问题 阅读理解

The expression “keeping up with the Joneses” was first used in 1913 by a young American Arthur Momand. He told this 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 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 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 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 moved back to an inexpensive New York City apartment.

Momand later said that his experience had been a cruel awakening for him. However, 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 good stories for many papers across the country. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses”, because “Jones” is a very common American name. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand’s stories appeared in different newspapers for over 28 years.

People never seem to tire 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. But no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.

小题1:The writer of this passage means to tell us ___________.

A.what Arthur Momand did to keep up with his neighbors

B.how the expression “keep up with the Joneses” came into being

C.what we should do to keep up with our neighbors

D.how we can live differently from others小题2:The reason Momand moved to Long Island is that ___________.

A.he wanted to live in a rich neighborhood

B.there was a country club for him to join

C.it was outside the city and good for horseback riding

D.his wife came from that area小题3:By saying “It was like a race”(in Para 3), the writer means ____________.

A.it was just a suitable place for the horse race

B.Momand and his wife kept themselves busy

C.Momand’s neighbors also gave parties one after another

D.Momand tried to compete with their neighbors in his way of life小题4:The funny side Momand saw in his experience was _________.

A.he moved back to a cheap place

B.he was not alone in keeping up with his neighbors

C.he made a mistake in following other people’s examples

D.he cared too much about what others thought of him小题5:Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Momand earned a lot of money when he got married

B.Momand was always very interested in riding horses

C.Momand found there was something wrong with his way of life

D.Momand wrote stories for newspapers about himself and his neighbors

答案

小题1:B

小题2:A

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:B

题目分析:本文中介绍了“keep up with the Joneses”这句英文表达的由来。

小题1:根据The expression “keeping up with the Joneses” was first used in 1913 by a young American Arthur Momand. 故选B。

小题2:根据W 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 Long Island, outside New York City.故选A。

小题3:根据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.故选D。

小题4:根据He looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with their neighbors.故选B。

小题5:Momand并不是对骑马感兴趣,而是看到邻居都骑马,故选B。

点评:先阅读问题,然后带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易,把握全文的意思是关键。

问答题

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某大型工程项目由政府投资建设,业主委托某招标代理公司代理施工招标。招标代理公司确定该项目采用公开招标方式招标,招标公告在当地政府规定的招标信息网上发布。招标文件中规定:投标担保可采用投标保证金或投标保函方式。评标方法采用经评审的最低投标价法。投标有效期为60天。
项目业主对招标代理公司提出以下要求:为了避免潜在的投标人过多,项目招标公告只在本市日报上发布,且采用邀请招标方式招标。项目施工招标信息发布以后,共有12家潜在的投标人报名参加投标。业主认为报名参加投标的人数太多,为减少评标工作量,要求招标代理公司仅对报名的潜在投标人的资质条件、业绩进行资格审查。
开标后发现:
(1)A投标人的投标报价为8000万元,为最低投标价,经评审后推荐其为中标候选人;
(2)B投标人在开标后又提交了一份补充说明,提出可以降价5%;
(3)C投标人提交的银行投标保函有效期为70天;
(4)D投标人投标文件的投标函盖有企业及企业法定代表人的印章,但没有加盖项目负责人的印章;
(5)E投标人与其他投标人组成了联合体投标,附有各方资质证书,但没有联合体共同投标协议书;
(6)F投标人投标报价最高,故F投标人在开标后第二天撤回了其投标文件。经过标书评审,A投标人被确定为中标候选人。发出中标通知书后,招标人和A投标人进行合同谈判,希望A投标人能再压缩工期、降低费用。经谈判后双方达成一致:不压缩工期,降价3%。

分析A、B、C、D、E投标人的投标文件是否有效说明理由。

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