Passage1 Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-knownEnglishclasssystem.ThisisanembarrassingsubjectforEnglishpeople,andonetheytendtobeashamedof,though?duringthepresentcenturyclass-consciousnesshasgrownlessandless,andtheclasssystemless?rigid.Butitstillexistsbelowthesurface.Broadlyspeaking,itmeanstherearetwoclasses,the"middleclass"andthe"workingclass".(Weshallignoreforamomenttheold"upperclass",includingthehereditaryaristocracy,sinceitisextremelysmallinnumbers;butsomeofitsmembers?havetherighttositintheHouseofLords,andsomenewspaperstakesurprisinginterestintheir?privatelife.)Themiddleclassconsistschieflyofwell-to-dobusinessmenandprofessionalpeopleof?allkinds.Theworkingclassconsistschieflyofmanualandunskilledworkers. Themostobviousdifferencebetweenthemisintheiraccent.Middle-classpeopleuseslightly?varyingkindsof"receivedpronunciation"whichisthekindofEnglishspokenbyBBCannouncers?andtaughttooverseaspupils.Typicalworking-classpeoplespeakinmanydifferentlocalaccents?whicharegenerallyfelttoberatheruglyanduneducated.Oneofthebiggestbarriersofsocial?equalityinEnglandisthetwo-classeducationsystem.Tohavebeentoaso-called"publicschool"immediatelymarksyououtasoneofthemiddleclass.Themiddleclassestendtoliveamoreformal?lifethanworking-classpeople,andareusuallymorecultured.Theirmiddaymealis"lunch"and?theyhavearatherformaleveningmealcalled"dinner",whereastheworkingman′sdinner,ifhis?workinghourspermit,isatmidday,andhissmaller,late-eveningmealiscalledsupper. Aswehavesaid,however,theclasssystemismuchlessrigidthanitwas,andforalongtimeit?hasbeengovernmentpolicytoreduceclassdistinctions.Working-classstudentsverycommonly?receiveauniversityeducationandentertheprofessions,andworking-classincomeshavegrownso?muchrecentlythatthedistinctionsbetweenthetwoclassesarebecominglessandlessclear.However,regardlessofone′ssocialstatus,certainstandardsofpolitenessareexpectedof?everybody,andawell-bredpersonispolitetoeveryonehemeets,andtreatsalaborerwiththesame?respecthegivesanimportantbusinessman.Servilityinspiresbothembarrassmentanddislike.Even?theword"sir",exceptinschoolandincertainoccupations(e.g.commerce,thearmy,etc.)sounds?tooserviletobecommonlyused. Themiddleclassmainlyreferstopeople__________.查看材料
A.who were born as aristocrat B.who have the right to sit in the House of Lords C.who speak in many different local accents D.who are prosperous businessmen or who work in some professions正确答案D
