首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] In the United States many have been told that anyone can beco
[originaltext] In the United States many have been told that anyone can beco
游客
2023-08-07
73
管理
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://www.tihaiku.com/zcyy/2906323.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Thereareseveralwaysyoucanfindoutaboutthecountriesan
[originaltext]M:SoJanice,youwerelookingatidentifyingdifferenttalentsi
[originaltext]W:MayIhelpyou?M:Yes.Iwouldliketoapplyforoneofthese
[originaltext]W:MayIhelpyou?M:Yes.Iwouldliketoapplyforoneofthese
[originaltext]Today,wearegoingtocontinueourdiscussionofsocialinse
[originaltext]Today,wearegoingtocontinueourdiscussionofsocialinse
[originaltext]Today,wearegoingtocontinueourdiscussionofsocialinse
[originaltext]Someofthemostpracticallessonscomingoutofresearchin
[originaltext]WeonlyhaveafewminutesleftsoI’dliketogooveracoup
[originaltext]WeonlyhaveafewminutesleftsoI’dliketogooveracoup
随机试题
Mr.Smithbecameverywhenitwassuggestedthathehadmadeamistake.A、ingenio
1Medicalconsumerism—likeallsortsofconsumerism,onlymoremenacingly
Themangetstipsforlocalrestaurantsthrough[br][originaltext]M:Sincewe
Althoughateenager,Fredcouldresist______whattodoandwhatnottodo.A、bein
剪力墙一般为钢筋混凝土墙,厚度不小于( )。A.150mm B.160mm
患者,男性,65岁。睡觉醒来出现左侧肢体无力,感觉麻木,失语。此患者诊断可能是A
断路器缓冲器异常,无法起到缓冲效果,属于危急缺陷。
某土质建筑边坡采用毛石混凝土重力式挡墙支护,挡土墙墙背竖直,如图所示,墙高为6.
人在每一瞬间,将心理活动选择了某些对象而忽略了另一些对象。这一特点指的是注意的(
患者男,40岁。间歇性水肿,10年,恶心、呕吐1周,查血压150/100mmHg
最新回复
(
0
)