuclear dump at Gorlin in northern Germany. It is expected that hundreds of more protesters will attempt to slow down or block the train. Around 10,000 police are deployed to protect the shipment of radioactive waste due to arrive on Wednesday.
Tokyo: International credit-rating agency Standard & Poors has lost faith in the ability of Japan to deal with its economic crisis. S&P has downgraded its outlook on Japan's long term credit ratings to negative from stable. S&P believes not enough has been done by the government and the Bank of Japan to revive the world's second largest economy. The news comes less than a week after rival ratings agency Moody's put Japan's bonds under review for a possible downgrade. The benchmark Nikkei Index has lost a quarter of its value since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took office in April.
New York: The Internet search group Google has overtaken Time Warner to become the world's largest media company as measured by the value of its shares. Google was founded seven years ago by two computer science students with a cheque for a hundred thousand dollars from a benefactor. There are some solid reasons for Google's recent success—the company has shown three quarters of spectacular growth. Despite the success, some investors are wondering whether this company is really worth more than one that owns a Hollywood studio, CNN television, magazines and the many other substantial assets that Time Warner has.
Amsterdam: Following Sunday's No vote in the referendum in France, the people of the Netherlands are voting on whether to accept or reject the proposed EU constitution. If, as widely predicted, the Dutch also vote No, the chance of the EU adopting the constitution Would probably be non-existent. In the Netherlands, even ardent supporters of the constitution have acknowledged in advance that a No vote is likely, perhaps an overwhelming one. If so, two founding member nations of the European Community would have rejected the constitution as a new political basis to unite the European continent, and it would be seen as a dead letter.
Questions:
6.What is the main finding of the research done by Cancer Study UK？
7.What happened to the train carrying nuclear Waste from France to Germany？
8.What do Standard & Poor and Moody's agree on the status and prospect of Japanese economy？
9.Which of the following is NOT true about the Internet search group Google？
10.What is most likely to happen in the Netherlands concerning the constitution of European Union？
(26)
A．Smoking cigarette causes breast cancer among women.
B．Alcoholic consumption may lead to more cases of breast cancer among women.
C．150,000 women suffer the disease of breast cancer in Britain.
D．Alcoholic consumption causes more than 15 types of diseases.
The advantage to the education in North America, 27 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 28 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven't memorized 29 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 30 .
21.
A. not only
B. all
C. both
D. only
Advance Notice of TV program
April 25th, 2009 (Sunday)
Central Television Station
Channel 3
8: 30 Follow Me (55)
9: 00 Learning Pinyin (34)
9: 30 For Children: 1. Who is the prettiest？ 2. The Hat 3. A Disturbance in Planting Trees
10: 00 Feature Film: The Red Elephant
11: 00 Documentary: Cultivating Intelligence
12: 00 News
13: 00 Popular Science Film: The Development of Scientific Industry of Japan
14: 00 Final from the Guangzhou International Women's Volleyball Tournament
16: 00 English on Sunday: David Copperfield (2)
17: 00 Japanese on Sunday: Mountain Calls for Afar (4)
18: 30 Cartoon Series: the Wonderful Adventure for Nils (50)
19: 00 News
19: 50 For your Information (308): How to Keep the Refrigerator in Winter
20: 20 Yangtze River (16): Lushan Mountain
21: 00 China's Nationalities (9): Life of the Miao People
21: 55 Around the world: Glimpses of Japan
22: 30 Cultural Life: Chrysanthemum Show
23: 15 TV Play: the Son from Afar (17- 20)
02: 30 Close
How many times of news are broadcasted in channel 3？
A．1 time
B．2 times
C．3 times
D．4 times
W: Well, C. K. or Calvin Klein, is really divided up between two worlds--the Calvin Klein Luxury Business which we call the (22) "Collection" which is the best, the most expensive, luxurious products. And the world of C..K. which is really inspired by generation acts. (23) It's targeted to the younger people, to people who are more concerned about value, price, style. And the audience is much broader.
M: You are planning a fairly major assault on the Asian market. How did you set up？
W: Well, we set up an Asian company; we set up a Japanese company--Calvin Klein Japan, and Calvin Klein Asia. (24) People who open up retail stores will distribute our products to other retail stores, and set up" ship in shop" concepts, distribute Jeans more broadly, underwear and various other products that we make. And that's really exciting.
