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共用题干 第三篇The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation.Howev...

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第三篇

The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation.However,middle class is not a real designation（称号）,nor does it carry privileges. It is more of a perception,which probably was as true as it ever could be right after World War Ⅱ.The economy was growing,more and more people owned their own homes,workers had solid contracts with the companies that employed them,and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one.Successful people enjoyed upward social mobility.They may have started out poor,but they could become rich.Successful people also found that they had greater geographic mobility.In other words,they found themselves moving to and living in a variety of places.
The middle class collectively holds several values and principles.One strong value is the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine one's own economic fate.In addition,middle class morality embraces principles of individual responsibility,importance of family,obligations to others,and believing in something outside oneself.
But in the l990s those in the middle class found that there was a price for success.A US News &World Report survey in 1994 indicated that 75 percent of Americans believed that middle class families could no longer make ends meet. Both spouses now worked,as did some of the children; long commutes became routine;the need for child care put strains on（给······带来压力）the family;and public schools were not as good as they once were.Members of the middle class were no longer financing their lifestyles through earnings but were using credit to stay afloat. The understanding of just what middle class meant was changing.
选项 The phrase "In other words"in the first paragraph means that the following statement is_________.
A:an excepti6n to the previous idea
B:a denial of the previous idea
C:a restatement of the previous idea
D:a contrasting idea
答案C
解析本题问的是：本文的信息是关于什么的？本文通篇讲述美国的中产阶级，这一阶段是一个社会和经济群体，因此选择B。
本题问的是：一个普遍的中产阶级价值观是什么？本篇第二段最后一句话提到：中产阶级的道德观包括个人的责任感、家庭的重要性、对他人的责任感以及相信自身以外事物的存在。A、B、C三个选项不包括在内，因此正确答案是D。
本题问的是：在第二次世界大战之后的几年，中产阶级可以被定义为什么？本篇第一段提到了当时美国经济不断增长并且人们生活水平有了提高，因此选择C选项“成功并且乐观”。
本题问的是：第一段中的In other words这个短语与下列说法一致的是哪个？in other words意为“换句话来说”，因此正确答案是C。
本题问的是：单词collectively的中文意思是什么？collectively意为“集体地”，故选择A。
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