题目内容
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 |
【小题2】It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________.| A．live outside New York City |
| B．live in New York City |
| C．live in apartments |
| D．have many neighbours |
【小题3】Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones” is ________.| A．an important name |
| B．a popular name in the United States |
| C．his neighbour’s name |
| D．not a good name |
【小题4】If a person who keeps up with the Joneses, he would _________.| 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 |
解析
名校课堂系列答案People all over the world write to Big Ben. They even send birthday presents. Big Ben is not a person. It’s a clock. Big Ben is the great clock hanging up in a tower of the parliament building. The people of London like to see Big Ben’s four friendly faces. They like to hear the bell striking (敲)on the hour. Bong! Bong! Bong!
Big Ben’s story started in 1834. In that year the old parliament building was burned down. Its clock tower fell to the ground. There had to be a new building and a new clock. Plans were made. They called for a “King of Clock, the biggest and the best in the world”. So the clock had to be big. And it had to keep very good time. In two years the big clock was made. Five more years went by before the clock tower was last finished. Then the four bells for the chimes (鸣响) were brought into the tower. And at last the big hour bell was put in place. It rang out for the first time on July 11, 1859. This great bell had to have a name. A meeting of parliament was called to pick one. “This clock is the king of clocks,” one man said. “Let’s call the bell the Queen of Bells.” “Then why not Victoria?” said another (Victoria was the British queen (英国女王) at that time). The talk about names went on and on. Then Benjamin Hall got up to speak. He was a big man. By this time they were all tired. Someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben and be done with it?” Everybody laughed, and the meeting was over. But it was called Big Ben from then on. Not just the bell but the whole clock.
【小题1】In 1834, what happened to the clock tower?
| A．People finished the clock tower. |
| B．People sold the clock tower. |
| C．People polluted the clock tower. |
| D．The clock tower broke down. |
| A．building | B．clock |
| C．beautiful girl | D．city |
| A．1583 | B．1768 | C．1620 | D．1863 |
| A．Why Big Ben Is So Big |
| B．British Parliament Building |
| C．How Big Ben Got Its Name |
| D．British Queen Victoria |
Welcome to India as volunteer teachers! Teaching and helping with dance, sport, music, English and art at some primary schools and planning outdoor activities.
Volunteers can stay together in pairs or small groups and share the experience and activities with the school teachers’ help. It will bring you lots of joy and a special time.
You can spend your weekends on the Indian beach when you are not busy. Because the Indian beach is not for away. The beaches on the southern coast of India are good for relaxing. Near the beach are the cities of Chennai and Pondichery with large population of about half a million. There are a lot of usual restaurants, banks and supermarkets. They are waiting for you to hang out.
It’s not only a volunteering project, but also a cultural exchange. The visitors can learn much about Indian ways of life while they are teaching children. What’s more, you can know about India and its people.
Please call us at 18886666 now and book a space.
【小题1】What can the volunteers help with at primary schools?
| A．They can help with dance and music. |
| B．They can help with teaching. |
| C．They can help with dance, sport, music, English and art. |
| D．They can help with everything. |
| A．Chennai and Delhi. |
| B．Pondichery and Delhi. |
| C．Chennai and Pondichery. |
| D．Delhi and Mumbai. |
| A．The Indian beach. |
| B．The Indian restaurants, banks and supermarkets. |
| C．The teaching experience. |
| D．Much about India and people’s living ways. |
| A．Enjoy the Indian beach on weekends. |
| B．Welcome to India. |
| C．The volunteer project can bring you lots of joy. |
| D．Help the children in India. |
| A．A Good Place for Travel. |
| B．Visiting India as Volunteer Teachers. |
| C．Beautiful Beaches of India. |
| D．Being a Volunteer in India. |
Reading newspapers has become an important part of our life. Many people begin their day by reading the papers. In this way they learn what is going on in the world. Sometimes, however, they do not have time to read the news carefully, so they just take a quick look at the front page; at other times they may be in such a hurry that they have time only to look at the headlines.
There are newspapers to meet the needs of （满足…的需求）every reader. In big cities there are many kinds of papers. In small towns there are fewer newspapers. In some places the paper comes out once a week.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers enjoy the largest number of readers. With the development（发展）of the world, some new newspapers will come out in the years to come.