M: What does this mean though for your existing business relationships in Asia？
W: (25) Isetan is one of our partners in the Japanese companies, as Mitsui is one of our partners. There is a group of some of the best business partners that we could have, who together understand what the mission is, and to really take full advantage of the opportunities that are there in Japan and Southeast Asia for us. And we're doing the same in Europe. The plan is to globalize, you know. And we are doing, we are mirroring the same strategy in Europe as in Asia.
(23)
A．The most expensive products for women and children.
B．The most practical clothes for the old and the young.
C．The best and most luxurious garment products for men and women.
D．The best but very cheap jeans and underwear for ordinary consumers.
听力原文： China has established itself as one of the world's great trading nations moving past the UK into the fifth place. New figures from the World Trade Organization (WTO) show Chinese exports jumping 22% last year to 325.6 billion U.S. dollars worth and imports rising 21% to 295.2 billion U.S. dollars worth. No other trading nation in the top ten came close to that level of growth. The world leader, the United States, saw exports fall 5% in 2002 from the previous year. Exports by third rank Japan rose 3% while second rank Germany reported the 7 % rise. In the area of total trade flows of just over 13.1 trillion US dollars, the top ten traders accounted for 7.4 trillion U.S. dollars or 56%. The U. S. share is 13.78%, while China has 4.73 %.
According to the WTO, Chinese exports rose ______year.
A．21%.
B．10%.
C．22%.
D．4.73%.
听力原文：W: (22) In Britain we are often told that people are leaving the big cities to live in the countryside but is this the case worldwide？
M: Not at all. (22)If you look at the biggest cities in 1950, seven out of the top ten were in the developed countries. However, by the year 2000, the developing countries will have eight out of the top ten. (22) (23)New York, which in 1950 was number one with a population of around 12 million, will only be the sixth largest city in the world with an extra of 2 million.
W: And London？
M: London, which was number two, won't even be in the top ten. Its population iii 1950 was about 10 million.
W: Why is this happening？ Why are people moving to the big cities from the country in developing countries？
M: Tile reasons are complex but many are moving to look for jobs. And the problems this creates are enormous. (24) Just imagine the kinds of difficulties this is going to cause in terms of health, transport and education.
W: Yes. What about tile cities of Asia？ Will they be experiencing a similar sort of growth？
M: In some cases, yes. Calcutta in India which was No. 10 in the league iii 1950 is expected to be the fourth biggest city in the world with a population of 16 million, four times in its size ill just 50 years.
W: What about Japan？
M: Ah! Well, Tokyo was number three in 1950; at the beginning of the next century, its population will increase by 18 million, three times of the year 1950. (25)Looking at the other major cities in Asia, Shanghai and Seoul will be in the top ten as well but, perhaps surprisingly, not Beijing or Hong Kong.
(26)
A．People in developing countries.
B．People living in poor conditions.
C．People in the 1950s.
D．People in New York.
Passage Two
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
听力原文
Passage Two While Gail Opp-Kemp, an American artist, was giving a speech on the art of
Japanese brush painting to an audience that included visitors from Japan, she was confused
to see that many of her Japanese listeners had their eyes closed. Were they turned off
because an American had the nerve to instruct Japanese in their own art form？ Were they
deliberately trying to signal their rejection of her？ Opp-Kemp later found out that her
listeners were not being disrespectful. Japanese listeners sometimes close their eyes to
enhance concentration. Her listeners were showing their respect for her by chewing on her
words. Someday you may be either a speaker or a listener in a situation involving people
from other countries or members of a minority group in North America. Learning how
different cultures signal respect can help you avoid misunderstandings. Here are some
examples: In the deaf culture of North America, many listeners show applause not by
clapping their hands but by waving them in the air. In some cultures, both overseas and in
some minority groups in North America, listeners are considered disrespectful if they look
directly at the speaker. Respect is shown by looking in the general direction but avoiding
direct eye contact. In some countries, whistling by listeners is a sign of approval, while
in other countries, it is a form. of insult.
Questions 20 to 22 are based on the passage you have just heard.
20. What did Opp-Kemp’s speech focus on？
A.The art of Japanese brush painting.
B.Some features of Japanese culture.
C.Characteristics of Japanese artists.
D.The uniqueness of Japanese art.
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