题文
阅读理解。 Today we tell about the expression "down to earth". Down to earth means being open and honest. It iseasy to deal with someone who is down to earth. Such people could be important members of society, but
they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. They do not let their
importance "go to their heads." Someone who lets something go to his head feels he is better than others.
He has a "big head."
A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to have "his nose in the air." Often the
person who has a big head and his nose in the air has no reason to feel better than others.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways to down to earth-"both feet on the ground."
Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. She has what is
called "common sense." She does not allow her dreams to block her understanding of what is real.
The opposite kind of person is one who has his "head in the clouds. "Someone with his head in the clouds
is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a"daydreamen."
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,and when we are down to earth,we do not have our
noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. And our lives are like the ground below up-solid and
strong. 1. He who considers himself to be better and more important than others is likely to _____. [ ]A. have his head in the clouds
B. be easy to deal with
C. have a "common sense"
D. have "a big head" 2. Which of the following expressions is similar to "down to earth"? [ ]A. "his nose in the air"
B. "go to his head"
C. "both feet on the ground"
D. "daydreamer" 3. The passage is mainly about _____. [ ]A. some popular American expressions
B. how to be down to earth
C. why to be honest and open
D. how to deal with someone who is down to earth 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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考点
据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Toda.....”主要考查你对 [人生感悟类阅读 ]考点的理解。人生感悟类阅读
人生感悟类阅读的概念：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。
生活感悟类阅读解题指导：
一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
二、解题技巧：
针对生活感悟类文章的特点，做这类文章的完形填空时，要特别注意以下几点：
1、重点理解全文的首句。如果是记叙文，找出when，where，who，what等基本要素。如果是散文随笔，充分理解文章的中心句—全文的主题。
2、阅读全文的结尾段或结尾句，有助于理解文章所阐述或蕴含的哲理、感悟或忠告等。
3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
