高三英语培优外刊阅读学案：警察话题

高三英语培优外刊阅读
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外刊精选｜何以至此？一批美国城市真要解散警察局
【背景介绍】美国针对警察暴力执法与种族主义的抗议活动已经持续两周之久，要求改革警察制度的民间呼声日益高涨，当中不乏一些激进的声音要求削减警局经费，甚至取消警察局。

美国的警察制度究竟存在着怎样的问题？它真的应该被取消吗？
After Protests, Politicians Reconsider Police Budgets and Discipline
By Dionne Searcey, John Eligon and Farah Stockman
In an abrupt change of course, the mayor of New York vowed to cut the budget of the nation’s largest police force. In Los Angeles, the mayor called for redirecting millions of dollars from policing after protesters gathered outside his home. And in Minneapolis, City Council members pledged to dismantle their police force and completely reinvent how public safety is handled.
As tens of thousands of people have demonstrated against police violence over the past two weeks, calls have emerged in cities across the country for fundamental changes to American policing.
The pleas for change have taken a variety of forms. Parks, universities and schools have distanced themselves from local police departments, severing contracts. In some places, the calls for change have gone still further, aiming to abolish police departments, shift police funds into social services or defund police departments partly or entirely.
Around the country, city and state leaders were weighing overhauls of their policing policies, aware of the delicate balance of voters’ concerns about crime versus their repulsion at police brutality.
Other lawmakers and leaders say defunding police departments could have unintended consequences. Some people worry about safety if fewer armed officers are on patrol, especially in summer months when crime rates tend to spike.
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.protest [ˈprəʊ.test] n. _____________________________
2.politician [ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən] n._____________________________
3.discipline [ˈdɪsəplɪn] n. _____________________________
4.abrupt [əˈbrʌpt] adj. _____________________________
5.course [kɔːs] n. _____________________________
6.vow [vaʊ] vi. _____________________________
7.redirect [ˌriːdaɪˈrekt] vt. _____________________________
8.police [pəˈliːs] vt. _____________________________
9.reinvent [ˌriːɪnˈvent] vt._____________________________
10.demonstrate [ˈdemənstreɪt] vi. _____________________________
11.against [əˈɡenst] prep. _____________________________
12.shift [ʃɪft] vt. _____________________________
13.defund [ˌdiːˈfʌnd] vt. _____________________________
14.weigh [weɪ] vt. _____________________________
15.overhaul [ˈəʊvəhɔːl] n. _____________________________
16.repulsion [rɪˈpʌlʃən] n. _____________________________
17.brutality [bruːˈtæləti] n. _____________________________
18.spike [spaɪk] vt. _____________________________
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。

