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InIntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat‘keepingupwiththeisabout,Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbours.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighbourhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants.Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbours.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishthisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoanapartment(公寓房間)inNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlife--styleoftheirneighbours.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseries(系列)ofshortstories,Hecalledit‘KeepingupwiththeJoneses’because‘Jones’isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates.’KeepingupwiththeJoneses’cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare‘Jonses’ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey .wanttobeasrichastheirneighbourswantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichdon’twantotherstoknowtheyarerichwanttobehappyItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo .liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkCityC.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighboursTheunderlinedwordneighbourhoodinthesecondparagraphmeans .apersonwholivesnearanotherB.peoplelivinginanareaC.anareaneartheplacereferredtoD.anareainanothertownorcityArthurMomandusedthename‘Jones’inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause’Jones’is .animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStatesC.hisneighbour’snameD.notagoodnameAccordingtothewriter,itistokeepupwiththeJoneses.correctB.interestingC.impossibleDgood答案：1B2A3C4B5CHankViscardiwasbornwithoutlegsHelegsbutthatcouldhefittedwithakindofspecialboots,Peoplestaredathimwithcruelinterest.ChildrenlaughedathimandcalledhimApebecausehisarmspracticallydraggedontheground.Hankwenttoschoollikeotherboys.Hisgradesweregoodandheneededonlyeightyearstofinishhisschoolinginsteadoftheusualtwelve.Aftergraduatingfromschool,heworkedhiswaythroughcollege.Hesweptfloors,waitedontable,orworkedinoneofthecollegeoffices.Duringallthisbusylife,hehadbeenmovingaroundonhisstumps.Butonedaythedoctortoldhimeventhestumpswerenotgoingtolastmuchlonger.Hewouldsoonhavetouseawheelchair.Hankfelthimselfgotcoldallover.However,thedoctorsaidtherewasachancethathecouldbefittedwithartificiallegs(假腿).FinallyalegmakerwasfoundandthedaycamewhenHankstoodupbeforethemirror,Forthefirsttimehesawhimselfashehasalwayswantedtobe——afullfivefeeteightinchestall.Bythistimehewasalready26yearsold.Hankhadtolearntousehisnewlegs.Againandagainhemarchedthelengthoftheroom,andmarchedbackagain.Thereweretimeswhenhefelldownonthefloor,buthepulledhimselfupandwentbacktotheendlessmarching.Hewentoutonthestreet.Heclimbedstairsandlearnedtodance.Hebuiltaboatandlearnedtosailit.WhenWorldWarIIcame,hetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob.Hetooktheregulartraining.hemarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers.Fewknewthathewaslegless.ThiswasthetruestoryofHankViscardi,amanwithoutlegs.ChildrenlaughedatHankandcalledhim‘ApeMan’because .hedidn’ttalktothemhekeptawayfromthemhisarmstouchedthegroundwhenhemovedhecouldn’tusehisarmsItcanbeinferredfromthestorythatfivefeeteightinchestallis .anaverageheightforafullygrownpersonB.tootallforanaveragepersonC.tooshortforanaveragepersonD.noneoftheaboveThesentence“hetalkedtheRedCrossintogivinghimajob”impliesthattheRedCross .wasonlygladtogivehimajobgavehimajobbecausehewasagoodsoldiergavehimajobafterhetalkedtosomeonewhomheknewintheorganizationwasnotwillingtogivehimajobatfirstWhenHankmarchedanddrilledalongwiththeothersoldiers,he .dideverythingtheothersoldiersdiddidmostofthethingstheothe