These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of being white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
【小题1】A．eventuallyB．occasionallyC．usuallyD．apparently【小题2】A．excitedB．willingC．interested D．lucky【小题3】A．officialB．managerC．salesmanD．dustman【小题4】A．hopefullyB．probablyC．simplyD．politely【小题5】A．woreB．put C．triedD．dressed【小题6】A．tookB．spentC．costD．wasted【小题7】A．mistakeB．secretC．memoryD．reputation【小题8】A．anotherB．oneC．the otherD．other【小题9】A．statusB．look C．direction D．statue【小题10】A．in spite ofB．regardless ofC．instead ofD．in case ofC
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(答案→)C
解析：现在，从事体力劳动的人常常比坐办公室的人挣更多的钱。这些在办公室工作的人常被称为“白领”。许多人愿意用丰厚的工资来换取白领的特殊待遇，这就是人性。
【小题1】考查副词辨析。A最终；B偶尔；C通常；D显然地，似乎。People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers”在办公室工作的人常被称为“白领”，是因为他们通常穿衬衫打领带，故选C。
【小题2】考查动词辨析。A兴奋的；B愿意的；C感兴趣的；D幸运的。为了得到白领的特殊待遇，许多人总是愿意牺牲掉有着更高报酬的工作，be willing to do sth愿意做某事，故选B。
【小题3】考查名词辨析。A官员；B经理；C销售员；D清洁工。根据下一段的“as a dustman”可知，Alf是一名清洁工，故选D。
【小题4】考查副词辨析。A充满希望地；B可能地；C只不过，仅仅；D有礼貌地。根据Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job可知，Alf没有告诉妻子自己工作的事情，仅仅告诉她自己是这个公司的一名员工，故选C。
【小题5】考查动词辨析。A穿着；B穿上；C尝试；D穿着。 in a smart black suit穿着一套黑色西装，be dressed in穿着......，故选D。
【小题6】考查动词辨析。A带走，花费（时间）；B花费，度过；C花费（金钱）；D浪费。 the next eight hours as a dustman，Alf以清洁工的身份度过接下来的八个小时，主语是人时，用spend，故选B。
【小题7】考查名词辨析。A错误；B秘密；C记忆力；D名誉。根据下一句的Alf's wife has never discovered可知，Alf的同事替他保守着这个秘密，keep one’s secret替某人保守秘密，故选B。
【小题8】考查不定代词。A三者以上的人或物之一；B泛指一个；C两者之一；D其它的，后加名词复数。for Alf has just found job，Alf刚找到一份新工作，故选A。
【小题9】考查名词辨析。A身份，地位；B表情；C方向；D雕塑。but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money他认为金钱的丧失换来地位的上升是值得的，故选A。
【小题10】考查介词短语。A尽管；B不管，不顾；C代替，而不是；D如果，万一。others will call him “Mr. Bloggs” “Alf”他人将会称呼他“Mr. Bloggs”而不是“Alf”故选C。