【正文】 749, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people for stopping thieves. They were like policemen and were called Bow Street Runners because they worked near Bow Street. Fifty years later, there were about 120Bow Street Runners, but London had bee very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829, the first Metropolitan （or London） Police Service was started with about 3, 000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses.Today, London police are quite well—paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even higher than for the others.（1）In 1700, the men who protected the streets in London were paid _______. A.a fewB.nothingC.a littleD.a lot（2）About 300 years ago, many people _______. A.wanted to leave LondonB.had big houses in LondonC.became policemenD.came to live in London（3）People didn39。t leave their houses because _______. A.they had no moneyB.they were afraid of losing moneyC.the city was not cleanD.they liked homes（4）The Bow Street Runners _______. A.stopped people from stealingB.stole moneyC.paid people for stealingD.stopped people riding horses【答案】 （1）B（2）D（3）B（4）A 【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要講述了倫敦警察的發(fā)展史，起初倫敦沒有警察，但隨著越來越多的人來到倫敦居住，小偷變得多了起來。Henry就花錢雇傭一些人來防止小偷，倫敦的警察就產(chǎn)生了。后來警察的數(shù)量越來越多了，報酬也越來越高了。 （1）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句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 ，在1700年，倫敦根本沒有警察，少數(shù)的老人來保護城市的街道，而且題目沒有報酬。故選B。 （2）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live ，在大約300年前，倫敦變得越來越大，越來越多的人來到倫敦居住。故選D。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as ，在300年前，倫敦的街道上有很多的小偷，所以人們都盡可能的呆在自己的家里。故選B。 （3）細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中語句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 ，在1750年，Henry Fielding開始付錢請一些人來防止小偷。他們就像今天的警察一樣，他們被叫做Bow Street Runners，因為他們在Bow Street 這個街道附近工作。故這些人是來防止小偷的。故選A。 【點評】考查閱讀理解。本文主要考查細節(jié)理解題，首先仔細閱讀文后的問題，弄清問題的大意；然后帶著問題閱讀短文，抓住關(guān)鍵信息，選擇正確答案。8．閱讀理解 As a child, Alain Robert was afraid of heights. One day, when he was 12, he returned home from school. He didn39。t find his keys. It was 3:30pm and his parents worked until 6：00 pm. Alain looked at his apartment on the eighth floor. He saw an open window. He closed his eyes and imagined himself climbing the building. When he opened his eyes, he told himself, I can do it. Fifteen minutes later, he was in his house and his fear of heights was gone. Today, Alain still climbs buildings. In 2003, he climbed a building in London dressed as Spiderman （蜘蛛人） to advertise the movie. In 2004, he climbed Taipei 101 （one of the tallest buildings in the world）. To reach the top of a building, Alain uses only his hands and special shoes. Alain climbs as a hobby. He also does it to make money for charity （for poor children and the homeless）. When he climbs, he wants to send a message to people. If you have a dream, you must be brave and keep trying. If something bad happens, don39。t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, I can do it.（1）The main idea of this passage is that ________. A.climbing buildings is easyB.Alain Robert is afraid of heightsC.everyone can climb a tall buildingD.you can control your fears（2）When Alain climbs a building, he uses ________. A.his hands and special shoesB.special toolsC.his hands onlyD.his special shoes only（3）The underlined word charity means ________ . A.享受B.休閑C.慈善D.消費（4）Alain climbs ________. A.for fun and for his healthB.for charity and for his jobC.for his health and for charityD.for charity and for fun（5）If you feel afraid to do things, what39。s Alain39。s advice? ________. A.Practice climbing buildings.B.Tell yourself I can do it.C.If something bad happens, then stop.D.Try to do something else.【答案】 （1）D（2）A（3）C（4）D（5）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：小時候，阿蘭羅伯特恐高。一天，他放學(xué)回家。他沒有找到鑰匙。他看到一扇開著的窗戶。自己爬上了大樓。當他睜開眼睛時，他對自己說：“我能做到。”十五分鐘后，他在自己的房子里，他的恐高癥消失了。今天，阿蘭還在爬建筑物。為了到達建筑物的頂部，阿蘭只用他的手和特殊的鞋子。阿蘭爬山是個愛好。他還為慈善事業(yè)（為貧困兒童和無家可歸者）賺錢。如果你有一個夢想，你必須勇敢并不斷嘗試。如果有不好的事情發(fā)生，不要放棄。閉上眼睛，告訴自己，“我能做到。” （1）主旨大意題，根據(jù) If something bad happens, don39。t give up. Close your eyes and tell yourself, I can do it. 可知