题文
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 becoming 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 andthe 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 of 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:A
小题10: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。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“These days, people w.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
