题目
In the United States， 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 tried to look as rich as his neighbours． The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called 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． He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City． 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 neighbours． It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up． The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life． They moved back to an apartment（公寓房间） in New York City． Momand looked around himself and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours． He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series （系列） 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 rich lifestyle of 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． 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）Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ____ ．A． want to be as rich as their neighboursB． want others to know or to think that they are richC． don't want others to know they are richD． want to be happy（2）It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ____ ．A． live outside New York CityB． live in New York CityC． live in apartmentsD． have many neighbours（3）The underlined word "neighbourhood" in the second paragraph means ____ ．A． a person who lives near anotherB． people living in an areaC． an area near the place referred toD． an area in another town or city（4）Arthur Momand used the name "Jones" in his series of short stories because "Jones" is ____ ．A． an important nameB． a popular name in the United StatesC． his neighbour's nameD． not a good name（5）According to the writer， it is ____ to keep up with the Joneses．A． correctB． interestingC． impossibleD． good
In the United States， 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 tried to look as rich as his neighbours．
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called 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． He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City． 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 neighbours．
It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up． The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life． They moved back to an apartment（公寓房间） in New York City．
Momand looked around himself and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours． He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series （系列） 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 rich lifestyle of 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． 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）Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ____ ．
A． want to be as rich as their neighbours
B． want others to know or to think that they are rich
C． don't want others to know they are rich
D． want to be happy
（2）It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ____ ．
A． live outside New York City
B． live in New York City
C． live in apartments
D． have many neighbours
（3）The underlined word "neighbourhood" in the second paragraph means ____ ．
A． a person who lives near another
B． people living in an area
C． an area near the place referred to
D． an area in another town or city
（4）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 neighbour's name
D． not a good name
（5）According to the writer， it is ____ to keep up with the Joneses．
A． correct
B． interesting
C． impossible
D． good
The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American called 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． He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighbourhood outside New York City． 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 neighbours．
It was like a race， but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up． The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life． They moved back to an apartment（公寓房间） in New York City．
Momand looked around himself and noticed that many people did things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbours． He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series （系列） 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 rich lifestyle of 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． 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）Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ____ ．
A． want to be as rich as their neighbours
B． want others to know or to think that they are rich
C． don't want others to know they are rich
D． want to be happy
（2）It can be inferred from the story that rich people like to ____ ．
A． live outside New York City
B． live in New York City
C． live in apartments
D． have many neighbours
（3）The underlined word "neighbourhood" in the second paragraph means ____ ．
A． a person who lives near another
B． people living in an area
C． an area near the place referred to
D． an area in another town or city
（4）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 neighbour's name
D． not a good name
（5）According to the writer， it is ____ to keep up with the Joneses．
A． correct
B． interesting
C． impossible
D． good
题目解答
答案
1．B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段的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．当一个人变得富有，他想让人们知道．即使他不会变得非常富有，他希望人们认为他是富有的．可知本题答案为B选项．
2．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段的He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．他结婚，和他的妻子搬到纽约市外，那有一个非常富有的邻居．同时结合现实富有的人都喜欢居住在别墅，可知本题答案为A选项．
3．C．细节理解题．结合全文的理解，对于"赶上邻居"是不可能的，从对亚瑟•蒙德的描述中就体现了这一点．故本题答案为C选项
4．B．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States可知，之所以使用Jones一名是因为在美国这是一个很普遍的名字．故选B．
5．C．推理判断题．结合全文的理解和最后一段People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．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人们似乎永远都不会厌倦跟上琼斯的步伐．世界上的每个城市都有"琼斯"，但人们必须厌倦试图跟上琼斯的步伐，因为无论做什么，琼斯先生总是好像还在前面．对于追赶邻居的活动是不可能的，从对亚瑟•蒙德的描述中就体现了这一点．故选C．
2．A．细节理解题．根据文章第二段的He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City．他结婚，和他的妻子搬到纽约市外，那有一个非常富有的邻居．同时结合现实富有的人都喜欢居住在别墅，可知本题答案为A选项．
3．C．细节理解题．结合全文的理解，对于"赶上邻居"是不可能的，从对亚瑟•蒙德的描述中就体现了这一点．故本题答案为C选项
4．B．细节理解题．根据倒数第二段He called it"Keeping up with the Joneses"because"Jones"is a very common name in the United States可知，之所以使用Jones一名是因为在美国这是一个很普遍的名字．故选B．
5．C．推理判断题．结合全文的理解和最后一段People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses．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人们似乎永远都不会厌倦跟上琼斯的步伐．世界上的每个城市都有"琼斯"，但人们必须厌倦试图跟上琼斯的步伐，因为无论做什么，琼斯先生总是好像还在前面．对于追赶邻居的活动是不可能的，从对亚瑟•蒙德的描述中就体现了这一点．故选C．
解析
步骤 1：理解问题背景
文章讲述了美国社会中一种现象，即人们为了显示自己的富有，会模仿邻居的生活方式，这种现象被称为“跟上琼斯家的步伐”。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题要求我们根据文章内容选择正确答案，需要仔细阅读文章并理解每个问题的含义。
步骤 3：解答问题
（1）根据文章第一段，人们想要让别人知道或认为他们是富有的，因此选项B正确。
（2）根据文章第二段，富人喜欢住在纽约市外的富人区，因此选项A正确。
（3）根据文章第二段，neighbourhood指的是一个区域，因此选项C正确。
（4）根据文章倒数第二段，Jones是一个在美国很常见的名字，因此选项B正确。
（5）根据文章最后一段，作者认为跟上琼斯家的步伐是不可能的，因此选项C正确。
文章讲述了美国社会中一种现象，即人们为了显示自己的富有，会模仿邻居的生活方式，这种现象被称为“跟上琼斯家的步伐”。
步骤 2：分析问题
问题要求我们根据文章内容选择正确答案，需要仔细阅读文章并理解每个问题的含义。
步骤 3：解答问题
（1）根据文章第一段，人们想要让别人知道或认为他们是富有的，因此选项B正确。
（2）根据文章第二段，富人喜欢住在纽约市外的富人区，因此选项A正确。
（3）根据文章第二段，neighbourhood指的是一个区域，因此选项C正确。
（4）根据文章倒数第二段，Jones是一个在美国很常见的名字，因此选项B正确。
（5）根据文章最后一段，作者认为跟上琼斯家的步伐是不可能的，因此选项C正确。