高考英语阅读理解特训：网吧许可证Internet Café permits

网吧许可证

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.

政府因顾虑网络安全停止发放或更新咖啡厅网吧许可证三个月了，一些咖啡馆老板正为自己店铺的经济情况担忧。

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.

许可证是政府在3个月前突然停止发放的，直到出现新的防护措施能消除这条 “信息高速公路”隐患为止不会发放，而对于网吧老板而言这是对于它们经济的打击并且没有解决措施。

“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.”

“我提交了请求开放网吧的申请和并找到相应的环境条件,”商人奥贝达拉说。“我在Sharafiah区租了一个地方花了45,000亚尔，并且准备好相关设备，又花了我超过100,000亚尔。当我完成一切后去当地政府，惊奇地发现,他们竟然停止发放网吧许可证。”

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?”

网吧没有互联网,如同咖啡店没有咖啡一样。“我尽量避免关闭这个网吧，但这种情况已经超过三个月了。”奥贝达拉说。“谁将承担因为许可证不发放造成的损失?”

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.

这项决定让许多网吧老板大吃一惊。“我要开一个网吧,我把所有需要跟进的事情的列表,如签收,填表格,“哈桑•艾尔哈比说。

“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.

“我做了这一切,租了一个地方。在麦加朝圣假期之后,我去了当地政府,他们的回答让我吃惊,说有新规定,禁止发行更多网吧许可证,甚至都不能更新一个许可证。我已经失去了超过80,000亚尔。” 艾尔哈比补充道。

As for the government, officials say a method to deal with it is on the way. But security concerns come before profit（盈利).

至于政府,官员说,会有办法处理这件事。但是安全问题优先于利润。

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

【答案】

1. D 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。

2. A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。

3. B 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”。

4. A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。