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阅读理解

littlehaschanged.Ideasaboutsocialclasswhetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”

areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

Inthepast,theworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeople,suchasteachers

secure,distinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.Thetypicalworkingman

wouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthengivethemtohiswife,leavingalittlefor

drinkingorbetting.

Thetypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewas

andstillislikelytotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahousetoprovidehim

andhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(orthe

educationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.

Nowadays,muchhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch.Social

securityandlawshavemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow”.

Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferiority()theyhadinthe

自卑感

past.Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeel

slightlyashamedoftheirposition.

Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongyounger

people.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes.Theyspendtheir

moneyenjoyingthemselves,andsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.There

gapbetweenthewell-paidandthelow-paid.Aslongasthisgapexists,therewillalwaysbea

possibilitythatnewproblemswillappearbetweendifferentgroups.

1Whichofthefollowingisseenasthemaincauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?

．

A．Lifestyleandoccupation.B．Attitudeandincome.

C．Incomeandjobse