Question

Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have.   【小題1】. Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.
　　In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.
　　The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important. 【小題2】. Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training） to make such long-term plans.
　　【小題3】In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者). Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.
【小題4】.They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations.【小題5】. As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.

A．Nowadays, a great deal has changed

B．Both of these provided him and his family with security

C．As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

D．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans
F．In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned
G．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

Answer 1

【小題1】F
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】G
【小題5】D

解析試題分析：本文講述了在過去25年來，英國社會改變很大，然而在許多方面幾乎沒有變化，尤其是有關(guān)社會階層的想法卻是改變相當(dāng)緩慢，同時論述了英國工人階級和中產(chǎn)階級的變化，
【小題1】空前一句提到英國社會改變很大，而空后一句則說社會階層的想法卻是改變相當(dāng)緩慢，所以空格處表達(dá)轉(zhuǎn)折，承上啟下，故選擇答案F。
【小題2】空前句子not only。。。but also中提及中產(chǎn)階級的兩項長遠(yuǎn)的計劃，即buying a house和the education of his children，因此空處承接前面的內(nèi)容，指這兩者給他和他的家人提供了安全保障。故選擇答案B。
【小題3】上一段提到中產(chǎn)階級擁有長遠(yuǎn)的計劃，而工人階級則很少有機(jī)會進(jìn)行這樣的計劃，本段空后提到很多工廠工人掙錢和他們的中層管理者一樣多，所以說明：現(xiàn)在情況變化很大，故選A。
【小題4】從空后的內(nèi)容看，分述了這群人的生活方式和生活態(tài)度，故選擇G，本段的總起句。
【小題5】從空后一句信息As long as this gap exists提示可知選D，高收入和低收入還是有很大的差距。
考點：社會類句子填空。