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。

【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。

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1—3题。

1.Why doesn't the man choose Japanese: food?

A. He doesn't like Japanese food.

B. He ate Japanese food last night.

C. He thinks Japanese food is expensive.

2.What does the man really want to eat?

A. Buffet.

B. Fast food.

C. Chinese food.

3.Where will the man probably eat?

A. In a steak house.

B. In the shopping center.

C. Outside the shopping center.

听第二段对话，回答第4。6题。

4.Why is the man proud of his daughter?

A. Because she's going to college.

B. Because she's going to leave home.

C. Because she'll save money on food.

5.What does the man remind his daughter to do?

A. Take some food.

B. Register for food.

C. Eat instant noodles.

6.What is the man surprised to hear?

A. His daughter decides to change her major.

B. His daughter has a discussion with her Mom.

C. Business administration is a great major.

听第三段独白，回答第7~9题。

7.Who is the speaker?

A. A college student in China.

B. A Chinese student in the US.

C. An American student in the US.

8.How do Chinese students learn in class?

A. They study textbooks.

B. They listen and take notes.

C. They review before exams.

9.What does the American professor want to know?

A. The class's opinion.

B. The student's research.

C. The student's opinion.

听第四段对话，回答第10~12题。

10.Where did the woman buy her new computer?

A. From a store.

B. From the Internet.

C. In a shopping center.

11.What makes it cheaper to buy online?

A. The seller has to rent a store.

B. The seller must pay its staff.

C. The seller can save money.

12.Why do many people still buy things in the store?

A. They think it's easy.

B. They think it's cheap.

C. They think it's safe.

听第五段独白，回答第13~15题。

13.How does the wide use of plastic help in daily life?

A. It makes life convenient.

B. It makes life wonderful.

C. It makes life enjoyable.

14.What does the speaker think of things made of plastic?

A. They are cheaper.

B. They don't last long.

C. They appear attractive.

15.How do stores promote using reusable bags?

A. By selling plastic bags.

B. By banning plastic bags.

C. By charging for plastic bags.

第二节  听取信息（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段独白，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。你将有60秒钟的作答时间。

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第二节 回答问题（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分）

阅读下面短文，根据第58至60小题的具体要求，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

Healthy Diets

Instead of buying only fresh foods,Americans nowdays buy many more convenience foods.There are foods which are already partly or completely prepared .Many of them are frozen,such as frozen dinner,heat-and-serve French fries ,and frozen pizzas.There are also many canned (put in a can) convenience foods. such as ready-made spaghetti (意大利细条实心面),soups,stews (炖熟菜肴),and vegetables.

Convenience foods save time and trouble.They are popular with people who are busy or who don’t like to cook or wash dishes.But they ofen cost more than fresh ,unprepared foods and may contain artificial additives (a chemical added to the food).Also,many people feel they don’t taste as good as home cooked foods.

Health food and Co-ops

In the 1960s,a“back-to-the-earth”movement was started by young people in the United States.The movement was a reaction against the harmful effects of technology.From the movement came a new understanding of food and health.Many people now prefer natural and organic(chemical-free)foods to the prepared foods sold in health food stores and in food co-ops,which are small stores and where customers help manage the store .In co-ops,food is usually not packaged.Customers bring their own bags and jars and scoop(汲取) their food out of boxes or baskets.

58.What are the disadvantages of convenience foods?

____________________________________ ____________________________________

59. Convenience foods are popular with people who ____________________________________

 ____________________________________ ____________________________________

60.How do customers buy food from co-ops?

____________________________________ ____________________________________

阅读下面短文，根据第1至第3小题的具体要求，简要回答问题。

A is for always getting to work on time.

B is for being extremely busy.

C is for the conscientious（勤勤恳恳的）way you do your job.

You may be all these things at the office, and more. But when it comes to getting ahead,

experts say, the ABCs of business should include a P, for politics, as in office politics.

Dale Carnegie suggested as much as more than 50 years ago hard work alone doesn’t ensure career advancement. You have to be able to sell yourself and your ideas, both publicly and behind the scenes. Yet , despite the obvious rewards of being dedicated to office politics –a better job, a raise, praise—many people are still unable —or unwilling—to “play the game.”

“People assume that office politics involves some manipulative（工于心计的）behavior,” says Deborah Comeran, assistant professor of management at Hofstra University. “But politics comes from the word ‘polite’. It can mean persuading and forming associations. It can mean being kind and helpful, or even trying to please your superior, and then expecting something in return.”

In fact, today, experts define office politics as proper behavior used to seek one’s own self-interest in the workplace. In many cases, this involves some form of getting along with others within the office environment—not just in large companies, but in small workplaces as well.

Yet, psychologists say, many employees and employers have trouble with the concept of politics in the office. Some people , they say, have an idealistic idea of work and what it takes to succeed. Still others associate politics with flattery（奉承），fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear, to be flattering their boss for favors.

Experts suggest changing this negative picture by recognizing the need for some self promotion.

1．What does it mean by saying “many people are still unable—or unwilling—to ‘play the game’”?（回答词数不超过15个）

2．According to today’s experts, what is office politics?（回答词数不超过12个）

3．What’s the main idea of the passage?（回答词数不超过8个）