1、2014届高考英语二轮复习完形填空提速训练11Down-to-earth means someone or something that is honest, realistic and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to 36 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 presort is just the 38 of someone
2、 who acts important or proud.Down-to-earth persons may be important members of 39 , of course. But they do not let their importance 40 to their heads. They do not consider themselves to be better persons than 41 of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, 42 without
3、cause , is said 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 45 both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 46 o
4、f reality. He has what is calledcommon sense. He may have dreams, 47 he does not allow them to block his knowledge of 48 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 50 whose mind is not in the real world. 51 such a person can
5、 be brought back to earth. Sharp words from teacher can usually 52 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
6、lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.36. A. pick B. choose C. find D. receive37. A. accepts B. recognizes C. thinks D. acts38. A. same B. kind C. example D. opposite39. A. companies B. society C. the world D. the government40. A. come B. appear C. enter D. go41. A. some B. others C.
7、ones D. fellows42. A. often B. rarely C. yet D. still43. A. some B. a C. no D. every44. A. discover B. find C. conclude D. use45. A. at B. of C. with D. from46. A. idea B. understanding C. opinion D. feeling47. A. for B. or C. but D. and48. A. that B. what C. such D. which49. A. idea B. creature C.
8、attitude D. person50. A. dreamer B. stranger C. flyer D. settler51. A. However B. Therefore C. Moreover D. Sometimes52. A. teach B. bring C. lead D. take53. A. fit B. sure C. likely D. able54. A. When B. Since C. Though D. Unless55. A. toward B. with C. over D. onto2Gordon Summer is an exceptionally
9、 good- looking man admired by millions and so 36 that he can afford all he could ever wish for. Better known 37 Sting, he s the lead singer of 38 .Suddenly Sting has become a 39 . I cant walk down a street any more without feeling that people are watching me. he says.When Im not 40 , all l want to d
10、o is to be a 41 person. I make a point of walking round the street, just being 42 .He and Frances bought the house in 43 when Sting returned from The Polices highly successful world tour.I picked Ireland because, apart from being 44 , you can stay in touch with 45 while enjoying life at a slower 46
11、! He also has Irish ancestry and an Irish 47 , Frances, a well-accepted actress.Sting is very much a man of the eighties: Frances 48 to be considered as merely my wife, 49 Im glad about. She has her own 50 . Shes ambitious and talented, but she has never let it 51 her. Its always been that way. When
12、 we got married and had Joseph, explains Sting. we both agreed that being 52 was not going to affect our work.A fixed 53 life is obviously important to Sting. It remains the one constant factor in a world that has changed completely for him since he 54 a job in teaching for the music business. Sting
13、 loved teaching, but could not help playing in bands. So he tried to do both, teaching by day, playing by night. It left him so 55 that be knew he had to choose one or the other.36. A. poor B. rich C. famous D. interesting37. A. as B. for C. to D. with38. A. The Teacher B. The Irish C. The Police D.
14、 The English39. A. superstar B. teacher C. singer D. player40. A. teaching B. working C. walking D. touring41. A. famous B. rich C. normal D. poor42. A. myself B. himself C. ourselves D. thrives43. A. England B. America C. Scotland D. Ireland44. A. near B. far C. pleasant D. mountainous45. A. Englan
15、d B. America C. Chinese D. Japanese46. A. pace B. mind C. journey D. trip47. A. wife B. friend C. partner D. parent48. A. agrees B. asks C. refuses D. likes49. A. who B. which C. what D. that50. A. child B. life C. job D. mind51. A. accept B. beat C. affect D. change52. A. parents B. singers C. play
16、ers D. teachers53. A. singing B. family C. teaching D. playing54. A. took up B. gave up C. picked up D. put up55. A. given out B. picked out. C. died out D. tired out3I must tell you about the most terrible dream I had the other night. Actually, it wasnt a dream, it was 36 of a nightmare. You know I
17、 dont believe in the super natural: ghosts, witchcraft（魔法）and all 37 , but what happened was so 38 that Im actually beginning to 39 there must be some truth in it.It was a 40 night, with the wind howling and the thunder crashing but finally I 41 to get to sleep. What happened next was really 42 . Th
18、ere, at the end of the bed, stood a dark figure. Im not exaggerating（夸张） 43 I could really see it. It was dark in the room, of course, but I saw the 44 of the figure clearly. I know not all ghosts are 45 , but this one looked really terrifying. Then it spoke. At 46 , it made some sounds; it was moan
19、ing（呻吟）, as if in 47 .You can imagine by this time I was trembling 48 . Hiding under the blankets, I was 49 from head to foot. What terrified me was the thought that the thing might 50 me. I knew if it did, I would 51 . It kept on making strange sounds which now sounded more like 52 or spells. Was i
20、t some kind of witch, sent to 53 its magic on me, I wondered. Then it 54 into the wall.How I fell asleep again is still a 55 to me. What do you make of it all? You know I was never superstitious but now Im not sure.36. A. more B. less C. much D. many37. A. those B. these C. that D. this38. A. real B
21、. strange C. terrible D. actual39. A. doubt B. guess C. expect D. believe40. A. wonderful B. terrible C. normal D. special41. A. tried B. attempted C. managed D. began42. A. interesting B. amusing C. frightening D. exciting43. A. strictly B. personally C. generally D. honestly44. A. sign B. outline
22、C. appearance D. expression45. A. serious B. supernatural C. nervous D. dangerous46. A. most B. least C. best D. worst47. A. pain B. attack C. danger D. risk 48. A. slightly B. shamefully C. violently D. silently49. A. moving B. waving C. cooling D. shaking50. A. touch B. affect C. stick D. find51. A. jump B. scream C. die D. escape52. A. whisper B. murmur C. witchcraft D. curses 53. A. make B. work C. give D. offer54. A. turned B. disappeared C. hurried D. escaped55. A. nightmare B. mystery C. dream D. secret1: (CADBD BACDC BCBDA DBCAA)2: (BACAB CADCA AACBC CABBD)3: (ACADB CCDBD BACDA BDBBB)
