Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5∶30 pm, and at 6∶30 pm she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last, the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house．As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba．
“Hey, Sheba,”she said,“I’ve got no time for you now, but I’ll take you out as soon as I get back from the tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking．Obviously, she could hardly breathe．Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet．When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day．Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen, doctor, I’m really in a rush to get to a meeting－can I leave her with you, and go and get changed?I’ll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I’ll take her on to the meeting with me．Is that OK?”
“Sure,”said the doctor．
Joanne made a quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr．Sterne,”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately,”said the doctor’s voice．“I’m coming round fight away, and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where’s Sheba?Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．
“She’s fine, Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her, and she’s OK now．”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．
“My God,”said Joanne,“how did he get in there?And how did you know he was there?”
“I think he must be a burglar,”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat．It turned out to be three human fingers．”
(1)
What was Joanne supposed to do at 6∶30 pm?
[ ]
A．
To walk her dog．
B．
To see her doctor．
C．
To attend a club meeting．
D．
To play tennis with her friends．
(2)
Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ________．
[ ]
A．
to dress up for the meeting
B．
to phone the police station
C．
to catch the badly hurt burglar
D．
to wait for her dog to be cured
(3)
From the passage, we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
Sheba fought against the burglar
B．
the police found the burglar had broken in
C．
Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D．
the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
(4)
In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________．
Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance between their lives and what they see on TV．
The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolved round 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 a street after someone he wants to talk to．
Little of his time is spent in chatting．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 of stupid crimes．
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal：as soon as he’s arrested, the story is over．In real life, finding criminal is seldom much of a problem．Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks, 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．
A third big difference between the drama detective and the real one is the unpleasant pressures：first, as members of a police force, they always have to behave absolutely in accordance with the law．Secondly, as expensive public servants, they have to get results．They can hardly ever do both．Most of the time, some of them have to break the rules in small ways．
If the detective has to deceive(欺骗)the world, the world often deceives him．Hardly anyone he meets tells him the truth．And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened by the simple-minded－as he see it－of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges, who, instead of eliminating crime, punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them reform．The result, detective feel, is that nine-tenths of their work is re-catching people who should have stayed behind bars．This makes them rather cynical．
(1)
A policeman has to be trained in criminal law because _________．
[ ]
A．
he must work hard to help reform criminals
B．
he must behave as professional lawyers do
C．
he must be able to tell when and where a crime is committed
D．
he must justify the arrests he makes of criminals
(2)
What is the most suitable word that describes the work of a policeman according to the passage?
[ ]
A．
Dangerous．
B．
Demanding．
C．
Distressing．
D．
Dramatic．
(3)
According to the passage, policemen spend most of their time and efforts _________．
[ ]
A．
patrolling(巡逻)the street, rain or shine
B．
tracking and arresting criminals
C．
collecting and providing evidence
D．
consulting the rules of law
(4)
Why do policeman feel separated from the real of the world?
[ ]
A．
Because they do not receive due support from society．
B．
Because they find people insincere to them．
C．
Because they feel superior to the simple-minded people around them．
D．
Because they are suspicious of the people around them．
Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30 and at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last, the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house．As she opened the door, she nearly tripped over Sheba．
“Hey, Sheba, ” she said, “I've got no time for you now, but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．” Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking．Obviously, she could hardly breathe．Immediately, Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet．
When she got there, the vet was just about to close for the day．Seeing the state of Sheba, Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．
“Listen, doctor, I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting, can I leave her with you, and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up, and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me．Is that OK? ”
“Sure．” said the doctor．
Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more entering the hallway, the phone by the door began to ring．
“This is Dr．Sterne, ” said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately, ”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round right away, and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside! ”
At that moment, a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．
“Where's Sheba? Is she OK? ” shouted Joanne．
“She's fine, Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her, and she's OK now．”
Just then, the two policemen reappeared from the house, half-carrying a white-faced man, who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．
“My God, ” said Joanne, “how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there? ”
“I think he must be a burglar．” said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba's throat：it turned out to be three human fingers．”
(1)
What was Joanne supposed to do at 6∶30?
[ ]
A．
To walk her dog．
B．
To see her doctor．
C．
To attend a club meeting．
D．
To play tennis with her friends．
(2)
Joanne wanted to get back to her home again ________．
[ ]
A．
to dress up for the meeting
B．
to phone the police station
C．
to catch the badly hurt burglar
D．
to wait for her dog to be cured
(3)
From the passage, we can infer that ________．
[ ]
A．
Sheba fought against the burglar
B．
the police found the burglar had broken in
C．
Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting
D．
the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog
(4)
In this passage, the writer intends to tell us that the dog is ________．
