Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?

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(一)将下列词语译成中文(5分)

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(一)将下列句子译成中文

1.Students in this university have increased by 50% compared with that of five years ago. (4 分)

Which of the following is NOT true about the English class system?

• A.It is an embarrassing subject for English people.
• B.Working-class students cannot receive a university education.
• C.The class system is much less rigid than it was.
• D.The class system still exists below the surface.

The “upper class”，in England today___.

• A.are extremely small in number so that media pay no attention to them
• B.still uses old words like “Sir” in their everyday life
• C.includes the hereditary aristocracy
• D.refers only to the royal family

Why isn’t the word “sir” commonly used in Britain?

• A.Because it sounds too servile and is likely to cause embarrassment.
• B.Because it can only be used in some certain occupations.
• C.Because it is an impolite word.
• D.Because it shows that the speaker is not a well-bred person.

Passage 2

• As regards social conventions，we must say a word about the well-known English class system. This is an embarrassing subject for English people, and one they tend to be ashamed of, though during the present century class-consciousness has grown less and le
• A.who were bom 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