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Accordingtosociologists(社会学家),everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification(阶层).Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositionins
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Accordingtosociologists(社会学家),everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification(阶层).Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.
Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyusedclassificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonearning$500,000ayearandabusdriverearning$50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!
Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower(suchasgovernors)exercise(行使)bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding(相应的)economicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.  
Toourknowledge,therearen’ttoomanypeoplewhoaren’tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!
Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson’spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexample,auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.
小题1:Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass”fromParagraph2?

A.Peopleearning$50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.
B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.
C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.
D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.
小题2:Accordingtothetext,weknowthat_____.A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachotherB.statusreferstoaperson’seconomicpositioninsocietyC.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothersD.classislessimportantindecidingaperson’ssocialrank

何小海回答:
  小题1:B小题2:A小题3:A小题1:细节理解题。A和C选项同时在第二段最后一句出现,但是信息与最后一句不符合,所以应该排除。D选项直接与第二段第三句冲突。 所以答案选B。由文章第二段的46%themidd...
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