单选题 On December 22, 2005, Jim Smith, a police officer in Central Park was shot during a drug arrest (逮捕) and died. Shortly afterwards, fellow officer Kim Harold, an 18-year veteran (老 警官) of the force, returned home after work to find a note from his 14-year-old daughter on the dining table.
Dad—This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much! It frightens and amazes (使惊奇) me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how much lost I'd be without you—Maynell. P.S.: Hey, let's be careful out there.
Titled "The Ultimate (最终的) Cop", Maynell's poem was dedicated (献给) "To all the {{U}}cops{{/U}} in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts. And especially to my dad." was about a police officer's daughter who sees on the nighttime news that her father has been shot. Part of poem: "Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me cry? Oh, God, I need my Daddy, please don't let him die."
Kim Harold took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. "I've never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn't finish it."
Harold keeps Maynell's poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift (轮值). "I don't want to be out there without it." he said, "I'll probably carry it with me forever."
单选题 Maynell wrote the poem ______.
  • A. to show her great sorrow in losing her father
  • B. in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrest
  • C. to show her respect to all the cops who lost their lives
  • D. to tell officer Kim Harold how much she loved him
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 细节题。题干意为“梅奈尔写这首诗是______。”从文章第二段第一句话“Dad—This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much!”可知，梅奈尔写这首诗是为了表达自己对父亲的爱。因此本题的正确答案为D。
单选题 What does the underlined word "cops" (line 2, para.3) mean?
  • A. workers.
  • B. fathers.
  • C. police officers.
  • D. police officers' daughters.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 语义题。题干意为“第三段第二行划线单词‘cops’的意思是什么?”从文章第一段可知，一位警官的女儿在得知她父亲的同事在抓捕毒犯殉职后写了一首诗。而在第三段中又提及这首诗是写给“all the cops”，由此可知“cops”的意思是警官。所以本题的正确答案为C。
单选题 Why did all the offices cry?
  • A. They were greatly touched by the poem.
  • B. Jim Smith was shot and died.
  • C. The poem was so sad that they couldn't hold back their tears.
  • D. They thought of their dangerous life.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。题干意为“为什么警官们都哭了?”从文章中第四段可知，哈罗德把梅奈尔写的诗拿到单位给其他的警官看，警官们在看诗的过程中都哭了，因此可推知，警官们哭了是因为诗写得很感人。所以本题的正确答案为A。
单选题 Why does Harold keep Maynell's poem in his pocket?
  • A. To keep it from missing.
  • B. To feel his daughter's love.
  • C. Because he can't go out without it.
  • D. To mourn (悼念) over the death of officer Jim Smith.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 推断题。题干意为“哈罗德为什么一直把梅奈尔写的诗放在口袋里?”从文章中我们可知，梅奈尔写诗的目的是表达自己对父亲的爱和担心，而父亲一直随身携带这首诗的目的是将女儿的爱带在身边。所以本题的正确答案为B。