This is WPC Sue Porter’s third year as a member of Avon and Somerset’s task force, a specialized “hit-squad” providing support for her colleagues. Her job is physically and mentally taxing. From disarming a knife attacker to bringing round the victim of a car crash she is expected to perform as well as the boys.
Her 119 male colleagues in the squad would doubtless recognize that the words “task force” are usually associated with males. To try to remedy this the unit was renamed “support team” on January 1. Porter, 26, is one of three women working in it. “I’m not out to prove something because I’m a woman. I’m out to be me. They can’t expect any more from me and if they do they’re going to be disappointed,” she says.
Porter is less than 5ft 5in tall and weighs about nine stone. In a fight she says her colleagues would probably feel better with a 6ft well-built man behind them. “If I know we are going where things are going to be difficult I offer to drive. The driver always stays with the van. But no-one else would ever ask me to drive, and often we don’t have time to prepare and it’s the ones in the back who get out and deal with it.” Last year, “dealing with it” included having building blocks and bricks thrown at them in several protests and riots.
Porter says the violence is there, no matter what sex you are. “Being a woman makes little difference. Sometimes people tell you that you shouldn’t be in this job, but that’s usually their way of explaining why they’ve hit you. But sometimes a couple of men will react better to a woman telling them to calm down: they see a big man as a good opportunity to fight.”
At the station Porter books in her struggling prisoner. He has no home address and is unemployed. He does not like being arrested by a woman and keeps swearing at her. “I’ll see you in court,” he shouts as he is dragged to a cell.
Porter looks on without emotion. It is 3:30 am and there is still the paperwork to do. The team will reassemble at 7:30 pm to prepare for Arsenal fans coming in to a sleepy Yeovil for an FA cup match. It could be a busy night.
1. What does “taxing”, in the third line, mean?
2. Why didn’t the men on the squad ask her to drive?
3. What do we learn about the people in protests and riots?
4. Why did some people say she shouldn’t be on the hit-squad?
5. How did the prisoner react to her arresting him?
6. How did she feel about her prisoner?
7. What would be the most suitable title for this article?
问题1选项
A.easy
B.difficult
C.terrible
D.satisfactory
问题2选项
A.They respected her.
B.She wasn’t a good driver.
C.She had to stay with the van.
D.They were afraid someone would hurt her.
问题3选项
A.They always throw things at the police.
B.They rarely throw things at the police.
C.They sometimes throw things at the police.
D.They never throw things at the police.
问题4选项
A.They wanted to explain how they felt.
B.They thought that men usually reacted better.
C.They felt guilty.
D.They were innocent.
问题5选项
A.He dragged her to a cell.
B.He asked her to read him his rights.
C.He tried to insult her.
D.He calmed down.
问题6选项
A.She was frightened of him.
B.She was confused about her feelings.
C.She was pleased that she had arrested him.
D.She didn’t feel anything at all.
问题7选项
A.Hard night for a policewoman
B.No equality in the police force
C.Police officers like violence
D.Police work tough for beginners
第1题:B
第2题:A
第3题:C
第4题:C
第5题:C
第6题:D
第7题:A
第1题:
【选项释义】
What does “taxing”, in the third line, mean? 第三行中的“taxing”是什么意思？
A. easy A. 容易的
B. difficult B. 困难的
C. terrible C. 糟糕的
D. satisfactory D. 令人满意的
【考查点】词汇推断题
