Question

“Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society, of course. 5 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 7 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 10 of reality. He 11 what is called “common sense”. He may have 12, but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of 14 is one who has his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 15 is not in the real world.
16, such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 17 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on-the –ground.19 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act 20 and openly towards others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      pleasant
   2. B.
      sad
   3. C.
      common
   4. D.
      surprising
2. 2.
   1. A.
      meets
   2. B.
      welcomes
   3. C.
      receives
   4. D.
      accepts
3. 3.
   1. A.
      case
   2. B.
      kind
   3. C.
      opposite
   4. D.
      example
4. 4.
   1. A.
      must
   2. B.
      may
   3. C.
      should
   4. D.
      will
5. 5.
   1. A.
      But
   2. B.
      So
   3. C.
      For
   4. D.
      And
6. 6.
   1. A.
      wish
   2. B.
      expect
   3. C.
      desire
   4. D.
      consider
7. 7.
   1. A.
      said
   2. B.
      told
   3. C.
      asked
   4. D.
      made
8. 8.
   1. A.
      some
   2. B.
      a
   3. C.
      no
   4. D.
      every
9. 9.
   1. A.
      discover
   2. B.
      find
   3. C.
      make
   4. D.
      use
10. 10.
    1. A.
       understanding
    2. B.
       wish
    3. C.
       reason
    4. D.
       expectation
11. 11.
    1. A.
       demands
    2. B.
       lacks
    3. C.
       has
    4. D.
       likes
12. 12.
    1. A.
       fortunes
    2. B.
       dreams
    3. C.
       achievements
    4. D.
       disadvantages
13. 13.
    1. A.
       block
    2. B.
       protect
    3. C.
       own
    4. D.
       gain
14. 14.
    1. A.
       idea
    2. B.
       people
    3. C.
       attitude
    4. D.
       person
15. 15.
    1. A.
       mind
    2. B.
       life
    3. C.
       body
    4. D.
       head
16. 16.
    1. A.
       Always
    2. B.
       Therefore
    3. C.
       However
    4. D.
       Sometimes
17. 17.
    1. A.
       Sharp
    2. B.
       All
    3. C.
       No
    4. D.
       Bad
18. 18.
    1. A.
       possible
    2. B.
       probable
    3. C.
       likely
    4. D.
       able
19. 19.
    1. A.
       Though
    2. B.
       Since
    3. C.
       When
    4. D.
       Unless
20. 20.
    1. A.
       kindly
    2. B.
       directly
    3. C.
       friendly
    4. D.
       honestly

Answer 1

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試題分析：
解讀：這是一篇議論文。文章首先闡明“down-to-earth”是什么意思，然后描述“a down-to-earth person”是什么樣的人，有什么樣的品格特征，與“head-in-the-clouds”這類人有什么不同。文章最后提倡我們要腳踏實地地生活。
1.A 由下文“A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to…”以及上文的“honest, practical and easy to deal with”可以推斷：遇到腳踏實地的人是一件令人愜意的事情。
2. D 腳踏實地的人很容易與人相處，他們將其他人都視為平等的。accept…as“認為……是，把……當作”。
3.C 由修飾“someone”的定語從句的內容可知，這類人與“a down-to-earth person”的性格相反。
4.B “down-to-earth persons”可能是社會上的重要人物。“down-to-earth”是指人的內在品質，并不是重要人物所特有的。May在這里表推測（可能）；must表推測時，可能性很大，表示“一定是”；should“應該”；will不表示推測。
5.A 前一句與后一句構成意義上的轉折。他們有可能是重要人物，但不以此自居。
6.D consider… to be“認為……是”。其他選項與句意不符。
7. A 句意為：據說那種自以為是的人常常會毫無理由地趾高氣揚。Be said to do“據說，人們說……”。其他選項與句意不符。
8. C 一個趾高氣揚的人是沒辦法腳踏實地的。
9.D 美國人使用另一種表達方式來表示“down-to-earth”的意思。
10. A 常識判斷題。腳踏實地的人當然是對現(xiàn)實有很好的理解和認識。
11. C 這類人具備一種被稱為“常識”的東西。Has與上文的“with a good understanding of reality”和下文的“He may have dreams”相對應。
12.B 這里的“dreams”與上文中的“reality”相對應，說明實際的人有夢想但不脫離實際。
13. A block是“阻礙”的意思。腳踏實地的人善于把握現(xiàn)實，他們可能有夢想但不會讓這些夢想阻礙他們對現(xiàn)實的認知。
14. D 上文說到的是實際的人，這里當然是指與之相反的另一類人。后面謂語是單數，故不能選B。
15. A 在這里“mind”是“想法，思維（方法）”的意思。
16. D “such a dreamer can be brought back to earth”這句話中的“can(可能會)”表推測的語氣，所以與此相對應的應該是D。
17. A 老師一些尖銳的話常常能將那些愛做白日夢的學生拉回到現(xiàn)實中來。all和no不合常理；bad words“壞話，粗言穢語”不合題意。
18. C be likely to do sth.“很可能做某事”。上文提到的“down-to-earth”和“both-feet-on-the-ground”意義相同。
19. C 此空的選項與后一句“we are down-to-earth”相對應，故選C。
20.A 本題考查介詞用法，towards表“向，對”。
考點：考查人生哲理類短文
點評：根據從本篇完型我們也可以看出完形的考查趨勢。突出考察學生詞匯與結構，詞匯與結構這部分既是整個考試的基礎，也是本題考察的重點部分，在以后的復習中，要特別重視詞匯與語法的復習，重視自己基礎的夯實與提高，只有這樣，才能以不變應萬變，在高考中中立于不敗之地。另外在答題注意上下文理解，同時結合邏輯推理進行答題，題目就能迎刃而解了。