首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、It will inspire people to keep striving. B、It will boost the social economy. C、It will exhaust and disappoint people. D、It wil
A、It will inspire people to keep striving. B、It will boost the social economy. C、It will exhaust and disappoint people. D、It wil
admin
2019-04-22
44
问题
In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. When one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he still wants people to think that he is. That’s what "Keeping up with the Joneses" is about. 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 just to keep up with their neighbors: they try to look as rich and as successful as 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 people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 32 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 at 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.
12. According to the speaker, what impression do many Americans want to leave on others?
13. What does the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses" mean?
14. How did the expression "Keeping up with the Joneses" get popular?
15. What does the speaker think of the practice of "Keeping up with the Joneses"?
选项
A、It will inspire people to keep striving.
B、It will boost the social economy.
C、It will exhaust and disappoint people.
D、It will enhance interpersonal relationship.
答案
C
解析
根据选项可预测题目问某事的影响。短文说,但是人们一定会对和邻居比阔气感到厌烦的,所以C正确。三个选项表达的是正面影响,只有C是负面的,而录音末尾中的tired与C中的exhaust同义。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/HIX7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Thelocaleducationauthoritycompiledalistof"potentialsecurityproblems"oncampuslastweek.Theyincludefireaccidents,
A、HewasoneofthegreatestemperorsinHanDynasty.B、HebroughttoPersiaanewbreedofhorsefromChina.C、Hewasconsidere
Oneofthemostcommonimagesofanadvanced,Western-stylecultureisthatofabusy,traffic-filledcity.Sincetheirfirst【B1
A、Around40%.B、Slightlyover50%.C、About15%.D、Approximately70%.B对话中女士明确提到她认为男性黑人运动员的毕业率仅超过一半,而男士随即认同了这个说法。B项中的Slightly对应录音
A、Theywilllivelonger.B、Theygetbetterpay.C、Theygetalongwellwithpeople.D、TheydevelopmuchhigherIQs.B报告中MarieRue
A、Naturehaschangedourenvironmentovertheyears.B、Wemustavoidwastingresourcesandpollutingourenvironment.C、Ourreso
A、Theyrefertotransgenicorganisms.B、Theyareharmfultotheenvironment.C、Theyaregrowningreenandcleanways.D、Theyar
A、It’sareliablewaytomakefriendsonline.B、Itisconvenienttogetintouchwiththeirparents.C、Itisregardedasawayo
A、HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmericaB、Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker.C、Hewanted
A、HewaswonderingifthespeakerwasusedtolivinginAmerica.B、Hewastryingtoshowfriendlinesstothespeaker.C、Hewante
随机试题
MoveoverMethuselah.FuturegenerationscouldbelivingwellintotheirsecondcenturyandstilldoingSudoku,iflifeexpectan
急性脑膜炎患者常出现的体征是()
下列属于脑膜刺激征的是
A.结晶法B.萃取法C.聚酰胺法D.葡聚糖凝胶法E.离子交换树脂法根据分配系数分离的
有关影响药物分布的因素的叙述不正确的是()。
在实际教学中,遇到学生在1500米跑的开始阶段出现呼吸困难、胸闷、肌肉酸软无力、动作迟缓不协调、心率剧增及精神低落等一系列暂时性生理机能低下的综合特征时,应让学生()。
structuralinflation
如图l,是张老师晚上出门散步时离家的距离y与时间x之间的函数图象,若用黑点表示张老师家的位置,则张老师散步行走的路线可能是()
Marriagemayimproveyoursleep,andbettersleepmayimproveyourmarriage,twonewstudiessuggest.Womenwhoaremarried
DoBritain’sEnergyFirmsServethePublicInterest?[A]Capitalismisthebestandworstofsystems.Lefttoitself,itwillemb
最新回复
(
0
)