职称英语综合类学习资料阅读理解练习5.docx

职称英语综合类学习资料阅读理解练习5职称英语综合类学习资料阅读理解练习5PASSAGE10Smuggling?ItisnotunusualforapettobesentbyaircargofromColombiatoNewYork,butlastDecember#39;sshipmentofa4-year-oldsheepdogcaughtaNewYorkKennedyAirportCustomsinspector#39;seye.Thedoglookedtobeonitslastlegs,andtherewasanunusuallumponthesideofitsbody.AnX-rayandemergencysurgeryrevealedthepresenceof10condomstightlypackedwithfivepoundsofcocainethathadbeensurgicallyimplantedinthedog#39;sabdomen-yetanotherfirstforCustomsinthewarondrugs.Whenitcomestotransportingdrugs,themethodsusedareonlyaslimitedasasmuggler#39;simagination.Kilobricksofcocaineareroutinelyconcealedbeneathfalsebottomsofcontainersthatholdpoisonoussnakes."You#39;vegotsnakesthatare12feetlong,"saysaUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceagent-andsometimesthedrugisinthesnake."Who#39;sgoingtopullitoutandfeelit?"In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,559,286poundsofmarijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactuallyflowsintothecountryisanyone#39;sguess.Somecustomsofficialsestimatethatonly10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,theDistrictAttorneywon#39;tevenprosecutesmallfry."It#39;sgottobeoverfivekilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofheroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaorit#39;snotsomethingthatwe#39;regoingtostopthepresseson,"saysTomCash,aretiredagent.Giventhisdeluge,onecanonlywonderifagentsareeverconfoundedbysomeofthesmugglingmethods."Therearethingswehaven#39;tseenbefore,"saysJohnMcGhee,aMiamiCustomsspecialagent,"butnothingreallysurprisesus."练习：1.ThedogwasdifferentfromothersinthatA)itcouldstandonlyonitshindlegs.B)ithadonlytwolegsC)itwasveryattractiveD)ithadaverybigabdomen2.Howmanymethodsareusedtotransportdrugs?A)Asmanyasasmugglercanthinkof.B)Beyondthesmuggler#39;simagination.C)Onlyalimitednumber.D)Onlyafew.3.HowmanypoundsofheroinwereestimatedtobesmuggledintotheUnitedStatesin1994?A)204,391B)2,577C)25,770D)559,2864.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression"smallfry"inthethirdparagraph?A)Smalldogs.B)Smallsheepdogs.C)SmallsmugglersD)Smallringlead