1、阅读理解基础训练 9AToday there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty an
2、d many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed 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
3、 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 Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in Lo
4、ndon were men.Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.( )1.In 1700, the men who protected the streets were paid .A. a few B. nothing C. a little D. a lot( )2.About 300 years ago, many people .A. wanted
5、 to leave London B. had big houses in LondonC. became policemen D. came to live in London( )3.People didnt leave their houses because .A. they had no money B. they were afraid of losing moneyC. the city was not clean D. they liked homes( )4.The “Bow Street Runners” .A. stopped people stealing B. sto
6、le moneyC. paid people to steal D. stopped people riding horses( )5.Today, police officers who ride horses are paid .A. the same as their workmates B. more than their workmatesC. half as much as their workmates D. less than their workmates1、B 此题为细节题。A few old men used to protect the city streets at
7、night and they were not paid.一些老人常常在夜间保护街道，他们是没有工资的。2、D 此题为细节题。About 300 years ago, more and more people began to live there. 三百年前，越来越多的人开始来伦敦居住。3. B 此题为细节题。There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.街上有如此多偷钱的贼，人们尽可能的呆在家中。4. A 此题为细
8、节题。In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” 1750年，,Henry Fielding成立了一个组织来对抗小偷，他给小组成员付工资。这些小组成员像警察一样，他们被叫做 Bow Street Runners。5. B 此题为细节题。for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even be
9、tter than for the others. 对于现在仍然起码的少数警察，他们的工资比其他警察的工资甚至更高。BJill lived with her grandma. The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.As soon as Jill began to tidy the rooms or wash something, her grandma stopped her and told her to work hard at her lessons. Jill had t
10、o listen to her grandma and spent all her time on her study. So she went to collage at last.Now the girl has left college. She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Browns company. She was sure Mr Brown would put her in an important position(位置).On the first day the boss gave her
11、a broom and said, “Your first work is to sweep the offices.”“What?” the girl called out in surprise,“Im a college student, you know.”“Im sorry I dont know that. Here, give me the broom and let me show you!”( )1.As Jills grandma was strong, .A. the girl would live with her B. she did all the housewor
12、kC. she kept doing morning exercise D. she could help her with her lessons( )2.Jill had enough time, so .A. she put her heart into her study B. she had time to restC. she could play games D. she did not learn to do the housework( )3.Jill easily found work because .A. she was strong, too B. she knew
13、Mr BrownC. she could do everything D. she did well in her lessons( )4. , so she was surprised.A. Mr Brown didnt know Jill was a college studentB. Mr Brown didnt know Jill was good at her subjectsC. Mr Brown didnt like Jill at all D. Mr Brown told Jill to be a cleaner( )5.Which of the following is WR
14、ONG?A. Jill hoped to have an important job. B. Jill couldnt do any housework at all.C. Mr Brown had to say sorry to Jill. D. Jill graduated from a college.1. B 此题为细节题。The old woman was strong enough that she could do everything herself at home.老人身体很好，她可以一个人做家里所有的事情。2. A 此题为细节题。Jill had to listen to
15、her grandma and spent all her time on her study. Jill不得不听她奶奶的话，把所有的时间都花在学习上。3. D 此题为细节题。 She did well in all her subjects and easily found work in Mr Browns company.她所有的功课都很优秀，很容易就在 Mr Brown的公司找到了一份工作。4. D 此题为细节题。“Your first work is to sweep the offices.”“What?” the girl called out in surprise,你第一个工作是打扫办公室。什么？Jill 惊讶的叫出来5. C 此题为推断题。“Your first work is to sweep the offices.”“What?” the girl called out in surprise,你第一个工作是打扫办公室。什么？Jill 惊讶的叫出来Im a college student, you know.我是一个大学生，你知道的。所以 AD正确 Here, give me the broom and let me show you!给我一把扫帚我做给你看 所以 B正确。
