Passage1 Asregardssocialconventions,wemustsayawordaboutthewell-

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

正确答案是D