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Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources（来源）, as well as one of the oldest. Evidence shows that windmills（风车）began to be used in ancient Iran back in the seventh century BC. They were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind（磨碎）wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. When electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radio. However, by the 1940s, when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were rarely used.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal and gas are burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.
60. From the text we know that windmills .
A. were invented by European armies
B. have a history of more than 2800 years
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas
D. have rarely been used since electricity was discovered
61. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?
A. Sailing a boat.
B. Producing electricity.
C. Grinding wheat into flour.
D. Pumping water from underground.
62. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that .
A. wind power is cleaner
B. it is one of the oldest power sources
C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind
D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs
63. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. The advantage of wind power.
B. The design of wind power plants.
C. The worldwide movement to save energy.
D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.
【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据末段句子Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind可知，接下来作者应该谈论利用风能发电的情况，因此选择D项。
查看习题详情和答案>>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。
查看习题详情和答案>>听力训练
第一节
A．根据所听的内容完成句子。
1．Kunming lies ________．
2．The ocean ________．
3．Canada has ________ five Great Lakes．
B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项。
4．What did the man do last night?
A．He worked all last night．
B．He played all last night．
C．He slept all last night．
5．What is the town surrounded by?
A．Forests．
B．Mountains．
C．A river．
6．Where does the woman have to get off?
A．At the Bank of China．
B．At the post office．
C．At the next stop．
7．Why does the man refuse the woman?
A．He doesn't have a car．
B．He'll be using his car．
C．She doesn't drive．
8．Where does the woman want to go?
A．The Grand Hotel．
B．The shopping center．
C．The traffic light．
第二节
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．In which way does the box go faster but cost more?
A．Second class．
B．First class．
C．To a foreign country．
10．What does the man compare before making a decision?
A．Weight and stamps．
B．Price and time．
C．Forms and value．
11．What else is the man advised to do?
A．To put down a return address．
B．To buy second class stamps．
C．To pay the right amount of money．
听第10段材料，回答第12～15题。
12．How long is the speaker staying in Finland?
A．The whole winter．
B．For two weeks．
C．For three weeks．
13．Why is she in Finland?
A．To buy clothes．
B．To attend a conference．
C．To experience the weather．
14．What was the speaker's biggest problem with preparing the trip?
A．Getting the right kind of clothes．
B．Getting used to the weather．
C．Selling warm clothes．
15．Why could Julia help?
A．She's been to Northern Europe．
B．She's from Finland．
C．She makes clothes．
听第11段材料，判断下列句子是否正确(True or False)。
16．There is a road sign for the Palace Museum．
17．The man parked his car in the right place, which had no “No Parking” signs．
18．The man got a ticket from the policeman．
听第12段材料，回答第19～20题。
19．How did they get to the seaside?
A．By car．
B．By bus．
C．On foot．
20．What would they do together at last?
A．Swim in the sea．
B．Have a sunbath．
C．Go out for a ride by boat．
听力测试
第一节
A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。
1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．
2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．
3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．
B．听下面5段对话或独白，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?
A．By twelve o’clock．
B．By one o’clock．
C．By two o’clock．
5．What did the woman buy for her husband?
A．
B．
C．
6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?
A．She visited her uncles．
B．She went out often．
C．She met her friends at home．
7．What does the woman say about the weather?
A．It wasn’t very cold,and it snowed a little in December．
B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．
C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．The woman’s father．
B．A gift for the woman’s father．
C．A book about London．
第二节
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
9．According to the conversation,which statement is correct?
A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．
B．John’s family has a Christmas tree,but Sally’s has not．
C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．
10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?
A．Because the boxes are very heavy．
B．Because the tree is full of presents．
C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．
11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?
A．On the tree．
B．Near the pillow．
C．At the table．
听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。
12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?
A．Nothing．
B．Music．
C．Art．
13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Old folk songs．
B．Jazz．
C．Pop music．
14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?
A．The sound can be spread farther．
B．They can make some money．
C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．
听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．
16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．
17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．
听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
18．Whose birthday is it today?
A．Jane’s．
B．Lin Yun’s．
C．Wang Fang’s．
19．Which song did they sing first?
