40.
Why does the writer thank Mr. Rose at the end of the passage?
A.
Because Mr. Rose showed him how to be a successful salesperson.
B.
Because Mr. Rose taught him to face life with positive expectation.
C.
Because Mr. Rose trained him to win Coach of the Year for his son.
D.
Because Mr. Rose gave him advice on managing a happy family.
B
Statuses
are wonderful human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and
to determine where we “fit” in society. As we go about our everyday lives, 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, whether the unfamiliar
person on our property(领地)is a thief or a meter reader, and so on.
The
statuses we assume often vary with the people we meet, and change throughout
life. Most of us can, at very high speed, assume the statuses that various
situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and
selecting among appropriate 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 effortlessly.
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 pocketbook.
Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain changes made, but
apart from minor 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.