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“ 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 37 accepts other people as equals．A down-to-earth is just the 38 of someone who acts importantly and proudly.
Down-to-earth persons may be 39 members of society, of course．But they do not let their importance “ go to their 40 ”．They do not 41 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance, someone who is filled with his own importance and 42 , often without cause, is said to have “his nose in the air”．There is no way a person with his nose in the 43 can be down-to-earth．Americans use another expression that means almost the same 44 “down-to-earth”．The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”．Someone with both-feet-on-the-ground is a person 45 a good understanding of reality．He has what is called “ 46 sense”．He may have 47 , but he does not allow them to 48 his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is 49 who has his “head-in-the-clouds”．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the 50 world.
Sometimes 51 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 toward others．Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.
| 小题1: | | A．common | B．sad | C．pleasant | D．surprising |
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| 小题3: | | A．kind | B．like | C．example | D．opposite |
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| 小题4: | | A．important | B．famous | C．successful | D．necessary |
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| 小题5: | | A．nose | B．heads | C．minds | D．forehead |
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| 小题6: | | A．wish | B．desire | C．expect | D．consider |
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| 小题7: | | A．proud | B．pride | C．famous | D．fame |
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| 小题11: | | A．usual | B．ordinary | C．common | D．daily |
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| 小题12: | | A．dreams | B．fortunes | C．advantages | D．luck |
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| 小题13: | | A．prevent | B．protect | C．block | D．gain |
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| 小题14: | | A．one | B．those | C．that | D．the one |
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| 小题15: | | A．reality | B．real | C．dreamful | D．true |
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| 小题18: | | A．able | B．probable | C．likely | D．possible |
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| 小题19: | | A．When | B．While | C．As | D．Since |
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| 小题20: | | A．kindly | B．directly | C．friendly | D．honestly |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:C
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:B
小题6:D
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:B
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:A
小题13:C
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:B
小题17:A
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:D |
解析
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My grandparents were married for over half a century, and played their own special game from the time they had met each other. The goal of their game was to write the word "shmily" in a 31 place for the other to find. They took turns leaving "shmily" around the house, and as soon as one of them 32 it, it was their turn to hide it once more.
There was no 33 to the places where "shmily" would appear. Sometimes, "Shmily" was written in the 34 left on the mirror after a hot shower, where it would reappear bath after bath. 35 , my grandmother even unrolled an entire roll of toilet paper to 36 "shmily" on the very last sheet.
It took me a long time before I was able to fully 37 my grandparents" game. It was 38 their funny little game; it was a way of life. Grandma and Grandpa held hands every chance they could. They 39 kisses as they ran into each other in their tiny kitchen. Before every meal they bowed their heads and gave their 40 : a wonderful family, good fortune, and 41 .
But there was a 42 cloud in my grandparents" life: my grandmother had breast cancer, which had first appeared ten years earlier. As always, Grandpa was with her every
43 of the way. He comforted her in their yellow room, painted that way 44____ she could always be surrounded by sunshine, even when she was too 45 to go outside. Then one day, what we all 46 finally happened. Grandma was gone.
"Shmily." It was written in yellow on the pink ribbons of my grandmother"s funeral bouquet. As the crowd 47 and the last mourners (哀悼者) turned to leave, my aunts, uncles, cousins and other family members 48 and gathered around Grandma 49 . Grandpa stepped up to my grand-mother"s casket and, 50 with sorrow, he began to sing to her. Through his tears and grief, the song came, a deep and throaty lullaby (摇篮曲).
SHMILY: See how much I love you.
小题1:
| | A．exact | | B．surprising | | C．usual | | D．regular |
| 小题2:
| | A．discovered | | B．defeated | | C．folded | | D．announced |
| 小题3:
| | A．start | | B．point | | C．doubt | | D．end |
| 小题4:
| | A．steam | | B．water | | C．air | | D．dust |
| 小题5:
| | A．In an instant | | B．As a result | | C．At one point | | D．Once for all |
| 小题6:
| | A．link | | B．leave | | C．find | | D．attract |
| 小题7:
| | A．enjoy | | B．attend | | C．handle | | D．appreciate |
| 小题8:
| | A．similar to | | B．due to | | C．rather than | | D．more than |
| 小题9:
| | A．rejected | | B．lacked | | C．stole | | D．assessed |
| 小题10:
| | A．blessings | | B．orders | | C．guides | | D．treats |
| 小题11:
| | A．a peaceful world | | B．each other | | C．delicious food | | D．happy time |
| 小题12:
| | A．colorful | | B．dark | | C．strange | | D．splendid |
| 小题13:
| | A．step | | B．minute | | C．time | | D．moment |
| 小题14:
| | A．in case | | B．even if | | C．as well as | | D．so that |
| 小题15:
| | A．comfortable | | B．sick | | C．cautious | | D．thrilled |
| 小题16:
| | A．hoped | | B．dreamed | | C．feared | | D．loved |
| 小题17:
| | A．thinned | | B．increased | | C．swelled | | D．approached |
| 小题18:
| | A．came forward | | B．set off | | C．broke away | | D．sat down |
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| | A．over and over again | | B．for one thing | | C．one last time | | D．here and there |
| 小题20:
| | A．shaking | | B．smiling | | C．leaving | | D．praying |
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What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world?
