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【正文】 yle of 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 mon 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 ov er 28 years. People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are ?Jonses‘ 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 neighbors 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 neighbors 3. The underlined word neighborhood 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 neighbor‘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 B When I saw a big handmade signboard ―Wele Yuxin‖ at the airport, I knew I had found a caring family at the other side of the world – the United States． My host mom had already decorated my room for me． There was a doll on one side of the room, and a bookcase full of books on the otherthey had heard I loved reading． Mom had also prepared a keyboard for me, since she knew that I played the piano． My life in the family did not go so well at first． Because I am the only child in my family in China, I was not used to having two younger kidsZachary and Gracerunning around me yelling all the time． Mom had a serious talk with me about this problem on a Sunday afternoon． She told me:―You can‘t just e home from school every day, go to your room and do your homework． You need to be a part of this family． You need to play with my kids for at least an hour． ‖ This rule was very annoying at first． I did not have much experience playing with children． However, the more time I spent with the kids, the more I grew to love them． We played games and read books together． I even taught them Chinese． Thanks to Mom‘s rule, I began to feel like I was really part of the family． Mom also inspired me to live a healthier life． She got up early every morning to go running． On weekends, she took the whole family to visit parks or go camping． I did not like sports much when I was back home, but now I love to join all kinds of sports． I am healthier and more confident too． With my American family, I found joy and laughter． I learned to live with energy and optimism thanks to the care and responsibility of my loving American parents． passage is mainly about ． cultural differences Yuxin experienced in America Yuxin learned to get along with younger kids in America[來源 :學167?？?67。網(wǎng) ] much Yuxin‘s caring host family in America changed her difficulties Yuxin met in America Paragraph 2,we can see that ． A. the host mom was good at decorating room B. Yuxin was fond of American doll C. the host mom tried hard to make Yuxin feel at home D. Yuxin kept busy with a lot of hobbies led Yuxin to feel like she was really part of the family? ‘s talks with her host parents B. Having to join in sports with the family host mom‘s rule about playing with the kids D. Enjoying weekends with the host family can we infer from the passage? ‘s life with her American host family went very smoothly from the beginning host mom cared about Yuxin‘s overall development host family‘s two children didn‘t like Yuxin at all didn‘t notice what the host family did for her 10. .How did the host mom influence Yuxin gradually? words and by force words and by actions force and by behavior talking and by force 單元自測答案： 第一節(jié) 15 CDAAC 610 ABDBC 1115CCABA 第二節(jié) B C A D B C A D D C A DB D A C B D A A 第三節(jié) A篇： BACBC B 篇 CCCBB