首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for
As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for
admin
2010-07-24
54
问题
As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the "middle class" and the "working class". (We shall ignore for a moment the old "upper class", including the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well-to-do businessmen and professional people of all kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers.
The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of "received pronunciation" which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typical working-class 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 two-class education system. To have been to a so-called "public school" immediately marks you out as one of the middle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working-class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is "lunch" 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, late-evening 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. Working-class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working-class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are become less and less clear. However, regardless of one’s social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well-bred 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 schools and in certain occupations (e. g. commerce, the army etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used.
The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their______.
选项
A、dress
B、work
C、accent
D、meal
答案
C
解析
事实细节题。在文章第二段的第一句,作者说到“The most obvious difference between them is in their accent”,从这一句可以看出,各阶级之间最明显的区别是他们的口音,而不是服装、工作或者吃饭。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Q8N7777K
0
大学英语四级
相关试题推荐
Todayitisperfectlynaturalforustoshakehandswhenwegreetsomeone,orsaygood-bye.Butlikesomanyotherthingswedo
A、BecauseallthemoviesbasedonTomClancy’bookshavebeensuccessful.B、Becausetherearecomplexcharactersinhisbooks.C
A、Happinessatdifferentstagesoflife.B、Theconceptofhappiness.C、Experiencesofallkindsofhappiness.D、Howtofindhapp
Researchersfoundfamilyinfluenceddelinquency.Attachmentandinvolvementwereboth【S1】______relatedtodelinquency.Children
Today’slectureisonthesubjectofPronunciationAchievementFactors.Asanintroductionweshouldaskourselvesthreeque
A、HeenjoyedteachingEnglish.B、Theowneroftheschoolpromisedhimagoodposition.C、Hewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupport
Wisebuyingisapositivewayinwhichyoucanmakeyourmoneygofurther.The【C1】______yougoaboutpurchasinganarticleora
A、Coursesfordoctors.B、Coursesforbusinessmen.C、Coursesforreporters.D、Coursesforlawyers.B
Themajorcauseof"forgetting"isfailuretolearnthematerial【B1】______inthefirstplace.However,weforgetata【B2】______r
A、Thecoursemaynotbesogoodnow.B、Prof.Smithhasretired.C、Thecourseisdefinitelyworthwhile.D、Thecourseisevenmore
随机试题
邓小平强调要聚精会神地抓党的建设,提出了加强党的制度建设的一系列方针原则,指出领导制度、组织制度问题更带有()
下列措施与被检者的X线防护无关的是
A、钳夹止血B、结扎止血C、温热盐水纱布压迫止血D、骨蜡填充压迫止血E、药物止血知名血管破裂的终极止血方法是
A.上消化道钡餐造影B.小肠导管造影C.钡剂灌肠D.腹部透视E.断层摄影胃溃疡应做的检查是
女性,35岁,诊断为风湿性心脏病、重度二尖瓣狭窄,突发心悸、呼吸困难,咳粉红色泡沫痰。查体:BP90/70mmHg,端坐呼吸,双肺满布湿啰音,心率155次/分,第一心音强弱不等,节律不齐。给予毛花苷C0.4mg静脉注射,目的是
()是指个人对外贸易经营者、个体工商户按照规定开立的用以办理经常项目项下经营性外汇收支的账户。
关于职业化,正确的说法是()。
阅读下面材料,并回答问题:材料1:4岁的玛丽和爸爸的电话交谈父亲:玛丽,妈妈在家吗?玛丽:(不说话,点头)父亲:玛丽,我可以和妈妈说话吗?玛丽:(再次不语点头)材料2:16岁的萨布丽娜的早晨某个
某罪的法定刑为“3年以上10年以下有期徒刑”,下列说法正确的是()。
Bytheearly1950s,somebusinesspeoplebegantorecognizethatefficientproductionandextensivepromotiondidnotguarantee
最新回复
(
0
)