1、语言朋友(92)完形填空Downtoearth means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with.It is _1_ to find someone who is downtoearth.A person who is downtoearth is easy to talk to and _2_ other people as equals.A downtoearth person is just the_3_of someone who acts important and proud.Dow
2、ntoearth persons _4_ be important members of society.But they dont let their _5_“go to their heads”They do not _6_themselves to be better persons than others of less importance.Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is_7_ to have “his nose in the air”There is_8
3、_way a person with “his nose in the air” can be downtoearth.Americans _9_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 _10_ of reality.He _11_ what is called “common sense”He ma
4、y have _12_, but he does not allow them to _13_ his knowledge of what is real.The opposite kind of _14_ is one who has hid “headintheclouds”A man with his “headintheclouds” is a dreamer whose _15_is not in the real world._16_, such a dreamer can be brought back to reality._17_ words from a teacher c
5、an usually get a day dreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.Usually, the person who is downtoearth is very _18_to have “both feet on the ground”When we have both our _19_ firmly on the ground, we are downtoearth, and we act honestly and openly toward others.Our lives are like the _20_
6、below us, solid and strong.解题导语:文章首先阐明了“downtoearth”的含义,接着描述了与“downtoearth”不同的“headintheclouds”,最后提倡人们脚踏实地地生活。1A.pleasant BsadCcommon Dsurprising解析:根据上文的“honest, practical and easy to deal with”可知,遇到脚踏实地的人是一件令人惬意的事情。故选A。答案:A2A.meets BwelcomesCreceives Daccepts解析:句意:脚踏实地的人很容易与人相处,他们将其他人都视为平等的。accept.
7、as“认为是,把当作”。答案:D3A.case BkindCopposite Dexample解析:句中存在对比关系,“a downtoearth person”与那些自负的人相反。答案:C4A.must BmayCshould Dwill解析:may表推测(可能);must表推测时,指可能性很大,常意为“一定是”;should“应该”;will不表示推测。故选B。答案:B5A.importance BpreferenceCnose Didea解析:句间语意转折,指他们有可能是重要人物,但不以此自居。答案:A6A.wish BexpectCdesire Dconsider解析:consider
8、.to be“认为是”。其他选项与语境不符。答案:D7A.said BtoldCasked Dmade解析:句意为:据说那种自以为是的人常常会毫无理由地趾高气扬。is said to“据说”。 答案:A8A.some BaCno Devery解析:句意:一个趾高气扬的人是没办法脚踏实地的。There is no way.“是不可能的”。答案:C9A.discover BfindCmake Duse解析:句意:美国人使用另一种与“downtoearth”意思很相近的表达。答案:D10A.understanding BwishCreason Dexpectation解析:根据上文内容可知脚踏实地的
9、人具有“practical”的特质,所以对现实会有很好的理解和认识。故选A。答案:A11A.demands BlacksChas Dlikes解析:句意:这类人具备一种被称为“常识”的东西。选has与上文的“with a good understanding of reality”和下文的“He may have.”相对应。答案:C12A.fortunes BdreamsCachievements Ddisadvantages解析:句意:脚踏实地的人有梦想,但不会让这梦想阻断他们对现实的认识。答案:B13A.block BprotectCown Dgain解析:block“阻碍”。答案:A14
10、A.idea BpeopleCattitude Dperson解析:上文说的是脚踏实地的人,这里接着指与之相反的另一类人。后面谓语是单数,故选D而不选B。答案:D15A.mind BlifeCbody Dhead解析:此处选mind表示“想法,思维(方法)”。答案:A16A.Always BThereforeCHowever DSometimes解析:句意:有时这类人可以被拉回现实。答案:D17A.Sharp BAllCNo DBad解析:句意:老师一些尖锐的话常常能将那些爱做白日梦的学生拉回现实中来。答案:A18A.possible BprobableClikely Dable解析:be l
11、ikely to do sth.“很可能做某事”。答案:C19A.hands BnosesCfeet Deyes解析:根据上文“have both feet on the ground”可知选C。答案:C20A.ground BfeetCfloor Dearth解析:句意:我们的生活就像我们脚下的土地,坚固而强大。答案:A语法填空It is important for you to learn some knowledge about first aid in your daily life.21._ a person has an accident, he needs medical car
12、e22._a doctor can be found.When you give first aid, you must pay attention to three things.First, when a person stops23._(breathe), open his/her mouth and see if there is food at the bulk of his/her mouth.Second, if a person cannot breathe, do your best to start his/her breathing at once, using a mo
13、uthtomouth way.Third, if a person24._(hurt) badly, try at once to stop the bleeding.Then take him/her to a doctor.If a person loses one third of his/her blood, he/she 25._die.Many accidents may happen at home.All parents should know first aid in order to deal with common injuries 26._ may happen to
14、their children.When a person is bitten by an animal, wash the wound with cold running water before he/she is taken to see a doctor.When a person is burnt, wash and cool the area of the skin under the cold tap 27._ a while.Then put a piece of dry clean cloth over 28._ burn.If the person is 29._ (bad)
15、 burnt, take him/her to the doctor.If a person cuts his/her finger, clean it and put a piece of paper around the cut.Everybody should know some first aid in order to save 30._ peoples lives.解题导语:本文主要向我们介绍了一些急救方法。21解析:根据语境可知前后是条件关系。答案:If22解析:在医生到来“之前”要得到急救,故用连词before。答案:before23解析:stop doing sth.“停止做某事”。答案:breathing24解析:hurt与person是动宾关系且时态为一般现在时,故用一般现在时的被动语态。答案:is hurt25解析:此处表达一种较为肯定的猜测,故用may。答案:may26解析:先行词是injuries,且在定语从句中作主语,故用which/that引导。答案:which/that27解析:for a while“一会儿”。答案:for28解析:此处特指烧伤处。答案:the29解析:表示“严重地”烧伤用副词badly。答案:badly30解析:挽救“其他人”的生命。答案:other