The passage is meant to ________.

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• 1By saying that “an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince” (Line 2-3, Par

  A.3), the writer means ________.A.different people have different styles of clothes

  B.ready-made clothes may need alterations

  C.statuses come ready made just like clothes

  D.our choice of statuses is limited

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• 2In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the pronoun “it” refers to “________”.

  A.fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

  B.identification of other people’s statuses

  C.selecting one’s own statuses

  D.constant mental process

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• 3The word “appraisal” (Line 5, Par

  A.2) most probably means “________”.A.involvement

  B.appreciation

  C.assessment

  D.presentation

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• 4According to the writer, people often assume different statuses ________.

  A.in order to identify themselves with others

  B.in order to better identify others

  C.as their mental processes change

  D.as the situation changes

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• 5In the first paragraph, the writer tells us that statuses can help us ________.

  A.determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

  B.behave appropriately in relation to other people

  C.protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

  D.make friends with other people

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• 6What can be concluded from the passage、

  A.Genuine writers often find their work interesting and rewarding.

  B.A writer’s success depends on luck rather than on effort.

  C.Famous writers usually live in poverty and isolation.

  D.The chances for a writer to become successful are small.

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• 7Why did the author begin to doubt himself after the first year of his writing career、

  A.He wasn’t able to produce a single book.

  B.He hadn’t seen a change for the better.

  C.He wasn’t able to have a rest for a whole years.

  D.He found his dream would never come tru

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• 8“... People who die wondering, What if、” (Line 3, Par

  A.3) refers to “those ________”.A.who think too much of the dark side of life

  B.who regret giving up their career halfway

  C.who think a lot without making a decision

  D.who are full of imagination even upon death

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• 9“Shadowland” in the last sentence refers to ________.

  A.the wonderland one often dreams about

  B.the bright future that one is looking forward to

  C.the state of uncertainty before one’s final goal is reached

  D.a world that exists only in one’s imagination

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• 10By “... challenges explanation” (Line 2, Par

  A.1) the author means that ________.A.no explanation is necessary for such an obvious phenomenon

  B.no explanation has been made up to now

  C.it’s no easy job to provide an adequate explanation

  D.it’s high time that an explanation was provided

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