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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。
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听力
第一节 听力理解
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相关小题，在5秒钟内从题目中所给的A、B、C、项中，选出最佳选项。
听第一段对话，回答第1－3题。
1．What does the woman think of the subway?
A．It's convenient, cheap and safe．
B．It's cheap and safe but not convenient．
C．It's convenient and safe but not cheap．
2．Which is not the man's opinion about the subway?
A．It's cheap．
B．It's convenient．
C．It's too crowded．
3．What does the man prefer to take?
A．The subway．
B．The train．
C．A taxi．
听第二段对话，回答第4－6题。
4．What season is it now?
A．Spring．
B．Summer．
C．Winter．
5．Why should the man have bought an air-conditioner earlier?
A．The price is going up now．
B．It's hard to buy one now．
C．It's not hot any more．
6．What has the press been talking about?
A．El Nino．
B．Air-conditioners．
C．The temperature．
听第三段对话，回答第7－9题。
7．What are the two speakers most likely to be?
A．School teachers．
B．Play writers．
C．Pop singers．
8．What are the two speakers selecting a person to do?
A．Learn art．
B．Perform a part．
C．Organize an activity．
9．Who is the fittest for the job?
A．Nelly．
B．Sophia．
C．Rebecca．
听第四段对话，回答第10－12题。
10．What is wrong with the woman?
A．Her handbag is missing．
B．She lost some money．
C．She had a traffic accident．
11．Where did the woman go first that day according to the conversation?
A．To the police station．
B．To a restaurant．
C．To her friend's office．
12．What did the man suggest the woman do at once?
A．Go to the restaurant．
B．Go back to her car again．
C．Ring the manager．
听第五段独白，回答第13－15题。
13．What about the temperatures on the moon?
A．They are always very low．
B．They can be very different．
C．They are usually very high．
14．Why is the moon a silent world?
A．Because there are only animals there．
B．Because there is no air there．
C．Because there are no green trees there．
15．How does the earth look like seen from the moon?
A．It looks brighter than other stars．
B．It looks like a ball, colored red and blue．
C．It looks unfriendly．
第二节 听取信息
听下面一段对话。请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入标号为16至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60秒钟的作答时间。
听力
第一节 听力理解(5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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。
听第一段对话，回答第1至3题。
1．Where does the conversation probably take place?
A．At a railway station．
B．At a bookshop
C．At a department store
2．What does the man want to do?
A．Buy a ticket
B．Buy a toy for his daughter
C．Borrow money from the woman
3．How old is the man’s daughter?
A．Three years old
B．Five years old
C．Seven years old
听第2段对话，回答第4至6题。
4．What is Dan worried about at first?
A．His family
B．His biology paper
C．His birthday party
5．What will Alice do over the weekend?
A．Celebrate her grandmother’s birthday．
B．Work on her biology paper
C．Read at the library
6．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Classmates
B．Father and daughter
C．Teacher and student
听第3段对话，回答第7至9题。
7．When were the Coast Gardens built?
A．In 1329
B．In 1923
C．In 1932
8．What does the speaker tell the people to do first?
A．Have lunch．
B．Visit the collections．
C．Walk through the gardens．
9．How many sections are the gardens divided into?
A．Two
B．Four
C．Five
听第4段独白，回答第10至12题。
10．Why does David telephone Mr．Jackson?
A．To buy a new computer．
B．To ask for information about after-sales service
C．To repair his computer
11．When will David get the material?
A．At about 2∶30
B．At about 5∶00
C．At about 3∶30
12．What is the fax number of the man?
A．5586886
B．5538999
C．5589939
听第5段对话，回答第13至15题。
13．Why does the man want to visit Professor White?
A．To invite him to an exhibition．
B．To meet him by appointment．
C．To ask him some questions about the experiment．
14．When will the man probably meet Professor White?
A．Before two o’clock this afternoon
B．At two o’clock this afternoon．
C．After four o’clock this afternoon．
15．What will Professor White do between three and four o’clock?
A．Meet Professor Hunter
B．Meet Frank Hudson
C．Be on vacation
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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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Where is the woman now?
A．In her own bedroom．
B．In hospital．
C．In the office．
2．Where does this conversation most probably take place?
In a shop．
B．In a bank．
C．In a post office．
3．Why is the man late?
The road was busy．
B．There was an accident．
C．He took the wrong bus．
4．What does the woman mean?
A．Ann is looking for a home．
B．Ann is on the way home．
C．Ann is eager to go home．
5．What do we know about Smith?
A．He never makes any mistakes．
B．He can answer questions quickly．
C．He is always thinking of others．
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。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．Where is Tom now?
A．In the school．
B．At the cinema．
C．In a restaurant．
7．Who answers the telephone?
A．Mrs．Brown, Tom's sister．
B．Mrs．Black, Tom's aunt．
C．Mrs．Brown, Tom's mother．
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．What is the woman's New Year's resolution?
A．Getting a good job．
Building up her body．
Becoming more beautiful．
9．What did Henry do last year?
A．He joined a health club．
B．He stopped smoking．
C．He got a good job．
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．A passer-by and a policeman．
B．A policeman and a driver．
C．A passenger and a taxi driver．
11．Where does the woman want to go?
A．Sun Hotel．
B．Shine Hotel．
C．Wilson Hotel．
12．What do we know about the man?
A．He made a wrong turn．
B．He didn't have a driving license．
C．He will drive the woman for free．
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．Who once took guitar lessons from the man?
A．Susan．
B．Susan's son．
C．Mary Jackson．
14．How long has Mary Jackson studied the piano before?
A．3 months．
B．3 years．
C．6 years．
15．On what day is the woman going to take her lessons?
A．On Mondays．
B．On Wednesdays．
C．On Fridays．
16．How much should the woman pay for her lessons each time?
A．8 dollars．
B．6 dollars．
C．4 dollars．
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What does Albert probably do?
A French economist．
The survey organizer．
A website manager．
18．What was the number of visitors to this website per month last year?
A．60, 000．
B．30, 000．
C．8, 000．
19．Why do the second-hand gifts come to be so popular?
A．They are more expensive and attractive．
B．They are cheaper and eco-friendly．
C．They can be bought online．
20．What can we learn from the passage?
A．About 40％ of French consumers will give second-hand gifts．
B．There are many people in France buying the second-hand gifts．
C．The oldest consumers were more open to the idea．