nowadays in england, ________, first names are less likely to be used.

A.Sir or Madam

B.by their first name

C.Mr, Mrs, Miss, or Ms

D.by their last name

A. Sir or Madam

B. by their first name

C. Mr, Mrs, Miss, or Ms

D. by their last name

age in my part of the country, and it was impressive to see the great variety of services which were available on one’s own doorstep in the late Victorian countryside.

Nowadays a superficial traveler in rural England might conclude that the only village tradesmen still flourishing were either selling frozen food to the inhabitants or selling antiques to visitors. Nevertheless, this would really be a false impression. Admittedly there has been a contraction of village commerce, but its vigor is still remarkable.

Our local grocer’s shop, for example, is actually expanding in spite of the competition from supermarkets in the nearest town. Women sensibly prefer to go there and exchange the local news while doing their shopping, instead of queueing up anonymously at a supermarket. And the proprietor knows well that personal service has a substantial cash value.

His prices may be a bit higher than those in the town, but he will deliver anything at any time. His assistants think nothing of bicycling down the village street in their lunch, hour to take a piece of cheese to an old-age pensioner who sent her order by word of mouth with a friend who happened to be passing. The more affluent customers telephone their shopping lists and the goods are on their doorsteps within an hour. They have only to hint at a fancy for some commodity outside the usual stock and the grocer a red-faced figure, instantly obtains it for them.

The village gains from this sort of enterprise, of course. But I also find it satisfactory because a village shop offers one of the few ways in which a modest individualist can still get along in the world without attaching himself to the big battalions of industry or commerce.

Most of the village shopkeepers I know, at any rate, are decidedly individualist in their ways. For exampie, our shoemaker is a formidable figure: a thick-set, irritable man whom children treat with marked respect, knowing that an ill-judged word can provoke an angry eruption at any time. He stares with contempt at the pairs of cheap, mass-produced shoes taken to him for repair: has it come to this, he seems to be saying, that he, a craftsman, should have to waste his skills upon such trash？ But we all know he will in fact do excellent work upon them. And he makes beautiful shoes for those who can afford such luxury.

The services available in villages nowadays are

A．fewer but still very active.

B．less successful than earlier but managing to survive.

C．active in providing food and antiques.

D．surprisingly energetic considering the little demand for them.

“bobby”. The first name comes form. the verb “to cop” (which is also slang ) , meaning “to take”or “to capture” , and the second comes form. the first name of Sir Robert Peel , a 19th century politician , who was the founder of the police force as we know it today . An early nickname for the policeman was “peeler” , but this one has died out .

Whatever we may call them , the general opinion of the police seems to be a favorable one , except , of course , among the criminal part of the community where the police are given more derogatory nicknames which originated in America , such as “fuzz” or “pig” . Visitors to England seem to be very impressed by the English police . It has , in fact , because standing joke that the visitor to Britain , when asked for his views of the country , will always say , at some point or other , “I think your policemen are wonderful”.

Well , the British bobby not always be wonderful but he is usually a very friendly and helpful sort of character . A music-hall song of some years ago was called “If You Want To Know The Time , Ask A Policeman ” . 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 the city that one wonders how they ever find time to do anything else .

Two things are immediately noticeable to the stranger when he sees an English policeman for the first time . The first is that does not carry a pistol and the second is that he wears a very distinctive type of headgear , the policeman’s helmet . His helmet , together with his height , enables an English policeman to be time it is suggested that the policeman should be given a pistol and than his helmet should be taken form. him , but both suggestions are resisted by the majority of the public and the police themselves .

Nowadays British people call the policeman________.

A.pig

B.peeler

C.bobby

D.fuzz

Which of following statements is TRUE？A.There are fewer criminals in America than in Britain .

B.The English police usually leave a deep impression on visitors .

C.The English bobby is friendly but not helpful .

D.The English police enjoy having pistols .

If you see an English policeman for the first time , you will probably notice at once that_______.A.he often tells people time

B.he is usually very helpful

C.he has a helmet on the head

D.he wears special clothes

That an English policeman can be seen form some distance is______.A.a standing joke

B.of no help

C.strange and funny

D.of some help

Visitors praise the English police because______.A.they are police and helpful

B.they obey orders

C.they often give thanks

D.they are armed with modern equipment

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Nowadays the fish and chips are not allowed to be wrapped in newspapers.()

Nowadays, China has a serious shortage of blue-collar workers. (英译汉)

A.subway

B. Thursday

C. nowadays

D. x-ray