Certainly dustmen prefer to be known as “Refuse Collection and Disposal Officers”. You may think that this is rather silly, and that it is better to call a spade. But dustmen can be just as sensitive as people of any other occupations, though we must admit that their job is not the most romantic one in the world. We often take dustmen for granted. Perhaps because they usually come very early in the morning, before most people are up, we are inclined to forget that they exist. Our dustbins are emptied regularly, but we rarely 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         , the general public 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 joke. For some reason, jokes have always been made about dustmen, and some people thought this strike was very amusing. 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 funny any more. As the strike continued, people could not bear the accumulation of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to get rid of it. Even when the strike was over, and the wages dispute had been settled, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely, as so much rubbish had accumulated. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of their dustmen rather more highly, and won’t take them for granted any more.

76．What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)

77．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

We usually find the dustbins clean, ignoring the doers.

78．Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)

79．How did the English people change their attitude to the dustmen? (Please answer within 30 words.)

80．Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.

阅读下面短文并回答问题, 然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求）。

Recently, the dustmen of England went on strike for higher wages. During the first few days it was regarded as a joke. For some reason, jokes have always been made about dustmen, and some people thought this strike was very amusing. 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 funny any more. As the strike continued, people could not bear the accumulation of rubbish around their dustbins, and they looked for other places in which to get rid of it. Even when the strike was over, and the wages dispute had been settled, it took several weeks for the country to get cleaned up completely, as so much rubbish had accumulated. Perhaps now the English people appreciate the work of their dustmen rather more highly, and won’t take them for granted any more.

阅读表达（共5小题；每小题3分, 满分15分）

1.What is the main idea of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words. )

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2.Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

We usually find the dustbins clean, but ignoring the doers.

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3. Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words. )

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4.How did the English people change their attitude to the dustmen? (Please answer within 30 words. )

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5.Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese.

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 ‘How lucky you are to be a doctor …’ Anyone who’s a doctor is right out of luck, I thought. Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined.

You may think I want to change my job. Well, at the moment I do. As one of my friends says－even doctors have a few friends－it’s all experience. Experience! I don’t need such experience. I need a warm, comfortable, undisturbed bed of my own. I need it badly. I need all telephones to be thrown down the nearest well, that’s what I need.

All these thoughts fly round my head as I drive my Mini(微型汽车) through the foggy streets of East London at 3:45 a.m. on a December morning. I am a ministering angel in a Mini with a heavy coat and a bag of medicines. As I speed down Lea Bridge in the dark at this horrible morning hour, the heater first blowing hot then cold, my back aching from the car-seat, I do not feel like a ministering angel. I wish I were on the beach in southern France. Call me a bad doctor if you like. Call me what you will. But don’t call me at half past three on a December morning for an ear-ache that you have had for two weeks.

Of course, being a doctor isn’t really all bad. We do have our moments. Once in a while people are ill, once in a while you can help, once in a while you get given a cup of tea and rock-hard cake at two o’clock in the morning－then you worry if you have done everything. But all too often ‘everything’ is a repetitious rule: look, listen, feel, tap, pills, injection, phone, ambulance, away to the next.

And then there is always the cool, warm voice of the girl on the switchboard of the emergency bed service who will get your patient into hospital for you－the pleasant voice that comes to you as you stand in the cold, dark, smelly, dirty telephone box somewhere in a dangerous section of town. Oh, it has its moments, this life does.

1.According to the sentence “Anyone who’s studying medicine should have his head examined,” we know that ___________.

    A．a medical student should have a very good memory

    B．a doctor must be mentally strong so that he can meet any difficult situation

    C．the writer thinks that those who want to be doctors are crazy

    D．to be a doctor is a challenge for people’s mental health

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    A．The writer wishes he could have a quiet, undisturbed night in bed at home.

    B．One of his friends says that being a doctor helps one gain all sorts of experience.

    C．He hates the telephone as a modern means of communication.

    D．He is not happy with the small and uncomfortable car he is driving.

3.The statement “We do have our moments” could best be replaced by “___________”.

    A．we doctors are called at a moment’s notice to see people who need medical treatment

    B．usually we are glad that we can do something to help the sick

    C．sometimes we find people are thankful for our help

    D．there are chances that doctors find their work rewarding and satisfying

4.From the whole passage we know that the writer _____________.

    A．is a bad doctor, unwilling to make a house call during the night-time

    B．is so dissatisfied with his job that he wishes to find a new one

    C．is satisfied with his job but he hates to be called out unnecessarily

    D．thinks a doctor can enjoy certain special rights whether he felt lucky or not