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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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2022-07-19
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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.
The working-classes’ sense of security increased as a result of all the following factors EXCEPT________.
选项
A、better social security
B、more job opportunities
C、higher living standard
D、better legal protection
答案
B
解析
本题关键词是the working-classes和sense of security,问题是:哪个选项没有增加工人阶级的安全感?可以定位到原文第四段。第四段未提及更多的工作机会(more job opportunities)使得工人阶级的安全感增加,因此选项B属于无中生有,是正确答案。原文第四段第三句提到,自20世纪50年代中期以来,社会保障和提高工作保障的法律,以及生活水平的普遍提高,使得人们不再像以前那样担心未来了,选项A“更好的社会保障(better social security)”,选项C“更高的生活水平(higher living standard)”以及选项D“更好的法律保障(better legal protection)”与该句含义相同。第四段:工人阶级与中产阶级的收入差距逐渐缩小。
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