LONDON —A British judge on Thursday sentenced a businessman who sold fake (假冒的）bomb detectors (探测器) to 10 years in prison, saying the man hadn’t cared about potentially deadly consequences.

It is believed that James McCormick got about $77. 8 million from the sales of his detectors — which were based on a kind of golf ball finder — to countries including Iraq, Belgium and Saudi Arabia.

McCormick, 57，was convicted (判罪) of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London.

“Your cheating conduct in selling a great amount of useless equipment simply for huge profit promoted a false sense of security and in all probability materially contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people,’’ Judge Richard Hone told McCormick. “You have neither regret, nor shame, nor any sense of guilt.”

The detectors, sold for up to $ 42,000 each, were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air. But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use.

McCormick had told the court that he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya，the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand.

“I never had any bad results from customers,” he said.

39. Why was McCormick sentenced to prison?

A. He sold bombs.                              B. He caused death of people.

C. He made detectors.                              D. He cheated in business.

40. According to the judge, what McCormick had done ________ .

A. increased the cost of safeguarding

B. lowered people’s guard against danger

C. changed people’s idea of social security

D. caused innocent people to commit crimes

41. Which of the following is true of the detectors?

A. They have not been sold to Africa.

B. They have caused many serious problems.

C. They can find dangerous objects in water.

D. They don't function on the basis of science.

42. It can be inferred from the passage that McCormick _________ .

A. sold the equipment at a low price

B. was well-known in most countries

C. did not think he had committed the crime

D. had not got such huge profit as mentioned in the text

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，题材是新闻报道。本文报道了一条卖假冒炸弹探测器的商人被判10年徒刑的新闻。

段落	关键词、句	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1-3）	McCormick, 57，was convicted of cheats last month and sentenced Thursday at the Old Bailey court in London	新闻案件的简介：57岁的McCormick上月被起诉诈骗并于周三在伦敦的Old Bailey court法庭被判刑。
第二部分（Para. 4）	cheating conduct, promoted a false sense of security, contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people	法官宣判：罪犯的欺骗行为增强了人们虚假的安全感并促使导致给无辜百姓带来死亡和伤害。
第三部分（Para. 5-7）	But in fact they “lacked any grounding in science” and were of no use, sold…to… , never had any bad results	案件细节及当事人的反诉：假冒炸弹探测器被销往世界各地，但它根本没有科学依据，也毫无用处。罪犯狡辩假冒产品没有给用户带来任何不良后果。

【解析】

39. D。细节理解题。难度：中等。问题是“为什么McCormick被判刑入狱”。根据问题中的关键词sentenced to prison定位原文第一段。第一段说到McCormick是一位商人，生产了假冒的炸弹探测器，这是一种商业欺骗。选项D和其对应，为正确答案。

40. B。细节理解题。难度：难。问题是“根据法官的说法，McCormick的所为导致了什么样的结果”。根据问题中的关键词according to the judge定位第四段的第一句：your cheating conduct … promoted a false sense of security and … contributed to causing death and injury to innocent people（你的欺骗行为提高了人们虚假的安全感并助推给无辜百姓带来死亡和伤害）。由此可见，McCormick的行为让人们有了安全感，但这种安全并不真实。B “降低了人们防范危险的安全意识”符合此意，为正确答案。

41. D。判断题。难度：难。问题是“下面哪种说法对探测仪来说是正确的”。

解题思路：根据问题中的关键词detectors，把四个选项具体对应到原文中一处。A对应文章倒数第二段的最后一句he sold his detectors to the police in Kenya，the prison service in Hong Kong, the army in Egypt and the border control in Thailand。该句中的Kenya是非洲的肯尼亚，否定了A的说法。B对应第一段第一句“the man hadn’t cared about potentially deadly consequences”，法官只说罪犯没有关注潜在的致命后果，而不是已经导致严重的问题。C对应第五段的第一句话“were said to be able to find such dangerous objects as bombs under water and from the air”提示，探测仪的功能只是据说，而不一定真的具备找到水中危险物品的功能。选项D定位第五段的最后一句“in fact they ‘lacked any grounding in science’ and were of no use可知，这种探测仪没有科学根据，也毫无用途，和D“没有科学根据的工作原理”相吻合，故最佳答案是D。

42. D。推理判断题。难度：中等。

解题思路：返回原文，将选项与原文一一进行比较。

本题主要考查第四段和第七段。A“以低价销售设备”与原文第四段第一句不符，因为该句提到法官指控McCormick通过卖一些无用的设备来巨额利润。B“在大多数国家很有名”与文中提到的区区几个国家和地区Iraq，Belgium，Saudi Arabia，Kenya，Hong Kong，Egypt和Thailand购买他的探测仪不符。C“认为他没有犯罪”和第七段对应，其中他所说的“I never had any bad results from customers”和C符合，Ｃ是正确答案。Ｄ“他没有赚取文中提到的那么大利润”在原文没有语言根据。

 

第一节  （共5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What’s the relationship between the speakers?