1.最大警察机关_____________________________
2.呼吁，号召，要求_____________________________
3.市议会_____________________________
4.承诺做某事_____________________________
5.请求……_____________________________
6.与……疏远，与……拉开距离_____________________________
7.中断合同，终止合作_____________________________
8.意想不到的结果_____________________________
拓展练习
阅读理解
One day, 12-year-old Sean Redden surfed the Internet and went to a popular chat room. Just as he was about to be offline, he saw a name he’d never seen there before, Susan. Her brief message was “Would someone help me?”
Sean typed back, “What’s wrong?” a moment later he received this message, “I can’t breathe. Help me! I can’t get out of my chair.”
Oh, man, Sean thought. Pretending to be paralyzed (瘫痪) was a bad joke. Then he wondered what if she really is sick? “Hey, Mom,” he called. “There’s a kid here who’s sick or something.” Sharon looke d at the computer screen. “It’s not just some game, is it?” she asked.
The message was not a joke. Susan was actually a 20-year-old student, working late at night at a college library near Helsinke, Finland –almost 7,000 miles away from Sean’s home in Tex as. While searching the Internet, she began to feel terrible pain all through her body. The library was silent and empty. The nearest phone was outside in the hallway. She couldn’t move that far. Any movement caused the pain to get worse. Then she realized she might get help on the Internet.
“I don’t think it’s a joke, Mom,” Sean said. And he typed, “Where are you?” After a long while, the letters appeared, “Finland.” Sean and Sharon couldn’t believe it. Not knowing what else to do, Sharon called the local police.
Sharon explained the situation to the officer Amy Schmidt. Schmidt told Sharon to try to get the sick girl’s phone number. Texas police called the international telephone operator and asked to be connected to the proper agency (机构) in Finland. The call was put through to a nearby rescue station. The Texas police gave Susan’s address to the Finnish operator. When Sean heard that, he typed, “Help is on the way.”
In a few minutes, Susan heard people running down the hallway outside the door. Suddenly, the door opened. Emergency workers and three policemen ran in. Susan turned once more to the computer, “They are here. Thanks. Bye-bye.”
Four days later, the police in Texas received a message from officers in Finland: “Thanks to her Internet friend, Susan has received medical treatment she badly needed. She is doing well.”31.What happened when Sean was about to get offline?
A.He noticed an unfamiliar name.
B.He came across a friend in the chat room.
C.A piece of online story attracted him.
D.His computer broke down.
32.How did Sean and his mother Sharon help Susan?
A.They asked for help online.
B.They reported to the Texas police.
C.They sent messages to Susan’s friend.
D.They called the rescue station in Finland.
33.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Making Friends Online
B.Help on the Way
C.Help on the Internet
D.Police Officer’s Act of Kindness
外刊精选答案
【词汇过关】
请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.protest [ˈprəʊ.test] n. 抗议，反对
2.politician [ˌpɒlɪˈtɪʃən] n. 从政者；政客
3.discipline [ˈdɪsəplɪn] n. 纪律，风纪，行为准则
4.abrupt [əˈbrʌpt] adj. 突然的，意外的
5.course [kɔːs] n. 航向，航道
6.vow [vaʊ] vi. 发誓，承诺
7.redirect [ˌriːdaɪˈrekt] vt. （以新的方式或目的）重新使用
8.police [pəˈliːs] vt. 维持……的治安，巡查；在……部署警察
9.reinvent [ˌriːɪnˈvent] vt. 再次发明，重新发明
10.demonstrate [ˈdemənstreɪt] vi. 示威，游行
11.against [əˈɡenst] prep. 反对，与……相反
12.shift [ʃɪft] vt. 转移
13.defund [ˌdiːˈfʌnd] vt. 停止为……提供资金
14.weigh [weɪ] vt. 认真考虑，权衡，斟酌
15.overhaul [ˈəʊvəhɔːl] n. 彻底检修，全面改革
16.repulsion [rɪˈpʌlʃən] n. 厌恶，反感
17.brutality [bruːˈtæləti] n. 残忍
18.spike [spaɪk] vt. 高涨
【词块学习】
请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。

rgest police force最大警察机关
2.call for呼吁，号召，要求
3.City Council市议会
4.pledge to do sth.承诺做某事
5.plea for sth.请求……
6.distance oneself from与……疏远，与……拉开距离
7.sever contract中断合同，终止合作
8.unintended consequence意想不到的结果
【全文翻译】
抗议之后，政客们开始重新考虑警局预算和警务纪律纽约市长态度突然转变，承诺将削减美
国最大警察机关（也就是纽约警局）的预算；在洛杉矶，经历过抗议者在自家门口聚集示威之后，市长要求将从警局预算中拨走成百上千万美金，以作他用；在明尼阿波利斯市，多名市议会成员承诺解散警察部门，并彻底改革公共安全的维护方式。

过去两周，上万人游行示威以表对警察暴力的不满，美国不少城市都涌现了彻底改革美国警察制度的声音。

人们在寻求改革的时候，采取了不同的形式。

各地的公园、大学以及学校迅速和当地警方划清界限，终止了合同。

在一些地方，这些要求变革的呼吁更加激进，他们想要废除警察局，把警局经费转移到社会服务上来，或者是部分或全部砍掉警局的资金。

放眼美国各地，各州、各市的领导都在权衡如何全面改革警务政策。

他们意识到，要在选民对犯罪行为的担忧和他们对暴力执法的憎恶之间做好微妙的平衡。

其他的立法者以及领导表示，撤除警察局的资金可能会造成计划之外的结果。

有些人担心，如果巡逻警力减弱，可能会带来安全问题，尤其是在犯罪率趋于激增的夏季。

拓展练习阅读理解参考答案
31.A 32.B 33.C。