单选题
单选题 Tensions have flared because
A. Malaysia's High Court used the word "Allah".
B. a Roman Catholic newspaper used the word "Allah".
C. a Catholic newspaper was permitted to use "Allah".
D. Muslim groups don't allow newspapers to use "Allah".
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析]
The latest attack, on an Evangelical Christian church, caused limited physical damage-just a burned door and a charred entranceway. But the political implications may be more serious.
[7]Tensions have flared after Malaysia's High Court ruled that a Roman Catholic newspaper, the Herald, was permitted to use the word "Allah" to describe God in its Malay language editions. Muslim groups argue that Christians using a word so closely associated with Islam could be a ploy to win converts.
Christians make up around 9% of the population in the majority Muslim state. Most non-Muslims are ethnically Indian or Chinese. [8]The row over the use of the word "Allah" has exposed deep resentments
over the treatment of minorities and freedom of religion in Malaysia.
A government minister told foreign diplomats on Monday the church attacks were the work of extremists."These were not just attacks on houses of worship" he said, "these were attacks on the values and freedoms all Malaysians share." Under the slogan "One Malaysia", the government has made racial harmony a central policy. Its commitment to that policy is now being severely tested.
背景Allah,真主,是穆斯林及有各种不同信仰的阿拉伯人所信奉的神。
[解析] 新闻提及到,马来西亚最高法院裁决罗马天主教报纸获得准许在其马来语版本中使用“真主”一词形容神,随后紧张的局势加剧。穆斯林群体认为基督徒使用与伊斯兰教相近的词语,是为了赢得皈依者。所以C正确。
[点睛] 事实细节题。A项明显与事实不符;局势紧张的直接起因是法院的判决,故B项的表述不准确;穆斯林群体并没有反对报纸使用“真主”这个词语,而是反对基督教徒使用,故D项错误。
单选题 The argument over the use of the word "Allah" has exposed that
A. Muslim groups can't get along with most non-Muslims.
B. Christians are not popular in this majority Muslim state.
C. Muslim groups resent minorities like Christians deeply.
D. minorities resent unfair treatments and desire freedom of religion.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 新闻中提到,在以穆斯林群体为主的马来西亚,“真主”这个词的使用的争论暴露出了少数民族对马来西亚对待少数民族及宗教自由问题上的不满。所以D正确。
[点睛] 事实细节题。根据 the argument 和exposed,可比较容易在新闻中定位到所需信息。resentment是指对不公平对待的怨恨,C项曲解了新闻原意。而A、B项并非本次争论所揭示的问题。