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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精炼(5)(I)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中,选出最佳选项。Althoughthetopmeninsmugglingbusinessmustworktogether,mostofasyndicate’ssmallfry,especiallythemules,knowonlytheirimmediatecontacts.Ifcaughtthereislittletheycangiveaway.Amuleprobablywillnotevenknowthenameofthepersonwhogiveshimhisinstructions
2、,norhowtogetintouchwithhim.Usuallyheevendoesnotknowthepersontowhomhehastomakedelivery.Hewillbetoldjusttosittightinacertainhotelorbaruntilsomeonecontactshim.Inthiswayifheisblown,ingthroughairportcustomshecannotunwittinglyleadagentstothenextlinkinthechain.Allthepersonsatthereceivingenddoistohangaroun
3、dtheairportamongthewaitingcrowd,andseethatthemuleesthroughsafely.Ifhedoesnot,heisdimplywrittenoffasaloss.Tomakeidentificationofmuleseasier,severalsyndicateshavedevisedtheirown“clubties”sothatamulewearingonecanimmediatelybepickedout.Mulesoftenreceivecarefultrainingbeforeembarkingontheirfirstjourney.
4、OneBeirutorganization,forexample,usesaroomwiththreeairlineseatsinit.Therethetraineemulessitforhoursonendwearingweightedsmugglingvestsbeneaththeirclothes,sothattheybeeaccustomedtostandingupafteralongflightinanaturalway,andwithoutrevealingwhattheyarecarrying.AnoutfitinBrusselsmaintainedafortableapart
5、mentwherethemulescouldrelaxandgetafirmgriponthemselvesonthenightbeforetheirfirstjourney;theywerehelpedtodressbeforesettingoutfortheairportinthemorning.Moreoftenthannotacourierwillnotknowpreciselywhereheisgoingorwhatflightnumberisuntilheisactuallyhandedhisticketsattheairport.Thispreventsthecarelessb
6、oastinsomebarortoagirlfriendthenightbefore.Mulesoccasionallyrunoffwiththegoodstokeeptheprofitthemselves.Asinsuranceagainstthis,asyndicateoftensendsahigh-uponthesameplanetokeepawaryeyeoncouriers,particularlynewones.Eventhenthingscangobadlywrong.Oneinternationalcurrencysmugglerwhowashavingtroublegett
7、ingmoneyoutofBritainwasofferedhelpbyagroupofmenwhosaidtheywereinapositionto“fixthing”–forafeeofcourse.Foolishly,thesmuggleragreedtoaccepttheirhelp.WhenhegottoLondon’sHeathrowAirport,hehandedovertooneoftheme
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