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单选题
  • A. authorities
  • B. commanders
  • C. leaders
  • D. directors
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] authorities意为“官方”;而commander意为“指挥官”;leader为“领导”;director是“主任,主管”的意思。所以答案选A,为“海关官方”。
单选题
  • A. what
  • B. that
  • C. although
  • D. when
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] suspect后面是一个宾语从句,所以需要连词that,例如:We suspect that they'll be a little late.本句译为:“海关官方已经对用这种方式运输毒品怀疑一段时间了。”
单选题
  • A. operation
  • B. behaviour
  • C. movement
  • D. development
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] movement意指“有组织、有目的的活动”;operation意为“操作,运转”;behavior指“举止,行为”;development为“发展,进展”。所以答案选择C。
单选题
  • A. well-constructed
  • B. well'-designed
  • C. well-composed
  • D. well-organized
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据词意well-constructed“精心构造的”;well-designed“精心设‘计的”;well composed“精心组成的”;well-organized是“精心组织的”,所以选D,意为“组织严密的国际犯罪团伙”。
单选题
  • A. an
  • B. some
  • C. the
  • D. one
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] a London airport已经在前文出现过了,再次提到airport应用定冠词the。
单选题
  • A. but
  • B. so
  • C. because
  • D. as
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意应选转折连词but,译为:“四个男子在机场被捕受到审讯,但他们不大可能是组织者。”
单选题
  • A. turn
  • B. return
  • C. case
  • D. fact
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] in fact是固定搭配,意为“事实上,实际上”。
单选题
  • A. unconscious
  • B. unaware
  • C. unfamiliar
  • D. unknown
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 这四个词都含有“不知道”的意思,但搭配不同:unfamiliar和unknown都不搭配介词of,be conscious of之后要加名词,只有be unaware of之后可以用从句。所以答案选择B。
单选题
  • A. were
  • B. had
  • C. have
  • D. being
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] they declared后加宾语从句,一般过去时acted变为过去完成时had acted。译为:“事实上他们声称并不知道箱子中装的是什么,在带人英国的过程中也是诚实守法的。”
单选题
  • A. all
  • B. it
  • C. them
  • D. such
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] them指代boxes。
单选题
  • A. of
  • B. for
  • C. by
  • D. in
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] in表示“在一段时间之内”,意为“这是六个月中第三次……”。
单选题
  • A. immoral
  • B. criminal
  • C. illegal
  • D. irregular
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意要选“非法的”,本题主要区别illegal和criminal,criminal意为“犯罪的,犯法的”,illegal意为“非法的,不合法的”,illegal goods“非法货物”。所以选择答案C。
单选题
  • A. get
  • B. be
  • C. become
  • D. sell
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据句意“……宣称它们是医疗用品”,所以选be。
单选题
  • A. parked
  • B. picked
  • C. passed
  • D. packed
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 文中出现container“容器”,所以要用“包装”一词。虽然四个词词形相似,但表示“包装”的只有“pack”,所以选答案D。
单选题
  • A. warning
  • B. note
  • C. symbol
  • D. signature
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 这里是说箱子上的警示,note指“短信,便签”,symbol指“象征,标志”,signature为“签名”,只有warning表示“警示,警告”,所以选A。
单选题
  • A. harmed
  • B. injured
  • C. damaged
  • D. hurt
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] damage特指“物体外观、外形上的损坏,破坏”。所以选择答案C。
单选题
  • A. Some
  • B. We
  • C. They
  • D. Those
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] they指代“customs officers”,译为:“今天一位海关官员说,他们决心遏制这种不法行为。”
单选题
  • A. stop
  • B. hold
  • C. stay
  • D. step
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] put a stop to是固定搭配,意为“使……停止,使……终止”,所以选答案A。
单选题
  • A. It
  • B. This
  • C. There
  • D. That
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] no way可以译为“决不,没门儿”,它通常搭配there be句型。所以答案选择C。
单选题
  • A. off
  • B. in
  • C. for
  • D. with
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] get away with是短语,意为“侥幸成功,逃脱处罚”。这句译为:“绝不能让这些人再侥幸逃脱,为所欲为了。”