Question

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Statuses(身份) are part of human inventions that help us get along with one another and determine where we “fit” in society. As we go about our daily routines, we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example, we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian, whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman, and so on.

The statuses we take often vary with the people we meet and change throughout life. Most of us can quickly adjust our statuses that various situations or occasions require. Most of social interaction(互动) consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to take their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of judgment. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits, the buyer can choose style and fabric (衣料). But an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook(钱包). Having made a choice within these limits we can make certain changes, but apart from minor adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks(衣架). Statues too come ready made, and the range of choice among them is limited.

1.What is the function of statuses ?     (not more than 15 words)

2.What do we do as the situation changes? (not more than 5 words)

3.In Paragraph 2 which word do you think can replace “identifying”? (1 word)

4.Besides society what are the other two factors (因素)that limit our choice of statuses? (not more than 3 words)

5.What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?  (not more than 7 words)

Answer

1.They help us get along with one aother and determine where we “fit” in society.

2.We (quickly) adjust\change our statuses.// We take different statuses.

3.judgment

4.Size and pocketbook.

5.The range of choice is limited./ Our choice of statuses is limited./Factors that limit our choice of statuses.

【解析】

1.第一段第一句就是对Statuses的定义，只缩句就行。Statuses(身份) are part of human inventions that help us get along with one another and determine where we “fit” in society.

2.第二段第二句Most of us can quickly adjust our statuses 抓住关键词quickly adjust our statuses,然后加上主语，用代词we代替

3.在第二段中找出意思表达相近的词

4.根据第三段第四句Furthermore, our choice is limited to a size that will fit, as well as by our pocketbook(钱包).

5.本段最后一句点出本段中心意思。and the range of choice among them is limited. 为了符合字数要求，删去不重要的词。