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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.

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。

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia (怀旧). It's fun to come home. It looks the same. It smells the same. You’ll realize what’s changed is you. Home is where we can remember pain, love, and some other experiences: We parted here; My parents met here; I won three championships here.

If I close my eyes,I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home. I walk in the door and see a brown sofa surrounding a low glass-top wooden table. To the right of the living room is my first bedroom. It’s empty, but it's where my earliest memories are.

There is the dining room table where I celebrated birthdays,and where I cried on Halloween — when I didn't want to wear the skirt my mother made for me. I always liked standing on that table because it made me feel tall and strong. If I sit at this table, I can see my favorite room in the house, my parents’ room. It is simple: a brown wooden dresser lines the right side of the wall next to a television and a couple of photos of my grandparents on each side. Their bed is my safe zone. I can jump on it anytime — waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.

I’m lucky because I know my first home still exists. It exists in my mind and heart, on a physical property (住宅)on West 64th street on the western edge of Los Angeles. It is proof I lived, I grew, and I learned.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home. I know it's where I’ll find my family, my dogs, and my belongings. I purposely leave the window open at night because I know I'll be blamed by Mom. But I don’t mind, because I want to hear her say my name, which reminds me I'm home.

43. Why does the author call her parents’ bed her “safe zone” (Paragraph 3)?

A. It is her favorite place to play. 

B. Her needs can be satisfied there.

C. Her grandparents' photos are lined on each side.

D. Her parents always play together with her there.

44. What can be learned from the passage?

A. The old furniture is still in the author’s first bedroom.

B. The author can still visit her first physical home in Los Angeles.

C. The author’s favorite room in her first home is the dining room.

D. Many people of the author’s age can still find their first physical homes.

45. Sometimes when she feels lost, the author will _________ .

A. open the window at night

B. lie down in bed to have a dream

C. try to bring back a sense of home

D. go to Los Angeles to visit her mom

46. What is the author’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To express how much she is attached to her home.

B. To declare how much she loves her first house.

C. To describe the state of her family.

D. To look back on her childhood.

【语篇解读】这是是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,题材是家对于作者的意义。作者通过描述儿时家的布局和所发生的趣事世,展示了家的重要性。

段落

关键词、句

大意推测

第一部分(Para. 1)

Home to me means a sense of familiarity and nostalgia.  

家的重要性:家意味着熟悉和怀旧。

第二部分(Para. 2-3)

If I close my eyes,I can still have a clear picture in mind of my first home.

the dining room table, a brown wooden dresser, a television and a couple of photos …, their bed

家的布局:虽然身在他乡,但脑海中浮现出家的清晰画面,作者甚至可以漫步其中,回味和家里的每一件摆设有关的故事,如棕色的沙发、木桌、餐桌、父母的床,梳妆台、电视机和祖父母的照片。

第三部分(Para. 4-5)

It exists in my mind and heart.

Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home.

家的重要性:家在作者的心中,作者随时可通过回忆享受家的温暖。

【解析】

43. D。推理判断题。难度:中等。题干中的safe zone提示定位在第三段的最后一句“I can jump on it anytime — waking up my parents if I am scared or if I have an important announcement that cannot wait until the morning.(如果我害怕或有等不到第二天早晨要宣布的重大通告时,我能随时跳上去,走向我的父母)。显然作者有各种需要时,都可以去找父母满足,而父母睡在床上,所以她称父母的床为“安全地带”。B符合此意,所以为正确答案。

解题思路:返回原文,将选项与原文一一进行比较

本题表面上是细节题,其实是三错一对的判断题。A“老家具依然在作者的第一个卧室”中的关键词old furniture提示,A对应原文的第二、三段。old furniture包括作者老家里的所有家具,如棕色的沙发、木桌、餐桌、父母的床,梳妆台等,而这些东西遍布家里的各个房间,A显然不符合原文。B“作者依然可以回洛杉矶的老家”在第四段提到:我的老家依然存在。它在洛杉矶西边的西64大街上,所以B是正确答案。

45. D。细节理解题。难度:中等。问题是“作者感到迷茫的时候可以怎样做”。根据题干中的关键词feels lost定位最后一段的第一句Sometimes when I feel lost, I lie down and shut my eyes, and I go home(有时当我感到迷茫时,我躺下来闭上眼睛回家)。由此可见,作者迷茫时,会闭上眼睛,重温家的感觉,C选项符合此意,为正确答案。

