1.Down-to-earth means being honest,open,and easy to deal with.It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth.A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to.He or she accepts others as equals.A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society,of course,but they do not let their importance go to their heads,and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important.Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride,often without cause,is said to have his nose in the air.There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth.The expression is both feet on the ground.Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality.He has what is called common sense.He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds.A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world.Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; and sharp words from the teacher,for example,can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.
The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground.But the opposite is not always true.Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth.When we have both our feet firmly on the ground,we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others,and our lives are like the ground below us,solid and strong.
28.If a person has his nose in the air,heD.
A.is confident
B.is easy to deal with
C.is down to the earth
D.is always self-important and pride.
29.What can a daydreamer probably be like?B
A.A person full of dreams in life.
B.A person with his head in the clouds.
C.A person with both his feet on the ground
D.A person with a good understanding of reality.
30.The underlined sentence"But the opposite is not always true."most probably means thatD.
A.the opposite direction is always wrong
B.the person who has his nose in the air is not true
C.a(chǎn) man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent
D.a(chǎn) person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth
31.From the passage,we can infer the person who isA is the most popular kind of person.
A.down-to-earth
B.standing on the ground
C.with his nose in the air
D.with his head in the clouds.
分析 本文是議論文,介紹了腳踏實地和現(xiàn)實的兩種人.現(xiàn)實的人很好說話,并且也能何人相處得很好,同樣也是社會中不可缺少的一員;而另外一種人是腳踏實地的人,他們通常也是很清楚現(xiàn)實.通常現(xiàn)實的人也可以很腳踏實地,但是腳踏實地的人不一定很現(xiàn)實.
解答 DBDA
28 D 推理題.根據(jù)文章第一段后2行Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride,often without cause,is said to have his nose in the air.There is no way aperson with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.可知have his nose in the air.與e down-to-earth.的意思的相反的,故D正確.
29 B 細(xì)節(jié)題. 根據(jù)文章第二 段 The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds.可知白日做夢的人很有可能是頭在云里的人,故選B.
30 D 推理題.根據(jù)最后一段第一行The personwho is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground.But the oppositeis not always true.可知down-to-earth通常都是hasboth feet on the ground;但是反過來卻未必是這樣.故D項內(nèi)容符合上下文.
31 A 推斷題.根據(jù)文章第一段前3行Down-to-earth means being honest,open,and easy todeal with.It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth.A person whois down-to-earth is easy to talk to.He or she accepts others as equals.Adown-to-earth person may be an important member of society,of course,but theydo not let their importance go to their heads,and they do not considerthemselves to be better than others who are less important.可知人們對Down-to-earth的人評價很高,認(rèn)為這樣的人很值得尊敬.故A正確.
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