Buses to the city leave at regular ________.

Why does the tracking system set a 100-metre minimum before sending an alarm to the operations centre?

A．To leave time for the operations centre to give un alarm.

B．To keep police informed of the car's movements.

C．To give the driver time to contact the operations centre.

D．To allow for possible errors in the GPS system.

195. Arabs consider it extremely bad manners to start talking business immediately. Even the busiest government officials always take extra time to be polite and offer refreshments. No matter how busy you are, you should make time for this hospitality. The conference visit is a way of doing business throughout the Arab world. Frequently, you will have to discuss your business in the presence of strangers, who may or may not have anything to do with your business. Do not be surprised if your meeting is interrupted several times by people who come into the room unannounced, whisper, or speak softly to the person with whom you are talking, and leave. Act as though you do not hear, and never show displeasure at being interrupted. When an Arab says “yes”, he may mean “maybe”. When he says “maybe”, he probably means “no”, you will seldom get a direct “no” from an Arab because it is considered impolite. Instead of “no”, he will say “inshallah”, which means, “if God is willing”. On the other hand, ‘‘yes” does not necessarily mean “yes”. A smile and a slow nod might seem like an agreement, but in fact, your host is being polite. An Arab considers it impolite to disagree with a guest. [共5题]

(1) The main purpose of this article is to explain ________.

(A) why you need extra time when you visit Arab countries

(B) how to be polite when doing business in the Arab world

(C) why Arab officials are so busy

(D) what Arabs say when doing business

(2) According to the passage, which of the following would be considered polite?

(A) You leave angrily because of interruptions.

(B) You demand an immediate decision.

(C) You refuse a cup of tea and show pictures of your product right away.

(D) You look out of the window while a stranger comes in to speak with the host.

(3) From the passage, we know that ________.

(A) when an Arab wants to say “yes”, he often says “maybe”

(B) all Arab seldom disagrees with a guest to his face

(C) when an Arab agrees, a smile and a slow nod will be given

(D) “inshallab” is an English word

(4) Which of the following is NOT an Arab custom?

(A) To dislike being interrupted during their meeting.

(B) Often to give you a vague answer.

(C) Seldom to say “no” directly.

(D) Seldom hesitate to start talking business in the presence of strangers.

(5) The writer of this passage has probably ________.

(A) never been to the Arab world

(B) been against the Arab customs

(C) worked in the Arab world

(D) liked the Arab customs

Twenty-seven years ago, Egypt revised its secular constitution to enshrine Muslim sharia as "the principal source of legislation". To most citizens, most of the time, that seeming contradiction-between secularism and religion-has not made much difference. Nine in ten Egyptians are Sunni Muslims and expect Islam to govern such things as marriage, divorce and inheritance. Nearly all the rest profess Christianity or Judaism, faiths recognised and protected in Islam. But to the small minority who embrace other faiths, or who have tried to leave Islam, it has, until lately, made an increasingly troubling difference.

Members of Egypt's 2,000-strong Bahai community, for instance, have found they cannot state their religion on the national identity cards that all Egyptians are obliged to produce to secure such things as driver's licenses, bank accounts, social insurance and state schooling. Hundreds of Coptic Christians who have converted to Islam, often to escape the Orthodox sect's ban on divorce, find they cannot revert to their original faith. In some cases, children raised as Christians have discovered that, because a divorced parent converted to Islam, they too have become officially Muslim, and cannot claim otherwise.

Such restrictions on religious freedom are not directly a product of sharia, say human- rights campaigners, but rather of rigid interpretations of Islamic law by over-zealous officials. In their strict view, Bahai belief cannot be recognised as a legitimate faith, since it arose in the 19th century, long after Islam staked its claim to be the final revelation in a chain of prophecies beginning with Adam. Likewise, they brand any attempt to leave Islam, whatever the circumstances, as a form. of apostasy, punishable by death.

But such views have lately been challenged. Last year Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti, who is the government's highest religious adviser, declared that nowhere in Islam's sacred texts did it say that apostasy need be punished in the present rather than by God in the afterlife. In the past month, Egyptian courts have issued two rulings that, while restricted in scope, should ease some bothersome strictures.

Bahais may now leave the space for religion on their identity cards blank. Twelve former Christians won a lawsuit and may now return to their original faith, on condition that their identity documents note their previous adherence to Islam.

Small steps, perhaps, but they point the way towards freedom of choice and citizenship based on equal rights rather than membership of a privileged religion.

According to the text, what impact did the revision of Egypt's secular constitution have on its citizens' lives?

A．It did not make much difference to all the citizens.

B．Most of the Muslims felt that there was no much difference, but Christians, Judaists and people who embraced other religions felt increasing troubles.

C．Muslims, Christians and Judaists were protected in Islam, thus feeling no much difference, while other who embraced other faiths felt increasingly troubling difference.

D．Only Buddhists were specially treated, while others not.

Contrary to popular belief, "falling stars" are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel throng space.

