手机APP下载

您现在的位置: 首页 > 英语六级 > 英语六级阅读 > 六级阅读训练 > 正文

2013年6月英语六级阅读每日一练(4.24)

来源:可可英语 编辑:melody   可可英语APP下载 |  可可官方微信:ikekenet

  The English policeman has several nicknames ( 绰号 ) but the most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby". The first name comes from the verb "to cop " (which is also slang ) , meaning " to take " or " to capture ", and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century politician, who was the founder of the police force as we know it today. An early nickname for the policeman was "peeler", but this one has died out.

  Whatever we may call them, the general opinion of the police seems to be a favorable one; except, of course, among the criminal part of the community where the police are given more derogatory nicknames which originated in America, such as "fuzz" or "pig". Visitors to England seem nearly always to be very impressed by the English police. It has, in fact, become a standing joke that the visitor 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 sort of 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 the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!

  Two things are immediately noticeable to the stranger when he sees an English policeman for the first time. The first is that he does not carry a pistol (手枪) and the second is that he wears a very distinctive type of headgear, the policeman's helmet. His helmet, together with his height, enable an English policeman to be seen from a considerable distance, a fact that is not without its usefulness. From time to time it is suggested that the policeman should be given a pistol and that his helmet should be taken from him, but both these suggestions are resisted by the majority of the public and the police themselves.

  21. Nowadays British people call the policeman_______.

  A. pig B. peeler

  C. fuzz D. bobby

  22. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

  A. There are fewer criminals in America than in Britain.

  B. The English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors.

  C. The British bobby is friendly but not helpful.

  D. The English police enjoy having pistols.

  23. If you see an English policeman for the first time, you will probably notice at once that

  A. he often tells people time B. he is usually very helpful

  C. he has a helmet on his head D. he wears special clothes

  24. That an English policeman can be seen from some distance is _______.

  A. of some help to people B. of no help to people

  C. very strange and funny D. a standing joke

  25. Visitors praise the English police because_______.

  A. they are armed with modern equipment

  B. they obey orders

  C. they are often given thanks by people

  D. they are polite and helpful

重点单词   查看全部解释    
derogatory [di'rɔgətəri]

想一想再看

adj. 毁谤的,贬损的,有损的

联想记忆
criminal ['kriminl]

想一想再看

adj. 犯罪的,刑事的,违法的
n. 罪犯

联想记忆
considerable [kən'sidərəbl]

想一想再看

adj. 相当大的,可观的,重要的

联想记忆
except [ik'sept]

想一想再看

vt. 除,除外
prep. & conj.

联想记忆
noticeable ['nəutisəbl]

想一想再看

adj. 显而易见的

 
impression [im'preʃən]

想一想再看

n. 印象,效果

联想记忆
community [kə'mju:niti]

想一想再看

n. 社区,社会,团体,共同体,公众,[生]群落

联想记忆
peel [pi:l]

想一想再看

n. 果皮
vt. 削皮,剥落
vi

 
impressed

想一想再看

adj. 外加的;印象深刻的;了不起的;受感动的

 
distinctive [di'stiŋktiv]

想一想再看

adj. 独特的

联想记忆


关键字: 六级 阅读 每日一练

发布评论我来说2句

    最新文章

    可可英语官方微信(微信号:ikekenet)

    每天向大家推送短小精悍的英语学习资料.

    添加方式1.扫描上方可可官方微信二维码。
    添加方式2.搜索微信号ikekenet添加即可。