Today there are policemen everywhere, but in 1700, London had no policemen at all. A few old
men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid.
In 1750, Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves. They were like
policemen and were called Bow Street Runners because they worked near Bow Street.
Fifty years later, there were 120 Bow Street Runners, but London had bee very big and
needed more policemen. So in 1829, London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers. Until
1920 all the police in London were men.
【小题1】Who protected London in 1700? (回答词数不超过4个)
【小题2】When was London Police Force started? ( 回答词数不超过2个)
【小题3】Are all the London police men now? (回答词数不超过1个)A few old men.
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(答案→)A few old men.
解析：文章讲述的是伦敦警察从无到有的发展过程。
【小题1】few old men 根据第一第二行 A few old men used to protect the city streets 可知。
【小题2】根据第六行 So in 1829, London Police Force was started with 3,000 officers可知
【小题3】根据文章最后一句可知，直到1920年，所有的警察都是男性，也就是说1920年之后的警察不全是男性。