Question

 

Three months after the government stopped issuing（發(fā)放）or renewing permits for Internet cafes because of security（安全）concerns, some cafe owners are having financial（經(jīng)濟的）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 café 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 café, 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）.

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

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

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

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

【詳解】本題考查細節(jié)理解。做細節(jié)理解題時，可將各項內(nèi)容從文中選出，然后利用排除法逐一落實，這樣即可得出正確答案。第一段里的關(guān)鍵句…because of security(安全)與D項里的proper use可以對應(yīng)。A是干擾項:to prevent misuse of new safeguards in Internet cafes句型與原文相似，但對象有誤。

2.A

【詳解】細節(jié)推斷題。此類題應(yīng)注意不能混淆有關(guān)信息，如本題中考生易憑經(jīng)驗或想當(dāng)然地選D。因此在理解上要力求準(zhǔn)確。通讀原文，根據(jù)一些關(guān)鍵詞having financial concerns of their own和I’ve lost more than SR80,000等可以得知政府的措施使café owners 遭遇重大損失。

3.B

【詳解】猜測詞義題。此類題不能只從字面意義上去理解，應(yīng)結(jié)合上下文考慮。on the way 這個詞組并不陌生。但是也要跟句子聯(lián)系起來，應(yīng)是“措施即將出臺”之意。

4.A

【詳解】態(tài)度判斷題。這類題需要通過作者所使用的詞匯及語氣來判斷。由于政府的措施嚴(yán)重損失了café owners的利益，他們也必定會覺得難以接受。