Like many village police stations in England, the building was Sergeant Keddle’s house, too. The front room was his office. We rang and waited.
“Hello, boys, said the old policeman when he opened the door.” “What can I do for you?”
“We’d like to talk to you, please, Sergeant Keddle,” I said.
“Right, boys. Come in, then,” he answered, and showed us into his office. We sat on two chairs in front of his desk while he went and sat behind it.
“So what’s the problem?” he asked.
And we told him everything we knew. We showed him our records, maps, photographs. And then we told him of our plan for the evening.
He stood up and walked up and down in front of the window for a minute or so, then he turned around and looked at us both.
“It’s very irregular (不合规范的), you know,” he said. “And if anything goes wrong we could all be in trouble, especially me.”
“But, Sergeant Keddle,” Mike said. “We’ve got everything perfectly planned and ready. Nothing will go wrong, and when we catch Roberts you’ll get nothing but praise for your good work.”
“Please, Sergeant Keddle,” I added. “Catch this man and get him convicted (给某人定罪) so he can’t steal any more eggs.”
He thought for a while longer, and then suddenly said: “Right, boys. Let’s do it.”
“Thank you, Sergeant Keddle,” we both said together, very relieved (宽慰的).
“Let’s go over all the arrangements,” he said, “But first, give me the numbers of the two vehicles so that I can have them checked.”
He phoned up the County Police Headquarters and asked them to call him back with details. We sat and discussed everything: where we were going to meet, that we would have to be quiet and that we shouldn’t put the lights on until the right moment. We asked Sergeant Keddle to come in his own car rather than the police car and told him where to park.
While we were talking, the information came through about the cars. As expected the white van belonged to Steve Roberts, and we found out the name of the climbers: Bill Henderson from Leicester.
“That’s good,” said the policeman. “We know exactly who they are and where they’re from. That gives us a big advantage.”
We talked some more, and went over everything one last time. Then we arranged to meet Sergeant Keddle at nine o’clock that evening and we left. Mike and I cycled back to his house and had something to eat.
1.How does the policeman feel about their plan at first?
A.Doubtful. B.Surprised. C.Angry. D.Unhappy.
2.Why do the boys want the police to catch Roberts?
A.Because they try to prevent him stealing eggs.
B.Because they hope to get praise from the police.
C.Because they expect Sergeant Keddle to be praised.
D.Because they have got everything perfectly planned.
3.Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.
①The police got the information about the cars.
②The boys visited Sergeant Keddle’s police station.
③The boys collected records, maps and photographs.
④Sergeant Keddle agreed to catch Roberts in the end.
A.③②①④ B.③②④① C.①④③② D.①④②③
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题
Like many village police stations in England, the building was Sergeant Keddle’s house, too. The front room was his office. We rang and waited.
“Hello, boys, said the old policeman when he opened the door.” “What can I do for you?”
“We’d like to talk to you, please, Sergeant Keddle,” I said.
“Right, boys. Come in, then,” he answered, and showed us into his office. We sat on two chairs in front of his desk while he went and sat behind it.
“So what’s the problem?” he asked.
And we told him everything we knew. We showed him our records, maps, photographs. And then we told him of our plan for the evening.
He stood up and walked up and down in front of the window for a minute or so, then he turned around and looked at us both.
“It’s very irregular (不合规范的), you know,” he said. “And if anything goes wrong we could all be in trouble, especially me.”
“But, Sergeant Keddle,” Mike said. “We’ve got everything perfectly planned and ready. Nothing will go wrong, and when we catch Roberts you’ll get nothing but praise for your good work.”
“Please, Sergeant Keddle,” I added. “Catch this man and get him convicted (给某人定罪) so he can’t steal any more eggs.”
He thought for a while longer, and then suddenly said: “Right, boys. Let’s do it.”
“Thank you, Sergeant Keddle,” we both said together, very relieved (宽慰的).
“Let’s go over all the arrangements,” he said, “But first, give me the numbers of the two vehicles so that I can have them checked.”
