(1)When the Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita visited Washington in 1988, he started an address to the National Press Club with a brief statement in English, in which he admitted that his accent was so bad that a translator was needed for the rest of his speech. (2)Takeshita's problem is not unique in Japan. Many Japanese are eager to use the world's most popular foreign language but have trouble mastering it even when they are, like Takeshita, well educated. The Japanese like to decorate their own language with many English loaners, such as raisu for rice and sarariman for salary man. English is fashionable in Japanese advertising, packaging, and technology. (3)Yet for all that intense interest, when English is spoken in Japan, it is generally spoken poorly. The problem is rooted in a much-praised educational system. Japanese schools turn out top graduates in mathematics and science but fail in teaching spoken English. The teachers, speaking in Japanese most of the time, are generally successf
The author told the story of Takeshita in order to show that_____.
- A、Japanese people are modest
- B、he didn't learn English well
- C、many Japanese people are poor in spoken English
- D、a translator is necessary for a Japanese person
正确答案:C
答案解析:有
You may find a lot of English loaners in Japanese, because_____.
- A、the Japanese are fond of English
- B、English is very effective in advertising
- C、English is a language used all over the world
- D、the Japanese language has limited vocabulary
正确答案:A
答案解析:有
According to the passage, the educational system in Japan_____.
- A、will have dramatic changes
- B、is good at teaching English
- C、is much criticized
- D、will make some improvement in its English examination system
正确答案:D
答案解析:有
It can be inferred that if a Japanese student is required to take an English grammar exam, he _____.
- A、will possibly fail
- B、will probably do well on it
- C、may consult an English dictionary
- D、will admit he can't do it
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
The general problem with Japanese English is attributed to_____.
- A、too many English words being used in Japanese
- B、the educational system
- C、the listening-comprehension test
- D、all of the above
正确答案:B
答案解析:有
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