2012年职称英语考试试题综合C完型填空3
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Changing">Changing</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="Class">Class</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="perceives">perceives</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="However">However</span>，<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="designation">designation</span>，<span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="privileges">privileges</span>.1 <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="perception">perception</span>，<span word="which">which</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="II">II</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>，<span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>，<span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="solid">solid</span> <span word="contracts">contracts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="them">them</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Successful">Successful</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="upward">upward</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="Successful">Successful</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="geographic">geographic</span> <span word="mobility">mobility</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="places">places</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="collectively">collectively</span> <span word="holds">holds</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="earn">earn</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="fate">fate</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>，<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="embraces">embraces</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>，<span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="family">family</span>， <span word="obligations">obligations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="believing">believing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="oneself">oneself</span>. 2</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="U">U</span>. <span word="S">S</span>.<span word="News">News</span><span word="World">World</span> <span word="Report">Report</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1994 <span word="indicated">indicated</span> <span word="that">that</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> 3. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="spouses">spouses</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="worked">worked</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>; <span word="long">long</span> <span word="commutes">commutes</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="routine">routine</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="strains">strains</span> <span word="on">on</span>4 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="were">were</span>. <span word="Members">Members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="cIass">cIass</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lifestyles">lifestyles</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="afloat">afloat</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="changing">changing</span>.</p>
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