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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B．30 minutes.

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D．3 hours.

2.What is special about the battery?                                      

A．It is built in an iPhone.	B．It is the smallest of its kind.
C．It can also be used as a charger.	D．It keeps power for about 30 days.

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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。

She was known to millions as the "Queen of Crime" or the "Duchess (女公爵) of Death". But surprisingly, she hated violence and blood, and knew nothing of the weapons most often used in murder. "I don't think I dare look at a really horrible and damaged body," Agatha Christie once said. But her pen dared to travel where her eyes would not. In a 50-year writing career, Christie's murder stories made her the world's best-known mystery writer. She is outsold only by the Bible (《圣经》) and Shakespeare.

Her works have been turned into films and TV series, and a line of computer games is set to be released over the next six years.

"My grandmother liked to use new ways to reach people who wanted to enjoy her work," said Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard. "Turning her stories into PC games allows us to introduce classic mysteries to new audiences."

Born in 1890 in England, Christie was educated at home and began her writing career while working as a nurse during World War I. She went on to produce 79 novels and numerous (大量的) short stories, dying at the age of 86. "With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies," said one fan.

Her first novel, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》), also introduced Hercule Poirot, a retired Belgian (比利时的) police officer who starred in 30 of her works. Among the most popular are "Murder on the Orient Express" (《东方快车谋杀案》) (1934), and "Death on the Nile" (《尼罗河上的惨案》) (1937).

Poirot is a tidy little man with a funny-looking moustache, an egg-shaped head, and a high opinion of himself. He draws conclusions from observing the behavior of those around him, always managing to spot patterns that others cannot see. Poirot has become so famous that someone has even written his biography (传记), "The Life and Times of Hercule Poirot".

Starring in 17 novels, another Christie character, Miss Marple, is nearly as well known as Poirot. But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. As she once said, "Human nature is the same everywhere."

1. Agatha Christie was a ________ woman.

A. rich B. kind C. bold D. outstanding

2. Christie's murder stories ranked the ________ in sale amount.

A. second B. first C. third D. fourth

3. Christie's stories have been turned into ________ other forms.

A. two B. three C. four D. five

4. Christie's knowledge of murder was ________ .

A. poor B. rich C. limited D. poor

5. Poirot's success lies in his power of ________ while Miss Marple's success belongs to her knowledge of ________ .

A. observation； human nature

B. murder； imagination

C. imagination； murder

D. human nature； observation

(D)篇

1. D。归纳综合题，可用综合归纳法来解。认真阅读分析原文不难发现，Christie一生写了79部小说和大量短篇小说，当然是一个很出色的人。

2. C。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第一节末句可推出答案。

3. B。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文第二节体现答案。

4. B。推理判断题，可用逻辑推断法来解。由原文第四节"With her knowledge of murder, Christie could have been a teacher at police academies,"said one fan.可以推出答案。

5. A。细节判断题，可用直接就题找文法来解。原文末节But while the Belgian uses his powers of observation, the old Miss Marple relies on her knowledge of human nature to solve crimes. 体现答案。

 

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一株玉米的人生    冰山雪莲

    大千世界，芸芸众生，谁人不是经历了一番坎坷?万物生灵，谁的一生又会是一帆风顺的呢?万事如意，心想事成，只不过是人们对生活的美好祝愿罢了。

    你看，那田间的一株株的玉米幼苗，不也是农人精心播种下去的吗?看它们安静的享受着阳光雨露，我想：它们的一生应该是万事如意，一帆风顺的吧?

    不!细想它们一生的经历，每一阶段又何尝不是经历了一番苦难呢?

    尚是种子时，它们中间有的就被筛选出来，被无情地丢弃。优胜劣汰，大自然的法则永远是残酷无情的!那么，被选中的种子是否就一生万事大吉了呢?

    不!你看那嫩绿的幼芽儿旁边，不是有一粒种子在默默地哭泣么?它籽粒饱满，在阳光的照耀下闪着熠熠的光泽。谁能不说它是一粒优秀的种子呢?而如今，就因为农人的一个疏忽，它成了大地的弃儿，艳羡地看着昔日的同伴伸展着稚嫩的双臂接受大自然的恩泽，而自己却只能永远生活在同伴的阴影下，在孤寂的时光里呜咽!这一切难道是它的错?

    那么，有机会发芽的种子该是命运的宠儿了吧?

    不!当它们生长到大约二三十厘米的时候，农人们要再一次执行优胜劣汰的法则。一株株比较赢弱的玉米幼苗被生生的连根拔起!刹那间，我仿佛听见一声声因锥心的疼痛而发出的痛苦呻吟，一声声哀叹命运不公而发出的呐喊!是啊，它们并不都是羸弱的，枯黄的，它们中也有茁壮的，优秀的，可是，他们又能向谁去讨回公道呢?怨它们的位置不符合农人的要求?可那位置恰恰就是农人给的呀!

    那么，有幸被留下来的幼苗就可以高枕无忧了吧?

    不!它们将接受更多的考验!洪水、干旱、冰雹、蝗虫……将像猛兽一样时时肆虐的对待每一株幼苗!苗儿们要时时紧紧的抓住大地母亲的衣襟，稍有不慎就会被彻底击倒，而且永远不得复生!

    难哪!那么，经历了种种磨难和坎坷，最终结得累累硕果的玉米们该是最最幸运的了吧?是的，它们是幸运的!你看，它们在秋目的阳光照耀下，露出金黄的笑脸，自豪地站在秋风中纵情歌唱的幸福模样，的确让人感到欣慰。可是，另一种不幸在别处悄悄地窥视着它们呢!

    收获的季节到了!虽然一穗穗玉米幸福地被农人收仓，但是，在田涧地头，仍会有一些玉米被人遗漏。它们像仓中的玉米一样金黄，一样颗粒饱满，一样历经风雨，一样历经沧桑。可现在，只能在孤寂的秋夜里无奈的呜咽，在渐冷的秋风中无声的长叹，在凄风苦雨的侵袭下慢慢的腐烂!这，就是一株玉米的人生!经历了种种坎坷与磨难最终达到了成功彼岸，得到了自己想要的，就应谈是幸福的，幸运的了。因为还有那一样历经风霜而最终以悲剧形式离开的人们。

    这，就是命运!强，是因为有弱相比较；幸，是因为有不幸做陪衬！

其实，人的一生如果真的万事如意，一帆风顺，心想事成，又何尝不是另一种悲哀呢?就像蜂蜜喝多了就不觉得甜一样。只有经历了许多波折，品尝了人生百味，人生道路上的风景才会色彩斑斓，五彩缤纷。人生不仅要有高度，更要有深度广度和厚度!不管结局如何，我努力过，我争取过，我奋斗过，我不仅走过、路过，还深深地悟过!我的人生了无遗憾就不愧来人世间走一遭!

分析第一段的含义及作用（4分)

解释下列两句话在文中的含义。

  (1)可现在，只能在孤寂的秋夜里无奈的呜咽，在渐冷的秋风中无声的长叹，在凄风苦雨的侵袭下慢慢的腐烂!

  (2)人的一生如果真的万事如意，一帆风顺，心想事成，有何尝不是另一种悲哀呢?

请概括玉米一生可能遇到的不幸。

结合实际情况，谈一谈“一株玉米的人生”给你人生的启示。