阅读理解TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknames(绰号)butthemostfrequently(经常地)usedare“copper”and“bobby”．Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb“cop”meaning“totake”or

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　　The British policeman has several nicknames(绰号) but the most frequently(经常地)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(政治家) who was the founder of the police force．An early nickname for the policeman was“peeler” but this name has died out．

　　Visitors to England seem nearly always to be very impressed by the English police．In fact it has become a joke that visitors to Britain when asked for their views of the country will always say at some point of 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 policemen．In London the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about the city that someone wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!

(1)

One of the nicknames for the policeman“peeler”________．
[　　]
A．	is most frequently used
B．	is not used any more
C．	was Sir Robert Peel's
D．	is still used as much as“bobby”

(2)

The main idea of the second paragraph is that ________．
[　　]
A．	visitors to England think the British policemen are wonderful
B．	the English policemen have become a joke to the visitors
C．	visitors to Britain are very grateful to the policemen for their great help
D．	the British policemen tell the visitors about the views of their country

(3)

“If you want to know the time ask a policeman．”This means ________．
[　　]
A．	the British policemen like to tell the time to the visitors
B．	most people's watches don't go well
C．	the British policemen know the correct time
D．	the policemen are friendly and helpful

(4)

From the whole passage we know that ________．
[　　]
A．	the British policemen spend a lot of time directing visitors in London
B．	the British policemen's nicknames are not used very often
C．	the British policemen are always wonderful
D．	the British policemen's nicknames are not used any more

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．A;
提示：
(1) 推断题。从An early nickname for the policeman was“peeler” but this name has died out．一句中的“has died out”可知：peeler这个绰号已不再用了。 (2) 主旨题。通读第二段可知，本段的中心是：到英国的游客认为英国警察很好。 (3) 细节题。该句意为“如果你想知道时间，就去问警察”。说明英国的警察待人友好、乐于助人。文章的第三段对此有交代。 (4) 从文章最后一句可知：警察花大量的时间给到伦敦的旅游者指路。B项与第一段第一句不一致；C项与文中第三段说法不符；D项与第一段的内容相矛盾。