Question

The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install video cameras in all 100 police cars. They think this will reduce the number of lawsuits(訴訟) against the city. In the last five years, Rockford has paid out more than five million dollars to settle about 40 lawsuits.

The chief said, “If cameras had been in those cars, we wouldn’t have had to pay one penny. We’re always pulling over drunks or drug users who try to fight the policemen or shoot them. Then they always say that the police started beating them first or started shooting at them first. What nonsense!”

The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 per car. The city council(委員會) will vote on the plan next Monday. Ten of the 13 council members, when asked about the plan, said that they liked the idea. One member said that it made good financial sense and common sense. If the cameras are supported, they can be installed in all the cars within six weeks.

The police officers gladly support camera use. One officer said that too many people thought the police were liars; cameras would show citizens that the police told the truth.

Citizen reaction to the idea of police car cameras is mixed. One person said that the police should have started doing this years ago when video cameras were invented. But an elderly man said that cameras were against privacy. “These police are trying to stick their nose into everything,” he said. He was going to attend the council meeting to fight the plan. He hoped that other citizens would join him.

1.How did most council members feel about the plan?

A. Worried. B. Surprised.

C. Disappointed D. Satisfied.

2.The underlined word “liars” refers to the people .

A. who tell lies B. who catch thieves

C. who give advice D. who buy products

3.What are the public’s attitudes towards the plan?

A. They will attend the council meeting.

B. They strongly support the elderly man.

C. They hold different opinions about it.

D. They think highly of video cameras.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. Cameras in Police Cars.

B. A Plan Against the City.

C. All the Citizens, United!

D. Shooting at the Police.

5.Rockford should pay about $ dollars for the plan.

A. 5,000,000 B. 50,000

C. 40,000 D. 1,300

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

試題分析: 羅克福德的警察為了減少警察和罪犯之間的沖突決定在100輛警車上安裝攝像機。然而對于這個提議，市民們褒貶不一，有些人認為早就該安裝了，而有些人則認為它侵犯了人們的隱私權。

1. 態度觀點題。根據第三段Ten of the 13 council members, when asked about the plan, said that they liked the idea可知13位委員會成員中有10位表示贊同這個提議。故選D。

2. 詞義推斷題。根據上下文可知，警察局的官員認為很有必要安裝攝像機，許多人認為警察是撒謊精，而攝像機會向市民展示警察講的都是事實。故liars表示“撒謊的人”，故選A。

3. 觀點態度題。根據第五段Citizen reaction to the idea of police car cameras is mixed可知，市民對于這個提議的態度褒貶不一，有支持有反對。故選C。

4. 標題推斷題。通讀全文可知，本文主要講警察為了減少警察和罪犯之間的沖突決定在警車上安裝攝像機，然而市民們對此褒貶不一。故選A。

5. 細節題。根據第三段The cost of installing cameras will be about $500 per car可知，安裝攝像機每輛車每年大概需要500美元。結合第一段The Rockford police chief and some city officials want to install video cameras in all 100 police cars可知要在100輛警車上安裝攝像機，故一年大概需要50,000美元。故選B。

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