Society can be broken up into three
classes: the Elite, the Meek and the Masses. The Elite are{{U}} (51)
{{/U}}of the top 10% of society, those that don't need anyone's help{{U}}
(52) {{/U}}tcomes to get ting what they want. They have the status,
the money, the power, and the respect to{{U}} (53) {{/U}}whatever they
need．In spite of the fact that they enjoy the upper hand, people outside of this
class will still go to great{{U}} (54) {{/U}}to help them even
further. The Meek are comprised of the bottom 10X of society,
those who need our help, and badly at that. But{{U}} (55) {{/U}}so many
of us are eager to get in well with the Elite, few actually care enough to
provide any{{U}} (56) {{/U}}to the Meek. The Masses are the largest
class,{{U}} (57) {{/U}}up the middle 80% between the Meek and the Elite.
Most of the Masses could use some help getting by, and{{U}} (58)
{{/U}}it would usually improve their lives considerably, but they{{U}}
(59) {{/U}}get it. Why do most people would rather help the Meek or
the Elite? Because they are{{U}} (60) {{/U}}with instant gratification
or the anticipation of future benefits. We rarely help the Masses because there
is nothing really in it for us, and this shows humanity's true
colors.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】根据上下文可以看出这句话的意思是：精英阶层是由处在社会顶层的占整个社会的10%的群体所组成。空格处的词表示“构成”之意。表示“组成，构成”之意时，make构成的短语是“make up of；”constitute表示由什么成分组成厂某个实体，常以构成实体的成分作句子主语，另外，它不跟 of 连用；consist只作不及物动词，无被动语态；compose在句中一般用be com posed of的结构。四个选项中，选项D符合句子的结构，是正确答案。
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】when it comes to doing...是一个固定的短语。它的意思是“当谈到/涉及……时”。这句话的大意是：“当涉及获得个人所需的问题时，他们不需要任何人的帮助。”
【答案解析】go to great lengths是固定短语，意思是“(为达到目的)不遗余力”。其他选项都不能用于这个短语。原文整句话的意思是：“尽管精英阶层已经享有有利地位，然而，处于这个阶层以外的人仍然会不遗余力地为他们提供更进一步的帮助。”enjoy/gain/get the upper hand意思是“处于有利地位，占上风”。