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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上文化教育型阅读理解真题再现【2015·广东】It was once common to regard Britain as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics. In recent years, many writers have
2、60;begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.
3、0;But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class
4、; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not b
5、e culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification.One unchanging aspect of a Briti
6、sh person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding l
7、ike a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice, Most people said this accent sounded 'educated' and 'soft'. The accents placed at the bottom
8、;in this study, on the other hand, were regional(地区的)city accents. These accents were seen as 'common' and 'ugly'. However, a similar study of British accents
9、in the US turned these results upside down and placed some regional accents as the most attractive and BBC English as the least. This suggests that British attitudes
10、 towards accent have deep roots and are based on class prejudice. In recent years, however, young upper middle-class people in London, have begun to adopt some regio
11、nal accents, in order to hide their class origins. This is an indication of class becoming unnoticed. However, the 1995 pop song 'Common People' puts forward the&
12、#160;view that though a middle-class person may 'want to live like common people' they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.41. A recent study
13、;of public opinion shows that in modern Britain _. A. it is time to end class distinction B. most people belong to middle class C. it is easy to reco
14、gnize a persons class D. people regard themselves socially different 42. The word stratification in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _. A. variety B. most people
15、 belong to middle classC. authority D. qualification 43. The study in the US showed that BBC English was regarded as _. A. regional B. educated C. prejudiced
16、160; D. unattractive 44. British attitudes towards accent _. A. have a long tradition B. are based on regional statusC. are shared by the Americans D. have changed
17、160;in recent years 45. What is the main idea of the passage? A. The middle class is expanding B. A persons accent reflects his classC. Class is a key
18、0;part of British society D. Each class has unique characteristics.【文章大意】:这篇短文给我们讲述了在英国社会中,阶级划分是重要的一部分。作者在短文中给我们介绍了两项调查,通过调查的结果我们可以看到,英国社会里的阶级划分没有消失,它是英国社会重要的一部分。 41.D细节理解题。根据短文第三段的内容可知,关于“阶级消亡”的说法,在英国对大众进行了一个调查,结果发现90%的人们仍然把自己划分在一定的阶层中;73%的人认为阶级是英国社
19、会一个必不可少的部分。由此可知人们仍然认为他们在社会中是有区别的,故选D。 42.B词义猜测题。根据短文第三段的内容可知,根据一项关于英国社会阶级是否开始消亡的调查可知,绝大多数人仍然认为英国社会中存在不同的阶级,这是英国社会中重要的一部分。由此可知,英国人好像对阶级划分非常热衷。stratification划分,跟B选项是同义词,故选B。43.D细节理解题。根据第四段中However, a similar study of British accents in the US turned these results upside down and pla
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