根据短文内容回答问题。 In the United States, many have been told that anyone can become
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In the United States, many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard
and has some good luck.
Yes, when one becomes rich, he wants people to think he is. That"s what "Keeping up with the
Joneses" is about, because "Jones" is a very important name in the United States. The expression was first
used in 1913 by a young American named Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed
that many people do things to keep up with their neighbors: They try to look as rich and successful as their
neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series ( 连载) of short stories. He called it
"Keeping up with the Jonese". "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 cat ini 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 seems to be ahead.
1. Where did "Keeping up with the Joneses" appear?
__________________________.
2. When did Momand first use the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses"?
__________________________.
3. What does "Keeping up with the Joneses" mean?
__________________________.
4. How long was Momand"s stories published ( 刊登) in the newspapers?
__________________________.
5. There arc "Joneses everywhere around the world, aren"t there?
__________________________.
答案
2. In 1913.
3. It means keeping up with the people around you.
4. For over 28 years.
5. Yes, there are.
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ket to success in their future. So many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations. They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache.
Sometimes some of them are even made to go to remedial(补习的)classes after school.
Schools run programmes outside school hours. The students can take part in sports and games, music
and dance, hiking and rock-climbing, etc. They are also very active in community service(社区服务).
In their spare time, most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood blockbusters(大片). Hong
Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them. They understand IT very well. Some of them
also spend their free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer and video games.
They sometimes go to cafes, fast-food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores.
So, it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
B. After-class activities.
C. Subjects
D. Things to do in the spare time.
ework.B. Because they have to go to remedial classes.
C. Because they want to get a good future.
D. Because they have many outside school activities.
B. Students ha
ve a headache before an exam.C. Students have too many exams.
D. Students are in poor health because of exams.
B. remedial classes after school
C. sports actives
D. popular among students
B. The middle school students" life in Singapore is amazing.
C. The middle school students" life in Singapore is boring.
D. The middle school students" life in Singapore is hard, but interesting
classroom every day."…We should obey these rules . The problem is that we have to wear uniforms at
school every day,but all my classmates think the uniforms are ugly. We think that young puopke should
look smart and so we would like to wear our own clothes .Our teachers believe that if we do that ,we
woule concentrate more on our clothes than our studies .We disagree. We should feel more comfortable
and that is good for studying .If we can"t do that ,we should be allowed to design our uniforms. That
would be a good way to keep both teachers and students happy.
| Problem: The students have to wear unifoums at school every day.but they don"t like to do that. |
| Students thind: The uniform  s are _______1_____.Young people should look _____2_____and they like to wear their own clothes. Wearing their own clothes would make them feel ____3____ They should be allowed to _______4______their own uniforms . There should be ______5_______ to solve the problem. |
| Teachers believe:Student woukd concentrate more on their own clothes than their studies. |
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| If you are in a town in a western country, you"ll often see people walking with their dogs. It is still true that a dog is one of the most useful animals in the world, but the reason that one keeps a dog has changed. Long, long ago, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him fight other animals and he found that the dog listened to him and did what he told it to. Later people used dogs for hunting for other animals, and the dog didn"t eat what they got until their master agreed. So dogs were used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in the towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals. They keep them to frighten thieves, but the most important reason is that people feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is the best friend when he has no friends to play with. For a young wife, a dog is her child when she doesn"t have her own. For old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family. |
| 1. In western countries some people still think __________ are more useful than a dog. |
| A. many animals B. a few animals C. some animals D. no other animals |
| 2. In the past, people kept dogs because dogs __________. |
A. didn"t eat other animals |
| 3. Now people in cities keep dogs because dogs __________. |
| A. fight other animals B. are like their friends C. are lonely D. are afraid of thieves |
| 4. A dog can be __________. |
| A. a child"s friend only B. a young woman"s son C. old people"s real child D. everybody"s friend |
| 5. So a dog will __________ in a family. |
| A. always be used B. not be useful C. still fight D. be a good friend |
| 根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用“A”，错误的用“B”。 |
| Basketball stars are usually tall. The stars of other sports are sometimes short.Some of the best football players are not very tall. Short people often have better balance than tall people, so they do not fall over very often.In some sports the players must have good balance. For example, table tennis and running.You do not need long legs to run fast!Some of the fastest players in the world are not very tall.Some people are tall and some people are short。There is no medicine to make people grow taller or make people shorter.The tallest woman in the world is Sandy Allen.She is 2.31 meters tall and lives in the United States.The shortest person in the world is Gaul Mohammed from India. He is only 57 centimeters tall. Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents. This is because they eat better today. Good food can help children grow. |
| ( )1. All the stars are very tall. ( )2. Short people often have better balance than tall people. ( )3. If you want to run fast, you must have long legs. ( )4. There is a lot of medicine to make people grow taller. ( )5. Some young people grow taller than their parents because they eat better. |
| 阅读下面短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能够回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。 |
People usually think that boys are stronger, heavier and taller than girls. Maybe it"s true. Some people even think that boys are smarter than girls. Expert"s view: I can"t agree with them. If you say that girls learn faster than boys, you may be right, at least when it comes to young chimps(猩猩)using tools. People |
| 1. People usually think boys are ____ than girls. |
| A. taller B. stronger C. heavier D. All of the above |
| 2. Expert"s view proves(证明)that____. |
| A. boys are faster and smarter than girls B. girls are smarter sometimes C. young boy chimps are clever D. young girl chimps know everything |
| 3. Teachers think that____. |
| A. boys and girls both have their special advantages B. boys are calmer than girls C. girls are better at sports than boys D. girls do better in drawing than boys |
| 4. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? |
| A. It"s more difficult for boys to learn to write. B. Girls often run and throw balls earlier than boys. C. Young boy chimps in Tanzania may hunt and throw sooner than young girl chimps. D. Boys are very athletic. |
| 5. What"s the best title of the passage? |
| A. Boys and Girls. B. Are Girls smarter? C. Young Boy and Girl Chimps. D. Are Boys Slower? |