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1、2014中考英语阅读理解及答案：警察的诞生 A Todaytherearepolicemeneverywhere,butin1700,Londonhadnopolicemenatall.Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid. About300yearsago,Londonwasstartingtogetbiggerandmoreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.Thecitywasverydirtyandmanypeoplew
2、erepoor.Thereweresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible. In1750,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.Theywerelikepolicemenandwerecalled“BowStreetRunners”becausetheyworkednearBowStreet. Fiftyyearslater,therewere120
3、“BowStreetRunners”,butLondonhadbecomeverybigandneededmorepolicemen.Soin1829,thefirstMetropolitan(orLondon)PoliceForcewasstartedwith3,000officers.Mostofthemenworkedonfoot,butafewrodehorses.Until1920allthepoliceinLondonweremen. Today,Londonpolicearequitewellpaidandforthefewpo
4、liceofficerswhostillridehorses,thepayisevenbetterthanfortheothers. ()1700,themenwhoprotectedthestreetswerepaid. A.afewB.nothingC.alittleD.alot ()300yearsago,manypeople. A.wantedtoleaveLondonB.hadbighousesinLondon C.becamepolicemenD.cametoliveinLondon ()didn’tleavetheir
5、housesbecause. A.theyhadnomoneyB.theywereafraidoflosingmoney C.thecitywasnotcleanD.theylikedhomes ()“BowStreetRunners”. A.stoppedpeoplestealingB.stolemoney C.paidpeopletostealD.stoppedpeopleridinghorses (),policeofficerswhoridehorsesarepaid. A.thesameastheirworkmatesB
6、.morethantheirworkmates C.halfasmuchastheirworkmatesD.lessthantheirworkmates 1、B此题为细节题。Afewoldmenusedtoprotectthecitystreetsatnightandtheywerenotpaid.一些老人常常在夜间保护街道，他们是没有工资的。 2、D此题为细节题。About300yearsago,moreandmorepeoplebegantolivethere.三百年前，越来越多的人开始来伦敦居住。 3.B此题为细节题。Therew
7、eresomanythieveswhostolemoneyinthestreetsthatpeoplestayedintheirhomesasmuchaspossible.街上有如此多偷钱的贼，人们尽可能的呆在家中。 4.A此题为细节题。In1750,HenryFieldingstartedtopayagroupofpeopletostopthieves.Theywerelikepolicemenandwerecalled“BowStreetRunners”1750年，,HenryFielding成立了一个组织来对抗小偷，他给小组成员付工资。
8、这些小组成员像警察一样，他们被叫做BowStreetRunners。 5.B此题为细节题。forthefewpoliceofficerswhosti
