职称英语综合类阅读理解5

1、职称英语综合类阅读理解5职称英语综合类阅读理解5PASSAGE 10Smuggling?It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Colombia toNew York, but last December#39;s shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dogcaught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector#39;s eye. The doglooked to be on its last legs, and there was an unus

2、ual lump on the sideof its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had beensurgically implanted in the dog#39;s abdomen - yet another first forCustoms in the war on drugs.When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods

3、used are only aslimited as a smuggler#39;s imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine areroutinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that holdpoisonous snakes. You#39;ve got snakes that are 12feet long, says aUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drugis in the snake.

4、 Who#39;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 muchactually flows into the country is anyone#39;s guess. Some customsofficials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs comin

5、g into thecountry are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney won#39;t evenprosecute small fry. It#39;s got to be over five kilos of cocaine,above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana orit#39;s not something that we#39;re going to stop the presses on, saysTom Cash, a retired

6、 agent.Given this deluge, one can only wonder if agents are ever confoundedby some of the smuggling methods. There are things we haven#39;t seenbefore, says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, but nothingreally surprises us.练习：1. The dog was different from others in thatA) it could stand onl

7、y on its hind legs.B) it had only two legsC) it was very attractiveD) it had a very big abdomen2. How many methods are used to transport drugs?A) As many as a smuggler can think of.B) Beyond the smuggler#39;s imagination.C) Only a limited number.D) Only a few.3. How many pounds of heroin were estima

8、ted to be smuggled into theUnited States in 1994?A) 204,391B) 2,577C) 25,770D) 559,2864. Which of the following could best replace the expression small fryin the third paragraph?A) Small dogs.B) Small sheep dogs.C) Small smugglersD) Small ringleaders.5. What is this article about?A) Drug transportat

9、ion from Columbia to New York.B) A new method for drug smuggling.C) Varied drug transportation methodsD) Types of drug.KEY：DACCCPASSAGE 11Life in the UniverseMany scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere inthe universe-life probably much like that on our own planet. Theyreason in th

10、e following way.As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built ofthe same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the samelaws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guessthat other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way asou

11、r own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that lifewill arise wherever the proper conditions exist.Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. Thiseliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the samesize and weight as the earth. A smaller planet would

12、lose its atmosphere;a larger one would hold too much of it.Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light. Thiseliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only singlestars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun wouldqualify.Finally, life could evolve only if the p

13、lanet is just the rightdistance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet wouldhave to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to befarther away.If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family ofplanets, then how many planets might support life? First, eliminate

14、those stars that are not like our sun. Next eliminate most of theirplanets; they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Theneliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight asthe earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do notnecessarily mean that life actua

15、lly does exist on a planet. It may nothave begun yet, or it may have already died out.This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on whichearthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on onlyone planet in a million, there are so many billions of planets that thiswo

16、uld still leave a vast number on which life could exist.1. Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universeA) has different laws.B) has one common law.C) shares the same lawsD) shares no common law.2. The existence of life depends on all of the following factors EXCEPTA) the right

17、amount of atmosphere.B) our own solar system.C) steady heat and light.D) the right distance from the sun.3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?A) The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.B) Proper conditions are essential to the existence of lifeC) Double stars can provide steady light and heat.D) The distance between a planet and its sun should be right.4. What kind of planet might NOT support life?A) Most of the planets of the stars.B) Stars similar to our sun.C) Planets similar to the earth.D) Planets with pro