2.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 policemen 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 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 city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!
24.B nicknames for the British policeman have been mentioned in the passage.
A.Two B.Three
C.Several D.Many
25.One of the nicknames for the policeman"peeler"B.
A.is most frequently used
B.has not been used any more
C.was Sir Robert Peel's
D.is still used as much as"bobby"
26.The main idea of the second paragraph is thatC.
A.visitors to England are kind to the British policemen
B.the English policemen have become a joke to visitors
C.visitors to Britain are very grateful to the policemen for their help
D.the British policemen tell the visitors the views of their country
27."If you want to know the time,ask a policeman."This meansC.
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 are friendly and helpful
D.the British policemen know the time correctly
28.From the whole passage,we know thatA.
A.the British policemen spend a lot of time directing the visitors in England.
B.the British policemen's nicknames may not always be wonderful.
C.the British policemen can't find any time to do anything elsebut help the visitors all day.
D.the British policemen's nicknames have died out.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了英國警察有幾個綽號,到英國的游客認(rèn)為英國警察很好,因為他們花大量的時間給到倫敦的旅游者指路.
解答 24.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段The British policeman has several nicknames,but the most frequently used are"copper"and"bobby;An early nickname for the policemen was"peeler可知英國警察有三個昵稱已在文中提到;故選B.
25.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段An early nickname for the policeman was"peeler",but this name has died out.一句中的"has died out"可知:peeler這個綽號已不再用了;故選B.
26.C.主旨大意題.通讀第二段Visitors to England seem,nearly always,to be very impressed by the English police可知,本段的中心是:到英國的游客認(rèn)為英國警察很好;故選C.
27.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一段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該句意為"如果你想知道時間,就去問警察".說明英國的警察待人友好、樂于助人.故選C.
28.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.從文章最后一句In London,the policemen spend so much of their time directing visitors about city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else可知:警察花大量的時間給到倫敦的旅游者指路;故選A.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.