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It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Columbia to New York, but last December's shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector's 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 dog's abdomen - yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.
When it comes to transporting drags, the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler's imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. "You've got snakes that are 12 feet long," says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drag 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 and 2,577 pounds of heroin. 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. In Miami, 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," 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 haven't seen before," says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, "but nothing really surprises us."
单选题 The dog was different from others in that
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】第一段有这样一句话:The dog looked to be on its last legs,and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body.这只狗看上去奄奄一息,因为在它身体的一侧有一个奇异的肿状物。可以推出这只狗的肚子特别大,因此选项D是正确答案。
单选题 How many methods are used to transport drugs?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】文章第二段第一句说:When it comes to transporting drugs,the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler's imagination.说到运输毒品,所用的方法只局限于走私者的想像力。也就是说,只要走私者能想象到的,他们都会用。因此选项A是正确答案。
单选题 How many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 19947
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】题干问的是1994年走私到美国的海洛因估计有多少磅。第三段中讲到截获到的海洛因为2 577磅。据估计截获的只占走私进入美国的百分之十。因此总数应为2 577×10=25 770。也就是说,C是正确选项。
单选题 Which of the following could best replace the expression "small fry" in the third paragraph?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】small fry是一个习语,意思为“不重要的人物”,在这一上下文中应作“不重要的走私者”解,因此选项C是正确答案。
单选题 What is this article about?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】文章第一段中讲到用牧羊犬运输毒品,第二段又讲到了用蛇运输毒品,可见手段越来越多。因此选项C为正确答案。