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Keep Up the JonesesIn 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 tries 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 this race because one was always tying 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 life-style 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 life-style of the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the county 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 tying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
1.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
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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
2.It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ________.
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A.live outside New York City
B.live in New York City
C.live in apartments
D.have many neighbours
3.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.
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A.an important name
B.a popular name in the United States
C.his neighbour's name
D.not a good name
4.According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.
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科目:高中英语 来源: 题型:053
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In the 1940s, Pinehaven Park was one of Crafton City's loveliest recreation(娱乐)areas. Over 40 acres of woods and fields were open to the public. In the 1950s, part of the park was taken over by Crafton City's garbage. Fifteen acres were to be used for landfill disposal(理置). As time went on, more and more of the park was used for garage disposal and less for recreation. Two years ago, the park was closed to the public for good. Along with household garbage, industrial chemicals had for years been dumped (倾倒)in the Pinehaven landfill. These poisonous chemicals had begun to seep(渗)back up through the soil. All of Pinehaven Park had become dangerously polluted.
Last year, the fish in the Crafton River began to die. After a series of investigations(研究), it became clear that the people of Crafton City were not to blame. 100~150 miles upstream, big paper mills were dumping industrial wastes into the river. Little by little, the level of poison in the river began to rise. Finally, it became so polluted that the fish themselves could no longer survive.
Downtown Crafton used to be a quiet area. Ten years of remarkable growth changed that in a big hurry. But with Crafton City's new prosperity(繁荣)came a new problem: air pollution. And it is a serious problem. Air pollution levels in Crafton are regularly reaching those of the nation's large industrial cities.
(1)Which of the following best states the central idea of the passage?
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A.Chemical dumping is a serious threat to Crafton City's soil.
B.The rapid growth of industry has brought air pollution to Crafton City.
C.The disposal of garbage can destroy recreation areas.
D.Industrial growth and progress have resulted in the pollution of Crafton City's water, air, and soil.
(2)According to the passage, what portion of the park had originally been marked for use as a garbage dump?
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A.Less than half B.Exactly half
C.About one third D.Most of it
(3)As it is used in the passage, the phrase“for good”means ________.
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A.practically B.for ever
C.thoroughly D.advantageously
(4)According to the passage, one result of dumping industrial chemicals into the landfill was that ________.
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A.the land became unsafe for humans
B.the animals on the land died
C.the poisonous chemicals were washed into the nearby river
D.the smoke from the chemicals polluted the air surrounding the landfill
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科目:高中英语 来源:四川省绵阳中学2009-2010学年高一下学期入学考试英语试题 题型:050
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