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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 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

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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.

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

2.A．but           B．yet         C．and             D．while

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

4.A．important     B．famous    C．successful       D．necessary

5.A．nose          B．heads      C．minds           D．forehead

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

7.A．proud        B．pride       C．famous         D．fame

8.A．air            B．sky         C．tree             D．cloud

9.A．like          B．with        C．of              D．for

10.A．has         B．who        C．is              D．with

11.A．usual         B．ordinary  C．common        D．daily

12.A．dreams      B．fortunes         C．advantages      D．luck

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

14.A．one         B．those       C．that             D．the one

15.A．reality       B．real         C．dreamful     D．true

16.A．so           B．such        C．each            D．that

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

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

19.A．When        B．While     C．As             D．Since

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

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Down-to-earth means being honest，open，and easy to deal with．It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth．A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to．He or she accepts others as equals．A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society，of course，but they do not let their importance go to their heads，and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important．Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride，often without cause，is said to have his nose in the air．There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth．

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth．The expression is both feet on the ground．Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality．He has what is called common sense．He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real．The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds．A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world．Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality；sharp words from the teacher，for example，can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground．

The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground．But the opposite is not always true．Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth．When we have both our feet firmly on the ground，we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others，and our lives are like the ground below us，solid and strong．

1.If a person has his nose in the air，he 　　　　　　　　 ．

A．is down to the earth

B．is easy to deal with

C．always thinks he is more important than others

D．is confident

2.If a person has both feet on the ground，he 　　　　　　　　 ．

A．is in touch with reality，and doesn’t have any dreams

B．has some dreams but he is realistic

C．is honest，open and easy to deal with

D．is honest，open but hard to deal with

3.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true．” most probably means that ______．

A．the person who has his nose in the air is not true

B．a man with his head in the clouds is often not intelligent

C．the opposite direction is always wrong

D．a person who has both feet on the ground may not be down-to-earth

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Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.

2.If a person has both feet on the ground, he ____.

3.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

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Down-to-earth means being honest, open, and easy to deal with. It is a pleasure to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to. He or she accepts others as equals. A down-to-earth person may be an important member of society, of course, but they do not let their importance go to their heads, and they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important. Someone who is filled with self-importance and pride, often without cause, is said to have his nose in the air. There is no way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

Americans use another expression that is similar in some way to down-to-earth. The expression is both feet on the ground. Someone with both feet on the ground is a person with a good understanding of reality. He has what is called common sense. He may have dreams but he does not allow them to block his knowledge of what is real. The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds. A man with his head in the clouds is a dreamer whose mind is not in the world. Sometimes such a dreamer can be brought back to reality; sharp words from the teacher, for example, can usually get a daydreaming student to put both feet back on the ground.

The person who is down-to-earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down-to-earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, we are realistic and we act honestly and openly toward others, and our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong.

1.If a person has his nose in the air, he ____.

2.If a person has both feet on the ground, he ____.

3.From the second paragraph, we know that sharp words from a teacher can usually ________.

4.The underlined sentence “But the opposite is not always true.” most probably means that ______.

5.From the passage, we can infer the person who is _______ is the most popular kind of person.

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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

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Whenever you buy something, it is possible that someone has already worn, eaten, or tested

it to make sure it is safe and do what is supposed to do. But what if you wanted a special suit to keep a shark from hurting you? Who wants to test a product like it?

"I do! " says Jeremiah Sullwan, a scientist in California　 "You have to believe in what you sell, right?"

Sullivan. owns SharkArmor Tech, a company that makes a　 $ 49400 sharksuit that even a great white shark can’ t bite through. Before Sullivan could sell his sharksuits, he needed to make sure his design would work. Sullivan put on the sharksuit and jumped into a shark feeding ground. "I need to know exactly what a human body could expect to go through," he says. Sharks moved all around him and then attacked his arm. Sullivan felt the bite but no teeth. He was uncomfortable at times, but not painful. The suit works! "

"I’ve now been bitten thousands of times but. never badly," says Sullivan, who now works with shows like Wild Kingdom, and programs for the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week.

So,are you all set to buy a sharksuit? Before you do, you should know that the suit weighs 20 pounds and makes swimming almost impossible--not so practical for a day on the beach. And in fact, Sullivan wants only professionals, such as filmmakers, scientists and drivers, to have sharksuits. Why? Because even if someone is wearing a sharksuit, they could get seriously hurt if they treat diving with a 4,OOO-pound shark as a game.

