29. I'm a Police Officer

　　When my husband, Jack¹, was a police officer, he once approached a home guarded by two ferocious² dogs. They lunged at the screen door with such force that it opened, and they tore out into the yard.

　　Thinking quickly, Jack, stepped into the house, closing the door tightly behind him. " It's all right, ma'am," he reassured⁴ the homeowner " I'm a police officer."

　　"Not a very brave one," 'she observed.

Notes:

　　(1) guard v.保护；保卫

　　(2) ferocious adj.凶猛的；残忍的

　　(3) lunge v.冲刺；前冲

　　(4) tear v.急奔；冲

　　(5) reassure³ v.消除对……的恐惧；使安心

Exercises:

根据短文选择正确答案：

　　① What was once Jack?

　　A. He was once a soldier.

　　B. He was once a government official.

　　C. He was once a police officer.

　　D. He was once a gardener.

　　② The word "ferocious" in "a home guarded by two ferocious dogs'? means______ .

　　A. very nice

　　B. very strong

　　C. very big and strong

　　D. cruel and violent

　　③ What is a screen door?

　　A. A door which is made of glass.

　　B. A door which is a frame holding a net used for separating things, which do not pass through the holes.

　　C. A door which is made of iron .

　　D. A door which is made of wood.

　　④ What did Jack do when he found that the dogs tore into the yard?

　　A. He ran away quickly.

　　B. He stood still.

　　C. He locked the dogs inside the house.

　　D. Instead of running away, he stepped into the house and shut the door tightly.

　　⑤ From this passage, we can see that ______.

　　A. Jack was very quick

　　B. Jack was not so brave

　　C. Jack was very helpful

　　D. Jack was a competent policeman

29.我是警察

　　在我丈夫杰克还是警察的时候，一次他走近有两只恶狗看守的庭院。那两只狗奋力地扑抓纱门，把门弄开了并冲到院子里。

　　杰克反应迅速，三步并两步地跨入房子里，牢牢地关上身后的门。“没事了，女士，”他安慰家主道，“我是警察。”

　　“可不是很勇敢的一个。”她淡淡地说。

练习参考答案：

①C②D③B④D⑤B

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 ferocious   

adj.凶猛的，残暴的，极度的，十分强烈的

参考例句：

• The ferocious winds seemed about to tear the ship to pieces.狂风仿佛要把船撕成碎片似的。
• The ferocious panther is chasing a rabbit.那只凶猛的豹子正追赶一只兔子。

3 reassure   

v.使放心，使消除疑虑

参考例句：

• This seemed to reassure him and he continued more confidently.这似乎使他放心一点，于是他更有信心地继续说了下去。
• The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe.航空公司尽力让乘客相信飞机是安全的。

4 reassured   

adj.使消除疑虑的；使放心的v.再保证，恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)

参考例句：

• The captain's confidence during the storm reassured the passengers. 在风暴中船长的信念使旅客们恢复了信心。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The doctor reassured the old lady. 医生叫那位老妇人放心。 来自《简明英汉词典》