题目内容
What he says and what he does______ no difference to me.
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A.made B.make
C.makes D.do
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 36 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 37 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 38 of someone who acts important and proud.Down-to-earth persons 39 be important members of society, of course. 40 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 42 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 43 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.Americans 44 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 45 of reality. He 46 what is called “common sense”. He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of 49 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 50 is not in the real world. 51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 52 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth..Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 53 to have both feet on-the –ground. 54 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 55 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.36. A.pleasant B.sad C.common D.surprising37. A.meets B.welcomes C.receives D.accepts38. A.case B.kind C.opposite D.example39. A.must B.may C.should D.will40. A.But B.So C.For D.And41. A.wish B.expect C.desire D.consider42. A.said B.told C.asked D.made43. A.some B.a C.no D.every44. A.discover B.find C.make D.use45.A.understanding B.wish C.reason D.expectation46. A.demands B.lacks C.has D.likes47. A.fortunes B.dreams C.achievements D.disadvantages48. A.block B.protect C.own D.gain49. A.idea B.people C.attitude D.person50. A.mind B.life C.body D.head51. A.Always B.Therefore C.However D.Sometimes52. A.Sharp B.All C.No D.Bad53. A.possible B.probable C.likely D.able54. A.Though B.Since C.When D.Unless55.A.toward B.for C.over D.onto
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 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 life--style of their neighbours. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series (系列) 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.
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
2.It can be inferred 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
3. The underlined word neighbourhood in the second paragraph means ________.
A. a person who lives near another B. people living in an area
C. an area near the place referred to D. an area in another town or city
4.According to the writer, it is ________to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good
One day I was shopping in a small town in southern California. It was my 21 to be approached by a clerk whose personality clashed(冲突) with mine. He seemed most 22 and not at all concerned about my intended purchase. I bought 23 , and marched angrily out of the store. My 24 toward that clerk and the entire establishment increased with each step.
On the outside, standing by the parking lot, was a dark-skinned young man in his early twenties. His 25 brown eyes met and held mine, and in the next instant a beautiful, broad smile 26 his face. My attention was immediately arrested. The 27 power of that smile removed all 28 within me, and I found the muscles in my own face 29 responding. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" I remarked, in passing. Then, obeying an impulse(冲动), I 30 . "I really owe you a debt of gratitude," I said softly.
His smile deepened, 31 he made no attempt to answer. A Mexican woman and two men were standing nearby. The woman 32 and eyed me inquiringly. "Carlos, he does no speak English," she 33 . "You want I should tell him something?"
In that moment I felt 34 . Carlo’s smile had made a big person of me. My friendliness and good 35 toward all mankind stood ten feet tall.
"Yes," my reply was enthusiastic and sincere, "Tell him what I said, 'Thank you!'"
"Thank you?" The woman seemed slightly 36 .
I gave her arm a friendly pat 37 I turned to leave. "Just tell him that," I insisted. "He'll understand. I am sure!"
Oh, what a smile can 38 ! Although I have never seen that young man again, I shall never forget the lesson he taught me that morning. 39 , I became smile-conscious, and I practice the 40 diligently, anywhere and everywhere, with everybody.
21. A. misfortune B. luck C. opportunity D. burden
22. A. helpful B. hardworking C. uncertain D. unfriendly
23. A. something B. nothing C. everything D. anything
24. A. attitude B. walk C. approach D. anger
25. A. blank B. painful C. expressive D. critical
26. A. covered B. twisted C. spread D. wiped
27. A. magic B. shocking C. evil D. dragging
28. A. happiness B. excitement C. bitterness D. sorrow
29. A. unwillingly B. happily C. merely D. slightly
30. A. turned back B. looked ahead C. cut in D. went away
31. A. and B. for C. but D. so
32. A. showed off B. stepped forward C. marched on D. passed by
33. A. hesitated B. volunteered C. responded D. begged
34. A. ignored B. involved C. transformed D. absorbed
35. A. power B. mind C. fortune D. will
36. A. frightened B. frustrated C. discouraged D. confused
37. A. while B. as C. since D. after
38. A. operate B. run C. do D. attract
39. A. From that day on B. Since then C. Every now and then D. Up till now
40. A. kindness B. art C. work D. expression