Meteor, ranging in size from that of a pinhead, to many tons, are visible to the naked eye at night, when the friction between the surfaces of the meteors and of the air, produces heat as the meteors enter the earth's

atmosphere. The intense heat burns up the meteors, which leave a blazing trail of light in their wake.

Most meteors do burn up when they enter the earth's atmosphere, with the exception of the large mete- ors, which are dragged through the earth's atmosphere by the earth's gravitational pull. After successful landings upon the earth, these huge bodies are renamed meteorites. Some scientists theorize that thousands of meteors fall to the earth during the daytime and the nighttime, but this theory is impossible to prove or to disprove, as most would necessarily land in water, which covers most of the earth's surface.

Generally speaking, meteors and meteor particles travel together in swarms like bees, with the exception of the loners, and travel in any direction they choose. Nature's spectacular fireworks show, a "meteor shower", comes into view when the swarms encounter the upper layer of the earth's atmosphere during the earth's perpetual revolution around the sun. The friction produced when the meteors and the meteor particles rub against the atmospheric air, and they fall towards the earth in a brilliant display of light.

The source of meteors traveling through space has yet to be explained satisfactorily. For thousands of years, the common belief held, was that meteors, or "falling stars," were literally from out of this world. In 467 BC, Roman historians recorded the extraordinary fall of a meteor to the earth.

Today, astronomers support the theory that comets spawn the swarms. The comets' offspring, the mete- or swarms, travel in regular orbits, similar to the earth's orbit around the sun. One must be quite patient to witness such a swarm, or a meteor shower, as the swarms cross the earth's path only once every 33 years. This spectacle of light is, however, well worth the wait.

Meteors were believed to be "falling stars" NOT in that ______.

A．they themselves can send out light and heat

B．they look like stars

C．they are from out of the world

D．they are moving downward

Contrary to popular belief, "falling stars" are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.

Meteors,【C1】______ in size from that of a pinhead, to many tons, are 【C2】______ to the naked eye at night, when the friction between the 【C3】______ of the meteors and of the air, produces heat【C4】______ the meteors enter the earth's atmosphere. The intense heat 【C5】______ the meteors, which leave a blazing trail of light in their 【C6】______ .

Most meteors 【C7】______ when they enter the earth's atmosphere, 【C8】______ the large meteors, which are dragged through the earth's atmosphere by theearth's【C9】______ pull. After successful landings up on the earth, these huge【C10】 ______ Some scientists are renamed meteorites. theorize【C11】______ thousands of meteors fall to the earth during the daytime and the nighttime, but this theory is impossible to prove 【C12】______ to disprove, as most would necessarily land in water,【C13】______ covers most of the earth's surface.【C14】______ , meteors and meteor particles, except the loners, travel together in 【C15】______ like bees, and travel 【C16】______ any direction they 【C17】______ Nature's spec-tacular fireworks show, a "meteor view shower," comes into 【C18】______ the meteors encounter the upper layer of the earth's atmosphere during the earth's perpetual revolution 【C19】______ the sun. The friction produced when the meteors and the meteor particles【C20】______ the atmospheric air incinerates the swarms, and they fall towards the earth in a brilliant display of light.

【C1】

A．ranging

B．ranking

C．arranging

D．setting

听力原文：M: Hi, Nicole, I heard you've bought a house in the suburbs, how can you manage to get to work from such a faraway place?

W: The commuter trains leave or arrive regularly every morning and they just don't look like the same human sardine tins as in the city.

M: But in a big city you can enjoy the "hustle and bustle" of life, the busy streets, the tall buildings, the crowds, the gleaming colored lights after dark...

W: Ken, admittedly, these are the very reasons that make me buy this house. You know, I was born in Ohio, I can't stand being separated from the land for long. In the country, I feel so close to nature. I breathe fresh air and eat fresh fruit and vegetables. Can you enjoy the "rhythm of the seasons" in downtown?

M: Mmm, possibly you're right. The city-dwellers almost lose touch with the land. Sometimes I'm hardly conscious of seasons from flowers and leaves around us. However in downtown there're plenty of forms of entertainment, you can ease your pressure of work and life in cinemas, theatres, discos...

W: In those places with the roar of traffic, crowds and endless car jams? Come on, why not listen to the humorous country sounds of cows and goats? Why not enjoy a natural beauty? I think that's the real peace and quiet needed after an exhausting day.

M: There's something in that, I suppose. But I'm fond of making new friends, you know, then I have a vast population m choose from if living in the city. On the contrary, in the countryside, quite possibly I can't meet more than twenty people in a whole day.

W: I know you've been always in the limelight since we stayed at university. However you're living just in the suburbs not in a primitive society. Now more and more people have bought or plan to buy the house in the country, you can find quite a few friends around you. It's like living in an extended family where you can relax and feel at home.

M: Sounds attractive! Maybe I should be one of your neighbors.

W: Welcome!

Questions:

19.What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?

20.What are they discussing?

21.What can we learn about the woman?

22.Which of the following is True about living in suburb?

(39)

A．Former schoolmates.

B．Colleagues.

C．Boss and secretary.

D．Neighbors.