Australiahasverystrictlawsrelatingtotheimportationandpossessionofcertaingoods.Food,plantmaterialandanimalproductsfromoverseas,includingmanycommonsouvenirs,couldintroducesomeoftheworld′smostseriouspestsanddiseasesintoAustralia.Failingtodeclarequarantineitems(需要检疫的物品)onarrivalcoulddestroyouragriculture,tourismindustriesandspecialenvironment.
Everypieceofluggagewillbescreenedorx-rayedonarrivalinAustralia.Soyoumustdeclareforinspectionofallfood,plantmaterialandanimalproductstocheckthattheyarefreeofpestsanddiseases.
YoumusttickYESontheInformingPassengerCard(IP
C)todeclareifyouarecarryinganyfood,plantmaterialoranimalproducts.InsigningtheIPC,passengerswhoaremakingalegaldeclarationandfailingtoanswerallquestionstruthfullycanhaveseriousconsequences.
Ifyoufailtodeclareordisposeof(处理)anyquarantineitems,ormakeafalsedeclaration:
*youwillgetcaught;
*youcouldbefinedoverA$200on-the-spot;oryoucouldbeprosecutedandfinedmorethanA$60,000andriskupto10yearsimprisonment;
Ifyouarenotsureabouttheitemsyouarecarrying,askaquarantineofficerwhowilldeterminewhethertheyareallowedintoAustralia.
Thereasonwhyyouareaskedtodeclarequarantineitemsonarrivalisthat____________.
A.toomanyoverseasproductscoulddestroyAustralia'stourismindustry
A.animal products are often the cause of various diseases B.as is known to us all, bad food can spread diseases easily C.these items may carry dangerous pests or diseases into Australi正确答案D
