Real policemen hardly recognize any resemblance(类同之处) between their lives and what they see on TV, if they ever get home in time. There are similarities, of course, but the policemen don’t think much of them.
The first difference is that a policeman’s real life revolves(以……为中心) round the law. Most of his training is in criminal law. He has to know exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court.
He has to know nearly as much law as a professional lawyer, and what’s more, he has to apply it on his feet, in the dark and rain, running down an alley after someone he wants to talk to.
Little of his time is spent in chatting to scantily-clad(穿衣不多的) ladies or in dramatic confrontations(对抗) with desperate criminals. He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of sad, unimportant people who are guilty-or not-of stupid crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he is arrested, the story is over. In real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and terrorist attacks-where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police-little effort is spent on searching.
Having made an arrest, a detective really starts to work. He has to prove his case in court and to do that the often has to gather a lot of different evidence. So, as well as being overworked, a detective has to be out at all hours of the day and night interviewing his witnesses and persuading them, usually against their own best interests, to help him.
1．It is necessary for a policeman to be trained in criminal law __________.
A．so that he can catch criminals in the streets
B．because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerous
C．so that he can prove his arrest right in court
D．because he has to know nearly as much about law as a professional lawyer
2．The everyday life of a policeman of detective is __________.
A．exciting and enjoyable B．wasted on unimportant matters
C．devoted mostly to routine matters. D．full of danger
3．When murders and terrorist attacks occur, the police __________.
A．prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself away
B．spend a lot of effort on trying to track down their men
C．try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up their reputation
D．usually fail to produce results
4．Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A．Generally the detective’s work is over once the arrest has been made.
B．Policemen feel that the image of their lives shown on TV is not accurate.
C．People are usually willing to give evidence.
D．Policemen and detectives spend little time at the typewriting.
5．Which of the following could be the suitable title for the passage?
A．Policemen and Detectives. B．Detectives’ life-Fact and Fantasy.
C．The Reality of Being a Detective. D．Drama and Reality.