The best title for the passage would be . A. The Night Before the Examination B. Working Far into the Night C. A Slow Student D. Going Over My Lessons 答案:51-54 CDCA B 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 “Jonses 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. 查看更多

 

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  The clock struck eleven at night.The whole house was quiet.Everyone was in bed except me.Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff they call “books”.

  I was going to have my examination the next day.“When can I go to bed?” I asked myself.I didn't answer.In fact I dared not.

  The clock struck twelve.” Oh, !” I cried.“Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world.Dad does not agree with me on this.He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

  The clock struck one.I was quite desperate(绝望的)now.I forgot all I had learned.I was too tired to go on.I did the only thing I could.I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow.I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them.A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

(1)

When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________.

[  ]

A.

asleep

B.

outside

C.

working in bed

D.

quietly laughing at him

(2)

The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

[  ]

A.

very happy

B.

disappointed

C.

very unhappy

D.

hopeful

(3)

Reviewing his lessons didn't help him because ________.

[  ]

A.

it was too late at night

B.

he was very tired

C.

his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn't keep them open

D.

he hadn't studied hard before the examination

(4)

What do you suppose happened to the author?

[  ]

A.

He went to a church to pray again.

B.

He passed the exam by luck.

C.

He failed in the exam.

D.

He was punished by his teacher.

(5)

The best title for the passage would be ________.

[  ]

A.

The Night Before the Examination

B.

Working Far into the Night

C.

A Slow Student

D.

Going Over My Lessons

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56. The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means ____________.

A. happy     B. disappointed    C. unhappy   D. hopeful

57. Reviewing his lessons that night didn’t help him because ____________.

A. it was too late at night         B. he was very tired

C. his eyelids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open

D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

58. What do you suppose probably happened to the author the next day?

A. He went to a church to pray again.  B. He passed the exam all by luck.

C. He failed in the exam.       D. He was punished by his teacher.

59. The best title for the passage would be ____________.

A. The Night Before the Examination  B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student          D. Going Over My Lessons

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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light,I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.

    I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer,in fact, I dared not.

The clock struck twelve. “ Oh,dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

    The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的)now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed,“Oh,God,please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards,Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later,with my head on the desk,I fell asleep.

  When the author was going over his lessons,all the others in the house were  ________ .

    A. asleep                                        B. outside

    C. working in bed                           D. quietly laughing at him

The underlined word wretched in Paragraph 3 probably means _______ .

    A. very happy                                B. disappointed

    C. very unhappy                              D. hopeful

Reviewing his lessons didn’t help him because _______  .

A. he was excited                       

B. he was nervous

    C. he was worried

    D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination

The best title for the passage would be __________ .

    A. The Night Before the Examination          B. Working Far into the Night

    C. A Slow Student                                D. Going Over My Lessons

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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.

I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, In fact I dared not.

The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.

When the author was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were______ .

A. asleep    B. outside    C. working in bed    D. quietly laughing at him

The underlined word “wretched” in Paragraph 3 probably means _______.

A. very happy    B. disappointed    C. very unhappy    D. hopeful

What do you suppose happened to the author?

A. He went to a church to pray again.          B. He passed the exam by sheer luck.

C. He failed in the exam.                                  D. He was punished by his teacher.

The best title for the passage would be __________ .

A. The Night Before the Examination          B. Working Far into the Night

C. A Slow Student                                     D. Going Over My Lessons 

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The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before me at a huge pile of that troublesome stuff(东西) they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day.  “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. In fact I dared not.
The clock struck twelve.“ Oh, dear!” I cried. “Ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most wretched creatures in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite desperate(绝望的) now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
53. When the author was going over his lessons,all the others in the house were ________ .
A. asleep   B. outside   C. working in bed     D. quietly laughing at him
54. Reviewing his lessons didn‘t help him because _______    .
A. it was too late at night   
B. he was very tired
C. his eyes lids were so heavy that he couldn’t keep them open
D. he hadn’t studied hard before the examination
55. What do you suppose happened to the author?
A. He went to a church to pray again    B. He passed the exam in luck
C. He failed in the exam              D. He was punished by his teacher
56. The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A. The Night Before the Examination    B. Working Far into the Night
C. A Slow Student                   D. Going Over My Lessons

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