A．Rockey Mountain High．
B．Red River Valley．?
C．Happy birthday．?
20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?
A．Li Yun．
B．Li Yiwei．
C．Wang Fang．
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)
A．根据听到的内容完成下列句子。
Labour Day, always the first Monday in September, is a holiday of recreation and rest from labour．
1．People have a holiday and don’t go to work on ________．
St．Valentine’s Day may go back to Roman times when a special festival was held on February 14．On that day all the young girls put their names in a box and each young man drew out a name to pick his sweetheart for the next year．
2．At first St．Valentine’s Day was celebrated on ________．
Father’s Day, the third Sunday in June, began in 1910 by Ms．John Bruce Dodd in honour of her father．
3．The first Father’s Day was on ________ in the year ________．
B．听下面5段对话，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
M：Have you finished your term paper? I handed in mine last Friday．
W：I finished typing mine at three o’clock this morning．I have to hand it in by noon today．
4．When must the girl turn in her term paper?
A．By twelve o’clock．
B．By three o’clock．
C．By two o’clock．
M：Do you have your Christmas shopping done yet?
W：Almost．I got a watch for my husband, but I can’t seem to find anything for my dad．He would probably like a book or a case for his coin collection．
5．What did the woman buy for her husband?
A．A case．
B．A book．
C．A watch．
M：What did you do during the Chinese New Year?
W：I planned to visit my aunts and uncles．But owing to frequent visit of my friends and classmates, I just stayed at home and never got the chance to go out．
6．What did the woman do during the Chinese New Year?
A．She visited her uncles．
B．She went out often．
C．She met her friends at home．
M：Was it very cold here last winter?
W：Not bad．The temperature never dropped below freezing．There was a little snow around Christmas, but that was all．
7．What does the woman say about the weather?
A．It wasn’t very cold, and it snowed a little in December．
B．There wasn’t much snow but the weather was bad．
C．The temperature dropped below freezing after Christmas．
M：Sara, what are you going to buy for your father?
W：Well, I am going to get my dad a book about London．
8．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．The woman’s father．
B．A gift for the woman’s father．
C．A book about London．
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第9段材料，回答第9～11题。
W：Merry Christmas, John．
M：Merry Christmas, Sally．
W：Has your family got a Christmas tree?
M：Of course we have．My father bought a tree the day before yesterday, and it is much more beautiful than that of last year．And you?
W：We have one, too．Yesterday my family decorated it with all kinds of presents．
M：Also, we have hung a lot of small colorful lamps on it．My parents put many boxes under the tree．They say Santa Claus will put presents for me in them．
W：But my grandmother tells me that Santa Claus always puts toys in our stockings at night on Christmas．
M：Really?
W：It’s true．My grandmother never tells lies．I’ll put my stockings near my pillow tonight．
M：That’s a good idea．
W：I have to go now．Good luck!
M：The same to you!
9．According to the conversation, which statement is correct?
A．John’s and Sally’s families have Christmas trees．
B．John’s family has a Christmas tree, but Sally’s has not．
C．Sally’s father bought one Christmas tree yesterday．
10．Why do John’s parents put many boxes under the Christmas tree?
A．Because the boxes are very heavy．
B．Because the tree is full of presents．
C．Because Santa Claus will put his presents in them．
11．Where will Sally put her stockings finally?
A．On the tree．
B．Near the pillow．
C．At the table．
听第10段材料，回答第12～14题。
Nothing expresses the spirit of the holiday more than music．More than any other holiday celebrated in America, Christmas moves people to write, play and sing music．There are all religious songs, expressing joy or a sense of spiritual mystery, old folk songs and modern pop music, songs about winter Christmas trees and Santa Claus．People sing Christmas songs in churches and at school．They hear them on the radio, in stores, and even on street corners．More groups of people get together to sing at Christmas than at any other time of the year．During Christmas, many churches and schools give holiday concerts．The concert halls organize large group singing activities, called sing-songs．Many Christmas songs sound beautiful when sung by a large group．
12．What can express the spirit of the holiday most?
A．Nothing．
B．Music．
C．Art．
13．What kind of music is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Old folk songs．
B．Jazz．
C．Pop music．
14．Why do concert halls organize large group singing activities?
