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It’s that time of year again! The holidays are coming up, and you know what that means… it’s time to shop! Being the busy person that you are, most likely you will do some of your shopping online. And who can blame you? Great prices, great selection, free gift-wrap(礼品包装)… what’s not to love?

But take care; taking advantage of the convenience in shopping online could bring risks to both your personal information and your PC. As long as you’re aware of the key issues, you can shop anytime, with the knowledge to protect you.

Not every Web site and online shop is a safe and reputable merchant! The truth is many thieves are quite skilled at crafting very convincing, legitimate-looking(貌似合法的) online shopping sites. Be very careful who you purchase from! Make sure you know where you’re shopping and that you read all the rules.

A common phishing tactic （网络钓鱼策略）targeting（把。。。。。。作为目标） online shoppers makes use of online promotions and sales to encourage a consumer to enter personal information in order to receive coupons(赠劵) or other gifts. While many reliable sites offer coupons or samples, they will never ask for extra amounts of personal information, most only require a name and email address.

But don’t back away from the PC just yet! By taking into consideration a few simple actions, you can protect your credit, purchases, and personal information while shopping online. Go ahead and give that credit card a practice. You can be safe.

(1). Always shop from a safe PC.

(2). Try to stick to the sites you know and trust… such as Amazon, Overstock, and large store websites.

(3). If you heard about a “great gift” or “special offer” through an email from an unknown address, it is likely fake and should be avoided.

(4). Make sure that the connection to the website is an http. This doesn't guarantee safety, but in most cases these sites are safe.

(5). Consider choosing ways of payment, such as cash upon delivery

So enjoy your online holiday shopping. Giving the gift of happiness this holiday season doesn’t have to cost you more than you’ve expected.

Title: Online Shopping: (1) _______ yourself

(2) _______ of online shopping	You will be offered great prices. Online shopping offers more (3) _______ than regular shopping. Services such as wrapping gifts are free.
(4) _______ with online shopping	Criminals are expecting to steal your personal (5) _______. Your PC might be at the (6) _______ of being attacked by cyber-criminals.
Tips on online shopping	(7) _______ entering more of your privacy than your name and email address. Shop on (8) _______ websites like Amazon and Overstock. Think twice when an email from an unknown address claims a “special offer”. (9) _______ the websites beginning with “http”. Better not (10) _______ your bill until your goods have arrived.

 

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。

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.With so much work on hand, you                            to see the movie last night. (go)

手头有这么多工作，你昨晚本不应该去看电影的。

2.I hear your new boss is not                            , so you should be more careful. (get)

听说你的新老板不容易相处，因此你应该更小心些。

3.You have no idea                             during the last few months, which has affected me for a long time. (go)

你不知道在过去的几个月里我经历了些什么, 而这些影响了我很长时间。

4.Excited by his move to London, John                             begin his new life. (wait)

约翰因为要搬到伦敦去而激动不已，迫不及待要开始他的新生活。

5.                           of the skill, you will find it easier to solve such problems. (once)

一旦你掌握了这门技能，你会发现解决这些问题更容易。

6.She was                             when her daughter didn’t come home on time. (more)

她女儿没有按时回家时，与其说她生气倒不如说她担心。

7.He expressed his gratitude to his head teacher, without                            , he wouldn’t have made such great progress in his studies. (help)

他向他的班主任表达了感激之情。没有他的帮助，他不可能在学习上取得这么大的进步。

8.This is the second time that he                             for speeding this month. (fine)

这是他这个月第二次因超速而被罚款了。

9.But the one million people of the city,                             these events, were asleep as usual that night. (think)

但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。

10.Was it on a lonely island                             one month after the boat went down. (save)

他是不是沉船一个月之后在一座孤岛上获救的？