第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Certainly dustmen prefer to be
known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers"(垃圾回收处理官员). You may think that this
is rather 46 , and it is better to call a spade a
spade. But dustmen can be as 47 as people of any other occupation(职业), though we must 48 that their job is not a 49 one in the world. We often take dustmen
for granted.
Perhaps because they usually come
very early in the morning, before most people are 50 . We are likely to forget their 51
. Our dustbins are 52
regularly, but we 53 stop to think about the men who do this.
However, it is one of the most important jobs in the world, and when there are
no dustmen to 54 the
rubbish, the general 55 soon
becomes aware that something is wrong. Recently, the dustmen of England went on
strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a 56 . But when the first two weeks had
passed, and the dustbins were overflowing in nearly every backyard in the
country, the joke did not seem so 57 any more. 58
the strike continued, people could not 59 the hills of rubbish around their
dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to 60 it. Even Leicester Square, in the
heart of West End of London, was
61 high with plastic
bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a(n) 62 attraction that the people of Lon don
were not at all 63 to see. Even when the strike was
over, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely.
Perhaps now the English people 64
the work of their dustmen
rather more 65 and won't take them for granted any
more.
46. A. clever B. silly C.
interesting D.
reasonable
47. A. sensitive B.
careless C.
hopeful D. shy
48. A. realize B.
believe C.
know D. admit
49. A. necessary B. difficult C. romantic
D.
heavy
50. A. away B. up C.
down D.
in
51. A. existence B. presence C. absence D.
performance
52. A. cleaned B.
filled C.
emptied D.
burned
53. A. generally B. frequently C. sometimes D.
seldom
54. A. take away B.
take off C.
take up D.
take on
55. A. society B. citizen C.
public D.
community
56. A. trick B. joke C.
trouble D.
show
57. A. pleasing B.
excited C. stupid D. funny
58. A. When B.
While C. As D. Because
59. A. bear B.
contain C. manage D. control
60. A. keep off B.
give up C. take care of D. get rid of
61. A. crowded B.
piled C. fixed D. put
62. A. business B.
industrial C. tourist D. agricultural
63. A. disappointed B.
serious C. nervous D. happy
64. A. like B.
recognize C. find D. appreciate
65. A. highly B.
eagerly C. differently D. entirely
