TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare"copper"and"bobby".Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb"cop"meaning"totake"or"capture"andthesecondcomesfr
TheBritishpolicemanhasseveralnicknamesbutthemostfrequentlyusedare"copper"and"bobby".Thefirstnamecomesfromtheverb"cop"meaning"totake"or"capture"andthesecondcomesfromthefirstnameofSirRobertPeela19thcenturypoliticianwhowasthefounderofthepoliceforce.Anearlynicknameforthepolicemanwas"peeler"butthisnamehaddiedout.
VisitorstoEnglandseem,nearlyalwaystobeveryimpressedbytheEnglishpolice.InfactithasbecomeajokethatthevisitorstoBritainwhenaskedforhisviewsofthecountrywillalwayssay,atsomepointorother"Ithinkyourpolicemenarewonderful."
WelltheBritishbobbymaynotalwaysbewonderfulbutheisusuallyaveryfriendlyandhelpfulcharacter.
Amusic-hallsongofsomeyearsagowascalled"Ifyouwanttoknowthetimeaskapoliceman."Nowadaysmostpeopleownwatchesbuttheystillseemtofindplentyofotherquestionstoaskthepoliceman.InLondonthepolicemenspendsomuchoftheirtimedirectingvisitorsaboutthecitythatonewondershowtheyeverfindtimetodoanythingelse!
1.TheBritishpolicemanhas_______nicknamesmentionedinthepassage.
A.five B.two C.three D.ten
2.Oneofthenicknamesforthepoliceman"peeler"_______.
A.isthenameofapolitician
B.ismostfrequentlyusedsometimes
C.isnotusedanymore
D.isstillusedasmuchas"bobby"
3."Ifyouwanttoknowthetimeaskapoliceman."Thatmeans_______.
A.theBritishpolicemanisfriendlyandhelpful
B.theBritishpolicemanhasplentyoftimetohelppeople
C.peopleusuallythinkthatthepolicemanalwaysknowsthetime
D.itisadutyforthepolicemantotellpeoplethetime
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.TheBritishpolicemanhassomenicknames.
B.TheBritishpolicemaniswonderful.
C.OnlytheBritishpolicemanknowsthetimeverywell.
D.TheBritishpolicemanisreadytohelppeople.