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1、2022年12月英语四级阅读模拟试题：腔调多做英语四级阅读可以让你在做阅读理解的过程中，驾驭正确的阅读方法和阅读技巧，阅读速度大大提升。为了让大家能更好的备考，我特殊整理了2022年12月英语四级阅读模拟试题：腔调，详情如下：As regards social conventions, we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though
2、 during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and less, and the class system less rigid. But it still exists below the surface. Broadly speaking, it means there are two classes, the “middle class” and the “working class”. (We shall ignore for a moment the old “upper class”, includin
3、g the hereditary aristocracy, since it is extremely small in numbers; but some of its members have the right to sit in the House of Lords, and some newspapers take a surprising interest in their private life.) The middle class consists chiefly of well-to-do businessmen and professional people of all
4、 kinds. The working class consists chiefly of manual and unskilled workers.The most obvious difference between them is in their accent. Middle-class people use slightly varying kinds of “received pronunciation” which is the kind of English spoken by BBC announcers and taught to overseas pupils. Typi
5、cal working-class people speak in many different local accents which are generally felt to be rather ugly and uneducated. One of the biggest barriers of social equality in England is the two-class education system. To have been to a so-called “public school” immediately marks you out as one of the m
6、iddle class. The middle classes tend to live a more formal life than working-class people, and are usually more cultured. Their midday meal is “lunch” and they have a rather formal evening meal called “dinner”, whereas the working mans dinner, if his working hours permit, is at midday, and his small
7、er, late-evening meal is called supper.As we have said, however, the class system is much less rigid than it was, and for a long time it has been government policy to reduce class distinctions. Working-class students very commonly receive a university education and enter the professions, and working
8、-class incomes have grown so much recently that the distinctions between the two classes are becoming less and less clear. However, regardless of ones social status, certain standards of politeness are expected of everybody, and a well-bred person is polite to everyone he meets, and treats a laboure
9、r with the same respect he gives an important businessman. Servility inspires both embarrassment and dislike. Even the word “sir”, except in school and in certain occupations (e.g. commerce, the army etc.) sounds too servile to be commonly used.1.The middle class mainly refers to people .A. who were
10、 born as aristocratB. who have the right to sit in the House of LordsC. who speak in many different local accentsD. who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions2. The most obvious difference between the working class and the middle class in English is their .A. dress B. work C. acc
11、ent D. meal3. Why isnt the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?A. Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment. B. Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.C. Because it is an impolite word.D. Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.4. The “up
12、per class” in England today .A. are extremely small in number so that media pays no attention to themB. still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday lifeC. includes the hereditary aristocracyD. refers only to the royal family5. Which of the following is not true about the English class system?A
13、. It is an embarrassing subject for English people.B. Working-class students cannot receive a university education.C. The class system is much less rigid than it was.D. The class system still exists below the surface.答案与详解本文主要讲解并描述英国等级意识虽然越来越淡，但在表层下，等级仍旧存在。而“阶层”的区分是他们的腔调。1. D细微环节题。意为“那些比较富有的生意人或有肯定的
14、职业的人”。见第一段的倒数其次句：中产阶级主要包括富有的生意人和有肯定的职业的人。所以正确答案应当是 D。2. C细微环节题。意为“腔调”。见其次段的第一句：他们之间最明显的区分是他们的腔调。所以正确答案应当是 C。3. A推断题。意为“因为它听起来太过谦卑，很可能会引起尴尬”。见文章的最终两句：谦卑会引起尴尬和不悦。甚至像“先生”这样的词，除了在特定的职业中(如商业、军队)外，也不太常用，因为它听起来太过谦卑。所以正确答案应当是 A。4. C细微环节题。A选项前半是对的。上流社会人数很少，后半是错的，媒体还在关注他们，留意肯定要看清晰再选。B选项相关内容在文末。D没有提到。B在第一段中间出现，是正确答案。5. B细微环节题。意为“来自工人阶级家庭的学生不能接受高校教化”。见第三段其次句的前半句：来自工人阶级家庭的学生接受高校教化并且某种职业的状况已非常普遍。所以选项 B的答案与文章不相符，是正确答案。本文来源：网络收集与整理，如有侵权，请联系作者删除，谢谢！第3页 共3页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页第 3 页 共 3 页
