我是警察 Im a Police Officer
When my husband, Jack, was a police officer, he once approached a home guarded by two ferocious dogs. They lunged at the screen door with such force that it opened, and they tore out into the yard.
Thinking quickly, Jack, stepped into the house, closing the door tightly behind him. " It's all right, ma'am," he reassured the homeowner " I'm a police officer."
"Not a very brave one," 'she observed.
Notes:
(1) guard v.保護；保衛
(2) ferocious adj.兇猛的；殘忍的
(3) lunge v.沖刺；前沖
(4) tear v.急奔；沖
(5) reassure v.消除對……的恐懼；使安心
Exercises:
根據短文選擇正確答案：
① What was once Jack?
A. He was once a soldier.
B. He was once a government official.
C. He was once a police officer.
D. He was once a gardener.
② The word "ferocious" in "a home guarded by two ferocious dogs'? means______ .
A. very nice
B. very strong
C. very big and strong
D. cruel and violent
③ What is a screen door?
A. A door which is made of glass.
B. A door which is a frame holding a net used for separating things, which do not pass through the holes.
C. A door which is made of iron .
D. A door which is made of wood.
④ What did Jack do when he found that the dogs tore into the yard?
A. He ran away quickly.
B. He stood still.
C. He locked the dogs inside the house.
D. Instead of running away, he stepped into the house and shut the door tightly.
⑤ From this passage, we can see that ______.
A. Jack was very quick
B. Jack was not so brave
C. Jack was very helpful
D. Jack was a competent policeman
我是警察
在我丈夫杰克還是警察的時候，一次他走近有兩只惡狗看守的庭院。那兩只狗奮力地撲抓紗門，把門弄開了并沖到院子里。
杰克反應迅速，三步并兩步地跨入房子里，牢牢地關上身后的門。“沒事了，女士，”他安慰家主道，“我是警察。”
“可不是很勇敢的一個。”她淡淡地說。
練習參考答案：
①C②D③B④D⑤B
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