Status is the honor or respect attached to a person's position in society. It can also be affected by power and class, but not necessarily so. For example, a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.

　　文章大意：本文是一篇说明文，阐明了阶级、权力、地位的定义以及三者之间的关系。

　　13．What can we learn about “the middle class” from Paragraph 2?

　　A．People earning $50,000 a year belong to the middle class.

　　B．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class.

　　C．People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.

　　D．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.

　　14．According to the text, we know that ________.

　　A．power and class do not always correspond with each other

　　B．status refers to a person's economic position in society

　　C．people with high status have a lot of control over others

　　D．class is less important in deciding a person's social rank

　　15．Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?

　　E

　　(2017·湖南，C)

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