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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.

1.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

2.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

3.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.

4.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

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory（记忆力） is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

1.The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _______.

A．his father or mother may have a poor memory

B．he does not use his arm or legs for some time

C．his memory is not often used

D．he can’t read or write

2.If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______.

A．you can’t use them any more

B．they will become stronger

C．they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again.

D．they will become neither stronger nor weaker

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.

B．Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.

C．Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

D．A good memory comes from more practice.

4.Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.

A．they have save much trouble

B．they have saved much time to remember things

C．they have to use their memories all the time

D．they can’t write everything in a little notebook

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A．Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs	B．How to Have a Good Memory
C．Strong Arms and Good Memories	D．Learn From the People

Dear Ralph,

I’m a girl in Grade Two in senior middle school. In junior middle school I did very well in my studies. But when I entered senior middle school I began to __41__ the bitterness (苦涩) of failure.

A girl who was not as good as me in __42__ middle school surpassed (超过) me. My mother often scolds me. I can’t __43__ her, so when I return home I don’t want to talk to her. When I do a good job, she __44__ says, “Don’t be so __45__. Think of XXX, she did better than you.” Am I proud? __46__. I just want to give __47__ confidence. When I do something bad, she says, “What are you doing? Think of XXX, she is always better than you.” I had a(an) __48__talk with her. But she just said __49__, “When you grow up, you will know that I have done good for you.”

I can’t __50__ with her. I don’t want to go with her. What should I do?

Cinderella

Cinderella,

First analyze (分析) by yourself __51__ you have fallen behind. Is there something wrong with you, __52__ is the girl who surpassed you an outstanding person who is always at the __53__. And does it matter? Can you be number two and __54__ do well in exams and get into a good university?

To communicate, ask your __55__ about her own life. Did someone surpass her? If she regrets any experiences, she may hope you will realize her own __56__. This wish is common among __57__.

__58___, don’t blame that she should seek success. If she scolds but cannot help, she clearly knows study is important but does not know how to study__59__.

Do __60__ you think is best.

1.

A．meet

B．taste

C．understand

D．see

2.

A．junior

B．high

C．senior

D．super

3.

A．trust

B．realize

C．stand

D．believe

4.

A．always

B．seldom

C．hardly

D．sometimes

5.

A．satisfied

B．happy

C．proud

D．excited

6.

A．Never

B．Yes

C．Hardly

D．Almost

7.

A．myself

B．me

C．herself

D．her

8.

A．warm-hearted

B．open-hearted

C．kind-hearted

D．broken-hearted

9.

A．warmly

B．nervously

C．firmly

D．coldly

10.

A．talk

B．communicate

C．stay

D．sit

11.

A．why

B．when

C．whether

D．where

12.

A．but

B．or

C．and

D．yet

13.

A．head

B．top

C．ceiling

D．front

14.

A．ever

B．still

C．either

D．even

15.

A．classmate

B．fellow

C．teacher

D．mother

16.

A．experience

B．failure

C．dream

D．regret

17.

A．students

B．people

C．teachers

D．parents

18.

A．However

B．But

C．Though

D．And

19.

A．fast

B．busily

C．effectively

D．hard

20.

A．all which

B．that

C．all what

D．what

Do people in your country hug in the street? In some countries, it is common for people to show affection(亲密) in public places. In the United States, for example, we often see couples hold hands, hug and kiss on the street, in the park, in the restaurant and even on trains and buses. But in some other countries, people never show affection in public places because their customs don’t permit this, for example, in Korea and China. So, when Korean and Chinese people visit the United States, they sometimes feel very surprised when they see Americans hug and kiss on the street.

In some countries, friends show physical affection to each other. In some South American countries, female friends walk arm in arm when they walk along the street together. In Italy and Russia, male friends often kiss each other on both cheeks when they greet. In most countries, men don’t kiss or hug when they greet each other. They usually shake hands or pat each other on the back. People around the world are different in the amount, manner and situation in which they touch each other.

67. The main idea of this passage is ____.

A. the custom in Korea and China are exactly the same.

B. Koreans and Americans can never understand each other.

C. South Americans are more friendly than North Americans

D. Different countries permit different amounts of touching in public

68. Chinese and Korean feel surprised to see Americans hug and kiss on the street because ____.

A. they never hug or kiss

B. they themselves are polite

C. their own customs don’t permit such conduct

D. kissing each other is not allowed on the street

69. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Chinese people often kiss on the street.

B. In all countries public affection is permitted.

C. In many countries, men shake hands when they greet each other.

D. The Americans are not as polite as people in other countries.

70. From the passage we can guess____.

A. Korean people often kiss and hug on American streets

B. People all over the world like to kiss their friends

C. Americans like to kiss and hug Korean people on the street

D. It may be strange to Americans to see two men kiss on both cheeks.

“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣橱）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”

“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.

After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint（晕倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.

“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.

1.

According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the closet” means ______.

A. a family honor B. a family secret

C. a family story D. a family treasure

2.

What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors from Paragraph 2?

A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.

B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.

C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.

D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.

3.

Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?

A. She was curious about it. B. She planned to keep it for fun.

C. She needed it for her school task. D. She intended to scare her parents.

4.

. Jessica’s parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because ______.

A. they were crazy

B. they were over excited

C. they realized their misunderstanding

D. they both thought they had won the quarrel

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