Question

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度) to the police. Most people generally appreciate(欣赏) them and the job they do—although there are some people who do not believe that the police _    have the power that they do.

　　What does a policeman do in fact? It is not _    job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one. A policeman often has to control traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time driving up and down main roads and motorways. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop     _ motorists and help when there is an accident.

　　A policeman has to help keep the peace, too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance(动乱), we _    _ the police to come and keep order. And they often have to _    the situation at great risk to their own     _.

　　We expect the police to solve crimes, of course, so an ordinary(普通) policeman, even if he is not a detective, will often have to help _    _ and arrest criminals.

　　And _    __ do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash, a _    , a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. So a policeman has to be _    to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the modern world.

　　The police do a necessary job, and they do it very well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could ever do the job of a policeman.

1.A. shouldB. would C. could D. must

2.A. a funny     B. a pleasant C. an interesting D. an easy

3.A. resting B. tired C. speeding D. drinking

4.A. wait for     B. believeC. think of D. expect

5.A. turn to B. stop C. deal with D. treat

6.A. safety B. families C. future D. friends

7.A. remove     B. question C. look for D. sentence

8.A. how B. where C. what D. who

9.A. power failure   B. fire C. thunder stormD. thief

10.A. provided B. promised C. prepared D. presented

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了在英国人们对警察有不同的态度。警察这份工作描述起来并不是一件简单的工作。到处都需要警察。只要有紧急情况我们就会想到警察，所以警察随时都面临着生命安全的风险。

1.情态动词及语境的理解。尽管一些人不相信警察应该有他们拥有的权力。结合上下文可知，故选A。

2.根据后文After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in one可知描述起来不是一个简单的工作。故选D。

3.非谓语动词及语境的理解。交通警察来帮助保持交通畅通,阻止加速的司机, 当有意外事故还要帮忙。A休息B疲惫C加速D喝酒，根据上下文，故选C

4.】考查动词及语境的理解。如果有一个打斗或其他动乱,我们期待警察来维持秩序。except sb to do sth ,期待某人做某事，故选D。期待。

5.警察经常得冒着生命危险处理问题。故选C，处理

6.名词及语境的理解。at great risk…冒着很大危险，to 对于……，对于他们的安全冒着很大的风险。故选A，安全。

7.我们希望警方破案,当然,一个普通的(警察,即使他不是一个侦探,经常会帮助寻找逮并捕罪犯。A移动，删除B问题C寻找D句子，故选C。

8.】考查特殊疑问词及语境的理解。根据回答We call the police.可知在问，当有紧急情况我们该给谁打电话？故选D

9.一场空难,----一场车祸,还是抢劫根据并列的关系，可知是一场大火，故选B

10.】考查动词及语境的理解。所以警察不得不准备着面对在现代世界任何可能发生的不愉快的紧急事件。故选C

考点：社会现象类短文。