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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the ___16___ person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑) people I had ever ___17___. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and ___18___ was never dull(枯燥的) when he was ___19___. With him there was one wild adventure (探险) after another. Sometimes I wonder how we ___20___ to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Huston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first I wasn’t ___21___ sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the ___22___ thing Bill cared about was possessions(财物). Now they seemed to be his main ___23____.
I suppose it’ s ____24____ to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new one. Maybe he ___25____ the same way about me.
1.A. proper B. same C. usual D. right
2.A. considered B. supposed C. met D. expected
3.A. learning B. life C. work D. fun
4.A. in B. out C. away D. around
5.A. decided B. continued C. managed D. hoped
6.A. more B. less C. still D. even
7.A. first B. last C. next D. only
8.A. interest B. event C. subject D. problem
9.A. unnecessary B. foolish C. common D. unusually
10.A. felt B. acted C. looked D. discovered
The other day Roy Price went “home”to his sister’s house. It’s her home now; and it’s also the house he was born in, Pat, his sister, kissed him and said, “You haven’t changed much, Roy. Let me see, now – when did we meet last?”
“Thirty years ago,”he answered.“I came here for a week, do you remember? And I was right thirty then.”He added, “You’ve changed very little.”But it wasn’t true. Pat looked like an old lady.
The next morning Roy walked through the small town alone. The place looked very different. There were lots of traffic signs beside the roads. There was a new car park, a new post office, a new… . He remembered suddenly that the bus used to stop anywhere: you just put up your hand and it stopped. One surprise followed another. But Roy’s biggest surprise was the people. He didn’t recognize（认识）anybody at all. He thought perhaps everyone here seemed old. He went into the post office and bought some stamps. “Where are all the children and young people?”he asked the postmaster. The old fellow looked up and answered, “Children? They’re in school, of course.”
At lunch Pat said, “The town looks nice, doesn’t it?”
“It’s all different, Pat. It used to be an exciting place, but now it’s full of old people. I don’t understand…”
“There are a few newcomers, but the ones we knew are still here. You’re not young yourself, Roy, are you?”
1. The house Roy was born in is now his ___________ home.
A. mother’s B. sister’s C. new D. own
2. In the eyes of Roy, the small town looked ___________ and people seemed ___________.
A. different, old B. different, young C. old, young D. old, new
3. In the passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that ___________.
A. people in the small town were old like Roy’s sister
B. Roy hasn’t changed much but his sister has changed a lot
C. Roy’s hometown has changed a lot since he left 30 years ago
D. Roy didn’t recognize anybody because he had been away for 30 years
| 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 |
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 |
The idea of what shaking the head means is not always the same in different countries. Maybe some visitors would be surprised when they first came to India. When they talked to an Indian,he would often shake his head.The visitors might think that the Indian did not like what they said.But, in fact, they would be completely wrong.
Indians always shake their heads when they talk to others. It does not have the same meaning as our “No.” If someone wants to visit India, he should know this, or it will give him some trouble.
One day, a foreign officer went to India on business. He hired a car and an Indian to drive it. When he told his driver to send him to his office,the Indian shook his head at once.The officer said again,and the driver shook his head again. At last the offcer, of course,got angry.
“How dare you refuse my order?” he shouted. “Drive me to my office at once!”
The driver answered in quite loud voice,too. “Yes, sir!” But to the officer’s surprise, the driver shook his head at the same time.
The car started, and the foreign officer was now too surprised to say a word. He thought about it for a while, and with a smile, “No means Yes here!”
【小题1】An Indian would shake his head when __________．
| A．he didn’t want to say anything |
| B．he agreed with others |
| C．he talked to others |
| D．other people were wrong |
| A．the driver could not understand him |
| B．the driver refused his order |
| C．the driver drove him to another place |
| D．the driver shook his head as he said “Yes” |
| A．顺序 | B．订购 | C．命令 | D．建议 |
| A．in India the words Yes and No have the same meaning |
| B．Indians shake heads when they agree with each other |
| C．there is no difference between Yes and No |
| D．we shake our heads to say No,not Yes as Indians do |
| A．Shaking the head doesn’t always have the same meaning in different countries． |
| B．When an Indian shakes his head, he really means Yes． |
| C．In India, the word No means Yes． |
| D．In China shaking the head means No． |
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