【小题1】Many people ______ as the first thing every morning.
| A．read newspapers |
| B．listen to the radio |
| C．watch the TV news |
| D．listen to the news on the radio |
| A．they don’t read newspapers |
| B．still read newspapers carefully |
| C．only look at the front page of the newspaper carefully |
| D．either take a quick look at the front page or only look at the headlines |
| A．The most important news is not on the front page. |
| B．In some places papers come out every two weeks. |
| C．There are more papers in small towns than in big cities. |
| D．There are different kinds of newspapers to meet people’s needs. |
| A．Newspapers in Chinese |
| B．Newspapers in English |
| C．Newspapers in German |
| D．Newspapers in French |
| A．more newspapers will come out next year |
| B．people will send some new newspapers in the future |
| C．people will read more new kinds of papers in the coming year |
| D．People will see a great number of new newspapers in the future |
The Most Unusual Jobs
Pet Food Tester .
Yes, it's a thing and yes it's totally gross(恶心的). But Mark Gooley ---the owner of a pet food company, eats dog food for a living. He eats everything from doggie treats and chewy bones to liver mixture.
Teddy Bear repair Engineer
When your favorite toy loses an arm, or suffers a bad injury, it is upsetting. But now you can get help in the Build-A-Bear Workshops, the teddy bear repair engineers repair your favorite teddy bears and get them back to themselves.
Water slide Tester
Monday morning surely seems more enjoyable if you spend your working week slipping down water slides in a theme park, especially in summer.
You might also spend your lunch break on a roller coaster, eating a hot dog for lunch.
Working holiday, am I right?
Paint Watcher
You may have heard some people say they'd "rather watch paint dry" than do something they don't want to do. Well, if they really mean it, the chance is there---- studying the drying time and effects(效果)of paint as a full-time job for a paint company.
【小题1】What is Mark Gooley's job?
| A． A paint watcher |
| B．A water slide tester. |
| C． A pet food tester. |
| D． A teddy bear repair engineer |
| A．In a theme park |
| B．In a paint company |
| C．In a pet food company |
| D．In a Build-A-Bear Workshop. |
| A．He paints the wall. |
| B．He repairs the water slide. |
| C．He studies the effects of paint. |
| D．He watches others repair the wall. |
Selena Gomez won Favorite Female Singer at 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards on March 29. It is a very important awards show held every year in America.
Gomez was born on July 22,1992 in Texas. The 22-year-old girl is an all-round star----she not only acts well but also sings a lot of popular songs. At the age of 7, Gomez first played with a purple dinosaur on the TV show Barney and Friends. In 2007, Gomez acted in Wizards of Waverly Place (《少年魔法师》)，which was a big success. After that, she played different roles in many films and become more and more popular.
Gomez made her own band at the age of 17. Fans love her songs because of her beautiful voice. By fan, she has released (发行) three albums (专辑). She also has a good sense of fashion. Gomez wore a beautiful dress at the Kids’ Choice Award. It made her lovely and she shone the whole night.
Charity is an important part in Gomez’s life. In October 2008, she was named UNICEF’s spokes-person （联合国儿童基金会的发言人）for Trick-or-Treat, which encourages children to raise money on Halloween to help poor children around the world. She said that she was excited to encourages other kids to make a difference in the world.
【小题1】The underline word “all-round” means “ ” in Chinese.
| A．闻名世界的 | B．受人尊敬的 | C．多才多艺的 | D．能言善辩的 |
| A．Barney and Friends | B．Wizards of Waverly Place |
| C．Her three albums | D．Her charity activities |
| A．her voice is beautiful | B．she is a movie star |
| C．she looks pretty | D．she is lovely |
| A．fond of Halloween | B．helpful to children |
| C．good at dress up | D．talented in music |
| A．Selene Gomez played a purple dinosaur in Barney and Friends. |
| B．Selene Gomez started a band at the age of 7. |
| C．Selene Gomez wore a dress on the night of March 29, 2014. |
| D．Selene Gomez loves to spend Halloween with children. |
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| Come to Austria(奥地利) Soll is a village in the mountains in western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and inexpensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20℃to 25℃in the daytime, but much cooler by evening. |
| Enjoy Thailand(泰国)! When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating(漂浮) Market just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃at noon. |
| Visit Hawaii! Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24℃to 26 ℃by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening. |
| A．shopping | B．food | C．travel | D．hotels |
| A．Climb Mountains |
| B．enjoy the scenery of the forests |
| C．live in the Post Hotel |
| D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat |
| A．the hottest travel place is Soll |
| B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai |
| C．the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok |
| D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high |
—The exam is coming soon.
— Yes , I have ants in my pants.
| A．我有热锅上的蚂蚁 | B．有许多蚂蚁爬在我的裤子上 |
| C．我很焦虑 | D．我养了一些蚂蚁 |