阅读下面材料，回答下列的问题：TheChangingMiddleClaTheUnitedStatesperceivesitselftobeamiddl

共享题干题阅读下面材料，回答下列的问题： The Changing Middle Cla The United States perceives itself to be a middle-class nation. However, middleclass is not a real designation, nor does it carry privileges (特权).It is more of a perception, which probably was as true as it ever could beright after World War II. The economy was growing, more and more people ownedtheir own homes, workers had solid contracts with the companies that employedthem, and nearly everyone who wanted a higher education could have one. Successful people enjoyed upward social mobility. They may have started out poor, but theycould become rich. Successful people also found that they had greatergeographic mobility. In other words, they found themselves moving to and livingin a variety of places. The middle class collectively holds several values and principles. One strong valueis the need to earn enough money to feel that one can determine one's owneconomic fate. In addition, middle-class morality (道德观)embraces principles of individual responsibility, importance of family,obligations to others, and believing in something outside oneself. But in the 1990s those in the middle class found that there was a price for success. AU. S. News & World Report survey in 1994 indicated that 75 percent ofAmericans believed that middle class families could no longer make ends meet.Both spouses now worked, as did some of the children; long commutes becameroutine; the need for child care put strains on the family; and public schoolswere 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 stayafloat. The understanding of just what middle class meant was changing. 1.[不定向选择题]One important middle-class value is thatA.peopleshould always have fun B.children should believe in themselve C.debtis nothing to worry about D.theyshould earn enough to finance their lifestyles? 2.[不定向选择题]This passage gives information aboutA.asocial and economic group B.anindividual C.apolitical organization D.agovernment department?

1.参考答案：D
参考解析：题干：一个重要的中产阶级价值观是__________。?A、人们应该一直很开心?B、孩子们应该有自信?C、不用担心债务?D、他们应该挣足够的钱来支持自己的生活方式?细节题。从第二段第二句可知，一个重要的中产阶级价值观是他们可以挣足够的钱来决定自己的经济命运。因此D为正确答案。?
2.参考答案：A
参考解析：题干：本文的信息是关于__________。?A、社会和经济群体??? B、个人?C、政治组织?? ?D、政府部门?主旨题。根据题目可知本文讲述美国的中产阶级。从首段可知，这个阶层是从社会和经济角度来描述的群体。因此A为正确选项。3.[不定向选择题]In the second paragraph, the word collectively meanA.hesitatingly B.unknowingly C.weakly D.commonly?

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