2010 高考二轮复习英语考案专题十八 完形填空【专题考案】 （1）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1—20 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 “Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and proud.Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society, of course. 5 they do not let their importance “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 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.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 may 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 his “head-in-the-clouds”. A man with his-head-in-the-clouds is a dreamer whose 15 is not in the real world. 16 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 17 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on-the –ground. 19 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.1．A．pleasantB．sadC．commonD．su...
