Three months after the government stopped issuing（发放）or renewing permits for In

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Three months after the government stopped issuing（发放）or renewing permits for Internet cafes because of security（安全）concerns, some cafe owners are having financial（经济的）concerns of their own.
The permits were stopped suddenly three months ago by the government until new safeguards could be put in place to prevent misuse of the information superhighway, but for cafe owners it’s a business breakdown with no fix in sight.
“I handed in a request to open up an Internet cafe and received the conditions,” said the businessman Obeidallah. “I rented a place in the Sharafiah district at SR45,000 and prepared the place with equipment that cost me more than SR100,000. When I went to the local government after finishing everything, I was surprised to find that they’d stopped issuing permits for Internet cafes.”
Having an Internet cafe without Internet is much like having a coffee shop without coffee. “I’m avoiding closing the place, but it’s been more than three months with the situation ongoing as it is.” Obeidallah said. “Who will bear the losses caused by the permit issue?”
The decision took many cafe owners by surprise. “I asked to open an Internet cafe, and I was handed a list of all the things that were needed to follow through, such as a sign for the place, filling out forms,” said Hassan Al-Harbi.
“I did all that was asked and rented a place. And after the Haj vacation I went to the local government and they surprised me, saying that there are new rules that forbid the issuing of any more Internet cafe permits and that one can’t even renew his permit. I’ve lost more than SR80,000,” Al-harbi added.
As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit（盈利）.
小题1:The government stopped issuing or renewing permits for Internet cafes .

A．to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes

B．to make cafe owners earn less profit from their business

C．to stop the use of the information superhighway on Internet

D．to make sure of the proper use of the information superhighway

小题2:The government’s decision led to the fact that many cafe owners .

A．suffered heavy financial losses

B．asked to open up Internet cafes

C．continued to operate Internet cafes

D．asked the government for payment

小题3:The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “on the way” means .

A．to be studied

B．to be put into practice

C．to be changed

D．to be improved

小题4:The cafe owners found the government’s decision .

A．surprising and unacceptable

B．understandable and acceptable

C．reasonable but surprising

D．surprising but acceptable

答案

小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:A

解析

小题1:这是一道细节推断题。根据第二段可判断出政府对网吧停止发放或更新许可证的原因是为了保证使信息高速公路合理运用。
小题2:这是一道细节推断题。根据倒数第二段“I’ve lost more than SR80 000.”可判断出政府的决定使网吧经营者在经济上受到很大损失。
小题3:这是一道猜义题。根据上文的内容可判断出这个短语的意思是“付诸实施”。
小题4:这是一道细节推断题。从倒数第二段网吧老板的话语中可以看出他们既感到吃惊又不愿接受。

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You are a German living in Berlin. One day you’ re walking down the street, minding your own business, when suddenly a stranger comes up with a smile on his face. After stopping you, he holds a small electronic device (装置) close to his face and speaks slowly into it, saying, in English," Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?" What should you do? (a) Run away; (b) Call the police; or (c) Listen closely for the device to say in German," Konnen Sie mir bitte sagen, welches sauerkraut haufen kann?"
The most proper answer would be (c) because the person in front of you is only a tourist trying to enjoy himself. The device is said to be the world’s first portable(便携的) translator — a hand-held microcomputer that at the same time translates one spoken language into another. The four-pound, battery-operated product is called the Voice, and it is the invention of Advanced Products and Technologies, an American electronics company. When the Voice is introduced in the Unite States in late April — at a price of (1,500 — it will be used to translate spoken English into Italian, German, French and Spanish. The product comes with separate cartridges(盒式存储器) for each of the four languages, which can be changed when the user travels from one country to another. It will be sold in Europe soon after the US introduction, with cartridges that translate Italian, German, French and Spanish into English.
The Voice uses a microchip(微型集成电路片) to translate languages. It is Started by voice command and produces voice output through a built-in speaker. When the user makes a statement or asks a question, the Voice immediately repeats what has been said in another language.
小题1: The device held by the stranger is probably a kind of________.

A．a two-way radio	B．language translator
C．easily-carried speaker	D．a multi-functioned computer

小题2:. What does the last sentence of the first paragraph mean?

A．Can you tell me where I can buy some sauerkraut?

B．Can I ask for some information from the police?

C．Would you like to try my device?

D．Would you not run away if I ask you where to buy some sauerkraut?

小题3:When the stranger says," Can you tell... sauerkraut?" he is ________.

