高考英语阅读理解练习题及答案(1).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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