解放军文职招聘考试FBI

Why should he be so afraid? There are hundreds of cities and thousands of villages where he can hide. There are large forests and deserts where he can lose himself. Besides, he’s usually rich with stolen money.

Money can make it easier to hide. With money, the criminal can pay a dishonest doctor to operate on his face and make him hard to recognize. Money can pay for a hideout in some far-off place. But the criminal knows what happened to public enemies such as John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Machine Gun Kelly. They had plenty of money and good hideouts. Yet one by one they were found by the men of the FBI.

They know every trick the criminal knows and many more. If he makes just one mistake, they’ll get him. That’s why the man who is hunted can’t sleep. That’s why he becomes nervous, why he jumps at every sound. When he makes a mistake, he’ll no longer be “wanted by the FBI”. He’ll have been caught.

The FBI began on May 10, 1924. Attorney General Harlan F. Stone chose J. Eegar Hoover, a young lawyer in the Department of Justice, to head the new agency(机构). “What we need is a wholly new kind of police force,” he said. “Criminals today are smart. They use stolen cars and even planes to make their gateways. They have learned to open any lock. The criminal would have discovered science. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to work scientifically.” 

J. Edgar Hoover quietly went ahead with his plans. He picked his men carefully. They had to be between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five. He wanted only men with good manners and good character. When working as his officers they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun. He chose men so carefully that he made the FBI the hardest service in the world to get into. The FBI cannot help in every police problem. It can look into only certain crimes against the government. Solving all other crimes is the duty of local police forces.

1. A man wanted by the FBI will find that money is _______.

A. not at all useful B. only helpful for a while

C. necessary for staying free D. important and useful

2. Before he worked with the FBI, J. Edgar Hoover was a _______.

A. policeman B. lawyer C. teacher D. general

3. The FBI was begun in order to _______.

A. reduce crimes B. bring younger men into police work

C. fight crimes scientifically D. offer jobs

4. A man who can “handle a teacup as well as a gun” has both _______.

A. courage and manners B. strength and kindness

C. wisdom and energy D. ability and humor

【答案解析】本文介绍了美国联邦调查局(FBI)产生的历史背景，成员的高素质及它的强大的工作能力。

1. B。推断题。根据第三段可知有钱能使罪犯化妆难于辨认，有钱能在偏僻的地方找一个躲藏地，但以往罪犯的历史告诉他们这种用途只是暂时的，由此可见 B 为正确答案。

2. B。细节题。根据Attorney General Harlan F. Stone chose J. Eegar Hoover, a young lawyer in the Department of Justice 可知他在FBI工作前是一名律师，故选 B。

3.  C。细节题。根据 The criminal would have discovered science. We can’t beat them with old methods. We have to train officers to work scientifically 可知罪犯已掌握了高科技，地方警察用常规方法已无法打败他们，于是FBI产生了，并运用高科技与之作战，故选C。

4. A。细节题。根据 He wanted only men with good manners and good character: When working as his officers they would have to meet all kinds of people. Hoover wanted men who could handle a teacup as well as a gun 由此可知答案选 A。