Translation: Translate the following sentence s into Chinese or
English 英譯中
Drug trafficking remains a pervasive and complex issue affecting
countries worldwide. Criminal syndicates exploit porous borders and
sophisticated distributi on networks to traffic drugs across international
boundaries. The lucrative nature of the illicit drug trade fuels violence,
corruption, and instability in communities.
Cloze and Reading Comprehension Cloze Test : Choose the best words or phrases to complete the
following passage.
Terrorism is a grave threat to global security, with terrorist
organiza tions ___(13)___ atrocious acts of violence targeting civilians.
These attacks aim to instill fear and achieve political, religious, or
ideological goals. ___(14)___, terrorists employ various tactics, including
bombings, shootings, and kidnappings, to sow c haos and ___(15)___
societal stability.
Counterterrorism efforts require concerted cooperation and
coordination among nations to combat this scourge effectively.
Intelligence sharing, coordinated law enforcement operations, and
international treaties are cr ucial tools in ___(16)___ terrorist networks
and preventing future attacks.
While terrorism remains a persistent threat, international
cooperation and proactive measures are vital in ___(17)___ its impact
and protecting innocent lives.
Reading Comprehension : Choose the be st answer to each
question. Carol Miller steps into a metal booth that bounces X
rays off her
skin, producing a black and white image which reveals enough to make
her blush. To the eye, she is dressed in a suit in dark, business like
colors. On the monitor, the director of the Transportation Security
Administration’s security laboratory is naked, except for a gun and a
bomb that she hid under her outfit.
The U.S. government is considering using the technology at U.S.
airport security checkpoints because the device now in use cannot detect
plastic weapons or substances used in explosives. Miller is sacrificing
her modesty to make a point: Air travelers are not going to like being
technologically undressed by security screeners. The technology is
called “backscatter” because it scatters X rays. Backscatter machines
have been available on the market for years. They are priced between
US$100, 000 and US$200,000 and used in all sorts of security situations,
from screening families of convicts visiting prisons to South African
diamond miners going home for the day.
The agency is trying to find a way to modify the machines so it can
blur or block the images of sensitive body parts to make them
unrecognizable. Another option might be stationing the examiner in a
booth so only he sees the image. Some experts feel that the public is
willing to accept a certain amount of examination at the airport, but
there are clearly limits to the degree of invasion that is acceptable.
Others, however, suggest that this device is essential because of the
strong likelihood that a terrorist will try to bomb a plane.
Which of the following is FALSE?
1. Which of the following is FALSE?
A
Backscatte
r machines have been used for several years already.
B
Most people don't like the idea of appearing nearly naked in public.
C
A person will appear nearly naked once he or she enters the
backscatter machine.
D
Because of its efficiency, soon most of t
he airports in the U.S. are
going to adopt the backscatter machine.
