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【题目】阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
The American secret service began in 1865．It has many important jobs．One is to stop different types of fraud (诈骗), such as printing fake (假的) money, credit card fraud and computer fraud．The other is to protect the president at all times．
The secret service's earliest job was to stop people from making fake money．The secret service agents (特工) still have to do that because the criminals (罪犯) are smarter now．They are better at using computers and other expensive equipment．But agents are much smarter．
Protecting the president is hard．The most dangerous places are outdoors．Agents can't check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully．And they always follow the president．They're just like the president's shadow．
Unluckily, some people do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him．The secret service agents try to find them and stop them when they want to do something bad．It's a dangerous, but important job．The secret service helps keep the president and the country safe．
（1）The American secret service ________．
A.isn't to protect the president
B.makes fake credit cards
C.began in 1865
D.has only one important job
（2）At the very beginning, the secret service's job was to ________．
A.protect the president
B.stop computer fraud
C.watch the crowd carefully
D.stop fake money making
（3）When protecting the president, ________．
A.agents must be careful at all times
B.agents don't always stay near him
C.agents check every person in the crowd
D.agents are afraid of indoor places most
（4）The underlined word "them" means the ________．
A.presidents
B.criminals
C.secret service agents
D.people in the crowd
（5）The hardest place to protect the president would be in ________．
A.the White House
B.a hotel room
C.a public park
D.a main hall

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）D
（3）A
（4）D
（5）C
【解析】本文介绍的美国特勤局的一些情况。它成立于1865年，有很多重要的工作，其中一项就是阻止不同种类的诈骗，诸如印假钱，信用卡诈骗和网络诈骗等。保护总统的工作很难，尤其在户外，他们不可能去搜查每一个人，所以他们必须谨慎，他们像影子一样跟着总统。不幸的是总有人想找总统麻烦甚至想伤害总统，所以特工必须竭力去找到这些人。他们的工作虽然危险，但是很重要。他们是在保护总统和国家的安全。
（1）细节理解题。根据第一段第一句The American secret service began in 1865可知美国特勤局开始于1865年，故选C.。
（2）根据第二段第一句The secret service's earliest job was to stop people from making fake money可知，这种秘密服务最早的工作是阻止制造假钱。故选D。
（3）推理判断题。根据第三段中的句子Protecting the president is hard．The most dangerous places are outdoors ．Agents can’t check every person in the crowd, so they must watch the crowd carefully ．And they always follow the president．They’re just like the president’s shadow.为了保护总统特工必须一直很小心，他们就像总统的影子。故选A。
（4）推理判断题。根据最后一段中句子Unluckily, some people do want to give the president trouble, or even hurt him．The secret service agents try to find them and stop them when they want to do something bad．可知这里指的是人群中想给总统找麻烦甚至想伤害总统的人，故选D。
（5）推理判断题。根据第三段的叙述我们可知特工保护总统主要是惧怕户外，他们不能搜查每个人。所以可知在公园里是最难的地方。故选C。