阅读理解TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare“copper”and“bobby”．Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb“cop”meaning“totake”or“capture”and

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　　The British policeman has several nicknames but the most frequently used are“copper”and“bobby”．The first name comes from the verb“cop”meaning“to take”or“capture” and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel a 19th century politician who was the founder of the police force．An early nickname for the policeman was“peeler” but this name had died out．

　　Visitors to England seem，nearly always to be very impressed by the English police．In fact it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain when asked for his views of the country will always say，at some point or other “I think your policemen are wonderful．”

　　Well the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character．

　　A music-hall song of some years ago was called “If you want to know the time ask a policeman．”Nowadays most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman．In London the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!

(1)

The British policeman has ________ nicknames mentioned in the passage．
[　　]
A．	five
B．	two
C．	three
D．	ten

(2)

One of the nicknames for the policeman “peeler”________．
[　　]
A．	is the name of a politician
B．	is most frequently used sometimes
C．	is not used any more
D．	is still used as much as“bobby”

(3)

“If you want to know the time ask a policeman．”That means ________．
[　　]
A．	the British policeman is friendly and helpful
B．	the British policeman has plenty of time to help people
C．	people usually think that the policeman always knows the time
D．	it is a duty for the policeman to tell people the time

(4)

Which of the following is NOT true?
[　　]
A．	The British policeman has some nicknames．
B．	The British policeman is wonderful．
C．	Only the British policeman knows the time very well．
D．	The British policeman is ready to help people．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．C;3．A;4．C;