A．learning German from his device

B．asking you the way to the sauerkraut shop

C．making fun of you with his device

D．testing his device for fun

小题4:Which of the following is not mentioned in the text?

A．The price of the hand-held microcomputer.

B．The function of the product Voice.

C．The producer pf the small electronic device.

D．The number of the device sold to the European countries.

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NEWS BRIEF
●Prime Minister Tony Blair new allegations(指控) on Thursday that he misled Parliament and the public in making the case for the war in Iraq after he disclosed his chief legal adviser’s written opinion raising questions about the legality(合法) of the war.
●U.S. Forest Service officials are reminding people to stay off Forest Service roads that are closed. The fine for disobeying the rule of road closures is a maximum of ＄5,000 fine and/ or six months in prison. Those who enter the area and cause road damage may also be required to pay for repairs.
●In a second study presented at the meeting, scientists from the UK and Denmark showed that even a few days of high temperatures can severely reduce production of crops such as wheat, soybeans, rice and groundnuts, if it occurs when the plants are flowering.
●A bomb exploded in Thailand’s mainly Muslin south on Sunday, killing two policemen and wounding three others, a day after Thailand’s queen condemned those behind a 15-month wave of violence(暴力).
●Mechanicsburg 3, West York 1: Ken Stamper and Rusty Bowman had seven kills each, and Ryan Warfield had six to lead the Wildcats past the Bulldogs, 25-11, 25-15, 15-25, 25-23, in a non-league match.
小题1:The news brief covers _____________.

A．war, law, violence, culture and agriculture

B．sports, war, violence, politics and climate

C．politics, culture, violence, climate and sports

D．violence, sports, politics, law and agriculture

小题2:From the news brief, we can learn that ____________.

A．the Bulldogs defeated the Wildcats by 3-1 in a non-league match

B．Forest Service roads are closed for repairs before they are opened again

C．quite a few violent accidents happened in Tailand before the latest one

D．the British people think the decision made by Blair about the war is of legaliry

小题3:According to the U.S. Forest Service officials, those who enter the area and damage the closed roads __________.

A．shall have to pay a $ 5,000 fine for the repairs to them

B．shall be fined or put in prison, and may pay for the repairs

C．shall be fined $ 5,000 and kept in prison for six months

D．shall pay a fine and repair the roads as a punishment

小题4:The study of the scientists from the UK and Denmark is about ____________.

A．the importance of climate and the growth of crops

B．the damage caused by high temperatures to some crops

C．the relationship between crops flowering and high temperatures

D．the effect of high temperatures on the production of some crops

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BEIJING, Nov. 26—U.S. dollar hit another record low against the euro on Friday, with the European currency climbing above $1.32 for the first time. The green-back fell to its lowest in nearly five years against the yen the same day.
By 1943 EST, the dollar was trading at US$1.3265 per euro, compared with US$1.3270 in thin late New York trade. It was at 102.55 yen, little changed from New York after touching 102.37, a level not seen since March 2000, in London.
Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki repeated his warning against dollar weakness, threatening to take action against sudden moves, but market participants said such verbal intervention (口头干涉) had long lost its clout.
Traders were expecting market liquidity to remain thin on Friday because of the extended U.S. holiday.
In such thin trading, many said a fall in the dollar past 102 yen and US$1.33 per euro was a real possibility.
Referring to recent currency movements as “brutal”, European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet, who is the most vocal European policymaker on dollar weakness, is due to make comments in Rio de Janeiro, along with ECB council member and Spanish central bank governor Jaime Caruana.
Introduced in 1999 as the common currency for 12 European countries, the euro initially(最初) dropped against the dollar but has risen some 60 percent since hitting an all-time low of 82 U.S. cents in October 2000.
64. What does “the green-back” refer to in the first paragraph?
A. U.S. dollar                                           B. Another record
C. The euro                                              D. European currency
65. How did Sadakazu Tanigaki feel about dollar weakness?
A. Excited                    B. Puzzled             C. worried                    D. Disappointed
66. The underlined word “brutal” probably means ______.
A. cruelty                            B. help                 C. criticism                   D. apology
67. According to some people, it was possible for the dollar to trade ______.
A. at 1.3265 per euro                                 B. at 1.32 per euro
C. at 1.3270 per euro                                 D. at 1.331 per euro