That"s an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that"s why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."
Because Americans believe time is a limited resource, they try to conserve and manage it. People in the U.S. often attend seminars or read books on time management. It seems they all want to organize their time better. Professionals carry around pocket planners -- some in electronic form -- to keep track of appointments and deadlines. People do all they can to squeeze more time out of their time. The early American hero Benjamin Franklin expressed this view best: "Do you love life? Then do not waste time, for that is the stuff life is made of."
To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people"s time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology and an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation is, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time.
To outsiders, Americans seem tied to the clock. People in other cultures value relationships more than schedules. In these societies, people don"t try to control time, but to experience it. Even Americans would admit that no one can master time. Time -- like money -- slips all too easily through our fingers. And time -- like the weather-- is very hard to predict. Nevertheless, time is one of life"s most precious gifts. And unwrapping it is half the fun.
小题1:What’s the main topic of this passage?| A．What is time? | | B．How to control time? | | C．Make good use of time. | | D．Time among Americans. |
小题2:What’s the meaning of the underlined word “conserve”?| A．protect | B．develop | C．produce | D．assist |
小题3:The sentence “Americans seem tied to the clock” probably means __________.| A．Americans often carry a clock with them. | | B．Americans can not predict the time. | | C．Americans can take control over time. | | D．Americans often make full use of time. |
小题4:We can safely draw a conclusion from this passage that _________________.| A．Americans have more time than others. | | B．by using pocket planners, people can have more time. | | C．for informal meeting, Americans often arrive 30 minutes earlier. | | D．Americans often attend seminars, because they want to use time better. |
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What exactly is a lie ?Is it anything we say which we know is untrue ?Or is it something more than that ?For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you. You say “I wish I could help you, but I am short of money myself.” In fact , you are not short of money but your friend is in the habit of not paying his debts and you don’t want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this really a lie ?
Professor Jerald Jellison of the University of southern California has made a scientific study of lying. According to him, women are better liars than men, particularly when telling a “white lie”, such as when a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress when she really thinks it’s terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other researchers say that men are more likely to tell more serious lies, such as making a promise that they have no intention of carrying out. This is the kind of lie politicians and businessmen are supposed to be particularly skilled at :the lie from which the liar hopes to profit or gain in some way.
Research has been done into the way people’s behavior changes in a number of small, unimportant ways when they lie. It has been found that if they are sitting down at the time, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. To the trained observer they are saying “I wish I were somewhere else now”. They also tend to touch certain parts of the face, particularly the nose. One explanation of this may be that lying causes a slight increase in blood pressure. The tip of the nose is very sensitive to changes and the increased pressure makes it itch.
Another gesture that gives liars away is what the writer Decmond Morris in his book Man Watching calls the “mouth cover”. He says that there are several typical forms of this ,such as covering part of the mouth with the fingers, touching the upper lip or putting a finger of the hand at one side off the mouth. Such a gesture can be understood as an unconscious(未察觉的) attempt on the part of the liar to stop himself from lying.
Of course, such gestures as rubbing the nose or covering the mouth , moving about in a chair can not be taken as proof that the speaker is lying. They simply tend to happen more often in this situation. It is one gesture alone that gives the liar away but a whole number of things , and in particular the context(上下文) which the lie is told.
小题1:According to the passage, a white lie seems to be a lie ______.| A．that other people believe | | B．that other people don’t believe | | C．told in order not to hurt someone’s feelings | | D．told in order to take advantage of someone |
小题2:Research suggests that women _____.| A．are better at telling less serious lies than men | | B．generally lie for more than men do | | C．often make promises they intend to break | | D．lie at parties more often than men do |
小题3:Researchers find that when a person tells lies _____.| A．his blood pressure increases measurably | | B．he looks very serious | | C．he is likely to make some small changes in his behavior | | D．he uses his unconscious mind |
小题4:The writer of the passage______.| A．hates lying | B．enjoys lying | C．often tells a lie | D．tries to study about lying |
小题5:Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage as a sign of lying ?| A．Touching one’s ears | B．Rubbing the nose | | C．Moving in a chair | D．Covering the mouth |
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"Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television?" How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn"t been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admit the one-eyed monster into our homes, we never found it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theaters, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talk occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the "goggle-box". We rush home or gulp down（吞咽）our meals to be in time for this or that program. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do-anything providing it doesn"t interfere with the program. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a program, he is quickly silenced.
The whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly (television). Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is universal pacifier（抚慰者）．It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or violence－so long as they are quiet.
There is little limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of programs are bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programs, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate（无文字的）communities. We become completely dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.
Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with secondhand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We got so lazy; we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be a splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountain, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the repetitive oppression of King Telly.
小题1:According to this passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?| A．We used to have hobbies and go to theaters and sporting events. | | B．We have a leisurely evening meal and exchange the news when we watch TV. | | C．We quickly finish our meals so as to be in time for TV programs. | | D．We are usually silent and attentive in front of TV. |
小题2: The main idea of the second paragraph is to show that_____.| A．children are very noisy | | B．TV is full of rubbishy commercials or violence | | C．television disturbs our sleep | | D．the whole generations are fascinated with TV |
小题3:Which is the best title for this passage?| A．Television Encourages Passive Enjoyment | | B．Television Is Doing Irreparable（不能挽回的）harm | | C．Television Is a Universal Pacifier | | D．We Can"t Live Without TV |
小题4:This passage is an article of_____.| A．narration | B．description | | C．criticism | D．argumentation |
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The day before Father’s Day, Mrs. Berry asked her students to __36 ___ a card for their fathers. She passed out paper and pieces of cloth.
Elizabeth looked for a while at the blue cloth and began to cut it. Then she folded (折)her paper in half and began writing. When Elizabeth finally looked at the message the teacher gave on the paper, she noticed something else. She felt her 37 grow hot — she hadn’t heard that anyone who didn’t have a father could make one for a grandfather or an uncle.
As her teacher walked to her, Elizabeth tried 38 her card with her arm, but Mrs Berry gently 39 it so that she could read it. Elizabeth sat 40 , waiting for her to say something, but she saw a 41 roll down Mrs Berry’s face. She had never made Mrs Berry so upset.
When school was over, Elizabeth 42 until all the other kids left so that she could 43 . “I’m sorry for not listening. I’ll make another card 44 you want. I’ll do it 45 and bring it tomorrow.”
“ 46 are you talking about?” asked Mrs Berry.
“My Father’s Day card. I know you’re upset because I didn’t do it 47 .”
“Elizabeth, that was the 48 card in the whole class. It was so 49 that it made me cry.”
Elizabeth was so 50 that she ran out of the classroom.
When her mom came home from work that night, Elizabeth 51 to give her the card early.
On the front of the card was a 52 of Elizabeth’s mom, with a blue piece of cloth cut like her hair. Inside the card she had written:
Dear Mom,
I know you work really hard to be both a mommy and a(n) 53 . I want to thank you and 54 you a happy Father’s Day!
Love,
Elizabeth
When her mom read the card she started 55 , just like Mrs Berry did.
| 小题1: | | A．break | B．made | C．make | D．build |
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| 小题2: | | A．face | B．heart | C．hands | D．body |
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| 小题3: | | A．doing | B．holding | C．covering | D．making |
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| 小题4: | | A．caught | B．left | C． placed | D．lifted |
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| 小题6: | | A．smile | B．tear | C．hair | D．sweat |
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| 小题7: | | A．waited | B．worked | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题8: | | A． stay | B．stop | C．understand | D．apologize |
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| 小题9: | | A．because | B．until | C．unless | D．if |
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| 小题10: | | A．just here | B．at home | C．at once | D．at school |
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| 小题11: | | A．Who | B．What | C．Which | D．Whose |
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| 小题12: | | A．right | B．quickly | C．wrong | D．carefully |
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| 小题13: | | A．worst | B．favorite | C．best | D．simplest |
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| 小题14: | | A．wild | B．useful | C．hard | D．sweet |
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| 小题15: | | A．happy | B．regretful | C．brave | D．easy |
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| 小题16: | | A．seemed | B．refused | C．decided | D．promised |
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| 小题17: | | A．drawing | B．discovery | C．recording | D．writing |
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| 小题18: | | A．teacher | B．sister | C．daddy | D．aunt |
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| 小题19: | | A．hope | B．wish | C．want | D．congratulate |
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| 小题20: | | A．laughing | B．joking | C．crying | D．worrying |
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