题文
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. 5 they don’t 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 hid “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 reality. 17 words from a teacher can usually get a day-dreaming student to put both feet back on the grounD.Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on the ground.19 we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are down-to-earth, and we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, said and strong.
1.A.pleasant B.sad C.common D.surprising
2.A.meets B.welcomes C.receives D.accepts
3.A.case B.kind C.opposite D.example
4.A.must B.may C.should D.will
5.A.But B.So C.For D.And
6.A.wish B.expect C.desire D.consider
7.A.said B.told C.asked D.made
8.A.some B.a C.no D.every
9.A.discover B.find C.make D.use
10.A.understanding B.wish C.reason D.expectation
11.A.demands B.lacks C.has D.likes
12.A.fortunes B.dreams C.achievements D.disadvantages
13.A.block B.protect C.Own D.gain
14.A.idea B.people C.attitude D.person
15.A.mind B.life C.body D.head
16.A.Always B.Therefore C.However D.Sometimes
17.A.Sharp B.All C.No D.Bad
18.A.possible B.probable C.likely D.able
19.A.Though B.Since C.When D.Unless
20.A.towards B.for C.over D.Onto 题型:未知难度:其他题型
答案
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解析
这是一篇议论文。文章首先阐明“down-to-earth”是什么意思,然后描述“a down-to-earth person”是什么样的人,有什么样的品格特征,与“head-in-the-clouds”这类人有什么不同。文章最后提倡我们要脚踏实地地生活。
答案及解析
1.答案:A解析: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”可以推断:遇到脚踏实地的人是一件令人惬意的事情。
2.答案:D解析:脚踏实地的人很容易与人相处,他们将其他人都视为平等的。accept…as“认为……是,把……当作”。
3.答案:C解析:由修饰“someone”的定语从句的内容可知,这类人与“a down-to-earth person”的性格相反。
4.答案:B解析:“down-to-earth persons”可能是社会上的重要人物。“down-to-earth”是指人的内在品质,并不是重要人物所特有的。May在这里表推测(可能);must表推测时,可能性很大,表示“一定是”;should“应该”;will不表示推测。
5.答案:A解析:前一句与后一句构成意义上的转折。他们有可能是重要人物,但不以此自居。
6.答案:D解析: consider… to be“认为……是”。其他选项与句意不符。
7.答案:A解析:句意为:据说那种自以为是的人常常会毫无理由地趾高气扬。Be said to do“据说,人们说……”。其他选项与句意不符。
8.答案:C解析:一个趾高气扬的人是没办法脚踏实地的。
9.答案:D解析:美国人使用另一种表达方式来表示“down-to-earth”的意思。
10.答案:A解析:常识判断题。脚踏实地的人当然是对现实有很好的理解和认识。
11.答案:C解析:这类人具备一种被称为“常识”的东西。Has与上文的“with a good understanding of reality”和下文的“He may have dreams”相对应。
12.答案:B解析:这里的“dreams”与上文中的“reality”相对应,说明实际的人有梦想但不脱离实际。
13.答案:A解析:block是“阻碍”的意思。脚踏实地的人善于把握现实,他们可能有梦想但不会让这些梦想阻碍他们对现实的认知。
14.答案:D解析:上文说到的是实际的人,这里当然是指与之相反的另一类人。后面谓语
是单数,故不能选B。
15.答案:A解析:在这里“mind”是“想法,思维(方法)”的意思。
16.答案:D解析: “such a dreamer can be brought back to earth”这句话中的“can(可能会)”表推测的语气,所以与此相对应的应该是D。
17.答案:A解析:老师一些尖锐的话常常能将那些爱做白日梦的学生拉回到现实中来。all和no不合常理;bad words“坏话,粗言秽语”不合题意。
18.答案:解析: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”意义相同。
19.答案:C解析:此空的选项与后一句“we are down-to-earth”相对应,故选C。
20.答案:A解析:本题考查介词用法,towards表“向,对”。
考点
据考高分专家说,试题“Down-to-earth means .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念:
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作,生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时,最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容,时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧:
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小,追根溯源,探索各项风俗的历史渊源,内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主,如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松,试题做起来比较顺手,但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神,就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率,建议同学们做好以下几点:
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现,越是容易的试题,同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢?因为在这种情况下,同学们极易产生麻痹思想,认为题目好做,就不引起高度重视,于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点,设计陷阱题。所以,无论试题难易与否,我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易,不欣喜;试题难,不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法,认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义,确定多义词或短语在文中的意思,确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象,或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子,切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提,以具体事实为依据进行推理,做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接,只要弄清事实,即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。



