【单选题】 In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck.
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 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 neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying 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 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 to be ahead.
37. The writer of the selection believes
A.anyone in the United States can become rich
B.anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck
C.he can become rich in the future
D.many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
38. 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
39. It can be inferred from the story that rich people
A.like to live outside New York City
B.like to live in New York City
C.like to live in apartments
D.like to have many neighbors
40. 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 neighgbour’s name
D.not a good name
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 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 neighbors.
It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying 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 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 to be ahead.
37. The writer of the selection believes
A.anyone in the United States can become rich
B.anyone in the United States can become rich if he works hard and has good luck
C.he can become rich in the future
D.many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
38. 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
39. It can be inferred from the story that rich people
A.like to live outside New York City
B.like to live in New York City
C.like to live in apartments
D.like to have many neighbors
40. 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 neighgbour’s name
D.not a good name
【单选题】某宿舍住着四个留学生,分别来自美国、加拿大、韩国和日本。他们分别在中文、国际金融和法律三个系就学,其中:()
(1)日本留学生单独在国际金融系;
(2)韩国留学生不在中文系;
(3)美国留学生和另外某个留学生同在某个系;
(4)加拿大学生不和美国学生同在一个系。
以上条件可以推出美国留学生所在的系为:
A.中文系。
B.国际金融系。
C.法律系。
D.中文系或法律系。
E.无法确定。
(1)日本留学生单独在国际金融系;
(2)韩国留学生不在中文系;
(3)美国留学生和另外某个留学生同在某个系;
(4)加拿大学生不和美国学生同在一个系。
以上条件可以推出美国留学生所在的系为:
A.中文系。
B.国际金融系。
C.法律系。
D.中文系或法律系。
E.无法确定。
【单选题】如果王晶是学生会成员,她一定是二年级学生。
上述判断是基于以下哪个前提作出的?()
A.只有王晶才能被选入学生会。
B.只有二年级学生才有资格被选入学生会。
C.入选学生会成员中必须有二年级学生。
D.二年级学生也可能不被选入学生会。
E.王晶没有拒绝加入学生会。
上述判断是基于以下哪个前提作出的?()
A.只有王晶才能被选入学生会。
B.只有二年级学生才有资格被选入学生会。
C.入选学生会成员中必须有二年级学生。
D.二年级学生也可能不被选入学生会。
E.王晶没有拒绝加入学生会。
【单选题】设F(n)=2+24+27+210+…+23n+10。(n∈n),则F(n)=( ).
【单选题】若An是等比数列,下面四个命题中:
④数列|An|)也是等比数列.
正确命题的个数是( ).
④数列|An|)也是等比数列.
正确命题的个数是( ).
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