工商管理學(xué)位英語考試模擬題-閱讀理解題-閱讀頁
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【正文】 Middleclass people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical workingclass people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the twoclass education system. To have been to a socalled “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than workingclass people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “l(fā)unch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”, whereas the working man’s dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his smaller, lateevening meal is called supper. As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. 『Workingclass students very monly receive a university education and enter the professions, and workingclass ines have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are being less and less clear. 』②However, regardless of one’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a wellbred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a labourer with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”, except in school and in certain occupations (. merce, the army etc.) sounds too servile to be monly used. 1. The middle class mainly refers to people . A. who were born as aristocrat B. who have the right to sit in the House of Lords C. who speak in many different local accents D. who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions 2. The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their . A. dress B. work C. accent D. meal 3. Why isn’t the word “sir” monly used in Britain? A. Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment. B. Because it can only be used in some certain occupations. C. Because it is an impolite word. D. Because it shows that the speaker is not a wellbred person. 4. The “upper class” in England today . A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to them B. still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life C. includes the hereditary aristocracy D. refers only to the royal family 5. Which of the following is not true about the English class system? A. It is an embarrassing subject for English people. B. Workingclass students cannot receive a university education. C. The class system is much less rigid than it was. D. The class system still exists below the surface. 答案及解析：【短文大意】本文主要講述英國等級意識雖然越來越淡，但在表層下，等級仍然存在。1. D細(xì)節(jié)題。見第一段的倒數(shù)第二句：中產(chǎn)階級主要包括富裕的生意人和有一定的職業(yè)的人。2. C細(xì)節(jié)題。見第二段的第一句：他們之間最明顯的區(qū)別是他們的口音。3. Ａ推斷題。見文章的最后兩句：謙卑會引起尷尬和不悅。所以正確答案應(yīng)該是 A。A選項前半是對的。B選項相關(guān)內(nèi)容在文末。B在第一段中間出現(xiàn)，是正確答案。意為“來自工人階級家庭的學(xué)生不能接受大學(xué)教育”。所以選項 B的答案與文章不相符，是正
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