2017高考英语二轮复习高考倒计时——30天系列练习 高考倒计时第17天（含解析）
<p> 倒数第17天(5月20日)</p><p> (2017·陕西卷)<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span>(社会学家)，<span word="every">every</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="stratification">stratification</span>(阶层)．<span word="Class">Class</span>，<span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p> <span word="Class">Class</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="classification">classification</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="class">class</span>，<span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="class">class</span>.<span word="While">While</span> <span word="sociologists">sociologists</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="defined">defined</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="societies">societies</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="well">well</span>.<span word="One">One</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> 53% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="class">class</span>,46% <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>，<span word="and">and</span> 1% <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="class">class</span>.<span word="Interestingly">Interestingly</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="surgeon">surgeon</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> $500,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="driver">driver</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> $50,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="regard">regard</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span>!</p><p> <span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.<span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>，<span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="power">power</span> (<span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="governors">governors</span>) <span word="exercise">exercise</span>(行使) <span word="big">big</span> <span word="power">power</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="power">power</span>.<span word="Power">Power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>，<span word="however">however</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="power">power</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span>(相应的) <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="class">class</span>.<span word="Generally">Generally</span>，<span word="however">however</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="class">class</span>.<span word="To">To</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="aren">aren</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="millionaires">millionaires</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>．<span word="S">S</span>.<span word="Senate">Senate</span>!</p><p> <span word="Status">Status</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="attached">attached</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="society">society</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="class">class</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="so">so</span>.<span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="others">others</span>.</p>
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