[originaltext] The Coast Guard does what its name says: it guards the coasts

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问题  
The Coast Guard does what its name says: it guards the coasts of the United States. During a war, the Coast Guard becomes part of the United States Navy, and helps to protect against enemy attacks. In times of peace, however, the Coast Guard is part of the United States Department of Transportation. It has responsibility for many different duties. The Coast Guard can be found at many large lakes in America, as well as in coastal waters. It enforces laws controlling navigation, shipping, immigration, and fishing. It enforces other laws that affect the thousands of privately-owned boats in the United States.
   Coast Guard planes, boats and helicopters search for missing boats and rescue people in dangerous situations. Last year, Coast Guardsmen saved the lives of almost 7,000 people.
   The Coast Guard does scientific research on the ocean. It also uses ice-breaking boats to clear ice from rivers or lakes, so boats can travel safely. One of the Coast Guard’s most important duties now is helping to keep illegal drugs out of the United States. Coast Guard boats, armed with guns, use radios and radar to find boats that may be carrying drugs. They stop the boats suspected of carrying drugs and search them. They seize the drugs and arrest the people on the boats. Last year, Coast Guardsmen seized more than 800,000 kilograms of marijuana and cocaine, and they arrested more than 700 persons trying to bring illegal drags into the United States.
   This kind of action is exciting. Most of the time, however, Coast Guardsmen say they see nothing more exciting than the ocean.

选项 A、Enforcing laws controlling navigation, shipping, immigration and fishing.
B、Enforcing taws affecting the privately-owned boats in the U. S.
C、Searching for missing boats and rescuing people.
D、Training people to be good swimmers along the beach.

答案 D

解析 [听力原文]
Which of the following is NOT the duty of the U.S. Coast Guard?
信息明示题。文章提到美国海岸警卫队除负责有关航海、运输、移民、捕鱼、私人船舶等法律的实施工作,还负责搜索失踪船只、救援被困人员,但并未提到训练人游泳,所以D正确。
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