Question

Today 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 and 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 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 London 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 to leave London

B. had big houses in London

C. became policemen

D. came to live in London

3.People didn’t leave their houses because .

A. they had no money

B. they were afraid of losing money

C. the city was not clean

D. they liked homes

4.The “Bow Street Runners” .

A. stopped people stealing

B. stole money

C. paid people to steal

D. stopped people riding horses

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文为我们讲述了伦敦警察的发展史，开始的时候，伦敦没有警察，但是后来越来越多的人来到伦敦居住，小偷也变得多了起来。所以Henry就专门花钱雇佣一些人来防止小偷。再到后来，伦敦的警察越来越多了，报酬也越来越高了。

1.细节理解题。根据短文的第一段中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.可知，在1700年，伦敦根本没有警察，少数的老人来保护城市的街道，而且题目没有报酬。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的第一句话About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there.可知，在大约300年前，伦敦变得越来越大，越来越多的人来到伦敦居住。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段中There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.可知，在300年前，伦敦的街道上有很多的小偷，所以人们都尽可能的呆在自己的家里。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据短文的第四段中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.可知，在1750年，Henry Fielding开始付钱请一些人来防止小偷。他们就像今天的警察一样，他们被叫做Bow Street Runners，因为他们在Bow Street 这个街道附近工作。故这些人是来防止小偷的。故选A。

考点：文化类短文阅读。