Read the following text and fill each of the numbered spaces with ONE suitable word.
Write your answers on ANSWER SHEET l.
“Down-to-earth”means someone or something that is honest.realistic and easy to deal with.It is a pleasure to find(31)___who is down-to-earth.A person who is down—to-earth is easy to talk(32) ___and accepts other people as equals.A down-to-earth person is just the(33) ___of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be(34)___members of society,of course.But they do not let their importance“(35)___to their heads”.They do not consider themselves to be better persons than(36) ___of less importance.Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride,(37) ___without cause,is said to have“his nose in the air”.There is(38) way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans(39) ___ another expression that means almost the same as“down—to-earth”.The expression is“both—feet—on-the—ground”. Someone(40) ___both—feet—on—the-ground is a person with a good understanding(41) ___reality.He has what is called“common sense,”he may have dreams,(42) ___he does not allow them to block his knowledge of(43) ___is real.
The opposite kind of(44) ___is one who has his“head—in-the—clouds”. A man with his head-in-the—clouds is a dreamer(445) ___mind is not in the real world.
(46) ___,such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.Sharp words from teacher can usually(47)___a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.
Usually.me person who is down—to-earth is very(48) ___to have both feet on the ground.(49) ___we have both our feet on the ground,when we are down-t0—earth,we act honestly and openly(50) ___others.Our lives are like the ground below us,solid and strong.
答案解析
31.someone 【解析】由本文的第一句話“‘Down-to-earth’means some—one or something that is honest,realistic and easy to deal with.”可知“Down—to—earth”指的是誠實,現實、平易近人的那些人。這里的someone和后面是相對應的。故答案為someone。
32.to【解析】talk to的意思是“和某人聊天”,talk這里不及物動詞,后面需要接一個介詞。在從句中介詞不能省略。作者這里要表達的意思是“和那些誠實的平易近人的人聊天是很愜意的。”故答案為to。
33.opposite 【解析】從文章第二段的內容可以看出,A down—to—earth person和那些表面上裝的很重要的人物正好相反。所以這里應填“相反的”,故答案為opposite。
34.important 【解析】從本句后面的一句話可以看出,A down—to—earth person就算是重要的人物,他們也不會把這種顯赫寫在臉上。所以前面應填important。故答案為important。
35.go 【解析】go to one’s heads的意思是“展現、表現”,俗語。用在文中表示“把…寫在臉上”,生怕別人不知道的顯擺。故答案為go。
36.those 【解析】本句的意思是“他們不認為自己比別的不重要的人更好、更優秀。”這里比較的是down—to—earth persons和別人。故答案為those。
37.often 【解析】本句話的意思是“那些自我感覺很了不起、內心充滿驕傲的人,總是不需要理由的就被人認為是趾高氣揚的人。”故這里答案為often。
38.n0 【解析】本句話的意思是“那些趾高氣揚的人不可能是那些平易近人的人”。這是否定的意思,故答案為no。
39.use 【解析】后面的一句話“The expression is‘both—feet—on—the—ground.’”表示down—to—earth的另一種表達方法是both—feet.on—the— ground。而后一種說法是美國人的用法,常常被美國人使用。故答案為use。
40.with 【解析】根據對等關系,這里應該與后面的部分“a person with a good understanding”相對應。意思是“那些腳踏實地的人往往是那些很了解現實的人。”故答案為with。
41.of 【解析】“對現實的了解”的英文表達是“the understanding of reality”,這里的介詞用of。故答案為of。
42.but 【解析】這里表達的前后句意是一種轉折關系。前面說“he may have dreams,”而后面“he does not allow them to block his knowledge...”的意思卻是“但是他也不會讓這些夢想阻擋自己對什么是現實的理解。”故答案為but。
43.what 【解析】解析同上。這里是一個名詞性從句,what在句中做主語。故答案為what。
44.person 【解析】本句話的意思是“與此相反的一類人是那些想入非非的人。”根據上下文的要求這里應該填入man的同義詞。故答案為person。
45.whose 【解析】這是一個后置定語從句,用whose來引導,表示mind與dreamer的所屬關系。故答案為whose。
46.Sometime【解析】通過對后面句子的分析,我們可以知道那些想人非非、飄飄欲仙的人有朝一日也是可以“雙腳落地的”,那就是“sharp words from teacher”,所以這里表示的是“有朝一日”,故答案為sometime。
47.bring 【解析】通過前一句話“such a dreamer Can be brought back to earth.”中的brought可以知道,這里應該填bring,表示“把…帶到”。故答案為bring。
48.1ikely 【解析】前面所說的the person who is down—to—earth與the person whose both feet on the ground大體是一類人,所以這里表達的意思是“很有可能就是一類人”。be likely to do就表達了這種意思。故答案為likely。
49.When 【解析】這里的一句話其實與下一半句“when we are down—to—earth,...”所起到的作用是一樣的,同時兩者也是并列的,when表達了“當…”,所以這里填when。故答案為when。
50.toward 【解析】作者要表達的意思是“我怎么才能對別人誠實。”英語中表達“對某人…”一般是用介詞toward。故答案為toward。
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