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。

 

第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

首先请阅读下列名胜介绍及基本信息：

A. Mauritius, an island lying off the southeast Africa in the Indian Ocean. The pleasant tropical climate and scenery provides the perfect setting to enjoy everything. The sea is full of colorful life that lives around the coral reef. This makes Mauritius a wonderful place for swimming and diving.

B. Las Vegas is really a fascinating city, where you can dine in the finest restaurants, shop in the chicest stores, and watch world-class entertainment. Maybe you will become a millionaire or lose all your money overnight. What’s so clever about Las Vegas is that it makes absolutely certain that you have such a good time that you don’t mind losing a bit of money along the way. That’s why they don’t even call it “gambling” any more, but “gaming”.

C. Few cities leave the visitors with such vivid impressions; the whole city is something of a work of art. And annual film festival is held with a refreshing emphasis on art. Few cities can compete with the thousands of cafes, bars and restaurants that line every Parisian street. And along the street you will be fascinated by the beautiful window shows of various clothes.

D. Kitzbuhel is a paradise for all the skiers. With fine weather and breath-taking scenery, it is a world-class ski resort. Every winter, thousands of people come from all parts of the world to challenge themselves.

E. Jerusalem is regarded as a holy place by Jews, Muslims and Christians. For Jews, it is where their ancestors built the first and second temples. For Christians, the city was the scene of Jesus’ life. However, since the war broke out, people there have suffered a lot, the situation has been tense, and peace is just a dream.

F. The old Nile brought about the civilization of Egypt; people there regard it as “the mother river” of them. On both sides of the Nile stand noble pyramids which were built as the tombs of the ancient pharaohs. Along with the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, the Great Sphinx is one of the greatest and most studied monuments of human history.

现在，请阅读下面信息，根据他们的实际情况，进行信息匹配。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。

56. Smith is a professor who does research on ancient buildings. This month, his university gives a reward to him for his great contributions. So now an idea of traveling to a new place to continue his study has come into his mind.

57. Though Lola is a woman reporter, she is brave enough to go deep into the places at war. This year, she was honored as “Rose of Front”. Next month, she will go to a place at war. She is confident to do her work well and give people the most brief and real reports.

58. Alice and Simon are going to get married. They want to hold an underwater wedding in a special place, which has beautiful scenery, silver sand, delicious seafood and luxurious hotels, where they can enjoy themselves.

59. Jane is a modern girl, who is a crazy fan of rock music and films. She has a romantic dream, that is, one day, she will go to a beautiful place to appreciate all the attractive music and films with a cup of coffee in her hand.

60. Tom is really depressed these days. Owing to his bad management, his company closed. He wants to go to a place to try his fortune so that he can start his business again in the near future.

 

阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
每个人都有烦心事，下面5个人也碰到了自己的问题，根据他们的信息，从A—F中找出合适的建议来对他们进行引导。

A．Find some new friends or colleagues to help you to ease (缓解) the working pressure and loneliness. Making friends is a great pleasure. At the same time, call your family regularly and tell them you are fine here.

B．It is very important to take care of yourself. Caring more about your own body will help you be more energetic to take care of your family members. So treat yourself well.

C．It is a good lifestyle to eat fresh vegetables and fruit. Have a backup plan for the days when you plan to eat well. And sometimes physical exercise will do good to your health, so do regular activities often.

D．Give yourself a reward when you get some small success, which will lead to achieving your overall goals. And celebration takes active part in successful changes. So make a list of some more interesting reasons to keep you go on fighting for your own future.

E. Have a rest or have a trip. Family as well as work is important in people’s life. Just as some sayings go：People who know how to rest know how to work; All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. So stay with your family and enjoy the beautiful life.
F. You should trust yourself and your ability, and have a positive (积极的) attitude to work. Sometimes you can list some past success, which can help you to remind that you are an able man. So self-confidence is very important to you.
阅读下列人物信息，并试为其选择合适的建议。
1.Mike is an engineer of computer, but he doesn’t’ believe in his own working ability. He actually works very hard but he doesn’t get a rise in his company. So he feels very sad.
2. Cedric is alone in this company, and he doesn’t’ t like to stay at the dorm, which he thinks will make him more homesick and miss his family in Sichuan.
3. Vicky doesn’t have outside work. Actually she is a housewife. She uses almost all of her time to cook the meal, clean the house and take care of her babies. She feels very tired and she thinks her health condition is getting worse and worse.
4. Cathy is a busy businesswoman, but her business is not very successful. She cares little about her success and she doesn’t’ have any motivation(动力) to improve her business.
5. Fiona has worked for 4 weeks without having a rest. So she feels very worried about her young daughter, who is only 8 years old. She is very tired now and she misses her family very much.

信息匹配（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。 【温馨提示】如果该题选E，请填涂AB；如果选F，请填涂CD。

首先，请阅读下列笔友俱乐部成员的信息：

A. Culture fan: Karen, 17, American. She’s simply fascinated with other cultures. Her best friends come from four different countries. She enjoys foreign music and movies. She likes reading books, especially about culture and history. Send her a message at rickyroberts1000@yahoo.com.

B. Open-minded girl: Sarah, 17, Chinese. She spends most of her time knitting, dancing and seeing movies. She likes swimming, listening to music, learning foreign languages, collecting stamps and playing games. She’s willing to make friends with anyone between 17 —19 years of age. Her email: Sarah@hotmail.com.

C. Language Talents: Takumi is 18. This Japanese boy has mastered several languages such as Japanese, English and Russian. He likes learning about different cultures and listening to music. Do you want to learn languages? His email: ff8_angel19xx@hotmail.com.

D. Traveling around the world: Mary, 18, American. She enjoys art, pop music, and travel. She has been to several countries such as Italy, the UK, Ireland, China, and France, and she is always curious about different cultures. Her email address is bandana4real@hotmail.com.

E. Sports lover: Rodrigo, 22, Australian. He’s a teacher of physical education and a personal trainer. He likes sports very much. He also likes to write books. Contact him at lby4real@yahoo.com.

F. Music-loving girl: Ada, 19, English. She’s a college student. She plays some instruments: the piano, the guitar, and the violin. She plays the piano quite well. She can dance and sing really well in French, Japanese, Romanian, Italian, etc. Her email: si_a91@hotmail.com.

请阅读以下希望找到理想笔友者的自我介绍，然后根据他们的要求，匹配他 / 她拟要找的笔友俱乐部成员：

1.I’m Andy, a second-year university student from the U.S. My major is elementary education, so I will become a teacher. In March 2008 I’m going to Japan to study at the Nagasaki College of Foreign Language. I’d like to make friends with someone who can help me with Japanese.

2.My name is Eliza. I’m a very outgoing girl. I love playing the piano. I hope to become a pianist. I also play the guitar. I can sing in several languages. I’m looking for someone who has a lot in common with me.

3. I’m Anna, and I live in Canada. I speak English, French and Spanish. A lot of things interest me, especially other countries’ cultures, because I would like to see what other people’s lives are like. If you are interested in the same things, let’s become friends.

4. I’m Emilio Ukabi. I’m a boy of 18 years old, from Nigeria. I want to become an engineer in computer science and my favorite hobby is playing basketball. Really, I love this game. I’d like to be your friend, as long as you are sporty.

5.I am Emiri, a 17-year-old girl from Tokyo, Japan. I want to make friends all over the world! I seek girls or boys around my age who have similar hobbies― listening to American pop music and traveling abroad.