职称理工类英语阅读理解备考之经典练习(3)
<p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="Decembers">Decembers</span> <span word="shipment">shipment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 4-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="inspectors">inspectors</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="lump">lump</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="body">body</span>. <span word="An">An</span> <span word="X">X</span>-<span word="ray">ray</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span> <span word="surgery">surgery</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="condoms">condoms</span> <span word="tightly">tightly</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="surgically">surgically</span> <span word="implanted">implanted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="abdomen">abdomen</span> - <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 1994, <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="seized">seized</span> 204,391 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>, 559,286 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2,577 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="flows">flows</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anyones">anyones</span> <span word="guess">guess</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="only">only</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="seized">seized</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="Attorney">Attorney</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="prosecute">prosecute</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fry">fry</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="kilos">kilos</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cocaine">cocaine</span>, <span word="above">above</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kilo">kilo</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heroin">heroin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 5,000 <span word="pounds">pounds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="marijuana">marijuana</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presses">presses</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Tom">Tom</span> <span word="Cash">Cash</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="retired">retired</span> <span word="agent">agent</span>. 练习： <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="hind">hind</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> 2. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="drugs">drugs</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Beyond">Beyond</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smugglers">smugglers</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) 204,391 <span word="C">C</span>) 25,770 4. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="fry">fry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="sheep">sheep</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="ringleaders">ringleaders</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Columbia">Columbia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Varied">Varied</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="KEY">KEY</span>：<span word="DACCC">DACCC</span> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="convinced">convinced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="exists">exists</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>---<span word="life">life</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="eliminates">eliminates</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>; <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Finally">Finally</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="evolve">evolve</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weaker">weaker</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="farther">farther</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="earthlike">earthlike</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planets">planets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="exist">exist</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="has">has</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> 2. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="factors">factors</span> <span word="EXCEPT">EXCEPT</span> <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="our">our</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="solar">solar</span> <span word="system">system</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earth">earth</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Double">Double</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="steady">steady</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>. 4. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="NOT">NOT</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="life">life</span>? <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Stars">Stars</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="sun">sun</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Planets">Planets</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>. <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="planets">planets</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="life">life</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="exist">exist</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span>. <span word="KEY">KEY</span>: <span word="CBCAD">CBCAD</span></p>
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