题目
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In the United States, 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. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbours.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City. When he 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 a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbours.
It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
小题1:Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
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 |
A.live outside New York City | B.live in New York City |
C.live in apartments | D.have many neighbours |
A.an important name | B.a popular name in the United States |
C.his neighbour’s name | D.not a good name |
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 |
答案
小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
解析
试题分析:这篇短文主要描述了在美国一些人总是不顾自己的条件,想要在某些方面赶上别人的脚步的故事。告诉我们,我们永远不可能赶得上被人,因为这个世界上总有比我们超前的人。
小题1:根据第一段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. That is what ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ is about,描述,可知选B
小题2:根据第二段He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City.描述,可知选A
小题3:根据倒数第二段He called it ‘Keeping up with the Joneses’ because ‘Jones’ is a very common name in the United States.’描述,可知选B
小题4:根据“Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you.描述,可知选D.
点评:本文中长句较多,一时很难读懂句子含义,注意多读几遍,不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义,能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文,一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文,根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
核心考点
试题【In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And eve】;主要考察你对日常生活类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The nature can make our everyday life colorful. It 4 gives us lots of lovely surprises. We can find some time to 5 close to the nature. Let’s feel it from our heart. We can enjoy the simple, easy moments under the clear sky, along the 6 river, or just in the park near our houses. We can feel many wonderful things in 7 place.
Why not 8 away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? You can sing with the bird, dance with the wind or jump with the rain. 9 the same time, we can find out the magic of life.
The nature is always preparing some 10 for you. It has put the gifts in the sky, along the river or in the park. Can you find them?
小题1:A. blows B. falls C. drops
小题2:A. animal B. flower C. rain
小题3:A. exciting B. excited C. boring
小题4:A. never B. hardly C. always
小题5:A. get B. send C. live
小题6:A. dirty B. noisy C. quiet
小题7:A. every B. all C. both
小题8:A. make B. stay C. leave
小题9:A. For B. In C. At
小题10:A. drinks B. vegetables C. gifts
Be Thankful
Be thankful when you don’t already have everything you want.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something,
for it gives you the chance to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times
During those times you grow.
Be thankful for each new challenge(挑战) ,
because it will build your strength(意志) and character(品格).
Be thankful for your mistakes.
They will teach you important lessons
Be thankful when you’re tired,
because it means you’ve made a difference.
It’s easy to be thankful for the good things
A life of rich fulfillment(满足) comes to those
who are also thankful for the setbacks(挫折).
Gratitude(感激) can turn a negative into a positive.
Find a way to be thankful for your troubles,
and they can become your blessings.
小题1:According to the poem, ________ make us grow.
A.difficult times | B.good things |
C.challenges | D.blessings |
A.give you the chance to learn | B.build your strength and character |
C.teach you important lessons | D.make your life different |
A.Troubles | B.Gratitude | C.Mistakes | D.Chances |
A.幸事 | B.烦恼 | C.困境 | D.霉运 |
A.thankful | B.helpful | C.important | D.negative |
There are many different ways to spend our 2 time. Almost everyone has some kind of 3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very 5 ,but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth 6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which 7 him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8 makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.
That’s 9 a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, 10 the pleasure it gives us is.
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November 11th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ,sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.
“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.
Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.
While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.
“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”
小题1:Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.
A.clicking their mouse | B.paying money |
C.sitting in front of their computers | D.going to shops |
A.轻松地 | B.困难地 | C.便宜地 | D.昂贵地 |
A.It can save people time and money. | B.Online stores have better quality goods. |
C.People can buy things from different places. | D.Online stores may have more kinds of goods. |
A.have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things |
B.may depend too much on online shopping |
C.haven’t met the online store owners |
D.may buy nothing with a lot of money |
A.how to buy good products online |
B.how to find good online stores. |
C.advantages and disadvantages of online shopping. |
D.dangers of shopping online for students. |
I am Jay from Zhuhai Sunshine Middle School. Recently, we carried out a survey on who we prefer to share worries with. We got different answers.
Acording to the chart, those who would like to share their worries with their classmates and friends account for about 71%. It is mainly because they believe that if people are at the same age, they are easy to communicate and understand each other better.
About 22% of the students said they would like to share worries with their teachers and parents. According to them, adults are rich in experience, and that they can handle their problems easily. The rest prefer to keep worries to themselves. As for them, it’s a struggle to get along well with others, some of them said they didn’t want to trust anyone.
As far as I am concerned, I am willing to share worries with my best friends because they’re always kind and understanding. However, if I meet with some serious problems, I’ll be likely to ask my parents and teachers for help, who, I believe, have more experience to give me valuable advice.
Information Card
What is the survey we had about? | 小题1:________________ |
How many percents of the students would like to share worries with their classmates and friends? | 小题2:________________. |
Why do students like to share worries with their teachers and parents? | 小题3:________________. |
What did the students who keep worries to themselves say? | 小题4:_______________. |
Why does Jay share worries with his best friend? | 小题5:_______________. |
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