A. Secretary and boss.          B. Old friends.             C. Husband and wife.

2.What’s the woman’s reaction to the hotel?

  A. She is indifferent to it.        B. She is interested in it.     C. She is against it.

3.What does the man imply?

  A. He didn’t go to the jeweler’s               B. He was too busy to fix the watch  

  C. He doesn’t kwow how to get to the jeweler’s

4.Who will smoke the cigarettes?

  A. The man’s wife.             B. The man.               C. The woman.

5.How often will the woman take the medicine?

  A. Twice a day.                B. Three times a day.        C. Four times a day.

第二节  （共15小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）

听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。

6.What is the woman?

  A. A reporter.              B. A columnist              C. A reporter and columnist

7.Why does the woman come to the man?

  A. She wants to interview him on something.     B. She wants to say “Hello” to him.

  C. She just drops in on him.

8.What is the man probably expert at?

  A. News reports.            B. Forestry.                C. Edition.

听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。

9.Why couldn’t the man sleep last night?

  A. Martin was too noisy.      B. He quarreled with someone.    

C. He was too worried.

10.Who ought to cook tonight?

  A. The woman              B. The man                     C. Martin.

11.What do we know about Martin?

  A. He’s a house builder.    B. He’s the man’s roommate.     C. He’s the woman’s boyfriend.

听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。

12.Who is the woman?

  A. A new university student.     B. An assistant professor.     C. A professor.

13.How many hours of lessons does the man suggest a week?

  A. 4.                        B. 12.                     C. 14.

14.What does the man suggest the woman do?

   A. Take algebra              B. Take a test               C. Take geometry.

听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。

15.Why is the woman unhappy?

   A. The apartment needs a lot of repair work.   

B. The apartment is too far from the campus.

   C. She’s having trouble with the owner of the apartment.

16.What are the woman and her roommate planning to do?

   A. To talk to Ms. Connors.                  B. To find another apartment.     

C. To ask the man to repair the dishwasher.

17.Why does the woman think the man can help her?

   A. He had the same problem.                B. He has some knowledge of the law

   C. He can bring a lawsuit against the owner.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

18.Who is the speaker talking to?

   A. Art lovers         B. Photographers        C. University students.

19.What is Dr. Wilson busy doing now?

   A. Taking photographs for a newspaper.          B. Teaching painting in a university.

   C. Writing a book about art.

20.What can be expected in Dr. Wilson’s talk?

   A. The 19^th century paintings and present-day art. 

B. Her experiences in European countries.

   C. Lifestyle in Italy in the 19^th century.

 

 

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

    听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What do Alice’s father want to buy for her?

A．watch.                   B．A sweater.                   C．A red bike.

2.What do we learn from the conversation?

    A．The train will not arrive.                 

B．The train may arrive at 9:15.   

C．The train may arrive at 9:50.

3.What are the speakers talking about?

    A．Something robbed.        B．Something repaired.          C．Something misplaced.

4.What does the woman think the man should do?

    A．Tell his neighbors about it. B．Report it to the police.         C．Keep it quiet.

5.How will the man be paid?

    A．By the hour.            B．By the week.            C．By the month.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What is the man doing here?

A．Checking in.            B．Doing shopping.          C．Checking out.

7.What’s the clerk’s suggestion?

A．To come again.              B．To have a good trip.      

C．To make a reservation for next time.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Where did the car come according to the man at the beginning of the conversation?

    A．He lent it.                 B．He won it.                   C．He bought it.

9.What color is the car?

    A．Blue.                       B．Black.                   C．Yellow.

10.What’s the date today?

    A．1st, March.                  B．1st, April.                  C．1st, May.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What does Tom want to become in the future?

    A．A pilot.                     B．A college teacher.           C．A computer expert.

12.Why is Mary studying English?

A．She wants to be a translator.

B．She wants to make English friends..

    C．She will move to the US.

13.What is the best way to learn English according to Mary?

A．Using the Internet.               

B．Listening to the radio.  

C．Talking with the native speakers.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

14.What are the speakers doing?

    A．One is interviewing the other.

    B．They are having a friendly chat.

C．They are talking about each other’s family.

15.How many subjects did the woman take?

    A．Two.                     B．Three.                   C．Four.

16.Why was the woman’s father disappointed at first?

A．She did her first job badly.                 

B．She didn’t do well in the Art College.

C．She gave up her job as an accountant.

17.Which of the following is not the woman’s hobby?

    A．Acting.                  B．Fishing.                 C．Reading.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.What is the monologue（独白）mainly talking about?

