. In the passage, “the Joneses” may refer to _____.

To keep up with the Joneses means _____________.

How many ______ are there in your neighborhood A: Jones' B: Joneses C: Jone's D: Jonese

综合教程第二单元37页的歌曲'KeepingupwiththeJoneses'，歌名是一个美国习语。Joneses在这里泛指邻居

把下列句子排序成一段话 A: First the Smiths came for cocktails, and we were later joined for dinner by the Joneses. B: At 11:30 the Joneses left in a hurry to catch the last bus. C: We had a very busy evening. D: Shortly after the Joneses arrived, we got a phone call from the Robinsons to say they couldn’t come. E: And half an hour later, the Smiths called a taxi to take them home. F: We ate an enormous meal, and then looked at some slides of our holiday in China.

Passage 3 Behind the phrase, “keeping up with the Joneses”, lies a human story that is found, in one form or another, in every country of the world. 　 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, getting rich creates some problems. When one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That's what “Keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tries to look as rich and as successful as his neighbors. The expression was first used in 1913 by a struggling young American by the name of Arthur Momand. He told the story about himself: He began earning $125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. Young Momand was very proud of his riches. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood on Long Island, outside New York City. But just moving there was not enough. For when Momand and his wife saw that their neighbors belonged to a country club they too joined a country club. And when he saw that rich people were expected to ride horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave very grand parties for their new neighbors. It was like a race, but one could never finish this race because one was always trying to keep up. Momand and his wife could not do that. The race ended for them when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. They left their wealthy neighborhood and moved back to an inexpensive New York apartment. Momand later said that his experience had been a cruel awakening for him. Neverthelss, he was able to see the funny side of it. He looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors. He decided that this would make a good comic series for newspapers. So in 1913 he started writing one appeared in many papers across the country. 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 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 eat in 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. (530 words) 91. Why do people want to be keeping up with the Joneses?

Do you worry that others might you if what you wear is too old fashioned or your gadgets? If you do, you are not alone. For concern about the Joneses is widespread. In a way, this is not surprising, for we are social animals and social approval comes naturally to us. Yet it is easy to take things too far. Conspicuous consumption, spending on expensive items to impress others, can get out of control, leading us into and making us feel . It can trap us in a that is never ending. We shall probably never reach a point where the desire to show off altogether, but we need to learn to a little bit more what we already possess.

Choose the answer that correctly interprets the sentence from the text. 1. Prior to the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn't care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know, for that matter. (Para. 4) A) Before the late 1880s, most of us were busy trying to make a living. We didn't care what the Joneses were doing, and we didn't know either. B) Before the late 1880s, most of us were so busy trying to make a living that we didn't care what the Joneses were doing, nor did we know what mattered to them. 2. And much of that assessment was, and still is, based on a perceived lack of things we're told we should want or have. (Para. 4) A) And much of the assessment was, and still is, based on a lack of understanding of the things we're told we should want or have. B) And much of that evaluation was, and still is, based on a feeling that we are short of things we ought to have because of the messages from the mass media. 3. Because ultimately, you decide if you're going to buy into this idea that you're not good enough.（Para. 7) A) Because in the end, you decide by yourself if you're going to buy more stuff to stop thinking you're not good enough. B) Because in the end, you determine whether you're going to accept the notion that you're not good enough. 4. If you can't put a cap on it, you're chasing the wind. (Para. 9) A) If you can't put a limit on what you desire, you are undertaking a meaningless task that will lead you nowhere. B) If you can't constrain (限制) your desires, you're following the crowd. 5. Think of the moments you look back on as your fondest memories. Would you trade those for a pile of cash? (Para. 9) A) Think of the moments you remember as your most loving memories. Would you buy them with all the money you have? B) Think of the moments you look back on as your warmest memories. Would you exchange them for a pile of cash?