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Though it is a mere one to three per cent of the population, the upper class
Though it is a mere one to three per cent of the population, the upper class
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2023-07-22
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Though it is a mere one to three per cent of the population, the upper class possesses at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two segments: upper-upper and lower-upper.【C1】______, the upper-upper class is the "old rich" -- families that have been wealthy for several generations -- a nobility of【C2】______and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not【C3】______to the general public. ’They have no【C4】______to the rest of the community,【C5】______their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By【C6】______, the lower-upper class is the "new rich"【C7】______they may be wealthier ’than some of the old rich, the new rich have been【C8】______to make their money like【C9】______else beneath their class.【C10】______their status is generally【C11】______than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who【C12】______to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is【C13】______, the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to【C14】______an interest in the arts and to【C15】______rare books and paintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind all of which keeps them so【C16】______from the masses that they have been called the out-of- sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be【C17】______of being members of a class. They also【C18】______an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they【C19】______many top government positions and control multinational corporations. Their actions【C20】______the lives of millions. [br] 【C6】
选项
A、comparison
B、contrast
C、contrary
D、difference
答案
B
解析
惯用衔接题。前文讲述的是upper-upper class,下文是对比讲述lower-upper class,因此答案选B。by contrast为固定短语,指“对比之下”。
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