【正文】 ...class still indicates something less blunt than mere wealth (Paragraph Three) means that ________. A. class is still defined by its own habits and attitudes B. class would refer to something more subtle than money C. people from different classes may have the same habits or attitudes D. ine is unimportant in determining which class one belongs to 23. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? A. Whitecollar workers would place themselves in a different class. B. People with different jobs may place themselves in the same class. C. Occupation and class are no longer related with each other. D. Changes in the workforce have made it difficult to de。s fastgrowing ranks of celebrities — like David Beckham and his wife Victoria — form a kind of parallel aristocracy open to talent, or at least to those who are uninhibited enough to meet the requests of television producers. This too has made definitions more plicated. But many Brits, given the choice, still prefer to identify with the class they were born into rather than that which their jobs or ine would suggest. This often entails pretending to be more humble than is actually the case: 22% of whitecollar workers told YouGov that they consider themselves working class. Likewise, the Expertian survey found that one in ten adults who call themselves working class are among the richest assetowners, and that over half a million households which earn more than $191,000 a year say they are working class. Pretending to be grander than ine and occupation suggest is rarer, though it happens too. If class no longer describes a clear social, economic or even political status, is it worth paying any attention to? Possibly, yes. It is still in most cases closely correlated with educational attainment and career expectations. 21. Why does the author say ...Orwell was right, and continues to be (Paragraph Two)? A. Because there was stronger class consciousness in India. B. Because more people hope to end up in a higher class. C. Because people expect to gain more wealth than their parents. D. Because Britons are still conscious of their class status. 22. 39。irony of the information age? A. The dream of the paperless office will be realized. B. People usually prefer to have facetoface meetings. C. More digital data use leads to greater paper use. D. Some people are opposed to videoconferencing. 20. What is the author39。s just mon sense that the more you talk to someone by phone or puter, it inevitably leads to a facetoface meeting. The best thing for the aviation industry was the Inter. 16. What function does the second sentence in the first paragraph serve? A. It further explains hightech hubris. B. It confirms the effect of hightech hubris. C. It offers a cause for hightech hubris. D. It offers a contrast to hightech hubris. 17. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the slowdown in paper sales? A. Workforce with better puter skills. B. Slow growth of the US economy. C. Changing patterns in paper use. D. Changing employment trends. 18. The two innovations by Xerox Corp. and Anoto Group feature ________. A. integrated use of paper and digital form B. a shift from paper to digital form C. the use of puter screen D. a new style of writing 19. What does the author mean by 39。ata, posed of a thin paper crust surrounding an electronic core, Mr. Saffo wrote. The growing paper crust is most noticeable, but the hidden electronic core that produces the crust is far larger — and growing more rapidly. The result is that we are being paperless, but we hardly notice at all. In the same way that digital innovations have increased paper consumption, Saffo says, so has video conferencing — with its promise of fewer inperson meetings — boosting business travel. That39。d just assumed that 70 million sheets would be bought per year as a literal function of economic growth. To reduce paper use, some panies are working to bine digital and paper capabilities. For example, Xerox Corp. is developing electronic paper: thin digital displays that respond to a stylus, like a pen on paper. Notations can be erased or saved digitally. Another idea, intelligent paper, es fro