“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”. 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 a 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 day-dreaming student down-to-earth.

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

1.                A．pleasant        B．sad            C．common  D．surprising

 

2.                A．meets          B．welcomes       C．receives  D．accepts

 

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

 

4.                A．must           B．may            C．should   D．will

 

5.                A．But            B．So             C．For  D．And

 

6.                A．wish           B．expect         C．desire    D．consider

 

7.                A．said           B．told            C．asked    D．made

 

8.                A．some          B．a              C．no   D．every

 

9.                A．discover        B．find            C．make D．use

 

10.               A．understanding   B．wish           C．reason    D．expectation

 

11.               A．demands       B．lacks           C．has   D．likes

 

12.               A．fortunes        B．dreams         C．achievements   D．disadvantages

 

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

 

14.               A．idea           B．people         C．attitude   D．person

 

15.               A．mind          B．life            C．body D．head

 

16.               A．Always         B．Therefore       C．However  D．Sometimes

 

17.               A．Sharp          B．All            C．No   D．Bad

 

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

 

19.               A．Though         B．Since          C．When D．Unless

 

20.               A．kindly          B．directly         C．friendly   D．honestly

 

 

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

“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”. 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 a 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 day-dreaming student down-to-earth..

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

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

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

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

39. A.must  B.may   C.should    D.will

40. A.But   B.So    C.For   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.achievements  D.disadvantages

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

49. A.idea  B.people    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.All   C.No    D.Bad

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

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

55.A.toward B.for   C.over  D.onto

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

“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”. 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 a 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 day-dreaming student down-to-earth..

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

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

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

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

39. A.must            B.may           C.should           D.will

40. A.But             B.So            C.For              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.achievements     D.disadvantages

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

49. A.idea            B.people        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.All           C.No               D.Bad

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

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

55.A.toward           B.for           C.over             D.onto

 

完形填空

　　In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of three year's 1 .

　　According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2000 is not a 2 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to 3 . The population could be as large as 6300 million, almost 2500 million more than in 1975. More people would move 4 cities, especially cities in 5 countries. Cities like Cariro and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 6 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90％ more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that 7 produce enough food for their people. Little increase in 8 in South Asia, Africa and 9 . Poor farming ways are 10 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 11 . More farmland is 12 as cities become larger and houses are built. 13 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the world's 14 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 15 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2000 may be 16 . They only carried forward the situation that 17 today. By changing the situation, by setting the problem, the picture can be 18 . There is 19 time for the nations of the world to work together on a plan of action. But they warned that taking too long to make decision would greatly reduced the 20 of success.

1．

[　　]

A．learning

B．quarrel

C．search

D．study

2．

[　　]

A．terrible

B．pleasant

C．surprising

D．sad

3．

[　　]

A．lift

B．develop

C．grow

D．decrease

4．

[　　]

A．out of

B．into

C．far from

D．away from

5．

[　　]

A．developing

B．developed

C．coastal

D．mountainous

6．

[　　]

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

7．

[　　]

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

8．

[　　]

A．made

B．brown

C．produced

D．expected

9．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．European	B．the Middle East
C．Oceania	D．North America

10．

[　　]

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．sparing

D．sharing

11．

[　　]

A．grassland

B．factories

C．deserts

D．houses

12．

[　　]

A．saved

B．lost

C．gained

D．found

13．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Air pollution	B．Water pollution
C．Some diseases	D．All farm land

14．

[　　]

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．farmland

15．

[　　]

A．well-known

B．common

C．valuable

D．serious

16．

[　　]

A．attracting

B．wrong

C．pleasant

D．surprising

17．

[　　]

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

18．

[　　]

A．changed

B．drawn

C．prevented

D．protected

19．

[　　]

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．just

20．

[　　]

A．chances

B．dangers

C．pleasure

D．pressure

完形填空

　　In 1980 a report was published about what the earth might be like 20 years from then. The report was the result of three year's 1 .

　　According to the report, the picture of the earth in the year 2000 is not a 2 one. The world will be more crowded because the population will continue to 3 . The population could be as large as 6300 million, almost 2500 million more than in 1975. More people would move 4 cities, especially cities in 5 countries. Cities like Cariro and Jakarta probably would each have 15 million by then. Food production will 6 , but not enough to feed all the people. Farmers will grow 90％ more food than they did in 1975, but most of the increase would be in countries that 7 produce enough food for their people. Little increase in 8 in South Asia, Africa and 9 . Poor farming ways are 10 large areas of crop land, changing farms into 11 . More farmland is 12 as cities become larger and houses are built. 13 will get worse as industrial countries burn more coal and oil. Much of the world's 14 could disappear as more and more trees are cut down. Energy will continue to be a 15 problem. The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2000 may be 16 . They only carried forward the situation that 17 today. By changing the situation, by setting the problem, the picture can be 18 . There is 19 time for the nations of the world to work together on a plan of action. But they warned that taking too long to make decision would greatly reduced the 20 of success.

1．

[　　]

A．learning

B．quarrel

C．search

D．study

2．

[　　]

A．terrible

B．pleasant

C．surprising

D．sad

3．

[　　]

A．lift

B．develop

C．grow

D．decrease

4．

[　　]

A．out of

B．into

C．far from

D．away from

5．

[　　]

A．developing

B．developed

C．coastal

D．mountainous

6．

[　　]

A．insist

B．reduce

C．increase

D．continue

7．

[　　]

A．already

B．hardly

C．partly

D．never

8．

[　　]

A．made

B．brown

C．produced

D．expected

9．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．European	B．the Middle East
C．Oceania	D．North America

10．

[　　]

A．destroying

B．protecting

C．sparing

D．sharing

11．

[　　]

A．grassland

B．factories

C．deserts

D．houses

12．

[　　]

A．saved

B．lost

C．gained

D．found

13．

[　　]

　　 　　 　　 　　

A．Air pollution	B．Water pollution
C．Some diseases	D．All farm land

14．

[　　]

A．animals

B．plants

C．forests

D．farmland

15．

[　　]

A．well-known

B．common

C．valuable

D．serious

16．

[　　]

A．attracting

B．wrong

C．pleasant

D．surprising

17．

[　　]

A．happens

B．develops

C．exists

D．appears

18．

[　　]

A．changed

B．drawn

C．prevented

D．protected

19．

[　　]

A．no

B．still

C．less

D．just

20．

[　　]

A．chances

B．dangers

C．pleasure

D．pressure