London police are well known in the world. Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700 there was no policeman in London at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night, and they were not paid very much.
About 300 years ago, London started to get bigger. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people had to stay in their homes as much as possible.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. There was no policewoman in London until 1920.
Today, London police are quite well paid and only a few police officers still ride horses.
Perhaps the London Police Force’s greatest achievement (成就) is to meet changing  conditions and provide excellent police service (服務(wù)). The two main reasons for the Force’s development were the growth of population and the progress of science and technology.
小題1:London Police Force is famous in the world, because _________.
A.it provides excellent serviceB.it has many policewomen
C.the police officers work on horsesD.it has a long history
小題2:People in London didn’t want to go outdoors about 300 years ago because __________.
A.there were no policemen in the streets
B.the city was very dirty
C.they were poor
D.there were so many thieves in the streets
小題3:London had 120 Bow Street Runners in the year of __________.
A.1700B.1750C.1800D.1829
小題4:Which of the following sentences is true according to the passage?
A few policeman protected the city streets at night in 1700.
B.The first London Police Force was founded in 1829.
C.London police were well paid in the past.
D.People could not see policewomen until 1900.
小題5:What is the best title for this passage?
A.London Police Force
B.Bow Street Runners
C.Why Are London Police Famous?
D.The History of the London Police

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:D  

試題分析: 本文大意:倫敦警察世界聞名,如今到處是警察,但1700年時(shí)倫敦街上根本沒有警察。300年前,有太多在街上偷錢的小偷,以致于人們不得不盡可能呆在家里。1750年亨利.弗爾丁開始給一組抓小偷的人付工資,50年后,有了120個(gè)弓街警察,在1829年,第一個(gè)有著3000個(gè)辦事人員的倫敦警察局開張了,直到1920年才有了女警察。如今,倫敦警察薪水很高,只有一些警察騎馬。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Perhaps the London Police Force’s greatest achievement (成就) is to meet changing  conditions and provide excellent police service (服務(wù)).大概倫敦警察最偉大的成就就是符合正在改變的情況和提供優(yōu)質(zhì)的警察服務(wù), 可知選A
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people had to stay in their homes as much as possible有太多在街上偷錢的小偷,以致于人們不得不盡可能呆在家里,可知選D
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves.  Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners1750年亨利.弗爾丁開始給一組抓小偷的人付工資,50年后,有了120個(gè)弓街警察,可知選C
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù) So, in 1829, the first London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers.所以,在1829年,第一個(gè)有著3000個(gè)辦事人員的倫敦警察局開張了,可知選B
小題5:標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)About 300 years ago, In 1750,Fifty years later,  in 1829, 1920,Today大約300年前,1750年,50年后,1829年,1920年,今天,可知選D
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