Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

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, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.

A．is down to the earth                     B．is easy to deal with

C．always thinks he is more important than others D．is confident

2.From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

A．help a student get down to the earth

B．wake a student up

C．help a daydreaming student come down to the ground

D．help a daydreaming student to become more realistic

3.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

A．the person who has his nose in the air is not true

B．a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent

C．the opposite direction is always wrong

D．a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth

4.From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.

A．down-to-earth                         B．standing on the ground

C．with his nose in the air                   D．with his head in the clouds

Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

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, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.If a person has his nose in the air, he ____. 

2.If a person has both feet on the ground, he ____. 

3.From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

4.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

5.From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts(a kind of cake) and coffee. The small shop,  1on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their  2.

    I  3coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who’d point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

    Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of school children would burst   4the  shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and   5on. I didn’t   6if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

    I came to know them pretty well. The girls would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to   7their secrets, but still, they’d wait every day in the store   8their bus came.

       Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare （车费） when a ticket went  9— always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait  10for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At _ closing time I wouldn't  11the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

       I  12a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals （伙伴）, but it never  13to me that I played an important part in their lives—until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I  14it was true, and he introduced himself   15the father of two of my favorites—a brother and sister team．

       "I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I  16about them having to take two buses to get home．It  17a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．"

       I told him it wasn't a big  18．that I enjoyed the kids．

       "No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're  19．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．"

       So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a   20．I had become a landmark．

1.A．existed                B．located          C．lied                 D．stood

2.A．ride                  B．train            C．passengers         D．cars

3.A．tasted                 B．had             C．made               D．poured

4.A．into                  B．out            C．for                  D．along

5.A．go                    B．come            C．pass                                    D．pull

6.A．consider              B．mind            C．think               D．realize

7.A．hear                  B．notice           C．share               D．show

8.A．when                 B．before           C．after                D．until

9.A．stealing                B．disappearing      C．missing             D．remaining

10.A．happily              B．anxiously        C．sadly               D．bravely

11.A．lock                 B．open            C．watch              D．keep

12.A．ate up               B．gave away       C．let out              D．sent away

13.A．stuck               B．reminded         C．moved           D．occurred

14.A．admitted             B．talked           C．guessed           D．refused

15.A．for                 B．to             C．as                  D．like

16.A．care                B．worry           C．frighten           D．wonder

17.A．means               B．takes            C．has                 D．gives

18.A．pride                B．pleasure         C．deal                 D．help

19.A．controlled            B．behaved         C．alive              D．safe

20.A．word                B．title              C．prize              D．award

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts(a kind of cake) and coffee. The small shop,  36   on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their  37  .

    I  38  coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who’d point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

    Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of school children would burst   39  the  shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and   40  on. I didn’t   41  if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

    I came to know them pretty well. The girls would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to   42   their secrets, but still, they’d wait every day in the store   43  their bus came.

       Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare （车费） when a ticket went  44  — always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait  45  for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At _ closing time I wouldn't  46  the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

       I  47  a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals （伙伴）, but it never  48   to me that I played an important part in their lives—until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I  49  it was true, and he introduced himself   50  the father of two of my favorites—a brother and sister team．

       "I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I  51  about them having to take two buses to get home．It  52   a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．"

       I told him it wasn't a big  53  ．that I enjoyed the kids．

       "No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're  54  ．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．"

       So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a   55  ．I had become a landmark．

A．existed            B．located             C．lied     D．stood

A．ride              B．train               C．passengers      D．cars

A．tasted             B．had                C．made           D．poured

A．into              B．out                C．for       D．along

A．go                B．come               C．pass       D．pull

A．consider           B．mind               C．think           D．realize

A．hear               B．notice              C．share           D．show

A．when              B．before              C．after            D．until

A．stealing            B．disappearing         C．missing         D．remaining

A．happily          B．anxiously           C．sadly           D．bravely

A．lock             B．open               C．watch           D．keep

A．ate up            B．gave away           C．let out          D．sent away

A．stuck            B．reminded            C．moved     D．occurred

A．admitted          B．talked              C．guessed    D．refused

A．for             B．to                 C．as              D．like

A．care             B．worry              C．frighten    D．wonder

A．means            B．takes                C．has       D．gives

A．pride            B．pleasure             C．deal     D．help

A．controlled        B．behaved             C．alive       D．safe

A．word            B．title                C．prize       D．award