【正文】 ew 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 houses as much as possible. In 1749, 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，抓住關鍵信息，選擇正確答案。二、中考英語完形填空（含答案詳細解析）9．根據(jù)短文內容，從各題所給的四個選項中選擇一個最佳答案。 When I was a little child, I felt unhappy. I was really 1 other kids. I couldn39。t change no matter what I did. There is something wrong with my 2 . I can39。t see things around me clearly. When my classmates play games happily outside, I have to stay at home and look out of the window alone. For a long tune, I felt hopeless. 3 my mother always said, You are the precious （珍貴的） baby in our family, it didn39。t work. I asked God, 4 did you give me a pair of useless eyes when you gave me life? Of course, there was no 5 . I turned to books for help. Books are my only friends. When I am sad and upset, they 6 when I feel happy and excited, they 7 my feelings. They can take me to another world, there I can see everything clearly and tree my heart through joy. I began to write down my thoughts and keep them as a 8 . And nobody knew it. When I studied at a middle school, I had a good teacher. He read all of my poems and said, Well done! He always 9 me in class. He kept helping me. Now I am full of energy and confidence （自信）. I can do things like other kids. So please believe in 10 . Everyone is unique （獨—無二的）.1. A. similar toB. hard onC. different fromD. friendly to2. A. eyesB. earsC. legsD. arms3. A. IfB. BecauseC. UnlessD. Although4. A. WhereB. WhichC. WhyD. Who5. A. replyB. reportC. recordD. research6. A. cheer me upB. dress me upC. call me upD. pick them up7. A. hurtB. shareC. repeatD. develop8. A. methodB. noticeC. taskD. secret9. A. warnedB. praisedC. educatedD. punished10. A. myselfB. yourselfC. himselfD. herself【答案】 （1）C；（2）A；（3）D；（4）C；（5）A；（6）A；（7）B；（8）D；（9）B；（10）B； 【解析】【分析】本文介紹了作者有眼疾，但是通過努力后來越來越自信。 （1）句意：我和其他的孩子不同。A與......相同，B在某方面困難，C與......不同，D對......好，根據(jù) Everyone is unique每個人都是獨—無二的可知是與眾不同 ，故選C。 （2）句意： 我的眼睛有問題。A眼睛，B耳朵，C腿，D胳膊，根據(jù) I can39。t see things可知看不清是眼睛有問題，故選A。 （3）句意： 我媽媽總是說，你是我們家最珍貴的寶貝。根據(jù) I felt hopeless 和 You are the precious可知此處是讓步關系，故用although引導讓步狀語從句，盡管 ， 故選D。 （4）句意： 當你給我生命的時候，你為什么給了我一雙無用的眼睛？根據(jù) asked可知是問為什么，作者覺得不公平，故選C。 （5）句意： 當然，沒有回答。A回復，B報告，C記錄，D調查，根據(jù) I asked God可知上帝是不能回答的 ， 故選A。 （6）句意： 當我悲傷難過時，他們讓我振作；當我感到快樂和興奮時，他們會分享我的感受。A讓我振作，B給我穿衣服，C給我打電話，D拾起它們，根據(jù) my heart through joy可知喜悅使人振作，故選A。 （7）句意：他們讓我振作；當我感到快樂和興奮時，他們會分享我的感受。A傷害，B分享，C重復，D發(fā)展，根據(jù) friends可知可以分享的是朋友 ， 故選B。 （8）句意： 我開始寫下我的想法，并把它們作為一個。A方法，B通知，C任務，D秘密，根據(jù) nobody knew it，沒人知道的是秘密 ， 故選D。 （9）句意： 他總是在班上表揚我。A禁告，B表揚，C教育，D懲罰，根據(jù) full of energy and confidence，可知表揚使人自信 ， 故選B。 （10）句意： 所以請相信自己。believe in yourself，固定搭配，自信 ， 故選B。 【點評】考查詞匯在篇章中的運用能力，答題時首先要跳過空格通讀文章掌握其大意，然后細讀文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考慮句型、語法、搭配、語境等因素。最后通讀一遍檢查驗證。10．完形填空 The grass looks greener on the other side of the fence. 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