英语新闻听力教程(文本+答案)_杨世登1-10Unit_缺(19)

Japan‘s parliament has officially chosen Shinzo Abe as the country‘s new prime minister. VOA‘s Steve Herman has more from Tokyo.

With the Liberal Democratic Party firmly in control of Japan‘s parliament, there was no doubt Tuesday who would be selected as prime minister. Lawmakers cheered the announcement of the Lower House vote, showing the LDP President Shinzo Abe defeating his rivals by a large margin. Within hours of his election, Mr. Abe spoke to the nation, assuring it that he would not back away from the reform program implemented by his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi. Mr. Abe instead vowed to accelerate the administrative reform. The new prime minister also reiterated his campaign pledge to make Tokyo a more equal partner in its security alliance with Washington. Steve Herman, VOA News, Tokyo.

Key:

1. They cheered.

2. Because the Liberal Democratic Party firmly in control of Japan‘s parliament.

3. The LDP President Shinzo Abe defeating his rivals by a large margin.

4. He assured the public that he would not back away from the reform program implemented by his predecessor Junichiro Koizumi.

5. He pledged to make Tokyo a more equal partner in its security alliance with Washington.

Unit 8 Business and Economy

Section A warming up

1. signing up for booms yoffs competitive

3. consumer spending upsurge 4. take over

5. opening up 6.inflation interest rates

7. subsidies 8. drop in profits 9. stake 10. stockholders

Section B

1. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 104 points to 11,076 in active trading today. The NASDAQ closed up 12 at 2,262. And the S&P closed up 9 points today to 1,281. The S&P was down 5 points for the week.

2. American beef is back in the Japanese market and slated to return to South Korea soon. But for America‘s beef exporters who lost two of the three largest markets in 2004 after a few cases of mad cow disease were discovered in the U.S., it is going to be an uphill struggle.

3. The executive board of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington has agreed to write off more than three billion dollars in debt owed to it by some of the world‘s poorest countries.

4. Ford Motor Company plans to close truck manufacturing plants in Virginia and Minnesota in 2008. the closure is a part of Ford‘s effort to make its North American operations profitable again.

5. The New York Stock Exchange enters a new era tomorrow morning. For the first time in its history the exchange will become a for-profit entity that sells its own shares to the public.

1. D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B