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考点17　篇章结构题 真题解密 According to sociologists(社会学家)，every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification(阶层)．Class，power and status are important in deciding people’s rank in society. Class means a person’s economic position in society.A commonly used classification is lower class，middle class and upper class.While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined，they do describe societies like the United States quite well.One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower class,46% the middle class，and 1% the upper class.Interestingly，a surgeon earning $500,000 a year and a bus driver earning $50,000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class! Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people.Obviously，people in positions of great power (such as governors) exercise(行使) big power，but people who take orders from others have less power.Power and class do not always go hand in hand，however.For example，the governor of a state has great power，but he or she may not belong to a corresponding(相应的) economic class.Generally，however，there is a relationship between power and class.To our knowledge，there aren’t too many people who aren’t millionaires in the U．S.Senate! Status is the honor or respect attached to a person’s position in society.It can also be affected by power and class，but not necessarily so.For example，a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.(2013·陕西，C) 54．What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2? A．People earning $50,000 a year belong to the middle class. B．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class. C．People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class. D．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。由文章第二段第四句中“...46% the middle class...”可知，B项正确。文中并未说出middle class的清晰定义，所以A、C、D三项的表述都是不恰当的。 55．According to the text，we know that ________. A．power and class do not alw