Many critics and even Faulkner himself think ________ is the best novel that he wrote.
A、The Sound and The Fury
B、As I Lay Dying
C、A Rose for Emily
D、Light in August
A、The Sound and The Fury
B、As I Lay Dying
C、A Rose for Emily
D、Light in August
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.
1.The writer of the selection believes ().
A.anyone in the United States can become rich
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.many people in the United States think anyone can become rich if he works hard and has some good luck
2.Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because ().
A.they want to be as rich as their neighbors
B.they want to be happy
C.they don’t want others to know they are rich
D.they want others to know or to think that they are rich
3.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
4.Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because Jones is ().
A.an important name
B.his neighbor’s name
C.a popular name in the United States
D.not a good name
5.According to the writer, it is ().
A.correct to keep up with the Joneses
B.interesting to keep up with the Joneses
C.impossible to keep up with the Joneses
D.good to keep up with the Joneses
A、an insincere person
B、a religious person
C、an evil person
D、a loud person
I have no________with people who are always complaining of their misfortunes. |
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A.devotion B.belief C.patience D.balance |
A、Selective bias
B、Measurement bias
C、Interference
D、Contaminated
E、Compliance
阅读理解 |
The opinion of many engineers is that the architects that designed the New York World Trade Center Twin Towers did a good job in designing the buildings. The buildings were safe from the hazards envisioned (预想到的) at the time. Indeed, they were designed to withstand the force of aircraft that might crash into them. They were not however, designed to withstand the effects of the very high temperatures produced by the ignition (点燃) of aviation fuel carried by the aircraft. Steel lightly covered with concrete is the main structural part of the towers and steel loses a lot of structural strength when heated to 1100 degrees Centigrade and beyond, as it was. To protect the steel the towers beams were coated with a few centimeters of concrete. That insulation (隔离) was to provide structural state of being complete for at least 1 hour of fire. The towers met that test. The south tower lasted 62minutes. The north, 103 minutes. Tragedy followed when not all could escape before the collapse. Most experts agree that the Twin Towers were very well designed. Many also agree that the people planning the attacks were very knowledgeable and aimed the aircraft at a height that would produce the most damage. The aircraft crash and the resulting fuel fed fires were aimed at about the 90th floor. That was just high enough to insure that the upper floors would weaken with the heat and crack down, dropping into the remaining part of the building. The mass of the falling top floors created such a falling load that some experts estimate it exceeded by 5 to 10 times normal bearing loads. The effect was like a giant hammer, each floor contributing more weight to be born by the next floor down. Were the Trade Towers well designed? Engineers say yes. But, the public holds to the belief that architects will never again design a tall building without considering the effects of terrorist attacks of all potential kinds. That not only includes the ability of the structure to withstand attack but the means to allow the buildings occupants to escape in time to survive. |
1. Many engineers believe that the Twin Tower was well-designed after September 11 because _________________. |
A. it could withstand aircraft crashing into it at the moment B. it could withstand any natural hazards such as earthquake or fire C. it had an attracting and beautiful appearance until they were destroyed D. they had the miserable honor of being selected as the target of terrorist attack |
2. According to the article, those who designed the tower could have done better if _______. |
A. the tower lasted longer after being attacked B. the tower held stable until all of the people in there managed to escape C. the tower can be immune to such attacks D. they considered more about the effects of the very high temperatures and made duel(决定性的) changes in the structure |
3. The part of the building below 90th floor _____________. |
A. remained where they were B. cracked down because of the burning C. was hammered down by the falling upper part D. was safe after the attack |
4. The author believed that the Twin Towers ____________. |
A. were not well- designed B. were well-designed C. were good examples for engineers of our time D. were out of consideration when we talk about engineering later |
A、by phone
B、by email
C、at a police station
D、by Wechat
A、James Joyce
B、Virginia Woolf
C、Eugene O'Neill
D、Thomas Eliot
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