An early nickname for the policeman was "peeler", but this name has died out. Visitors to England seem, nearly always, to be very impressed by the English police. In fact, it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain, when asked for his views of the county, will always say, at some point or other, "I think your policemen are wonderful." Well, the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful character. A music-hall song of some years ago was called, "If you want to know the time, ask a police- man." Nowadays, most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman. In London, the policeman spend so much of their time directing visitors about city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else! (1) The British policeman has __________ nicknames mentioned in the passage.

The British policeman has several nicknames (绰号), but most frequently used are "copper" and "bobby"  The first name comes from the verb  “cop" meaning  “to take or  capture,” and the second comes from the first name of Sir Robert Peel, a 19th century politician, who was the founder of police force. An early nickname for the policeman was "peeler", but this name has died out.

   Visitors to England seem, nearly always, to be very impressed by the English police. In fact, it has become a joke that the visitors to Britain, when asked for his views of the county, will always

say, at some point or other, "I think your policemen are wonderful."

   Well, the British bobby may not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and

helpful character.

   A music-hall song of some years ago was called, "If you want to know the time, ask a police- man." Nowadays, most people own watches but they still seem to find plenty of other questions to ask the policeman. In London, the policeman spend so much of their time directing visitors about

city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else!

(1) The British policeman has __________ nicknames mentioned in the passage.

A. several	B. two
C. three	D. many

(2) One of the nicknames for the policeman, "peeler" ___________.

A. is most frequently used

B. has not been used any more

C. was Sir Robert Peel's

D. is still used as much as "bobby"

(3) The main idea of the second paragraph is that ___________.

A. visitors to England think the British policemen are wonderful

B. the English policemen have become a joke to the visitors

C. visitors to Britain are very grateful to the policemen for their much help

D. the British policemen tell the visitors the views of their country

(4) "If you want to know the time, ask a policeman." This means ___________.

A. the British policeman likes to tell the time to the visitors

B. most people's watches don't go well

C. the British policeman knows the time correctly

D. the policemen are friendly and helpful

(5) From the whole passage, we know that _____________.

A. the British policemen spend a lot of time directing the visitors to London

B. the British policeman's nicknames may not always be wonderful

C. the British policemen can't find any time to do anything else but help the visitors all day

D. the British policeman's nicknames have died out