“Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to
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“Down-to-earth”means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with.
It is a pleasure to 1 someonewho is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. Adown-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important orproud.
Down-to-earth persons maybe important members of 4 , of course. But they do not let theirimportance “ 5 to their heads”. They do not consider themselves to bebetter persons than 6 of less importance. Someone who is filled with hisown importance and pride, 7 withoutcause, is said to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a personwith his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 anotherexpression that means almost the same as“down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”.Someone 10 both feet on the ground is a person with a good 11 ofreality. He has what is called“common sense”. He may have dreams, 12 he does not allow them to blockhis knowledge of 13 is real.
The opposite kind of 14 isone who has “head in the clouds”. A man with his head in the clouds is a 15 whosemind is not in the real world.
16 such a person can be brought back to earth. Sharpwords from teacher can usually 17 a daydreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who isdown-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground. 19 we have both our feeton-the-ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others.Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
1. A. pick B. choose C.find D.receive
2. A. accepts B. recognizes C.thinks D.acts
3. A. same B. kind C.example D.opposite
4. A. companies B. society C.the world D.the government
5. A. come B. appear C.enter D.go
6. A. some B. others C.ones D.fellows
7. A. often B. rarely C.yet D.still
8. A. some B. a C.no D.every
9. A. discover B. find C.conclude D.use
10. A. at B. of C.with D.from
11. A. idea B. understanding C. opinion D.feeling
12. A. for B. or C.but D.and
13. A. that B. what C.such D.which
14. A. idea B. creature C.attitude D.person
15. A. dreamer B. stranger C.flyer D.settler
16. A. However B. Therefore C.Moreover D.Sometimes
17. A. teach B. bring C.lead D.take
18 A. fit B. sure C.likely D.able
19. A. When B. Since C.Though D.Unless
20.A. toward B. with C.over D.onto
试题答案
答案：C;A;D;B;D;B;A;C;D;C;B;C;B;D;A;D;B;C;A;A
提示：1. 找到一个down-to-earth的人是一件高兴的事。 2. 主观上的接受。 3. 联系someonewho acts important or proud，应该选择相反的。 4. 联系下文，选择B社会。 5. go to one's head冲昏某人头脑。 6. 统指除了自己外的别人 7. 经常地。 8. no way不可能，没门。 9. 用另外一种表达。 10. with复合结构。 11. 理解，认识，明白。 12. 表示转折关系，但是。 13. 什么是真的。 14. 根据onewho has“head in the clouds”，选择person. 15. 做梦的人。 16. 有的时候。 17. 合适的动词是B。 18. be likely to do很可能作某事。 19. 与whenwe are down-to-earth并列，所以选择when. 20. 对别人真诚和宽容。
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