On September 22, 1986, Jay Brunkella, a police-officer in the Rogers Park district in Chicago, was shot during a drug arrest and died. Shortly afterwards, fellow officer Ken Knapcik, a 20-year veteran (老警官) of the force, returned home after work to find a note from his 15-year-old daughter on the dining table.
Dad---This poem came directly from my heart. I love you so much! It scares and amazes me that you go out every day and risk everything to provide us with all that we have. I wrote this to express how much I love you and how much lost I’d be without you-Laura. P.S.: Hey, let’s be careful out there.
Titled “The Ultimate Cop”, Laura’s poem was dedicated “To all the cops in the world who have daughters who love them with all their hearts. And especially to my dad.” It was about a police-officer’s daughter who sees on the night time news that her father has been shot. Part of poem: “Daddy, my Daddy, can you hear me cry? Oh, God, I need my Daddy, please don’t let him die.”
Ken Knapcik stood alone as he read the poem. “It took me several minutes,” he said. “I’d get through part of it and have to stop before I could go on. I was weeping. She had never told me she was scared.” He took the poem to work the next day and showed it to his fellow officers. “I’ve never seen so many grown men cry. Some couldn’t finish it.”
Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in the pocket of his police jacket. He takes it with him every time he leaves the house for a new shift. “I don’t want to be out there without it.” he said, “I’ll probably carry it with me forever.”
【小题1】Laura wrote the poem .A．in memory of her father who was shot in the drug arrestB．to show her great sorrow in losing her fatherC．to show her respect to all the cops who lost their livesD．to tell Officer Ken Knapcik how much she loved him【小题2】All the officers cried because .A．Jay Brunkella was shot and diedB．they were greatly touched by the poemC．the poem was so sad that they couldn’t hold back their tearsD．they thought of their dangerous life【小题3】Knapcik keeps Laura’s poem in his pocket .A．to treasure her daughter’s love and to value his own lifeB．to keep it from missingC．because he can’t go out without itD．to mourn over the death of officer Jay Brunkella【小题4】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A．Poem for a copB．An officer’s deathC．Daughter’s loveD．Love my job, love my daughterD
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(答案→)D
解析：这篇文章通过警察Ken Knapcik的女儿写信给父亲告诉父亲自己是多么地爱他。
【小题1】D 第二段提到，写这首诗是为了告诉父亲自己是多么地爱他。这里的父亲指的是officer Ken Knapcik。
【小题2】B 看到他的女儿写的如此深情的诗，能不令人感动吗？警官们感动得一边看一边流泪，甚至不能将诗读完。
【小题3】A 警官为何将女儿的信带在身边？因为诗代表了女儿对自己深情的爱，将信带在身边就是将女儿的爱带在身边。
【小题4】A poem一词贯穿文章始终，一切都是围绕它展开的。