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Smuggling
It is not unusual for a pet 1 to be sent by air cargo 2 from ColumbiatoNew York, but last December"s shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector"s eye 3. The dog looked to be on its last legs 4, 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 dog"s abdomen一yet another first for" Customs in the war on drugs 5.
When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler"s imagination 6. Kilo bricks of cocaine 7 are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms 8 of containers that hold poisonous snakes. "You"ve got snakes that are 12 feet long," says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent一and sometimes the drug is in the snake. "Who"s going to pull it out and feel it?"
In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine,559,286 pounds of marijuana 9 and 2,577 pounds of heroin 10. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyone"s guess. Some Customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. InMiami, the District Attorney won"t even prosecute small fry. "It"s got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or it"s not something that we"re going to stop the presses on 11,"says Tom Cash, a retired agent.
Given this deluge 12, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. "There are things we haven"t seen before, "says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, "but nothing really surprises us."
词汇：
emergency /i"mə: dʒənsi/ n．紧急情况
surgery /"sə:dʒəri/n．外科手术，外科；手术室，诊所
condom /"kəndəm/n．避孕套
surgically /"sə:dʒəri/adv．以外科手术的方式，通过外科手术
implant /im"pla: nt/vt．植人，插人，嵌人；灌输，牢固树立；移植
abdomen /"æbdəmen/n．腹部
kilo /"kiləu/n．千克；千米
attorney /ə"tə:ni/n．检察长，检察官；律师，代理人
prosecute / "prɔsikju: t/vt．起诉，告发
deluge / "delju: dʒ/n．洪水般的泛滥；洪水；大雨，暴雨
confound /kən"faund/vt．使吃惊，使惊惶失措；混淆，使（思想等）混乱
注释：
1．pet：爱畜，宠物
2．air cargo：空运货物，空运邮件
3．…caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector"s eye.……引起了纽约肯尼迪海关一位检查员的注意。catch somebody"s eye：被人看到，引起某人注意。又如：The dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store．当她经过店铺时，橱窗里的那件连衣裙引起了她的注意。
4．The dog looked to be on its last legs．那只狗看上去奄奄一息。be on one"s last legs：濒于死亡。又如：By the mid-1980s, the copper industry in the U. S. was on its last legs．到了20世纪80年代中期，美国的铜业已经衰落了。
5．...yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.……这是反毒战争中该海关创下的又一个第一。
6．When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler"s imagination．说到运输毒品，走私者所使用的方法只要他们想得到的都用。when it comes to用于引入另一个话题或同一个话题的不同方面。又如：Most of us know that we should cut down on fat. But knowing such things isn"t much help when it comes to shopping and eating．我们中的大多数人都知道应该少吃肥肉，不过一到买东西和吃饭的时候，这些道理也就顾不上了。
7．cocaine：可卡因
8．false bottoms：夹层的假底板，活板
9．marijuana：大麻毒品
10．heroin：海洛因
11．…or it"s not something that we"re going to stop the presses on...：……或者说这个数量应是新闻界感兴趣的。
12．Given this deluge：考虑到走私毒品的数量如此之大。given something：考虑到，把……考虑进去。
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
All over the earth’s surface is a layer of air which extends upwards for many miles. This air (1) the oxygen without which neither plants nor animals (2) live. Its movements, temperature and pressure (3) the weather, and it is a vehicle (4) the clouds of water vapour (5) condense and fall as rain. It forms a blanket which (6) us from the extreme heat of the sun during the day and (7) the extreme cold when the sun has (8)
It is chiefly (9) air that sound travels, so that if there were no air we should (10) practically nothing. The atmosphere is held (11) the earth’s surface by the gravitational pull of the earth -- that.is, it has weight. High up it is thin (12) near the surface it is compressed by the (13) of air above, and is more dense. The weight of air pressing (14) each square inch of surface at sea-level is nearly (15) pounds, which meansthat the total force (16) the skin of an average man is about 30,000 pounds. He is not , (17) this because the pressure is equal in alldirections and the pressure inside him is equal (18) -that without, but should he go up in a balloon to a height at which the outside- pressure is (19) he would suffer acutely. It is (20) this reason that the cabins of aeroplanes are ’ pressurized’.
A:kilometres B:ponds C:miles D:pounds
All over the earth’s surface is a layer of air which extends upwards for many miles. This air (1) the oxygen without which neither plants nor animals (2) live. Its movements, temperature and pressure (3) the weather, and it is a vehicle (4) the clouds of water vapour (5) condense and fall as rain. It forms a blanket which (6) us from the extreme heat of the sun during the day and (7) the extreme cold when the sun has (8)
It is chiefly (9) air that sound travels, so that if there were no air we should (10) practically nothing. The atmosphere is held (11) the earth’s surface by the gravitational pull of the earth -- that.is, it has weight. High up it is thin (12) near the surface it is compressed by the (13) of air above, and is more dense. The weight of air pressing (14) each square inch of surface at sea-level is nearly (15) pounds, which meansthat the total force (16) the skin of an average man is about 30,000 pounds. He is not , (17) this because the pressure is equal in alldirections and the pressure inside him is equal (18) -that without, but should he go up in a balloon to a height at which the outside- pressure is (19) he would suffer acutely. It is (20) this reason that the cabins of aeroplanes are ’ pressurized’.
A:kilometres B:ponds C:miles D:pounds
Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.
Mr.White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more.
One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked [or five pounds.
Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, "I understand your difficulties, Tom. I’ d like to help you. But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me. "
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
A:at least thirty-five pounds B:exactly thirty-five pounds C:less than thirty pounds D:five pounds
Passage Three
Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds.
Mr. White, a man with a kind hear(, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more.
One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds.
Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, "I understand your difficulties, Tom. I’ d like to help you. But I’ m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me."
Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
A:at least thirty-five pounds B:exactly thirty-five pounds C:less than thirty pounds D:five pounds
Passage Three Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he is out of work. He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty. He often visited Mr. White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds. Mr. White, a man with a kind hear(, found it difficult to refuse the money, though he himself was poor. Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr. White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more. One day, after telling Mr. White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds. Mr. White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end. Then he said, "I understand your difficulties, Tom. I’ d like to help you. But I’ m not going to give you five pounds this time. I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me off next time you see me." Tom took the money, but he never appeared again.
Altogether Tom received（）from Mr. White.A:at least thirty-five pounds B:exactly thirty-five pounds C:less than thirty pounds D:five pounds
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A:camels B:ships C:pounds D:cars
How much would four pounds of tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles out from the surface of the earth?
A:1 pound. B:2 pounds. C:3 pounds. D:4 pounds.
How much would four pounds of tea weigh if it was taken 4,000 miles out from the surface of the earth?
A:1 pound. B:2 pounds. C:3 pounds. D:4 pounds.
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