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1、2019-2020年高考英语二轮复习阅读理解训练（5）(II)社会文化（阅读理解）由(xx陕西,C)改编Accordingtosociologists(社会学家),everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification(阶层).Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety.Amonlyusedclassif
2、icationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonea
3、rning$500,000ayearandabusdriverearning$50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower(suchasgovernors)exercise(行使)bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Poweran
4、dclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding(相应的)economicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledge,therearen’ttoomanypeoplewhoaren’tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!
5、Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson’spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexample,auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.1.Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass”fromParagraph
6、2?( )A.Peopleearning$50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.2.Accordingtothetext,weknowthat . A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespon
7、dwitheachotherB.statusreferstoaperson’seconomicpositioninsocietyC.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothersD.classislessimportantindecidingaperson’ssocialrank3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?( ) 语篇解读:这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了在现代工业社会中的阶级、权力以及社会地位的不同含义及相互之间的
8、关系。答案及剖析:1.B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46