    A．An influenza.                B．The seasonal flu.            C．A kind of cancer.

19.Why was the medical expert team sent to Guangdong?

A．To discuss further.                

B．To attend a medical conference.   

C．To offer technical assistance.

20.How many people were dead in the mainland according to the monologue?

A．Nobody.                  B．One.                     C．Two.

 

There seems never to have been a civilization(文明) without toys, but when and how they developed is unknown. They probably came about just to give children something to do.

In the ancient world, as is today, most boys play with some kinds of toys and most girls with another. In societies where social roles are strictly determined, boys pattern their play after the activities of their fathers and girls after the tasks of their mothers. This is true because boys and girls are being prepared, even in play, to step into the roles and responsibilities of the adult world.

What is remarkable about the history of toys is not so much how they changed over the centuries but how much they have remained the same. It is the universality of toys about their development in all parts of the world and their continuing to the present that is amazing. In Egypt, the Americas, China, Japan and among the Arctic peoples, generally the same kinds of toys appeared. Nearly every civilization had dolls, little weapons, toy soldiers, tiny animals and vehicles.

Because toys can be generally regarded as a kind of art form, they have not been subject to (服从于) technological progress that characterizes inventions for adult use. The progress from the wheel to the oxcart to the automobile is a direct line of advancement. The progress from a rattle (拨浪鼓) used by a baby in 3,000 BC to one used by an infant today, however, is not characterized by inventiveness. Each rattle is the product of the artistic tastes of the times and subject to the limitations of materials then ready for use. (words: 285 ; time : 5ms)

1. The reason why the toys most boys play with are different from those that girls play with is that ________ .

A. their social roles are strictly determined

B. most boys would like to follow their fathers' jobs

C. boys like to play with their fathers while girls with their mothers

D. they like challenging activities.

2. "The universality of toys" lies in the fact that ________ .

A. technological advances have greatly improved the making of toys

B. the improvement of techniques in making toys depends on the efforts of universities

C. the exploration of the universe has led to the creation of new kinds of toys

D. the basic characteristics of toys are the same all over the world

3. Regarded as a kind of art form, toys ________.

A. follow a direct line of development

B. also greatly interest adults

C. are not characterized by progress in technology

D. show the pace of social progress

（C）篇

1. A。由原文第二段第二句可知。

2. D。根据文章第三段第一句和第三句可知,玩具的基本的特征变化不大。

3. C。由文章最后一段第一句可知,玩具作为一种艺术形式,不因科技变化而变化。

 

 

 

第一节：听独白或对话(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

    听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段对话，回答第1-3题。

1.Where does Jane ask Tom to meet her at first?

2.When and where do they agree to meet finally?

3.What does Jane have to do before going out to meet Tom?

听第2段对话，回答第4-6题。

4.According to Peter, what is the problem with the building?

    A. The air-conditioning is too strong.

    B. The air-conditioning is out of order.

    C. The air-conditioning stops working sometimes.

5.Why did Peter miss the breakfast yesterday morning?

    A. He overslept.

    B. He couldn't fall asleep the night before.

    C. He talked with his roommates late into the night.

6.How many students will be staying in this room?

    A. Two.    B. Three.    C. Four.

听第3段对话，回答第7-9题。

7.Which subject (s) does David find particularly difficult?

    A. Math.    B. English.    C. The sciences.

8.What does David do to help his uncle with the cows?

    A. He milks the cows on Sundays and cleans the cowshed sometimes.

    B. He drives the tractor on Sundays and does the milking sometimes.

    C. He cleans the cowshed on Sundays and drives the tractor sometimes.

9.What is David going to do now?

    A. He is going to work on his own farm.

    B. He is preparing to attend an agricultural college.

C. He is going to study hard to pass the exams.

听第4段对话，回答第10-12题。 

10.What is the probable relation between the man and woman?

     A. A research student and a stranger.

     B. A social worker and a businessman.

     C. A businessman and a research student.

11.What made the woman begin to smoke at the age of 17?

     A. Her boyfriend offered her a cigarette.

     B. She often went to parties with her friends.

     C. She wanted to follow her friends’ example.

12.What was the result of the woman's first attempt to stop smoking?

     A. She stopped smoking for a while.

     B. She managed to give up smoking completely.

     C. She began to smoke fewer cigarettes than before.

听第5段对话，回答第13-15题。

13.What do the students come to the school for?

    A. Visiting the school.

    B. Attending summer courses.

    C. A sightseeing tour of the area.

14.How long has the school been open?

    A. Twenty years.    B. Five years.    C. Twenty-five years.

15.What could the students do in the study center if they were out late the night before?

    A. Talk to the teachers.    B. Use the equipment.    C. Do the homework.

第二节：听取信息(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)

听下面1段对话。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡  标号为16—20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你有80秒钟的作答时间。

 

 

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