阅读理解

　　In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.

　　Yes, when one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even he does not become very rich, he wants people to think he is. That's what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people did things to keep up with their neighbors: they tried to look as rich and as successful as 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 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. That is one reason why they read the “right” books, go to the “right” universities and eat in the “right” restaurants.

　　Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. 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.

1．Why, according to the passage did many people try to keep up with the Joneses?

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A．Because they wanted to be as rich as their neighbors.

B．Because they felt proud to be taken for the Joneses.

C．Because they wanted others to know or think they were rich.

D．Because they were afraid that others would know they were rich.

2．Why did Arthur Momand use the name “Jones”in his stories?

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A．Because many rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.

B．Because few rich people in the U. S. are named Jones.

C．Because the name sounds funny and impressive.

D．Because the family name Jones is shared by so many Americans.

3．What is the writer's opinion?

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A．It is funny to try to keep up with the Joneses.

B．It is necessary to keep up with the Joneses.

C．It is reasonable to keep up with the people around you.

D．It is senseless to try to keep up with the people around you.

阅读理解

　　It is said that in the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.

　　Yes, when one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That's what “Keeping up with the Joneses” is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things to keep up with their neighbours: they try to look as rich and as successful as 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 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. That is one reason why they read the “right” books, go to the “right” universities and eat in the “right” restaurants.

　　Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. 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.

1．Why, according to the passage, do many people try to keep up with the Joneses?

[　　]

A．Because they want to be as rich as their neighbours.

B．Because they feel proud to be taken for the Joneses.

C．Because they want others to know or think they are rich.

D．Because they are afraid that others will know they are rich.

2．Why did Arthur Momand use the name “Jones” in his stories?

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A．Because many rich people in the U.S. are named Jones.

B．Because few rich people in the U.S. are named Jones.

C．Because the name sounds funny and impressive.

D．Because there are many people in the U.S. whose family name is Jones.

3．What does the author mean when he says the “right” books?

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A．Books that other people around are reading.

B．Books that teach people how to get rich and successful.

C．Books by famous and successful writers.

D．Very expensive books.

4．What does the author mean by “Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead”?

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A．It seems Mr. Jones is always walking ahead of others.

B．It seems one can never keep up with all people around.

C．It seems Mr. Jones is a very rich man.

D．It seems one has to work very hard to get rich.

5．What is the author's opinion?

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A．It is funny to try to keep up with the Joneses.

B．It is necessary to keep up with the Joneses.

C．It is hard to keep up with the people around you.

D．It is senseless (无意义) to try to keep up with the people around you.

Over the last 25 years, British society has changed a great deal – or at least many parts of it have.   71  . Ideas about social class – whether a person is “working - class” or “middle - class” – are one area in which changes have been extremely slow.

　　In the past, the working-class tended to be paid less than middle-class people. The typical working man would collect his wages on Friday evening and then, it was widely believed, having given his wife her "housekeeping", would go out and squander the rest on beer and betting.

　　The old style of what a middle-class man did with his money was perhaps nearer the truth. He was-and still is - inclined to take a longer-term view. Not only did he regard buying a house as a most important thing, but he also considered the education of his children as extremely important.      72    . Only in very few cases did workers have the opportunity （or the education and training） to make such long-term plans.

　　   73   . In a large number of cases factory workers earn as much as their middle – class supervisors (管理者). Social security and laws to improve century, have made it less necessary than before to worry about "tomorrow". Working-class people seem slowly to be losing the feeling of inferiority(自卑感). In fact there has been a growing tendency in the past few years for the middle-classes to feel slightly ashamed of their position.

        74    .They generally tend to share very similar tastes in music and clothes, they spend their money in having a good time, and save for holidays or longer-term plans when necessary. There seems to be much less difference than in precious generations.    75   . As long as this gap exists, there will always be a possibility that new conflicts and jealousies will emerge, or rather that the old conflicts will re-appear, but between different groups.

       A．Nowadays, a great deal has changed

       B．Both of these provided him and his family with security

       C．As a result, differences in life – styles and attitudes came into existence

       D．However, we still have a wide gap between the well – paid and the low - paid

       E．In recent years, the working – class people have begun to design long – term plans

       F．In some ways, however, very little has changed, particularly where attitudes are concerned

       G．The changes in both life – styles and attitudes are probably most easily seen amongst younger people

Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road．She did not appear to have   31   , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the   32 hospital．She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was   33  in all respects．She had been   34  along a country road   35   she had been stopped by a flying saucer  36  in front of her．She had been forced to leave the car and   37  the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves   38 although they could not   39  ．They could read her thoughts and she could read   40 ．They tested her politely and allowed her to   41  after carrying out a number of tests on her．As she didn’t seem to be   42   , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine．The woman insisted on being   43  to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the   44 .  The police then started to make inquiries(打听)and soon ___45 that there was already a   46  going on for the woman，   47   husband badly reported that she had   48   . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running．   49  the car, the surface of the road had been completely destroyed, not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but   50   a large, round, white, hot object had burnt through it．

Some years ago, an American policeman found a woman lying near a lonely road．She did not appear to have   _36 _  , but she was trembling and clearly in a state of shock, so he rushed her to the   _37 _  hospital．She began to tell the doctor on duty a story which was    38_  in all respects．She had been  _ 39  along a country road   _40   she had been stopped by a flying saucer  _41  in front of her．She had been forced to leave the car and   42 _ the flying saucer by creatures which looked like human beings and which could easily make themselves   43 _ although they could not   _44  ．They could read her thoughts and she could read   45 ．They tested her politely and allowed her to   46  after carrying out a number of tests on her．As she didn’t seem to be  _ 47   , the doctor decided that she was probably suffering from the side effects of some medicine．The woman insisted on being   48  to go home, but when she gave her address, it was in a town over a thousand miles from the   49__ The police then started to make inquiries(打听)and soon __50__ that there was already a __ 51_  going on for the woman，  52   husband badly reported that she had   53  . Her car had been found with the driver's door open and the engine running．   54   the car, the surface of the road had been completely destroyed, not by an explosion or anything of that kind, but   55   a large, round, white, hot object had burnt through it．

36．    A．a rest              B．an accident          C．a test            D．an idea

37．    A．most famous    B．most expensive    C．best              D．nearest

38．    A．funny              B．sad                     C．moving         D．surprising

39．    A．driving           B．walking               C．running         D．wandering

40.      A．as                   B．since               C．when          D．if

41.      A．rising             B．flying                  C．running       D．landing

42.      A．enter               B．visit                  C．watch         D．see

43.      A．noticed          B．seen                   C．understood    D．heard

44.      A．move              B．think                   C．read             D．speak

45.      A．their                B．theirs                  C．her               D．hers

46.      A．leave               B．stay                    C．drive            D．watch

47.      A．average           B．usual                 C．confuses       D．normal

48.      A．told                 B．allowed             C．advised         D．ordered

49.      A．earth               B．car                    C．road           D．hospital

50.      A．decided           B．believed              C．supposed      D．discovered

51.      A．discussion       B．search                C．movement     D．meeting

52.      A．which             B．when                  C．whose          D．where

53.      A．disappeared      B．fled                   C．returned        D．hanged

54.      A．Behind             B．In front of           C．Below           D．At the foot of

55.      A．as                   B．if                        C．as if             D．only if