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5.Dubai:An Indian man killed himself in Dubai by throwing himself under a train after his employer refused him the right to return home,newspapers in the Gulf emirate reported on Thursday.A driverless Dubai Metro (地铁) train struck the man on a track on Monday,the Gulf News daily said."His body was left beyond recognition and police took two days to identify him,"it reported.
"The 36-year-old had used an emergency fire exit to access the track,"the paper quoted Dubai police chief General Khamis al-Mazeina as saying,adding he was thought to have been under the influence of alcohol.A friend of the victim who had been in Dubai since 2010 told police the man was depressed and unhappy because he wanted to go back home but the sponsor (保荐人),for no clear reasons,was not letting him go.
 The Indian man?s work visa had been cancelled after he charged his employer.Under the sponsorship system (保荐制度) for foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates,employers take possession of their passports.
"We are looking for the reason why the company delayed sending the man back home,"Mazeina said.
The suicide is the first of its kind reported since the Dubai Metro began operations in September 2009.Platforms in metro stations are protected by glass doors that slide open only when a train is there.
 The UAE and other Gulf countries have come under repeated criticism from human rights groups over their treatment of millions of foreign workers,mostly South Asians.The watchdogs have particularly criticized the sponsorship system,still in force in most Gulf states,by which workers must be sponsored by their employer.
 
56.What's the best title of the article?A
A.Indian denied returning home jumps under Dubai train
B.The sponsorship system should be cancelled
C.Measures taken to avoid train accidents
D.Death caused by depression
57.Why was the man killed himself?D
A.Because he lost his passport.
B.Because he had a spiritual disease.
C.Because he had no home to go back.
D.Because he was refused to go back home.
58.What's the root cause of the man's death?C
A.The driver of the train.
B.The poor traffic system.
C.The sponsorship system.
D.The poor working condition.
59.Who kept the passport of the man?B
A.The man himself.
B.The man's employer.
C.The policeman.
D.The man's friend.

分析 该报道主要简述了一位受雇于迪拜的印度工人因回家被拒而卧轨身亡的事.

解答 56.A 主旨大意题.该报道主要简述了一位受雇于迪拜的印度工人因回家被拒而卧轨身亡的事.故选A.
57.D 细节理解题.根据第二段最后一句"…he wanted to go back home but the sponsor(保荐人),for no clear reasons,was not letting him go."可知,自杀的原因是回家被拒.故选D.
58.C 根据第三段第二句"Under the sponsorship system(保荐制度) for foreign workers in the United Arab Emirates,employers take possession of their passports."可知,阿联酋的保荐制度使得外国工人能否离开该国由雇主决定,这一制度是工人死因的根源.故选C.
59.B 第三段讲到,在阿联酋的保荐制度下,雇主持有外国工人的护照.故选B.

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