He phoned up the County Police Headquarters and asked them to call him back with details. We sat and discussed everything: where we were going to meet, that we would have to be quiet and that we shouldn’t put the lights on until the right moment. We asked Sergeant Keddle to come in his own car rather than the police car and told him where to park.
While we were talking, the information came through about the cars. As expected the white van belonged to Steve Roberts, and we found out the name of the climbers: Bill Henderson from Leicester.
“That’s good,” said the policeman. “We know exactly who they are and where they’re from. That gives us a big advantage.”
We talked some more, and went over everything one last time. Then we arranged to meet Sergeant Keddle at nine o’clock that evening and we left. Mike and I cycled back to his house and had something to eat.
1.How does the policeman feel about their plan at first?
A.Doubtful. B.Surprised. C.Angry. D.Unhappy.
2.Why do the boys want the police to catch Roberts?
A.Because they try to prevent him stealing eggs.
B.Because they hope to get praise from the police.
C.Because they expect Sergeant Keddle to be praised.
D.Because they have got everything perfectly planned.
3.Put the following statements in the correct order according to the story.
①The police got the information about the cars.
②The boys visited Sergeant Keddle’s police station.
③The boys collected records, maps and photographs.
④Sergeant Keddle agreed to catch Roberts in the end.
A.③②①④ B.③②④① C.①④③② D.①④②③
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
--Wow, so many new buildings! But it used to be a poor village.
--Yes, ___ has changed in our hometown.
A. Nothing B. Nobody C. Everything D. Everybody
九年级英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析
“What’s the police station’s telephone number?”
“I can’t remember. in the telephone book, please.”
A. Look it for B. Look it over C. Look it up D. Look at it
九年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析
The police_____anyone who____the accident should get in touch with the police station.
A.asked,have seen B.asks, have seen C.asks, has seen D.asked,had seen
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—What’s the telephone number of the police station?
—I can’t remember. ________ in the telephone book, please.
A.Look it for B.Look it over C.Look it up
九年级英语单选题简单题查看答案及解析
The robber in the police station still denied ______ anything about the bank robbery.
A. know B. to know C. knowing D. knew
九年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析
The policemen caught the thief, but he ________on the way to the police station.
A. came in B. ran away C. got out D. woke up
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
In England, people buy bus tickets on the bus. In France, they buy them at a bus station. In Australia, they can buy them from a magazine store. Books on cross-cultural communication make us curious by focusing on differences between people across the world: in social behavior and the importance of their body language, etc.
For example, how close you stand to someone when you are speaking to him is different in different cultures. Surveys in most countries tell us that the proper distance（距离）of two people standing in a social situation is between 1. 2 metres and 3.5 metres. But in China, this distance seems to be smaller, while in Sweden, people usually stand farther.
The message sent by the way you stand or sit is another condition. For example, it is quite common in European countries to sit with your legs crossed. But people in Arab countries hardly ever sit in this way—because they might show you the bottom of their shoes, and it is thought to be impolite.
Such information fills the pages of guides for travellers and international business people. Clearly it is important to know a little about eating customs and the rules about basic greetings—whether you should bow or shake someone's hands. But under the surface, we are not so different. There are many signs that are common in the emotions（情感）that they communicate.
Smiling is the best known of these, but not the only one. Scientists have proven that all over the world, people show sadness in a similar way. People look down with their face “falling” and mouth corner turning down. There are also common factors when people are bored. They will look at other things in an distracted（漫不经心的） way--their watches, for example. Their feet will begin to move restlessly showing that they want to escape.
Understanding these body languages and acting properly is the real key to cross-cultural communication. If we all pay just a little attention, it is impossible that we will cause lasting inconvenience by using the wrong body language or standing too near to strangers and then make them feel uncomfortable.
1.Where do people in England buy bus tickets?
2.What is the proper distance of two people standing in most countries?
3.Why do people in Arab countries hardly sit with their legs crossed?
4.How do people around the world show sadness in a similar way?
5.What is the passage mainly about?
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The police arrived ______ the village ______ a snowy night.
A. at; on B. at; in C. in; on
九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
The victim hurried into the police station and was _______________ at this time last night.
A. in the breathe B. out of breath
C. at the breathe D. a deep breath
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