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寒假学与练系列答案The expression “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air.
Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways 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（现实）. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his 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 day－dreamer.
When we have both our feet 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. Our lives are like the ground below us— solid(牢固的) and strong.
【小题1】A down-to-earth person could be_____________.
| A．social and proud | B．good and opposite | C．real and important | D．strong and changeable |
| A．眉飞色舞 | B．目中无人 | C．瞻前顾后 | D．春风得意 |
| A．the use of some expressions | B．dreams and achievements |
| C．the lifestyle of honest people | D．honesty and understanding |
| A．get along with other people easily | B．learn from those who are down to earth |
| C．be a good dreamer with quick mind | D．have both your feet on the ground |
| A．you’ll think you are better than others |
| B．your life will be like the solid and strong ground |
| C．you’ll be hated by down-to-earth people |
| D．your life will be filed with love |
Mark Twain was famous in his days as a public speaker. In his public speeches he always liked to tell funny stories. He also liked to listen to funny stories and play jokes on his friends.
One day one of his friends lost his wallet and asked Mark Twain to pay his train fare （车费）for him.
“But I don’t have enough money to pay both your fare and mine, ”Mark Twain said. The friend didn’t know what to do.
“We can do this, ”said Mark Twain. “We can get on the train and when the conductor(列车员) comes to check the tickets，you can hide(藏) under my seat. ”
Later, however, when the conductor came to check the tickets, Mark Twain gave him two tickets－one for his friend and one for himself . Then he explained in a loud voice. “My friend here is a strange man. When he travels on a train, he doesn’t like to sit on the seat. He prefers （宁愿）to lie on the floor under the seat. ”Of course everybody in the train looked at the poor friend and laughed at him loudly.
【小题1】Mark Twain told him he couldn’t buy him a ticket because ______.
| A．he didn’t have enough money |
| B．he wanted to play a joke(玩笑) on him |
| C．he wanted to save some money |
| D．he didn’t find his wallet, either |
| A．lying under the seat | B．sitting on the seat |
| C．lying on the seat | D．standing nearby |
| A．the conductor was standing far away |
| B．his friend was deaf （聋） |
| C．he enjoyed doing so |
| D．he wanted all the people here to know there was a man under the seat |
Height is just one of the thousands of features (特征) that your genes (基因) decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then maybe you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall you’re going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.
But genes don’t decide everything. For example, eating an unhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力). Getting enough sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the right height.
No doubt you’re wondering how fast you should grow. There’s no perfect or right answer. Kids grow about 2 inches (5 centimetres) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).
Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimetres here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height you’re at now, how you’ve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.
Don’t be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a very quick growth during puberty. The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or later – between 7 and 13 for girls, 9 and 15 for boys.
You’ll usually begin to notice that you’re growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.
1.The Chinese for the underlined word in the third paragraph “puberty” is .
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A．童年时期 |
B．婴幼儿时期 |
C．习惯养成期 |
D．青春期 |
2.If you want to know how fast and how tall you should grow, .
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A．you should have enough exercise |
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B．you can ask doctors for help |
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C．you should protect the environment |
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D．you can record your growth during puberty |
3.This passage is mainly about .
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A．how the genes work in your body |
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B．when is the time you grow fast |
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C．why you look like your parents |
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D．how you grow to a certain height |
4.After reading this passage, we can explain ___________.
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A．how good it is to be a doctor |
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B．how much sleep we need |
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C．why genes can’t decide everything |
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D．what an unhealthy diet is |
5.Which is NOT mentioned (提及) in the passage?
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A．Your height most probably depends on (取决于) how tall your parents are. |
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B．Girls’ age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys’. |
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C．The time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed. |
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D．You may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast. |