【Overthelast25yearsBritishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal.Insomewayshoweververylittlehaschanged.Ideasaboutsocialclasswhetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeene】

　　Overthelast25yearsBritishsocietyhaschangedagreatdeal.Insomewayshoweververylittlehaschanged.Ideasaboutsocialclasswhetherapersonis“working-class”or“middle-class”areoneareainwhichchangeshavebeenextremelyslow.

　　Inthepasttheworking-classtendedtobepaidlessthanmiddle-classpeoplesuchasteachersanddoctors.Asaresultofthisandalsoofthefactthatworkers’jobsweregenerallymuchlesssecuredistinctdifferencesinlife-stylesandattitudescameintoexistence.ThetypicalworkingmanwouldcollecthiswagesonFridayeveningandthengivethemtohiswifeleavingalittlefordrinkingorbetting.

　　Thetypeofwhatamiddle-classmandidwithhismoneywasperhapsnearerthetruth.Hewasandstillislikelytotakealonger-termview.Notonlydidheregardbuyingahousetoprovidehimandhisfamilywithsecurity.Onlyinveryfewcasesdidworkershavetheopportunity(ortheeducationandtraining)tomakesuchlong-termplans.

　　Nowadaysmuchhaschanged.Inalargenumberofcasesfactoryworkersearnasmuch.Socialsecurityandlawshavemadeitlessnecessarythanbeforetoworryabout“tomorrow”.Working-classpeopleseemslowlytobelosingthefeelingofinferiority(自卑感)theyhadinthepast.Infacttherehasbeenagrowingtendencyinthepastfewyearsforthemiddle-classestofeelslightlyashamedoftheirposition.

　　Thechangesinbothlife-stylesandattitudesareprobablymosteasilyseenamongyoungerpeople.Theygenerallytendtoshareverysimilartastesinmusicandclothes.Theyspendtheirmoneyenjoyingthemselvesandsaveforholidaysorlonger-termplanswhennecessary.Thereseemstobemuchlessdifferencethaninpreciousgenerations.Neverthelesswestillhaveawidegapbetweenthewell-paidandthelow-paid.Aslongasthisgapexiststherewillalwaysbeapossibilitythatnewproblemswillappearbetweendifferentgroups.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingisseenasthemaincauseofclassdifferencesinthepast?

　　A．Lifestyleandoccupation.

　　B．Attitudeandincome.

　　C．Incomeandjobsecurity.

　　D．Jobsecurityandhobbies.

　　2.Thewriterseemstosuggestthat____