河南省洛阳市宜阳县第一高级中学清北园2023-2024学年高三上学期第八次质量达标测试英语试题

宜阳一高清北园第八次质量达标检测 高 三 英 语 全卷满分 120分 命题 丁东 考试时长100min 日期 Dec. 8th, 2023 第一部分 阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共50分） 第一节 四选一 A 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 usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing 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 dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation. When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and spent 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 secret. Alf’s wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him “Mr. Bloggs”, not “Alf”. 21. What does the case of Alfred Bloggs illustrate? A. That people often care more about the status of a job than the salary. B. That “white-collar workers” usually wear a suit to go to work. C. That manual workers prefer to keep their job a secret. D. That office workers usually earn less than manual workers. 22. What did Alfred Bloggs do for over two years? A. He told his wife he worked for the Corporation, when in fact he did not. B. He disguised himself as a dustman. C. He led a double life. D. He earned twice as much as he used to. 23. Why did Al