A．The sound can be spread farther．
B．They can make some money．
C．Large groups can make the songs sound very beautiful．
听第11段材料，并判断下列陈述是否正确(True or False)。
Mother’s Day
Brother：Hi, Angela．What are you doing?
Sister：Trying to figure out how to bake a cake．
Brother：Forget it, Angela．You can’t even make a sandwich．
Sister：Keep your mouth shut．
Brother：What do you want to bake a cake for anyway?Are we having any visitors today?
Sister：No．It’s for tomorrow．
Brother：Tomorrow?You can ask Mom to give you a hand．
Sister：Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．
Brother：That’s why you want to bake a cake, eh?Tell you what, why don’t you just buy a card or a dozen carnations?
Sister：Will you lend me twenty bucks?
Brother：Say it again．
Sister：You heard what I said．
Brother：You have your own pocket money．
Sister：What gift do you buy for Mom?
Brother：It’s a secret．
Sister：I knew you wouldn’t let me know．Who cares?
Brother：If you don’t have enough money to buy a gift, why don’t you just clean up the house?Mother will be pleased．She’ll have an easy day tomorrow．
Sister：Sounds like a good idea．But how about cooking?
Brother：Don’t worry．Leave it to me．
15．Tomorrow is Mother’s Day．
16．The brother is unwilling to lend her sister any money．
17．The sister will do cooking while the brother will do cleaning．
听第12段材料，从A、B、C三个选项中选出能回答问题的最佳选项。
A Birthday Party
Jane：Why?Are they out?(As she fumbles for the switch, the light suddenly comes on．)
All：Happy birthday!
Jane：Oh, what a surprise!Thank you all．
Lin Yun：Now close your eyes．(She holds up a stuffed puppy in front of Jane and yaps．)Okay, you can open your eyes now．
Jane：Wow!A cute puppy!
Lin Yun：This is a birthday present from all of us．
Joe：Hope you like it．
Jane：That’s very thoughtful of you．
Lin Yun：Thanks for your good advice, Joe．Look here, Jane．We’ve also got a cake．
Jane：Oh, I can’t believe it!I thought only Mom would do that for me．
Lin Yun：Don’t be so sentimental．Let’s light the candles．(They sing “Happy Birthday”．)
Wang Fang：Now make a wish and blow out the candles．
Jane：I’ve made the same wish many times, but it hasn’t come true yet．
Li Yiwei：It will, as long as you wish it whole-heartedly．(Jane takes a deep breath and blows out all the candles．Her classmates clap．)
Joe：We’re starving．Jane, please cut the cake．(After dinner, Lin Yun suggests singing and dancing for fun．)
Lin Yun：Let’s sing some English songs．
Li Yiwei：Okay, which one shall we start with?
Wang Fang：How about “Red River Valley”?(She takes the lead：“Oh, the buffalo’s gone from the prairie…”and they sing together．)
Lin Yun：Great．What shall we sing next?
Joe：Let’s sing “Rockey Mountain High”, John Denver’s favorite．
Qian Hong：Yeah．Let our spirits soar．
Li Yiwei：Here it goes．(She starts to play the tune．They sing．)
Jane：Li Yiwei, I didn’t know you could play the mouthorgan so well．
Lin Yun：You didn’t?Let her play a solo for you, will you?Yiwei, play a famous Chinese tune for Jane, how about “Erquanyingyue”?(Li plays the tune．)
Jane：(Claps)Wonderful．I wish I could do something like that．The Chinese music is so beautiful．I am lost．
Lin Yun：Now, Wang Fang, why not show your dancing talent for us?(Wang performs her Xinjiang dance．)
Jane：Thank you, Wang Fang．You let me know you more．How happy I am tonight!I hope the pleasant time lasts forever．
18．Whose birthday is it today?
A．Jane’s．
B．Lin Yun’s．
C．Wang Fang’s．
19．Which song did they sing first?
A．Rockey Mountain High．
B．Red River Valley．
C．Happy Birthday．
20．Who can play mouthorgan(口琴)well?
A．Lin Yun．
B．Li Yiwei．
C．Wang Fang．