Smuggling
It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Colombia to New York, but last Decembers shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspectors eye. The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dogs abdomen - yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.
When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smugglers imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. Youve got snakes that are 12feet long, says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drug is in the snake. Whos going to pull it out and feel it?
In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyones guess. Some customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney wont even prosecute small fry. Its got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or its not something that were going to stop the presses on, says Tom Cash, a retired agent.
Given this deluge, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. There are things we havent seen before, says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, but nothing really surprises us.
1. The dog was different from others in that
A) it could stand only on its hind legs.
B) it had only two legs
C) it was very attractive
D) it had a very big abdomen
2. How many methods are used to transport drugs?
A) As many as a smuggler can think of.
B) Beyond the smugglers imagination.
C) Only a limited number.
D) Only a few.
3. How many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994?
A) 204,391
B) 2,577
C) 25,770
D) 559,286
4. Which of the following could best replace the expression small fry in the third paragraph?
A) Small dogs.
B) Small sheep dogs.
C) Small smugglers
D) Small ringleaders.
5. What is this article about?
A) Drug transportation from Columbia to New York.
B) A new method for drug smuggling.
C) Varied drug transportation methods
D) Types of drug.
KEY:D A C C C
中驻英大使在女性破冰者组织成立仪式上的讲话
奥巴马每周电台演讲之圣诞节
奥巴马在林肯纪念堂的演讲(中英双语)
美国经典英文演讲100篇:Farewell Address
小知识:“HHP”究竟是神马意思?
怀念乔布斯:斯坦福大学演讲英文全文
[双语]奥巴马祝贺诺贝尔和平奖获得者声明
口译笔译综合:胡锦涛工商领导人峰会演讲
美国经典英文演讲100篇:"Religious Belief and Public Morality"
奥巴马竞选获胜演讲文稿
刘晓明辛亥革命百周年图片展讲话
温总理剑桥大学演讲对译稿(下)
克林顿在香港关于美国亚太地区政策的演讲口译3
美国经典英文演讲100篇:I Have a Dream
十二五规划中英文对照(3)
克林顿在香港关于美国亚太地区政策的演讲口译10
胡锦涛深圳第26届大运会开幕式欢迎宴会致辞
脱口秀主持柯南•奥布莱恩在2011年达特茅斯学院毕业致辞
希拉里"国际大屠杀纪念日"讲话
美国经典英文演讲100篇:Sproul Hall Sit-in Speech
美国经典英文演讲100篇:Statement on the Articles of Impeachment
温总理剑桥大学演讲对译稿(上)
温家宝2011年夏季在达沃斯论坛讲话(8)
汤姆-汉克斯在耶鲁大学毕业典礼上的演讲(视频)
2011诺贝尔奖得主托马斯•萨金特加州大学伯克利分校毕业演讲
美国驻成都总领事馆总领事新年贺词
奥巴马每周电台演讲2011.12.10
温家宝2011年夏季在达沃斯论坛讲话(9)
双语阅读:日本新首相野田自喻“泥鳅”
奥巴马就苹果创始人乔布斯去世发表的声明
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |