The casino(赌场)at the smart Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in the Bahamas is bigger than 20 tennis courts. Tourists flit from slot machine to roulette table, drift past Temples of the Sun and Moon and walk by Crystal Gate and Poseidon"s Throne. But the only Bahamians in sight are waiters, croupier and cashiers. The Bahamas legalised casino gambling in 1969, when they were still a British colony. But mainly because of the influence of local pastors, both Bahamians and foreigners who live in the country are banned from gambling. This has not stopped residents from placing bets. Instead, they gamble off the books in " number houses" or "webshops"—legal internet cafes that offer illegal bets on the side and operate in plain sight. These have mushroomed in recent years, even as tourism has stagnated and hotels have reduced staff. This pretence will be put to the test on January 28 th, when a referendum will be held on legalising gambling in web shops, as well as on a separate proposal to set up a national lottery. The well-funded campaign supporting the initiative has been distributing posters and T-shirts. It argues that web shops account for almost 2% of jobs in the country, and that gambling taxes could help close the budget deficit. The "no" movement, which calls itself "Save Our Bahamas" , is led by the islands" evangelical(新教会的)churches. Perry Christie, the prime minister, says he has "no horse in the race". The opposition accuses him, without proof, of running a "fixed" referendum on behalf of web-shop owners who back him financially. If the proposal is approved, the government will probably try to pass a series of reforms supported by the big hotel casinos. In order to compete with Las Vegas, New Jersey or Macau, they say, they need authorisation for credit-card payment for chips, online and mobile wagers, private VIP gaming rooms and betting on sports matches while play is in progress. They also want stronger legal tools to collect unpaid debts and the right to void payments caused by computer errors. The tourism minister has already announced support for these policies. However, letting Bahamians into the casinos is not yet on the agenda.
单选题
The description of the casino in the first paragraph is to______.
单选题
According to Paragraphs 1&2, which one is true?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：选项[A]对应第一段“Tourists flit from slot machine to roulette table”和“But the onlyBahamians in sight are waiters，croupier and cashiers”两句。由此可见“巴哈马赌场里大多数是外国人”这一表述正确。选项[B]对应第二段首句：The Bahamas legalised casino gambling in1969，when they were still a British colony，其中“legalised使合法化”与该项“illegal非法的”明显相悖，故该项错误。选项[C]对应第二段第二句：But mainly because of the influence of localpastors，both Bahamians and foreigners who live in the country are banned from gambling．其中“lo—cal pastors地方牧师”被换成了“local officers地方官员”，故该项错误。选项[D]错误，因为文章第一段最后一句提到，赌场里能见到的巴哈马人只有服务员、管理员和收银员；并没有说巴哈马人只能做这些工作，故该项错误。综上所述，答案为选项[A]。
单选题
In a webshop you can do all EXCEPT______.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】解析：根据webshop定位到第三段。该段第二句提到:．．．“webshops”一legal internet cafesthat offer illegal bets on the side and operate in plain sight．该句对webshop进行定义：合法的网络咖啡屋，同时在光天化日下提供非法赌博。故在webshop中可以做的事情有：“surfing online上网”；“drinking coffee喝咖啡”和“placing illicit bet进行非法赌博”。选项[C]“gambling legal—ly合法赌博”中的“legally”一词与原文不符，故该题答案为选项[C]。
单选题
Perry Christie was charged because of______.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】解析：根据大写词Perry Christie定位到第四段。该段最后一句指出：The opposition ac—cuses him，without proof，of running a“fixed”referendum on behalf of web—shop owners who backhim financially．大意为：尽管缺乏证据，但反对者指控他操纵“结果已定的”公民投票。他代表了网店店主利益，而这些店主从经济上给予他支持。可见佩里·克里斯蒂受到指控是因为操纵“结果已定的”投票。四个选项分别为：[A]公开贿赂；[B]不公平投票；[C]预算赤字；[D]赛马赌博。与之相近的选项是[B]unfair voting，该词组对应原文中的“fixed”referendum。综上所述，答案为选项[B]。
单选题
What can we learn from the last paragraph?
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】解析：选项[A]对应尾段最后一句：However，letting Bahamians into the casinos is not yet onthe agenda．意为：然而，让巴哈马人进入赌场尚未被提上议程。由此可见该项“巴哈马人可能不被允许进入赌场”的表述正确。选项[B]对应原文“In order to compete with Las Vegas为了与拉斯维加斯媲美”，但原文并没有提到巴哈马会很快超过拉斯维加斯，故该项错误。选项[C]对应倒数第二句：The tourism minister has already announced support for these policies．意为：旅游部长已经宣布支持这些政策。而该项说“Many ministers许多部长”，故该项与原文表述不一致，该项错误。选项[D]原文没有明确提到，原文提到“computer errors电脑出错”，但并没有提到“赌场里电脑出错是常见且不可避免的”，故该项也是错误的。综上所述，答案为选项[A]。