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1、(十) Smuggling ItisnotunusualforapettobesentbyaircargofromColombiatoNewYork,butlastDecember'sshipmentofa4-year-oldsheepdogcaughtaNewYorkKennedyAirportCustomsinspector'seye.Thedoglookedtobeonitslastlegs,andtherewasanunusuallumponthesideofitsbody.AnX-rayandemergencysurgeryreve
2、aledthepresenceof10condomstightlypackedwithfivepoundsofcocainethathadbeensurgicallyimplantedinthedog'sabdomen-yetanotherfirstforCustomsinthewarondrugs. Whenitcomestotransportingdrugs,themethodsusedareonlyaslimitedasasmuggler'simagination.Kilobricksofcocaineareroutinelyconcea
3、ledbeneathfalsebottomsofcontainersthatholdpoisonoussnakes."You'vegotsnakesthatare12feetlong,"saysaUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceagent-andsometimesthedrugisinthesnake."Who'sgoingtopullitoutandfeelit?" In1994,UnitedStatesCustomsseized204,391poundsofcocaine,559,286poundsofm
4、arijuanaand2,577poundsofheroin.Justhowmuchactuallyflowsintothecountryisanyone'sguess.Somecustomsofficialsestimatethatonly10percentofthedrugscomingintothecountryareeverseized.InMiami,theDistrictAttorneywon'tevenprosecutesmallfry."It'sgottobeoverfivekilosofcocaine,aboveakiloofh
5、eroinandmorethan5,000poundsofmarijuanaorit'snotsomethingthatwe'regoingtostopthepresseson,"saysTomCash,aretiredagent. Giventhisdeluge,onecanonlywonderifagentsareeverconfoundedbysomeofthesmugglingmethods."Therearethingswehaven'tseenbefore,"saysJohnMcGhee,aMiamiCustomsspecialag
6、ent,"butnothingreallysurprisesus." 1.Thedogwasdifferentfromothersinthat A)itcouldstandonlyonitshindlegs. B)ithadonlytwolegs C)itwasveryattractive D)ithadaverybigabdomen 2.Howmanymethodsareusedtotransportdrugs? A)Asmanyasasmugglercanthinkof. B)Beyondthesmuggler'simagin
7、ation. C)Onlyalimitednumber. D)Onlyafew. 3.HowmanypoundsofheroinwereestimatedtobesmuggledintotheUnitedStatesin1994? A)204,391 B)2,577 C)25,770 D)559,286 4.Whichofthefollowingcouldbestreplacetheexpression"smallfry"inthethirdparagraph? A)Smalldogs. B)Smallsheepdogs.
8、C)Smallsmugglers D)Smallringleaders. 5.Whatisthisarticleabout? A)
