题目

【听力原文】 Police Departments in many communities across the United States say they are facing a serious manpower shortage and attracting new recruits is not as easy as it used to be. Police officer Reggie Brown is on duty in Oakland, California, a city known for its crime rate. After 18 years, Brown says the job has become routine. When he started, he loved the excitement. "It was everything you could dream of—I mean, you get to drive fast, chase folks, and put people in jail. It was like, you know, on a nightly basis—there was plenty of action then." The promise of such thrills had young people like him lining up for police work 20 or 30 years ago.But, as Miami Police Department spokesman Delrish Moss notes, things have changed "When I grew up, you wanted to be a police officer, an astronaut or president of the United States. I don"t hear those three on the top of the list anymore." 第1题A. The rising crime rate.B. A serious manpower shortage.C. A serious finance shortage.D. The crisis of reputation.第2题E. An astronaut is a promising profession.F. Reggie Brown didn"t love his work at first.G. A police officer was a popular profession.H. An athlete earns much more than the president.

【听力原文】 Police Departments in many communities across the United States say they are facing a serious manpower shortage and attracting new recruits is not as easy as it used to be.  Police officer Reggie Brown is on duty in Oakland, California, a city known for its crime rate. After 18 years, Brown says the job has become routine. When he started, he loved the excitement. "It was everything you could dream of—I mean, you get to drive fast, chase folks, and put people in jail. It was like, you know, on a nightly basis—there was plenty of action then." The promise of such thrills had young people like him lining up for police work 20 or 30 years ago.But, as Miami Police Department spokesman Delrish Moss notes, things have changed "When I grew up, you wanted to be a police officer, an astronaut or president of the United States. I don"t hear those three on the top of the list anymore."  第1题
  • A. The rising crime rate.
  • B. A serious manpower shortage.
  • C. A serious finance shortage.
  • D. The crisis of reputation.第2题
  • E. An astronaut is a promising profession.
  • F. Reggie Brown didn"t love his work at first.
  • G. A police officer was a popular profession.
  • H. An athlete earns much more than the president.

题目解答

答案

第1题:B第2题:C

解析

步骤 1：理解听力原文
听力原文主要讨论了美国警察部门面临的人员短缺问题，以及吸引新警员的难度。原文中提到，警察部门面临严重的人员短缺问题，吸引新警员并不像过去那么容易。警察Reggie Brown在奥克兰工作了18年，他说这份工作已经变得很常规。当开始工作时，他喜欢这份工作的刺激。原文还提到，20或30年前，许多年轻人因为警察工作的刺激而选择这个职业。但如今，情况已经改变，警察不再是年轻人的首选职业。
步骤 2：分析问题1
问题1询问的是警察部门面临的问题。根据原文，警察部门面临的问题是严重的人员短缺问题。因此，正确答案是B选项。
步骤 3：分析问题2
问题2询问的是关于警察职业的描述。根据原文，警察职业曾经是一个受欢迎的职业，但如今已经不再是年轻人的首选职业。因此，正确答案是C选项。