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1、英语阅读练习一AAfederaljudgesentencedBruceJonesto12yearsinfederalprisonforfraud(诈骗罪).Overa10-yearperiod,Joneshadmanagedtocheatthousandsofpeoplethroughoutthestateoutofalmost$10million.HeadvertisedhisfantasticideasonTV.“Forsomereason,”Jonessaid,“TVseemstobreaktheice.Eventhoughyou
2、areatotalstrangertotheviewer,onceheseesyouonTVinhishome,hefeelslikeheknowsyou.Youenterhislivingroomandbecomeatrustedfriend.”Joneshadanimaginationthatwouldn’tquit.Onetimeheshowedviewersan“officialgovernment”earthquakereportwhich“proved”thatthewesternhalfofCaliforniawouldc
3、ollapseintotheseawithinthreeyears.For$100,hesaid,Joneswouldinsure（承保）yourhouseandpropertyforfullvalue.ThousandsofpeoplewhosawthatTVadsenthimahundreddollarseach.InanotherTVad,Jonesclaimedthathehadcometoanagreementwiththefederalandstategovernmentforexclusive（独享的）airrights.
4、Hetoldviewersthat,foronly$100,theycouldownthefirst10milesabovealltheirproperty.Youwouldbeabletochargeanycommercialplanethatflewoveryourproperty$100percrossing.Youwouldalsobeabletochargegovernmentrockets,satellites,spaceshuttles,andspacestations$100foreachandeveryviolatio
5、nofyourairrights.Anothertime,Jonesclaimedtohaveinventedaproductthatgetsridofcalories.Heshowedtheviewersaspraycanof“NoCal.”HesaidthatbysimplysprayingNoCalonyourfood,achemicalinteractionwouldcauseallthecaloriesinthefoodtosimplydisappearwithinabout10seconds.TheNoCalwasonly$
6、10acan.Asusual,Jonesreceivedthousandsofchecksinthemail.ThejudgetoldJonesthatheshouldbeashamedofhimself.Jonesrespondedthathewasveryashamedofhimself,andthatwhenhegotoutofprisonhehopedtobecomeaTVadvisertohelppeopleavoidgettingcheated.Hetoldthejudgethathewasalreadydeveloping
7、aninstructionalCDthat,formerely$100,wouldsavepeoplethousandsofdollarsinscams（骗局）.Thejudgenodded,andthenchangedJones’sentencefrom10yearsto12years.1.AccordingtoJones,hecouldsuccessfullycheatmanypeoplemainlybecause___________.A.hepromisedthemalargeprofitB.theyweretooeagerto
8、makemoneyC.theybelievedtoomuchinTVadsD.hewasskillfulincommunicatingwithpeople2.Whichofthefollowingstate
