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。

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. _36  in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37 on both sides with many _38 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. _39 , some shops offered _40 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. _41 in the 1950s, a change began to _42 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street _43_ too few parking places were _44_ shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open sp aces _45_ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.
And open space is what they got _46 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls,  47_ as a collection of small new stores _48_ crowded city centers. _49_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from _50_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing _51_ of shopping centers led _52_ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. _53_ the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the _54_ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,  55_ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.  
36. A. As early as     B. Early    C. Early as        D. Earlier
37. A. built        B. designed      C. intended      D. lined
38. A. varied    B. various         C. sorted D. mixed up
39. A. Apart from     B. However      C. In addition   D. As well
40. A. medical care B. food     C. cosmetics    D. services
41. A. Suddenly         B. Abruptly       C. Contrarily    D. But
42. A. be taking place      B. take place     C. be taken place      D. have taken place
43. A. while      B. yet        C. though          D. and then
44. A. available for  B. available to C. used by         D. ready for
45. A. over        B. from     C. out of   D. outside
46. A. when      B. while    C. since    D. then
47. A. started  B. founded        C. set upks5u   D. organized
48. A. out of     B. away from   C. next to          D. near
49. A. Attracted       B. Surprised     C. Delighted     D. Enjoyed
50. A. inner      B. central          C. shopping      D. downtown
51. A. distinction      B. fame    C. popularity    D. liking
52. A. on  B. in turn C. by turns        D. further
53. A. By  B. During C. In D. Towards
54. A. cheapness     B. readiness     C. convenience         D. handiness
55.A. because of                B. and                     C. with                       D. provided

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. _1in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 2on both sides with many _3businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. _4, some shops offered _5.These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. _6in the 1950s, a change began to _7. Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street _8_ too few parking places were _9_ shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open sp aces _10_ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.

And open space is what they got _11the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls,  12_ as a collection of small new stores _13_ crowded city centers. _14_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from _15_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing _16_ of shopping centers led _17_ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. _18_ the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the _19_ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,  20_ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.

1.A. As early as      B. Early       C. Early as      D. Earlier

2.A. built            B. designed    C. intended      D. lined

3.A. varied           B. various     C. sorted        D. mixed up

4.A. Apart from       B. However     C. In addition   D. As well

5.A. medical care     B. food        C. cosmetics     D. services

6.A. Suddenly         B. Abruptly    C. Contrarily    D. But

7.A. be taking place  B. take place     C. be taken place   D. have taken place

8.A. while            B. yet         C. though        D. and then

9.A. available for    B. available to                 C. used by    D. ready for

10.A. over            B. from        C. out of        D. outside

11.A. when            B. while       C. since         D. then

12.A. started         B. founded     C. set up        D. organized

13.A. out of          B. away from   C. next to       D. near

14.A. Attracted       B. Surprised   C. Delighted     D. Enjoyed

15.A. inner           B. central     C. shopping      D. downtown

16.A. distinction     B. fame        C. popularity    D. liking

17.A. on              B. in turn     C. by turns      D. further

18.A. By              B. During      C. In            D. Towards

19.A. cheapness       B. readiness   C. convenience   D. handiness

20.A. because of          B. and            C. with              D. provided

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Shopping habits in the United States have changed greatly in the last quarter of the 20th century. _36  in the 1900s most American towns and cities had a Main Street. Main Street was always in the heart of a town. This street was 37 on both sides with many _38 businesses. Here, shoppers walked into stores to look at all sorts of merchandise: clothing, furniture, hardware, groceries. _39 , some shops offered _40 .These shops included drugstores, restaurants, shoe-repair stores, and barber or hairdressing shops. _41 in the 1950s, a change began to _42 . Too many automobiles had crowded into Main Street _43_ too few parking places were _44_ shoppers. Because the streets were crowded, merchants began to look with interest at the open sp aces _45_ the city limits. Open space is what their car-driving customers needed.

And open space is what they got _46 the first shopping centre was built. Shopping centers, or rather malls,  47_ as a collection of small new stores _48_ crowded city centers. _49_ by hundreds of free parking space, customers were drawn away from _50_ areas to outlying malls. And the growing _51_ of shopping centers led _52_ to the building of bigger and better stocked stores. _53_ the late 1970s, many shopping malls had almost developed into small cities themselves. In addition to providing the _54_ of one stop shopping, malls were transformed into landscaped parks,  55_ benches, fountains, and outdoor entertainment.  

