61．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

60．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

52. How is the text organized?

A．Topic-Argument-Explanation　 　　　　

B．Opinion-Discussion--Description

C．Main idea-Comparison-Supporting examples 　　　　　　　　　

D．Introduction-Supporting examples-Conclusion

答案　 49.A　 50.C　 51.D　 52.D

Passage 62

(05·福建B篇)

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 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).

51. What is the subject discussed in the text?

A．The writer’s unhappy school life

B．The writer’s eagerness to earn money

C．The writer’s experience as a full-time worker

D．The writer’s hard work in an apple plant

50. The following facts describe the terrible working conditions of the plant EXCEPT_________.

A．loading boxes in the freezing cold 　　　　　　　 B．having limited time for breaks

C．working and studying at the same time　　　 D．getting no pay for lunch time

49. Why did the writer have to take many jobs at that time?

A．To pay for his schooling 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．To save for his future

C．To support his family 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To gain some experience

44. What does the writer learn from his experience?

A．Wealth is more important than anything else　　

B．Helping others is easier said than done

C．Experience is better gained through practice

D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.

答案　 41.C　 42.B　 43.A　 44.B

Passage 61

(05·浙江C篇)

In the course of working my way through school, I took many jobs I would rather forget. But none of these jobs was as dreadful as my job in an apple plant. The work was hard; the pay was poor; and, most of all, the working conditions were terrible.

First of all, the job made huge demands on my strength. For then hours a night, I took boxes that rolled down a metal track and piled them onto a truck. Each box contained twelve heavy bottles of apple juice. I once figured out that I was lifting an average of twelve tons of apple juice every night.

I would not have minded the difficulty of the work so much if the pay had not been so poor. I was paid the lowest wage of that time-two dollars an hour. Because of the low pay, I felt eager to get as much as possible. I usually worked twelve hours a night but did not take home much more than $ 100 a week.

But even more than the low pay, what made me unhappy was the working conditions. During work I was limited to two ten-minute breaks and an unpaid half hour for lunch. Most of my time was spent outside loading trucks with those heavy boxes in near-zero-degree temperatures. The steel floors of the trucks were like ice, which made my feet feel like stone. And after the production line shut down at night and most people left, I had to spend two hours alone cleaning the floor.

I stayed on the job for five months, all the while hating the difficulty of the work, the poor money, and the conditions under which I worked. By the time I left, I was determined never to go back there again.

43. The writer acted upon the store rules because_________ .

A．he wanted to keep his present job　　　

B．he felt no pity for the old gentleman

C．he considered the old man dishonest　　　

D．he expected someone else to pay for the old man

42. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A．kind and lucky　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．poor and lonely

C．friendly and helpful　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．hurt and disappointed

41. The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits_________ .

A．promised to obey the store rules　　　　　　

B．forgot to take any money with him

C．hoped to have the food first and pay later　　

D．could not afford anything more expensive