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A teddy bear from Cumbria is launching into space to raise cash for charity(慈善).
Terence, an experienced traveller who has been to Iraq, will be the guest of honour on aviation(航行) legend Burt Rutan’s Spaceship One when it flies above Earth. The mission takes off from California on September 29, and on his return the cuddly toy will be auctioned off(拍卖) in aid of the North Air Ambulance Appeal(北部空中救护服务中心).
Spaceship One is the world’s first private spacecraft, and is competing for a prestigious space travel prize. Chief executive of the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS), Graham Pickering, said “flying officer” Terence had been handed over to the RAF six months ago and staff had been receiving postcards from him ever since.
He said, “Terence was a fundraising idea that really took off. We have received pictures of him in a U2 craft, trying parachuting and even looking drunk and disorderly. When the RAF finally discharge him he will be a very rare bear indeed—we just hope he does not burn up on re-entry to Earth.”
GNAAS, which needs charitable donations of more than ￡2m a year, has three air ambulances(空中救护机).
Peter Bond, spokesman for the Royal Astronomical Society, said Terence’s safety was not guaranteed. He said, “This is a new and experimental craft and this will only be the second time it has flown. During its first voyage it developed technical problems but hopefully they have now been resolved.”
Since May, Terence has spent time with members of 100 Squadron(空军中队) based at RAF Leeming in Basra, Iraq, and at air shows with performing fighter planes.
Spaceship One will fly 100km (62 miles) above the Earth’s surface, just breaking through the planet’s atmosphere.
If it repeats the feat(技艺) inside two weeks, it will claim the $10m Ansari X-Prize set up to encourage the private space flight business.
小题1:Terence is ________.

A．a real bear living in England	B．an experienced astronaut
C．an air force officer	D．a toy bear

小题2:We can infer that________.

A．after this space flight, Spaceship One will get the $10m Ansari X-Prize

B．it is dangerous for a spaceship to re-enter the earth atmosphere

C．Terence will be very safe on the flight

D．Spaceship One is just an ordinary plane

小题3:Which of the following is true of Spaceship One?

A．Spaceship One is the world’s first spacecraft.

B．The purpose of its flight is to collect money for the charity.

C．The purpose of its flight is to compete for a prestigious space travel prize.

D．Spaceship One has never flown.

小题4:Which of the following is the best title?

A．Teddy bear astronaut to lift off	B．Spaceship One to lift off
C．Space flight	D．The toy bear will be auctioned off

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SANTO DOMINGO, Domincan Republic ---An infant girl born with a second head bled to death Saturday after complex surgery (外科手术) to remove her partially formed twin , her parents and doctors said.
A medical team completed the 11- hour operation Friday night and said 8-week-old Rebecca Martinez died seven hours later. Doctors had warned after the surgery that the girl would be at great risk of death.
“ We knew this was a very risky surgery , and now we accept what God has decided , “ Rebecca’s father , 29-year-old Frankin Martinez, said at a news conference with his wife. “ Rebecca is no longer with us physically , but no one will forget her.”
Martinez said the family would bury Rebecca in a private funeral later in the day.
The girl lost a lot of blood in the operation, which apparently ( 明显地) caused her to suffer a heart attack , said Dr. Jorge Lazareff , the lead surgeon . Friends and family donated (捐赠) almost 4 gallons of blood for surgeons to use Rebeca’s operation
“This was not a failure or an error ,” Lazareff said . “ When we left here last night the girl was in stable condition. At some point in the middle of the night , she started to bleed.”
Rebecca was born Dec. 10 with the undeveloped head of her twin, an exteremely rare condition known as craniopagus parasticus . Rebecca was the eighth documented case in the world of craniopagus parasiticus, doctors said.
All the other infants documented to have had the condition died before birth , making Rebeccas surgery the first known operation of its kind.
Without an operation , Rebecca would have barely been able to lift her head at 3 months old. Her doctors said the pressure from the second head would have prevented her brain from developing.
“ We always saw Rebecca without the extra part of her body, ”er father said after her death.
Rebecca was their third child-----along with a 4-year-old boy and a 1-year-old girl.
小题1:The underlined word “infant “ most probably means____________________.

A．a disabled child

B．a newly-born child

C．a 2-headed child

D．a very young child

小题2: Rebecca Martinez died ________________________after she went to the operation table.

A．8 weeks

B．11 hours

C．7 hours

D．18 hours

小题3: Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

A．Rebecca died because mistakes happened during the operation

B．Rebecca most probably died of bleeding

C．Rebecca was her parents’ third child

D．Without an operation , Rebecca would have little hope of living

小题4: Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．Infant Girl Dies After 2nd Head Removed

B．Rebecca , Hiciano’s Third Child

C．The Death of a Gril With two Heads

D．Rebecca’s Surgery, the First Known Operation

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