完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as "Reuse Collection and Disposal Officers". You may think that this is rather
36 , and it is better to call a spade a spade. But dustmen can be as
37 as people of any other occupation, though we must
38 that their job is not a
39 one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are
40 .We are likely to forget their
41 .Our dustbins are
42 regularly, but we
43 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
44 the rubbish, the general
45 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
46 .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
47 any more.
48 the strike continued, people could not
49 the hills of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to
50 it. Even Leicester Square, in the heart of West End of London, was
51 high with plastic bags full of smelly rubbish. This was a（n）
52 attraction that the people of London were not at all
53 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 appreciate the work of
54 dustmen rather more
55 and won't take them for granted any more.
| 【小題1】 | | A．clever | B．silly | C．interesting | D．reasonable |
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| 【小題2】 | | A．sensitive | B．careless | C．hopeful | D．shy |
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| 【小題3】 | | A．realize | B．believe | C．know | D．a(chǎn)dmit |
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| 【小題4】 | | A．necessary | B．difficult | C．romantic | D．heavy |
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| 【小題5】 | | A．a(chǎn)way | B．up | C．down | D．in |
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【小題6】.
| A．existence | B．presence | C．a(chǎn)bsence | D．performance |
| 【小題7】 | | A．cleaned | B．filled | C．emptied | D．burned |
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| 【小題8】 | | A．generally | B．frequently | C．sometimes | D．seldom |
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| 【小題9】 | | A．take away | B．take off | C．take up | D．take on |
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| 【小題10】 | | A．society | B．citizen | C．public | D．community |
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| 【小題11】 | | A．trick | B．joke | C．trouble | D．show |
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| 【小題12】 | | A．pleasing | B．excited | C．stupid | D．funny |
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| 【小題13】 | | A．When | B．While | C．As | D．Because |
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| 【小題14】 | | A．bear | B．contain | C．manage | D．control |
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| 【小題15】 | | A．keep off | B．give up | C．take care of | D．get rid of |
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| 【小題16】 | | A．crowded | B．piled | C．fixed | D．put |
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| 【小題17】 | | A．business | B．industrial | C．tourist | D．a(chǎn)gricultural |
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【小題18】.
| A．disappointed | B．serious | C．nervous | D．happy |
| 【小題20】 | | A．highly | B．eagerly | C．lowly | D．entirely |
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