题文
Statuses are wonderful human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we "fit" in society. In our everyday lives whenever we meet people, we always try to judge them 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.Our statuses often vary with the people we meet, and change through life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume(表现出) the different statuses that various situations require. Much of social communication consists of recognizing and selecting among proper statuses and allowing other people to assume 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 assessment and understanding. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others, most of us perform it rather easily.
A status has been compared to ready-made clothes. Within certain limits the buyer can choose style and material. But an American is not free to choose the clothes 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 wallet. Having made a choice within these limits, we can have certain changes made. But apart from small adjustments, we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their shelves. Statuses too come ready-made, and the range of choice among them is limited.
小题1:According to the writer, people often assume different statuses______.A．in order to distinguish themselves from othersB．in order to better recognize other peopleC．as their mental processes changeD．as the situation changes小题2:In the last sentence of the second paragraph, “it” refers to “___”A．constant mental processB．selecting one’s own statusesC．recognition of other people’s statusesD．fitting our actions to those of other properly小题3:What can be the best title for this text?A．Proper Relations.B．Limited Choices.C．Judgment of Statuses.D．Comparison of Clothes. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:C
解析
本文围绕着status 展开对于身份判断的叙述，人们在不同场合表现出不同的身份，而且很形象地把身份的判定比作对成衣的选择，同时身份的判定也受一定情况的局限。
小题1:D推理判断题。从第二段“Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the different statuses that various situations require.”中的定语从句可知人们在不同情况下表现出不同的身份，所以D选项正确。
小题2:D词意猜测题。从文章第二段可知it 指代前面句中的the task，而the task又是指前面“这意味着我们得根据大脑持续的判定和理解过程来使我们自己的行为做事方式适合别人的行为做事方式”。所以正确选项为D。
小题3:C 主旨大意题。文章开头提出在日常生活中，我们都用“status”来判断一个人，然后一步步深入论述，所以文章是围绕身份这一话题来写的，故正确选项应是C。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Statuses are wonderf.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
