Question

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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。

"Down-to-earth" means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is  36  to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and  37  other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the  38  of someone who acts important and proud.

Down-to-earth persons  39  be important members of society, of course.  40  they do not let their importance "go to their heads", that is to say, they do not  41  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  to have "his nose in the air". There is  43  way person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans  44  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  of reality. He  46  what is called "common sense". He may have  47 , but he does not allow them to  48  his knowledge of what is real.

The opposite kind of  49  is one who has his head-in-the-clouds". A man with his head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose  50  is not in the real world.

 51 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.  52  words from a teacher can usually bring a daydreaming student down-to-earth.

Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very  53  to have both-feet-on-the-ground.  54  we are down-to-earth and have both our feet on-the-ground, we act honestly and openly toward others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and  55 .

36. A. pleasant                     B. impossible                C. common            D. surprising

37. A. meets                 B. welcomes                 C. loves                 D. accepts

38. A. case                    B. kind                         C. opposite            D. example

39. A. must                   B. may                         C. should               D. can't

40. A. But                    B. So                           C. Though             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. plans                 D. disadvantages

48. A. block                  B. protect                            C. own                  D. gain

49. A. idea                    B. expression                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. Sweet                      C. Cruel                D. Bad

53. A. possible                     B. probable                   C. likely                D. able

54. A. Though               B. Whether                   C. When                D. Unless

55. A. strong                 B. fast                          C. happy               D. wet

Answer 1

ADCBA  DACDA  CBADA  DACCA