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6．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 tries to look as rich as his neighbors．
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 neighborhood 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 neighbors．It was like a race，but one could never finish this 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 （公寓房间） in New York City．
Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors．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．

29．Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because theyA．
A．want others to know or to think that they are rich
B．hope to be rich people like their neighbors
C．want to hide their wealth from other people
D．would like to be common people
30．Arthur Momand used the name"Jones"in his series of short stories because"Jones"isB．
A．an important name for important people 
B．a popular name in the United States
C．the name of the neighbor he did not like
D．a name which people did not use any longer
31．According to the writer，it isCto keep up with the Joneses．
A．correct      B．interesting C．impossible       D．good．

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要介绍了在美国的攀比现象．人们从不厌倦攀比，但想要追赶Joneses是不可能的，因为Joneses似乎总是领先．

解答 29-31 ABC
29．A．细节理解题．根据"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"可知一些人和Joneses攀比是因为他们想让别人认为他很有钱．故选A．
30．B．细节理解题．根据"He called it‘‘Keeping up with the Joneses"，because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States"可知Momand在他一系列小说里使用Jones，是因为Jones在美国很受欢迎．故选B．
31．C．推理判断题．A．correct  正确； B．interesting 有趣；C．impossible  不可能； D．good好；纵览全文并根据"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．"可知想要追赶上Joneses是不可能的，因为Joneses似乎总是领先．故选C．

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要介绍了在美国的攀比现象．此类题型主要考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．细节理解题是针对文中某个细节、某句话或某部分具体内容设置问题，所以在做细节理解题时要结合原文和提干有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，再结合选项选出正确答案．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要联系上下文根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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