46. D。作者意图题。难度:难。

解题思路:根据文章结构判断主题通过文章主题,来判断作者的写作意图

根据文章结构,可看出主题是家对于作者的重要性。文中,作者通过描述家的状况和儿时的回忆及对老家的热爱,来表达她和这个家有着多么紧密的联系,C正符合此意,所以为正确答案。

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  William Shakespeare(1564-1616)

  Stratford-upon-Avon would be on an ordinary small city in Britain if it was not the birthplace of William Shakespeare.Shakespeare left the town when he was 18, but even at the height of his career in London, Shakespeare returned here regularly to visit his family.Shakespeare thought of it as his real home, even though London brought him fame.

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(1)

Which of the following doesn’t belong to the world’s top tourist attractions?

[  ]

A.

Stratford-upon-Avon.

B.

Westminster Abbey.

C.

Big Ben.

D.

Buckingham Palace.

(2)

Which of the following is true?

[  ]

A.

Stratford-upon-Avon made Shakespeare famous.

B.

In Shakespeare’s opinion, London was his real home.

C.

Stratford-upon-Avon was the birthplace of Shakespeare.

D.

Shakespeare returned to London regularly to visit his family.

(3)

________ appears in the novels Persuasion and Northanger Abbey

[  ]

A.

Stratford-upon-Avon

B.

London

C.

Britain

D.

Bath

(4)

________ is not Charles Dickens’s works.

[  ]

A.

Oliver Twist?

B.

Great Expectation?

C.

Bleak House?

D.

Northanger Abbey?

(5)

What’s the main idea of the passage?

[  ]

A.

Introduce the places where three literary masters grew up and lived.

B.

Introduce the works of three literary masters.

C.

Compare the three literary masters.

D.

Describe the three literary masters.

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The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.
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Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit,which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of depression.“To be invited to cook for such an important group of people,who are trying to solve some of the world’s major problems, is really a privilege,”said Oliver,“I’m hoping the menu I'm working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world,but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of.”
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56. What can we learn about Oliver from the text?
A.He is a well-known American cook.
B.He is invited to attend the G20 summit.
C.He has founded the Fifteen London.
D.  He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20.
57.The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to        .
A.include all delicious British food
B.use inexpensive produce with special characteristics
C.be rich,varied and of high quality
D.imitate the menu of last Japanese summit
58.Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A.Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders.
B.  Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text.
C.President Barak Obama offers the cut-price menu.
D.The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided.
59.What is the Fifteen London?
A.an apartment in London                 B.a luxurious restaurant in London
C.a restaurant as well as a training center    D.a famous avenue


C
Jamie Oliver has been invited by Gordon Brown to prepare a banquet at No. 10 for President Barack Obama and other leaders of the G20, offering a cut-price menu to reflect times when trade and industry are far from prosperous and the rate of employment is decreasing.
Downing Street sources say Oliver, the well-known chef, will cook using “honest high-street products” and avoid expensive or “fancy” ingredients (材料).
The prime minister is trying to avoid a repeat of the embarrassment last year when he sat down to an 18-course banquet at a Japanese summit to discuss world food shortages.
Obama, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and other leaders will be served by apprentices (学徒) from Fifteen, the London restaurant Oliver founded to help train young people in poverty in order to make a living by mastering a skill.
Brown wants the dinner to reflect the emphasis of the London summit, which he hopes will lead to an agreement to lift the world out of recession. “To be invited to cook for such an important group of people, who are trying to solve some of the world’s major problems, is really a privilege,” said Oliver.
“I’m hoping the menu I’m working on will show British food and produce is some of the best in the world, but also show we have pioneered a high-quality apprentice scheme at Fifteen London that is giving young people a skill to be proud of.”
The chef has not yet finalized the menu, but is expected to draw inspiration from his latest book, Jamie’s Ministry of Food, which has budget recipes for beef and ale stew (啤酒炖菜) and “impressive” chocolate fudge cake.
64. The underlined word “recession” in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to “_______”.
A. business       B. opposition           C. discussion           D. depression
65. What can we learn about Oliver from the text?
A. He is a well-known American cook.        
B. He is invited to attend the G20 summit.
C. He has founded the Fifteen London.      
D. He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20.
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A. Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders.
B. Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text.
C. President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu.
D. The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided.
67. What is the Fifteen London?
A. an apartment in London                                    B. a luxurious restaurant in London
C. a restaurant as well as a training center           D. a famous avenue

Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it, and to go in to their offices or schools every day by train, car or bus, even though this means they have to get up early in the morning and reach home late in the evening. 

