题目内容
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.pleasant | B.sad | C.common | D.surprising |
37.A.meets | B.welcomes | C.receives | D.accepts |
38.A.case | B.kind | C.opposite | D.example |
39.A.must | B.may | C.should | D.will |
40.A.But | B.So | C.For | D.And |
41.A.wish | B.expect | C.desire | D.consider |
42.A.said | B.told | C.asked | D.made |
43.A.some | B.a | C.no | D.every |
44.A.discover | B.find | C.make | D.use |
45.A.understanding | B.wish | C.reason | D.expectation |
46.A.demands | B.lacks | C.has | D.likes |
47.A.fortunes | B.dreams | C.achievements | D.disadvantages |
48.A.block | B.protect | C.own | D.gain |
49.A.idea | B.people | C.attitude | D.person |
50.A.mind | B.life | C.body | D.head |
51.A.Always | B.Therefore | C.However | D.Sometimes |
52.A.Sharp | B.All | C.No | D.Bad |
53.A.possible | B.probable | C.likely | D.able |
54.A.Though | B.Since | C.When | D.Unless |
55.A.toward | B.for | C.over | D.onto |
分析 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.
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36.A.考查形容词辨析.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"可以推断:遇到脚踏实地的人是一件令人惬意的事情;故选A.
37.D.考查动词辨析.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",故选D.
38.C.考查形容词辨析.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,故选C.
39.B.考查句意理解."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;故选B.
40.A.考查句意理解.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;故选A.
41.D.考查动词辨析.consider…to be"认为…是".其他选项与句意不符,故选D.
42.A.考查动词辨析.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.Besaid to do"据说,人们说…".其他选项与句意不符;故选A.
43.C.考查形容词辨析.一个趾高气扬的人是没办法脚踏实地的,故选C.
44.D.考查动词辨析.美国人使用另一种表达方式来表示"down-to-earth"的意思,故选D.
45.A.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;故选A.
46.C.考查动词辨析.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,故选C.
47.B.考查名词辨析.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;故选B.
48.A.考查动词辨析.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;故选A.
49.D.考查名词辨析.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,故选D.
50.A.考查名词辨析.在这里"mind"是"想法,思维(方法)"的意思;故选A.
51.D.考查句意理解."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.
52.A.考查形容词辨析.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;badwords"坏话,粗言秽语"不合题意;故选A.
53.C.考查形容词辨析.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"意义相同,故选C.
54.C.考查句意理解.此空的选项与后一句"we are down-to-earth"相对应,故选C.
55.A.本题考查介词用法,toward表"向,对";故选A.
点评 做完形填空首先要通读全文,了解大意,一篇完形填空的文章会有许多空格,所以,必须先通读一遍,才能大概了解文章内容,千万不要看一句,做一句.其次要逐句分析,前后一致,选择答案时,要考虑整个句子的内容,包括搭配、时态、语法等.这篇完型要多注意:填空时多联系上下文,注意固定搭配,答案全部填完后,再通读一遍文章,检查是否通顺流畅了,用词得当,意思正确.
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