1."Down-to-earth"means someone or something that is honest,practical and easy to deal with.It is (36)A to find someone who is down-to-earth.A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and (37)D other people as equals.A down-to-earth person is just the (38)C of someone who acts important and proud.
Down-to-earth persons (39)B be important members of society,of course.(40)A they do not let their importance"go to their heads".They do not (41)D themselves to be better persons than others of less importance.Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride,often without cause,is (42)A to have"his nose in the air".There is (43)C way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans (44)D 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 (45)Aof reality.He (46)C what is called"common sense".He may have  (47)B,but he does not allow them to (48)A his knowledge of what is real.
The opposite kind of (49)Dis one who has his"head-in-the-clouds".A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose (50)Ais not in the real world.
(51)D,such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.(52)Awords from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually,the person who is down-to-earth is very (53)C to have both feet on-the-ground.(54)Cwe have both our feet on-the-ground,when we are down-to-earth,we act honestly and openly (55)A others.Our lives are like the ground below us,solid and strong.

36.A.pleasantB.sadC.commonD.surprising
37.A.meetsB.welcomesC.receivesD.a(chǎn)ccepts
38.A.caseB.kindC.oppositeD.example
39.A.mustB.mayC.shouldD.will
40.A.ButB.SoC.ForD.And
41.A.wishB.expectC.desireD.consider
42.A.saidB.toldC.a(chǎn)skedD.made
43.A.someB.a(chǎn)C.noD.every
44.A.discoverB.findC.makeD.use
45.A.understandingB.wishC.reasonD.expectation
46.A.demandsB.lacksC.hasD.likes
47.A.fortunesB.dreamsC.a(chǎn)chievementsD.disadvantages
48.A.blockB.protectC.ownD.gain
49.A.ideaB.peopleC.a(chǎn)ttitudeD.person
50.A.mindB.lifeC.bodyD.head
51.A.AlwaysB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Sometimes
52.A.SharpB.AllC.NoD.Bad
53.A.possibleB.probableC.likelyD.a(chǎn)ble
54.A.ThoughB.SinceC.WhenD.Unless
55.A.towardB.forC.overD.onto

分析 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(shí)地地生活.

解答 ADCBA DACDA CBADA DACCA
36.A.考查形容詞辨析.由下文"A person who isdown-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(shí)地的人是一件令人愜意的事情;故選A.
37.D.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.腳踏實(shí)地的人很容易與人相處,他們將其他人都視為平等的.a(chǎn)ccept…as"認(rèn)為…是,把…當(dāng)作",故選D.
38.C.考查形容詞辨析.由修飾"someone"的定語(yǔ)從句的內(nèi)容可知,這類人與"a down-to-earth person"的性格相反,故選C.
39.B.考查句意理解."down-to-earth persons"可能是社會(huì)上的重要人物."down-to-earth"是指人的內(nèi)在品質(zhì),并不是重要人物所特有的.May在這里表推測(cè)(可能);must表推測(cè)時(shí),可能性很大,表示"一定是";should"應(yīng)該";will不表示推測(cè);故選B.
40.A.考查句意理解.前一句與后一句構(gòu)成意義上的轉(zhuǎn)折.他們有可能是重要人物,但不以此自居;故選A.
41.D.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.consider…to be"認(rèn)為…是".其他選項(xiàng)與句意不符,故選D.
42.A.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.句意為:據(jù)說(shuō)那種自以為是的人常常會(huì)毫無(wú)理由地趾高氣揚(yáng).Besaid to do"據(jù)說(shuō),人們說(shuō)…".其他選項(xiàng)與句意不符;故選A.
43.C.考查形容詞辨析.一個(gè)趾高氣揚(yáng)的人是沒(méi)辦法腳踏實(shí)地的,故選C.
44.D.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.美國(guó)人使用另一種表達(dá)方式來(lái)表示"down-to-earth"的意思,故選D.
45.A.常識(shí)判斷題.腳踏實(shí)地的人當(dāng)然是對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)有很好的理解和認(rèn)識(shí);故選A.
46.C.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.這類人具備一種被稱為"常識(shí)"的東西.Has與上文的"with a good understanding of reality"和下文的"He may have dreams"相對(duì)應(yīng),故選C.
47.B.考查名詞辨析.這里的"dreams"與上文中的"reality"相對(duì)應(yīng),說(shuō)明實(shí)際的人有夢(mèng)想但不脫離實(shí)際;故選B.
48.A.考查動(dòng)詞辨析.block是"阻礙"的意思.腳踏實(shí)地的人善于把握現(xiàn)實(shí),他們可能有夢(mèng)想但不會(huì)讓這些夢(mèng)想阻礙他們對(duì)現(xiàn)實(shí)的認(rèn)知;故選A.
49.D.考查名詞辨析.上文說(shuō)到的是實(shí)際的人,這里當(dāng)然是指與之相反的另一類人.后面謂語(yǔ)是單數(shù),故選D.
50.A.考查名詞辨析.在這里"mind"是"想法,思維(方法)"的意思;故選A.
51.D.考查句意理解."such a dreamer can be brought back to earth"這句話中的"can(可能會(huì))"表推測(cè)的語(yǔ)氣,所以與此相對(duì)應(yīng)的應(yīng)該是D.
52.A.考查形容詞辨析.老師一些尖銳的話常常能將那些愛(ài)做白日夢(mèng)的學(xué)生拉回到現(xiàn)實(shí)中來(lái).a(chǎn)ll和no不合常理;badwords"壞話,粗言穢語(yǔ)"不合題意;故選A.
53.C.考查形容詞辨析.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,故選C.
54.C.考查句意理解.此空的選項(xiàng)與后一句"we are down-to-earth"相對(duì)應(yīng),故選C.
55.A.本題考查介詞用法,toward表"向,對(duì)";故選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 做完形填空首先要通讀全文,了解大意,一篇完形填空的文章會(huì)有許多空格,所以,必須先通讀一遍,才能大概了解文章內(nèi)容,千萬(wàn)不要看一句,做一句.其次要逐句分析,前后一致,選擇答案時(shí),要考慮整個(gè)句子的內(nèi)容,包括搭配、時(shí)態(tài)、語(yǔ)法等.這篇完型要多注意:填空時(shí)多聯(lián)系上下文,注意固定搭配,答案全部填完后,再通讀一遍文章,檢查是否通順流暢了,用詞得當(dāng),意思正確.

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