He always keep a dictionary within his _____.A.reachB.touchC.arrivalD.getting
He always keep a dictionary within his _____.
A.reach
B.touch
C.arrival
D.getting
He always keep a dictionary within his _____.
A.reach
B.touch
C.arrival
D.getting
Yet, 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 and as successful as his neighbors.
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American by the name of 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. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. But just moving there was not enough. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horse 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. Momand and his wife could not do that.
The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and 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 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.
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.
6. The writer of the selection believes().
A. many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
B. anyone in the United Sates can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
C. he can become rich in the future
D. anyone in the United States can become rich
7. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because().
A. they want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. they want others to know or to think that they are rich
C. they don’t want others to know they are rich
D. they want to be happy
8. It can be inferred from the story that rich people().
A. like to live in apartments
B. like to live in New York City
C. like to live outside New York City
D. like to have many neighbors
9. 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 neighbor’s name
D. not a good name
10. According to the writer, it is().
A. correct to keep up with the Joneses
B. impossible to keep up with the Joneses
C. interesting to keep up with the Joneses
D. good to keep up with the Joneses
For example, it is recorded in many history books the people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.
In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for an example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender' s ear was cut off.
Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king' s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.
Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used ______.
A.to punish people who had broken the law
B.to keep dead bodies from decay
C.to keep fish alive
D.to make chemicals
For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over 3000 years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve the dead.
In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in England about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About 450 years ago, in the year 1553, if a man took more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender's ear was cut off.
Salt was an important item on the dinner table of a king. It was always put in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king's table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it.
Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used ______.
A.to punish people who had broken the law
B.to keep dead bodies from decay
C.to keep fish alive
D.to make chemicals
根据以下材料,回答 40~43 问题。
During a television play the sound man must be ready to make every sound as it is needed.Sound effects are of three kinds:real,imitated and recorded.
Real sounds are those of doorbells,telephone bells,and other small objects easy to keep in a studio. But the sound man must imitate many sounds. For bacon fryin9,he crumples cellophane paper.A long sheet of metal hanging in a doorway makes thunder·He taps one rubber sink plunger and then another on a table to imitate a horse walking on pavement. For a horse galloping along a gravel road,the sound man can use the two halves of a coconut,pounding each in turn very fast on the table.
Recorded sound effects are used for noises he cannot himself produce offstage.He pays records for such sounds as a rooster crowing, a train leaving a station, and a baby crying.
The sound man is an important part of any television production.
第 40 题 The sound man is important because he________
A.is kept busy
B.makes fl TV play more lifelike
C.1ets an actor know when to life a telephone receiver
D.is always learning new methods
One of the most usual color schemes that helps animals to keep【B10】being seen, is a dark back and light underpants, if an animal is the same color all over, there is always a dark shadow along the animal's belly(腹部). Even if an enemy couldn't see the animal he could see this dark shadow.
【B1】
A.helps
B.contributes
C.tries
D.manages
When I was young, every Indian had at least three names during his lifetime. His first name was given to him at birth. It described something that had happened at that time.
Each Indian was supposed to keep his birth name until he was old enough to earn money for himself. But his friends would always give him a name of their own. No matter what his parents called him, his childhood friends would use the name they had chosen.
The Indian earned his real name when he was old enough for his first fight against the enemy. His life name depended on how he acted during this first battle. When he returned he would be given his tribal name by the chief. If he had done well, he would be given a good name. But if he had done poorly, he might be given a bad name.
A man was given many chances to improve his name, however. If in a later battle he was very brave in fighting against the enemy, he was given a better name. Some Indians had as many as twelve names - all good and each better than the last.
All names given to one Indian belonged to him for the rest of his life. No one else could use them. Even he himself could not give them away. This was because no man could pass on his name unless the chief and the tribe asked him to do so.
According to passage, Indian names were important because they ______.
A.described the character of a man
B.described the appearance of a man
C.were never used by other people
D.told us his profession
They always keep on good ______ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.
A.friendship
B.terms
C.relations
D.relatives
When I was a teenager, I was so shy that I never dared ask complete strangers the way and so I used to wander round in circles and hope that some miraculous (奇迹的) chance would bring me to the spot I was heading for.
A lot of people do not like to admit that they do not know their hometown and will insist on telling you the way even if they do not know it; others, who are anxious to prove that they know their home town very well, will give you a long list of directions which you cannot possibly hope to remember; and you finally find that you are going in the opposite direction to that in which you should be going.
If anyone ever asks me the way somewhere, I always tell them that I am a stranger to the town in order to avoid causing trouble, but even this can have unpleasant results.
I was once on my way to work when I was stopped by a man who asked me if I would di- rect him to the Sunlight Building. Without hesitation, I gave my usual reply, but I had only walked on a few steps when I realized that he had asked for directions to my office building. However, at this point, I decided it was too late to turn back and search him out of the crowd behind me as I had and appointment to keep at the office with a new client and I did not want to keep him waiting. Imagine my situation when my secretary showed in the very man who had asked for directions to my office and his astonishment when he recognized me as the person he had asked!
According to the passage, the sense of direction is learnt______.
A.through practice
B.by nature
C.in the childhood
D.after visiting a place repeatedly
We ______ always keep these words in mind. They ______ give us courage and strength.
A.have to; need to
B.would; should
C.should; will
D.must; dare to
The next Saturday, Alcide drove to Johnny’ s house for some potatoes. He happened to hear Johnny playing the accordion. Alcide’ s eyes 29 “Bring that accordion and play some songs tonight,Alcide said. Then he drove off,leaving Johnny staring open-mouthed 30 him.
At the Club, Johnny scanned the crowd for Lisette and 31 her. The band played for a long time before Alcide said,Dear friends, I got a 32 for you tonight. Young Johnny is going to join us!Trembling, Johnny stepped up on the platform, his eyes on the floor. He began to play, and the band joined in behind him. When the song ended, he heard cheers.Johnny kept playing until the dance was 33“ You did a fine job tonight. Play with us again next Saturday night,’’Alcide said. “Yes,sir!’’said Johnny. 34 he went outside,Johnny saw Lisette and her friends near the door. Lisette stepped forward,smiling, “You played really good tonight!’’she said.
“Thank you,”Johnny blushed(脸红). As he walked on,Pierre 35 moved out of the way for him to pass. Johnny patted his accordion. Come to think of it, in his whole life, he had never once seen Alcide out on the dance floor.
A.difficult
B.trouble
C.different
D.terrible
A.answered
B.sighed
C.smiled
D.laughed
A.platform
B.appointment
C.meeting
D.dance
A.expected
B.invited
C.allowed
D.chosen
A.If
B.Since
C.Though
D.When
A.spirits
B.feelings
C.courage
D.strength
A.smooth
B.clumsy
C.slow
D.small
A.broke
B.went out
C.broke up
D.turned out away
A.opened
B.rolled
C.sharpened
D.widened
A.off
B.with
C.after
D.for
A.caught
B.searched
C.sought
D.spotted
A.surprise
B.puzzle
C.story
D.joke
A.in
B.out
C.over
D.on
A.As
B.Because
C.Until
D.So
A.still
B.even
C.ever
D.almost
请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析,谢谢!
Why does the cost of living keep increasing?
A.Because are always shortages of goods.
B.Because the workers are getting lower and lower pay.
C.Because the government makes no interference.
D.Because people demand more and better goods.