One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper. Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money, one can get a little house in the country with a garden of one’s own. 

Then, in the country one can rest from the noise and hurry of the town. Even though one has to get up earlier and spend more time in trains or buses, one can sleep better at night and during weekends and on summer evenings, one can enjoy the fresh, clean air of the country. If one likes gardens, one can spend one’s free time digging, planting, watering and doing the hundred and one other jobs which are needed in a garden. Then, when the flowers and vegetables come up, one has the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

Some people, however, take no interest in country things: for them, happiness lies in the town, with its cinemas and theatres, beautiful shops and busy streets, dance-halls and restaurants. Such people would feel that their life was not worth living if they had to live it outside London. An occasional walk in one of the parks and a fortnight’s (two weeks) visit to the sea every summer is all the country they want: the rest they are quite prepared to leave to those who are glad to get away from London every night. 

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true? 

A.People who like country things prefer to live outside the city.

B.People who work in London prefer to live in the country.

C.Because of certain disadvantages of living outside London, some people who work in London prefer to live inside London.

D.Because of certain advantages of living outside London, many people who work in London prefer to live outside London.

2.One can use the same money for ________ to buy a little house with a garden in the country.

A.getting a small flat with a garden            B.having a small flat with a garden

C.renting a small flat without a garden         D.buying a small flat without a garden

3.When the flowers and vegetables in the garden come up, those _______ have the reward of one who has shared the secret of Nature. 

A.who live in the country

B.who have spent time working in the garden

C.who have a garden of their own

D.who have been digging, planting and watering

4.People who think happiness lies in the town would feel that _______ if they had to live it outside London. 

A.their life was meaningless                 B.their life was invaluable

C.they didn’t deserve a happy life           D.they were not worthy of their happy life

5.The underlined word “rest” in the last paragraph refers to ________.

A.the rest time                           B.the rest people

C.the rest of the country                   D.the rest of the parks and of the sea

 

London--A morning train rides away, across the channel. English kids discuss the Liverpool's football team in a Paris pub.

Some Parisians have started to travel to work in London.

In the 19th century, Charles Dickens compared the two cities, London and Paris, in A Tale of Two Cities. These days, it might be A tale of One City.

As there are few jobs at home over recent years, perhaps 250,000 Frenchmen moved across the channel. With an undersea tunnel, they could travel between cities in three hours. The European Union freed them from immigration and customs.

Paris, rich in beauty, is more stylish. But London feels more full of life, and more fun until the pubs shut down.

“For me, the difference is that London is real, alive,” said Trevor Wheeler, a financial expert.

Chantal Jaouen, a professional designer, agrees. “I am French, but I’ll stay in London,” she said.

There is, of course, the other view. Julie Lenoux is a student who moved to London two years ago. “I think people laugh more in Paris,” she said.

“Both cities have changed beyond recognition,” said Larry Collins, an author and sometimes a Londoner. Like most people who know both cities well, he finds the two now fit together comfortably. “I first fell in love with Paris in the 1950s. Things are so much more ordered, and life is better.”

But certainly not cheaper. In some parts of London, rents can be twice those on Avenue Foch in Paris.

Deciding between London and Paris requires a lifestyle choice. Like Daphne Benoit, a French journalism student with perfect English, many young people are happy to be close enough so they don’t have to choose. “I love Paris, my little neighborhood, the way I can walk around a centre, but life is too organized,” she said. “In London, you can be whoever you want. No one cares.”

1.It can be inferred that ___________.

A.Paris and London are the two biggest cities in the world

B.In the 19th century, Dickens told his stories in the two cities

C.London and Paris used to be separated

D.Liverpool is a big city in France

2.According to this passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.People feel it difficult to find a job in Paris.

B.People can't travel to London without a passport.

C.Living in France is more expensive than in London.

D.People can find any job in London.

3.The underlined phrase in Para9 most probably means “_____________”

A. beyond one’s imagination    

B. so much that people don’t know them well again    

C. so little that people still know them well                

D. to people’s satisfaction

4.What’s the meaning of the last two sentences?

A.People can do everything in London.

B.People will feel lonely in London.

C.People in London enjoy living in different ways.

D.People in London enjoy a lawless life.

 

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