【解题思路】由题干关键词“taxing”可以定位到文章第一段第二句：Her job is physically and mentally taxing.（她的工作让人身心……），根据后文：From disarming a knife attacker to bringing round the victim of a car crash she is expected to perform as well as the boys.（从解除持刀袭击者的武装到解救车祸受害者，人们期望她能和男孩们表现得一样好。）说明对于作为女孩的波特来说，她的工作在体力上是困难的，并且要承受别人的期待，故她的工作是繁重的，累人的；因此“taxing”在文中是指“困难”的意思。故B选项正确。
【干扰项排除】A、C、D选项不能根据文中信息推理出来。
第2题:
【选项释义】
Why didn’t the men on the squad ask her to drive? 为什么班里的人不叫她开车？
A. They respected her. A. 他们尊重她。
B. She wasn’t a good driver. B. 她不是一个好的司机。
C. She had to stay with the van. C. 她不得不和面包车待在一起。
D. They were afraid someone would hurt her. D. 他们担心有人会伤害她。
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】由题干关键词“drive”可以定位到文章第三段第三、四、五句：If I know we are going where things are going to be difficult I offer to drive. The driver always stays with the van. But no-one else would ever ask me to drive, and often we don’t have time to prepare and it’s the ones in the back who get out and deal with it.（如果我知道我们要去的地方事情会很棘手，我就会提出开车。司机总是和货车待在一起。但没有人会要求我开车，而且我们经常没有时间准备，都是后面的人出来处理。），说明队伍里的男人并不会因为她是女性而认为她不能完成任务。因此A选项“他们尊重她”正确。
【干扰项排除】
B、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有；
C选项，原文说的是司机必须和货车待在一起，而不是波特，属于张冠李戴。
第3题:
【选项释义】
What do we learn about the people in protests and riots? 我们对抗议和骚乱中的人有什么了解？
A. They always throw things at the police. A. 他们总是向警察扔东西。
B. They rarely throw things at the police. B. 他们很少向警察扔东西。
C. They sometimes throw things at the police. C. 他们有时向警察扔东西。
D. They never throw things at the police. D. 他们从不向警察扔东西。
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】由题干关键词可以定位到文章第三段最后一句：Last year, “dealing with it” included having building blocks and bricks thrown at them in several protests and riots.（去年，“处理”包括在几次抗议和骚乱中，有人向他们扔积木和砖头。），说明抗议和骚乱中的人们向警察扔过几次东西。因此C选项“他们有时会向警察扔东西”正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项，文中没有相关信息提到总是向警察扔东西，属于过度推断；
B、D选项根据解析可知属于曲解原文。
第4题:
【选项释义】
Why did some people say she shouldn’t be on the hit-squad? 为什么有些人说她不应该加入突击小队？
A. They wanted to explain how they felt. A. 他们想解释他们的感受。
B. They thought that men usually reacted better. B. 他们认为男人的反应通常更好。
C. They felt guilty. C. 他们感到内疚。
D. They were innocent. D. 他们是无辜的。
【考查点】推理判断题
【解题思路】由题干可以定位到文章第四段第三句：Sometimes people tell you that you shouldn’t be in this job, but that’s usually their way of explaining why they’ve hit you.（有时人们会告诉你，你不应该从事这份工作，但这通常是他们辩解为什么打你的方式。），说明有些人说她不应该加入突击小队的原因是他们为动手打了人而内疚，寻求开脱。因此C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】A、B、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第5题:
【选项释义】
How did the prisoner react to her arresting him? 囚犯对她逮捕他有什么反应？
A. He dragged her to a cell. A. 他把她拖到一个牢房。
B. He asked her to read him his rights. B. 他要求她向他宣读他的权利。
C. He tried to insult her. C. 他试图羞辱她。
D. He calmed down. D. 他平静下来了。
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】由题干可以定位到文章第五段第三句：He does not like being arrested by a woman and keeps swearing at her.（他不喜欢被一个女人逮捕，一直骂她。），说明犯人在被她逮捕时一直咒骂她。因此C选项正确。
【干扰项排除】
A选项，原文说的是犯人被拖进牢房，属于偷换概念；
B、D选项在文中没有提及，属于无中生有。
第6题:
【选项释义】
How did she feel about her prisoner? 她对她的囚犯有什么感觉？
A. She was frightened of him. A. 她对他感到害怕。
B. She was confused about her feelings. B. 她对自己的感觉很困惑。
C. She was pleased that she had arrested him. C. 她为自己逮捕了他而感到高兴。
D. She didn’t feel anything at all. D. 她一点感觉都没有。
【考查点】事实细节题
【解题思路】由题干可以定位到文章最后一段第一句：Porter looks on without emotion.（波特不动声色地看着。）说明她对犯人毫无感觉。因此D选项正确。
【干扰项排除】A、B、C选项根据解析可知属于曲解原文。
第7题:
【选项释义】
What would be the most suitable title for this article? 这篇文章最合适的标题是什么？
A. Hard night for a policewoman A. 女警的艰难之夜
B. No equality in the police force B. 警察队伍中没有平等
C. Police officers like violence C. 警察喜欢暴力
D. Police work tough for beginners D. 警察的工作对初学者来说很艰难
【考查点】主旨大意题
【解题思路】文章首先介绍了波特作为一名女警的工作内容和面临的情况，接着描述了一个忙碌的夜晚，她在车站逮捕犯人后还有文书工作要做，以及为足球赛做准备，说明本文的主要内容是介绍女警工作的困难。因此A选项“女警的艰难之夜”最适合作为本文标题。
【干扰项排除】B、C、D选项，文章主要强调的是波特这个女警察的工作经历，而不是警察这个职业，故不能总结全文。
