5.(　 )The passage is probably　　　 .

A. an advertisement　　 B. a notice　　 C. a news report　 D. an instruction

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Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.

About 300 years ago, London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there. The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible.

In 1750,Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like policemen and were called “Bow Street Runners” because they worked near Bow Street.

Fifty years later, there were 120 “Bow Street Runners”, but London had become very big and needed more policemen. So in 1829 , the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Most of the men worked on foot, but a few rode horses. Until 1920 all the police in London were men.

Today, London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still ride horses, the pay is even better than for the others.

4.(　 )From the passage we can know that Yao Ming 　　　.

A. will work hard for his team

B. made the highest score in his first NBA game

C. can’t understand his teammates

D. teaches the Rockets workers Chinese himself

3.(　 )The people of Houston hope Yao Ming will　　　 .

A. speak excellent English　　　　　 B. bring new energy to the Rockets

C. make NBA games easy　　　　　 D. face new challenge

2.(　 )Yao Ming said that　　　 .

A. playing in the NBA was difficult　 B. it was hard to watch NBA games on TV

C. he was an NBA star　　　　　　 D. it was boring to play basketball

1.(　 )Yao Ming got13 points on October　　　 , 2002.

　　　 A.22　　 B.23　　 C.24　　　 D.26

2.26-meter-tall Yao Ming made his NBA debut(初次登台)on October23, 2002 and got 6 points(得分)for the Houston Rockets in the game. The next day, he got 13 points is another game.

Most people think that Yao Ming is a born basket-ball player. But Yao said, “When you watch it on TV, it looks very easy. But when you are playing in the NBA, it is really not so easy.” He asked that joining the Houston Rockets was a new start and a new challenge. “I hope that through very hard work I can make everyone happy and help the Rockets win more games,” he said.

Yao Ming speaks some English. Both he and his teammates can understand each other. They don’t think there is a language problem. While Yao Ming faces this new challenge, the people of Houston have shown great interest in him and they hope Yao Ming will bring new energy(活力)to the Rockets. The team has started having lessons to learn more about China, and many people who work for the Rockets have learned to speak some Chinese.

5.(　 )Which of the following is True?

A. Jack had an umbrella shop.　

B. The woman’s umbrella was Jack’s.

C. The woman thought Jack was a thief.

D. Jack bought eight umbrellas from the shop again.

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4.(　 )The next day Jack saw the woman　　　　 .

　　　 A. in the shop　　　 B. at home　　　 C. on the train　　 D. on the bus

3.(　 )That evening the old woman’s umbrella was almost taken by　　 .

　　　 A. the shopkeeper　　 B. Jack’s wife　 C. Jack　　　 D. the driver

2.(　 )　　　 had the broken umbrellas mended in the umbrella shop.

A. Jack’s wife　　　 B. Jack　　　　 C. The shopkeeper　　 D. The old woman