阅读理解Certaindustmenprefertobeknownas“RefuseCollectionandDisposalOfficers”.Youmaythinkthatthisisrathersillyandthatitisbettertocallaspadeaspade.Butdustmencanbeassensitiveaspeopleof

　　阅读理解

　　Certaindustmenprefertobeknownas“RefuseCollectionandDisposalOfficers”.Youmaythinkthatthisisrathersillyandthatitisbettertocallaspadeaspade.Butdustmencanbeassensitiveaspeopleofanyotheroccupationthoughwemustadmitthattheirjobisnotthemostromanticoneintheworld.Weoftentakedustmenforgranted.Perhapsbecausetheyusuallycomeveryearlyinthemorningbeforemostpeopleareupweareinclinedtoforgetthattheyexist.Ourdustbinsareemptiedregularlybutwerarelystoptothinkaboutthemenwhodothis.Howeveritisoneofthemostimportantjobsintheworldandwhentherearenodustmentotakeawaytherubbishthegeneralpublicsoonbecomesawarethatsomethingiswrong.

　　RecentlythedustmenofEnglandwentonstrikeforhigherwages.Duringthefirst.fewdaysitwasregardedasajoke.Forsomereasonjokeshavealwaysbeenmadeaboutdustmenandsomepeoplethoughtthisstrikewasveryamusing.Butwhenthefirsttwoweekshadpassedandthedustbinswereoverflowinginnearlyeverybackyardinthecountrythejokedidnotseemsofunnyanymore.Asthestrikecontinuedpeoplecouldnotbeartheaccumulationofrubbisharoundtheirdustbinsandtheylookedforotherplacesinwhichtogetridofit.EvenLeicesterSquareintheheartofthewestendofLondonwaspiledhighwiththeplasticsacksfullofsmellyrubbishThiswasatouristattractionthatthepeopleofLondonwerenotatallhappytosee.Evenwhenthestrikewasoverandthewagesdisputehadbeensettledittookseveralweeksforthecountrytogetcleanedupimmediatelyassomuchrubbishhadaccumulated.PerphasnowtheEnglishpeopleappreciatetheworkoftheirdustmenrathermorehighlyandwon'ttakethemforgrantedanymore.

　　1．Whyaredustmenoftentakenforgranted?

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　　A．Becausetheyareverysensitivepeople.

　　B．Becausethedustbinsarealwaysemptiedatregularintervals.

　　C．Becausetheirjobisaveryimportantone.

　　D．Becausethisjobisnotthemostromanticoneintheworld.

　　2．Whendoordinarypeoplestoptothinkaboutdustmenandtheirwork?

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　　A．Veryearlyinthemorningbeforeotherpeopleareup.

　　B．Duringastrikewhenthedustbinswerenotemptied.

　　C．Never.

　　D．Atregula