36. A. As early as     B. Early    C. Early as        D. Earlier

37. A. built        B. designed      C. intended      D. lined

38. A. varied    B. various         C. sorted D. mixed up

39. A. Apart from     B. However      C. In addition   D. As well

40. A. medical care B. food     C. cosmetics    D. services

41. A. Suddenly         B. Abruptly       C. Contrarily    D. But

42. A. be taking place      B. take place     C. be taken place      D. have taken place

43. A. while      B. yet        C. though          D. and then

44. A. available for  B. available to C. used by         D. ready for

45. A. over        B. from     C. out of   D. outside

46. A. when      B. while    C. since    D. then

47. A. started  B. founded        C. set up   D. organized

48. A. out of     B. away from   C. next to          D. near

49. A. Attracted       B. Surprised     C. Delighted     D. Enjoyed

50. A. inner      B. central          C. shopping      D. downtown

51. A. distinction      B. fame    C. popularity    D. liking

52. A. on  B. in turn C. by turns        D. further

53. A. By  B. During C. In D. Towards

54. A. cheapness     B. readiness     C. convenience         D. handiness

55.A. because of                 B. and                     C. with                        D. provided

    阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

    The following is about wedding customs around the world.

    In Scotland, when a couple    1    married, the bride comes to the bridegroom's home on the wedding day. She    2    a piece of wedding cake into the air with all her    3   . The higher she throws it,    4    their life is expected to be. In some parts of Switzerland    5   is customary to invite a performer on stilts (高跷)   6 the wedding    7    the couple good luck. In Cameroon, the wedding tradition is    8 the bridegroom's father holds the bride and throws her into a pool of water to get rid of    9    luck. In a village in Egypt, the bridegroom takes the bride in his arms, and they jump together into a big tub (盆，浴盆) of water. They    10   dripping. and everyone shares their good wishes.

    In Java, Indonesia, the bride    11    a basin of clear water and washes the bridegroom's feet to express her    12    to him. In the Caucasus the newlyweds, accompanied (陪伴)    13    a chief witness (证人，证婚人), complete to    14    a high mountain.

    When they reach the summit (top), they are considered to    15   . In Australia, Ausakan newly weds are bundled (tied) together in a bag    16    snake skin to spend the    17   . They are considered married when they emerge (come out, appear) the next morning. In Afghanistan,    18    is placed before the bride and bridegroom. They meet in the mirror, then    19    a big wedding feast (large meal). In the South Pacific, wedding customs are rather simple. The couple come to the home of the clan(部族) elder,    20    marries them by touching their foreheads together.

    1．

A. are　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. gets

C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. will be

    2．

A. throws 　　　　　　　　　　  B. gives

C. sends　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. puts

    3．

A. rings　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. energy

C. strength　　　　　　　　　　  D. things

    4．

A. happier　　　　　　　　　　&nb

sp;  B. happiest

C. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. the happier

    5．

A. she　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. he

C. it　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. there

    6．

A. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. with

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

    7．

A. wish　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. to wish

C. wishes　　　　　　　　　　    D. wishing

    8．

A. what　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. which

C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. that

    9．

A. bad　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. good

C. happy　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. well

    10．

A. come out of　　　　　　    B. come up

C. come down　　　　　　　　 D. come out

    11．

A. takes　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. brings

C. fetches　　　　　　　　　　   D. carries

    12．

A. obey　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. likeness

C. happiness　　　　　　　　    D. devotion

    13．

A. with　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. by

C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. on

    14．

A. climb　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. draw

C. run　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. choose

    15．

A. be winners　　　　　　　　  B. be married

C. be engaged　　　　　　　　  D. have found a good habit

   &
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bsp;16．

A. made up of　　　　　　　　 B. made into

C. made of　　　　　　　　　　  D. made from

    17．

A. day　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. morning

C. evening　　　　　　　　　　   D. night

    18．

A. a bed　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. a table

C. a mirror　　　　　　　　　　  D. a room

    19．

A. happen　　　　　　　　　　   B. take place

C. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. has

    20．

A. that　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. who

C. which　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. where