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  3. Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal—or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, however, very

Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal—or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, however, very

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问题     Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal—or at least many parts of it have. In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned. Ideas about social class—whether a person is "working-class" or "middle-class"—are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
    In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people, such as teachers and doctors. As a result of this and also of the fact that workers’ jobs were generally much less secure, distinct differences in life styles and attitudes came into existence. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.
    The stereotype of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was—and still is—inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a top priority, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important. Both of these provided him and his family with security. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity (or the education and training) to make such long-term plans.
    Nowadays, a great deal has changed. In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much, if not more, than their middle-class supervisors. Social security and laws to improve job-security, combined with a general rise in the standard of living since the mid-fifties of the 20th century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority they had in the past. In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
    The changes in both life styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people. They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in previous generations. Nevertheless, we still have a wide gap between the well-paid (whatever the type of job they may have) and the low-paid. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will reappear, but between different groups.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
选项 A、Changes are slowly taking place in all sectors of the British society.
B、The gap between working-class and middle-class young people is narrowing.
C、Differences in income will remain but those in occupation will disappear.
D、The middle-classes may sometimes feel inferior to the working-classes.
答案A
解析 本题无关键词，问题是选出不正确的表述。需综合全文作答。文章第一段第二句说，然而，某些方面(in some ways)的变化却微乎其微(very little has changed)。由此可知，英国社会并非所有方面都在慢慢发生变化，选项A中的“各方面(all sectors)”与原文含义矛盾，属于过分绝对，因此该项表述错误，为正确答案。第五段第二句和第三句说，他们通常在音乐和衣着方面有非常类似的品位(share very similar tastes)……与前几代入相比，新一代年轻人之间的差异似乎要小得多(much less difference)。由此可知，两个阶级年轻人之间的差距在缩小，因此选项B中的“年轻人之间的差距(gap between young people)正在逐渐缩小 (is narrowing)”与原文含义相同。第五段第四句说，在高薪阶层(无论他们从事何种工作whatever the type of job they may have)和低收入群体之间，仍然存在很大差距(still have a wide gap)。由此可知，无论从事何种类型的工作，收入差距还是存在的，因此选项C“收入差异(differences in income)将继续存在(remain)，但职业差异(those in occupation)将消失(disappear)”与原文含义相同。第四段第五句说，过去的几年中，中产阶级(the middle—classes)越来越对他们的地位感到些许羞愧(feel slightly ashamed of their position)。由此可知，中产阶级的自卑感在逐渐上升，因此选项D“中产阶级有时会觉得不如(feel inferior)工人阶级”与原文含义相同。第五段：高薪阶层和低收入群体之间仍然存在差距。
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