Question

1．In the United States，whenone becomes rich，he wants people to know it．And even if he does not becomevery rich，he wants people to think that he is．That is what"keeping up withthe Joneses"is about．It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich ashis neighbours．
The expression was firstused in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand．He told this story abouthimself．He began earning 125dollars aweek at the age of 23．That was a lot of money in those days．He got marriedand moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City．Whenhe saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants，Momand and his wife also hired aservant and gave big parties for their new neighbours．
It was like a race，but onecould never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up．The raceended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new wayof life．They moved back to an apartment in New York City．
Momand looked around him andnoticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of theirneighbours．He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of shortstories．He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a verycommon name in the United States．"Keeping up with the Joneses"came to meankeeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you．Momand's series appeared in different newspapersacross the country for over 28 years．
People never seem to gettired of keeping up with the Joneses．And there are"Joneses"in every city ofthe world．But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses becauseno matter what one does，Mr．Jones always seems to be ahead．

32．Some people want to keep up with theJoneses because theyB．
A．want to be as rich as their neighbours
B．want others to know or to think that they are rich
C．don't want others to know they are rich
D．want to be happy
33．It can be inferred （推斷） from the story that rich people like toA．
A．live outside New York City              
B．live in New York City
C．live in apartments                              
D．have many neighbours
34．Arthur Momand used the name"Jones"in his series of short stories because"Jones"isB．
A．a(chǎn)n important name                
B．a(chǎn) popular name inthe United States
C．his neighbour's name            
D．not a good name
35．If a person who keeps up with theJoneses，he wouldD．
A．do as the poor persons around him do
B．do everything he likes to do
C．do as his neighbours do
D．do as the rich people around him do．

Answer 1

分析 在美國，當(dāng)一個(gè)人變得富有，他想讓人們知道．即使他不會(huì)變得非常富有，他希望人們認(rèn)為他是富有的．這就是"跟上鄰居"．這是這個(gè)故事的人想看起來像他的鄰居一樣富有．人似乎從不厭倦跟上鄰居．還有在世界每一個(gè)城市的"鄰居"．但人們必須厭倦試圖趕上別人，因?yàn)闊o論什么人，瓊斯先生似乎總是領(lǐng)先．

解答 32．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)when one becomes rich，he wants people to know it．And even if he does not become very rich，he wants people to think that he is．可知當(dāng)一個(gè)人變得富有，他想讓人們知道．即使他不會(huì)變得非常富有，他希望人們認(rèn)為他是富有的．故選B
33．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．句意：他結(jié)婚，和他的妻子搬到紐約郊外，那有一個(gè)非常富有的鄰居．同時(shí)結(jié)合現(xiàn)實(shí)富有的人都喜歡居住在別墅，故選 A
34．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a verycommon name in the United States．可知他把它叫做"攀比"，因?yàn)?瓊斯"在美國是一個(gè)很常見的名字．故選B．
35．D細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Whenhe saw that rich people rode horses，Momand went horseback riding every day．When he saw that rich people had servants，Momand and his wife also hired aservant and gave big parties for their new neighbours．可知如果一個(gè)人追上了鄰居，他會(huì)做的和周圍的有錢人一樣．故選D．

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