高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(1)Word格式.doc
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高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案
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IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeJoneses’isabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.
Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.
Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoanapartment(公寓房间)inNewYorkCity.
Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseries(系列)ofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.
PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.
1.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey______.
A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighbours
B.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich
C.don’twantotherstoknowtheyarerich
D.wanttobehappy
2.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo________.
A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCity
C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbours
3.Theunderlinedwordneighbourhoodinthesecondparagraphmeans________.
A.apersonwholivesnearanotherB.peoplelivinginanarea
C.anareaneartheplacereferredtoD.anareainanothertownorcity
4.ArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is________.
A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates
C.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodname
5.Accordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththeJoneses.
A.correctB.interestingC.impossibleD.good
答案:
1B2A3C4B5C
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工大教育网络编辑部
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