单选题
Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV—if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the cops don't think much of them. The first difference is that a policeman's real life revolves round the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court. He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what is more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to. Little of his time is spent in chatting to scanty-clad (穿衣不多的) ladies or in dramatic confrontations with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty or not—of stupid, petty crimes. Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal, as soon as he's arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks—where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police—little effort is spent on searching. Having made an arrest, a detective really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do that he often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own best interests, to help him.
单选题
It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law ______. A. so that he can justify his arrests in court B. so that he can catch criminals in the streets C. because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerous D. because he has to know nearly as much about law as professional lawyer
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】细节题。参见文章第二段第二行。“...what evidence can be used to prove them in court”同时还要注意“prove”与“justify”之间的替换。
单选题
We can learn from the passage that the everyday life of a policeman or detective is ______. A. full of danger B. exciting and glamorous C. devoted mostly to routine matters D. wasted on unimportant matters
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】上下文理解题。参见文章第三段第二行“He will spend most of is working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms...”，此处的“typing...words on...forms”应理解为警探的“routine work”(“日常工作”)。因此C为正确答案。
单选题
When murders and terrorist attacks occur the police ______. A. usually fail to produce results B. prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself away C. try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up their reputation D. spend a lot of effort on trying to track down their man
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】细节题。参见文章第四段第三行“Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks,...little effort is spent on searching”，正确把握“except”的含义，即可推出遇到这种案件时发生的情况。
单选题
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. People are usually willing to give evidence. B. Policemen feel that the image of their lives shown on TV is not accurate. C. Policemen and detectives spend little time at the typewriter. D. Generally the detective's work is over once the arrest has been made.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】细节题。参见文章第一段。“...hardly recognize any resemblance between...”
单选题
Which of the following could be the most suitable title for this passage? A. Drama and Reality. B. Policemen and Detectives. C. The Reality of Being a Detective. D. Detectives' Life Fact and Fantasy.