A.what Arthur Momand did to keep up with his neighbors |
B.how the expression “keep up with the Joneses” came into being |
C.what we should do to keep up with our neighbors |
D.how we can live differently from others |
A.he wanted to live in a rich neighborhood |
B.there was a country club for him to join |
C.it was outside the city and good for horseback riding |
D.his wife came from that area |
A.it was just a suitable place for the horse race |
B.Momand and his wife kept themselves busy |
C.Momand’s neighbors also gave parties one after another |
D.Momand tried to compete with their neighbors in his way of life |
A.he moved back to a cheap place |
B.he was not alone in keeping up with his neighbors |
C.he made a mistake in following other people’s examples |
D.he cared too much about what others thought of him |
A.Momand earned a lot of money when he got married |
B.Momand was always very interested in riding horses |
C.Momand found there was something wrong with his way of life |
D.Momand wrote stories for newspapers about himself and his neighbors |
A.the history of journalism |
B.the origin of the national telegraph |
C.how the telegraph network contributed to the expansion of railroads |
D.the contributions and development of the telegraph network |
A.U.S. history book | B.book on trains |
C.science textbook | D.computer magazine |
A.Samuel Morse did not make a significant contribution to the communications industry |
B.Morse’s invention did not immediately achieve its full potential (潜力) |
C.the extension of the telegraph was more important than its invention |
D.journalists have the Associated Press to thank for the birth of the communications industry |
A Charlotte’s Web A live-action/ computer-animated(电脑动画)feature film, based on the popular book with the same name by E.B. White. Fern is one of the only two living beings who sees that Wilbur is a special animal as she raises him into a terrific and bright pig. As Wilbur moves into a new barn (畜棚), he begins a second deep friendship with a spider named Charlotte and their bond inspires the animals around them to come together as a family. | B Babel Richard and Susan are a couple from California who are vacationing in Morocco while their two children are at home with their Mexican housekeeper, Amelia. Meanwhile, a local young man, shot at a tour bus and hit Susan in the shoulder, causing her severe injury. Richard calls home to tell Amelia of the situation, who shortly leaves for Mexico to attend her son’s wedding along with their children. Disaster thus multiplies (增加), with the situation in Morocco owing to terrorists in the media, Amelia meets with trouble at the Mexican border when she returns. |
C Children of Men Set in 2027, when no child has been born for 18 years and science is at loss to explain the reason, African and East European societies break down and their decreasing populations migrate to England and other wealthy nations. In a climate of violence, a London peace activist joins forces with his revolutionary ex-wife Julian in order to save mankind by protecting a woman who has mysteriously became pregnant(***). | D The Pursuit of Happiness Chris Gardner is a bright and talented, but marginally (在边缘)employed salesman. Struggling to make ends meet, Gardner finds himself and his five-year-old son evicted(逐出)their San Francisco apartment with nowhere to go. He and his son endure many hardships, including living in shelters, dreaming of a better life for the two of them. Gardner finally becomes successful. |
A.To tell the reason why the largest firms are in New York. |
B.To show the geographical distribution (分布) of the United States businesses. |
C.To provide a general idea of the size of businesses in the United States. |
D.To tell us how the United States businesses are arranged. |
A.San Francisco, Reno, New York, Columbus. |
B.San Francisco, Reno, Columbus, New York. |
C.New York, Columbus, Reno, San Francisco |
D.New York, Reno, Columbus, San Francisco |
A.The last 75 miles. | B.The last 50 miles. |
C.The last 100 feet of the last mile. | D.The last quarter of a mile |
A.uselss | B.difficult | C.quite easy | D.important |
A.different countries hav the same body language. |
B.different countries have different body anguages. |
C.people in Asia share the same body language. |
D.many people only use their body language. |
A.sit straight | B.never sits down | C.makes fun of you | D.sits freely |
A.imopssible | B.too easy | C.too difficult | D.slow |
A.men | B.women | C.British | D.Americans |
A.The use of the English language has not changed much in the previous century. |
B.BBC announcers speak standard English. |
C.English has no relationship with classes and social positions now. |
D.Young people don’t like class distinction. |
A.Everyone speaks English as the BBC announcers do. |
B.There has been a great change of attitudes towards the status of English. |
C.Most people don’t believe the way of speaking by BBC announcers is much better than that of other people. |
D.It is necessary to speak standard English with correct grammar. |
A.to speak standard English |
B.to speak English with grammatical mistakes |
C.to speak old English |
D.to speak English without class distinction |
A.standard English is taught only in schools and colleges |
B.there has been a great change in the English language in the previous century |
C.the English language has not been influenced by the American English in the last 25 years |
D.young people are defiant because they refuse to speak standard English |
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