During sharksuit testing, sharks have thrown Sullivan to a bottom o/ reefs(礁) and tried to take him off into the deepest part of the ocean. "However," Sullivan says," you don't need to be afraid of sharks. It’s actually pretty hard to get a shark to bite you, "

1.The first paragraph is written to .

A. start a discussion

B. introduce the topic of the text

C. show the main points of the text

D. test readers' knowledge

2.Why did Sullivan get close to sharks?

A. To see if his sharksuit works.

B. To study what sharks feed on.

C. To catch a special kind of white shark.

D. To learn how to swim with sharks safely,

3.What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean?

A. Most people won't wear the sharksuit to the beach

B. People like to go to the beach with the sharksuit.

C. The sharksuit makes a perfect day on the beach

D. The sharksuit can’t be worn for a whole day.

4.We can learn from the text that the sharksuit 　　 _

A.works well for swimmers

B. is light but uncomfortable

C. keeps sharks away from humans

D. is designed for special purpose

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Anger is a common emotion when we experience, see, hear, and feel someone or something is not right or contrary to our views. But people easy to get angry should learn about anger management to control their anger. 1.

Stay away for a while and give yourself time to think. When you feel someone did something wrong, don’t respond to the situation immediately. 2. If necessary, walk away from the source of your problem. After you feel relaxed, face it.

3. It is often that people get angry because they didn’t evaluate the problem deeper. Maybe they haven’t realized the real cause of the problem. For example, you get mad with your boyfriend because he is late to pick you up. In that case, instead of judging him for being irresponsible, ask him “Why are you so late?” The reason may be that he had to take care of something important before. If you can get to the root of your problem and overcome it, you won’t be an ill-tempered person.

Think through your responses and the consequences. There are countless people who feel regretful because they aren’t able to control their temper. Usually, persons who can’t control their temper, tend to hurt others’ feelings, and even harm others physically. 4. If you have already shown your anger excessively, apologize sincerely, and tell your true purpose.

Be mature in thought and action. People who are closely associated with anger, usually have a serious problem with their maturity. Teenagers tend to be more explosive in emotions because they are not yet mature in thinking and don’t have a stable emotion. But that doesn’t mean all adults are mature people. 5. When you’ve finished reading this article, whether you are teenagers or adults, try to always think before you act.

A. Do your favourite activity.

B. Get to the root of your problem.

C. Think again the consequences of your anger.

D. Anger on its own does not offer us a solution.

E. There are some general tips to control our anger.

F. Age levels are not always directly related to the level of maturity,

G. Instead, take some time to think, calm yourself, and take a deep breath.

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Everyone has someone who’s wronged them in one way or another. Yet forgiveness is something you can achieve as long as you take the following steps.

Decide you want to choose forgiveness.

The first step toward achieving forgiveness is to decide it’s something you actually want to do, not something someone has pressured you into trying. 1. Also forgiveness doesn’t mean excusing or forgetting an injustice, or returning to a relationship that’s harmful.

2..

It’s kind of a checklist: How are you doing in terms of your anger? How have you been denying it? Are you angrier than you thought you would be?3. Tiredness is the most common physical complaint, as is a pessimistic worldview — believing no one can be trusted or that everyone is only out for themselves. Once you look at those effects, the question becomes: Do you want to heal?

Commit to forgiveness.

Once you have completed stage two and seen how the effects of you unhappy, there’s a tendency to give this a try. In this stage, it’s import to commit it yourself to doing no harm toward the person you’re trying to forgive. That doesn’t mean being good to them.4.

Consider the other person’s wounds.

The goal is to finally feel sympathy for the other person, but don’t start there.5. How was that person hurt in life? How were they treated unjustly? Were they so wounded that they wounded you? You don’t do this to excuse their actions, but to see a scared person, maybe a confused person, someone who is not always right and all-powerful.

A. Make a list.

B. Uncover your anger.

C. Instead, think about them in a new way.

D. It just means you don’t do anything negative.

E. People should not be forced into forgiving.

F. What are the physical consequences of your anger?

G. On the contrary, be committed to your own happiness.

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1. When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out important information that should be included, he can give you a false picture.

For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery (彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

2. Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. 3.

Some politicians often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and gained three million jobs. 4. One of her opponents says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” that’s true. However, and honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had a net gain of two million jobs.”

Advertisers will sometimes use half-truths. 5. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to mention that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

This kind of deception happens too of often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

A.This guy’s a winner, right?

B.Then she seeks another term.

C.Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to deceive?

D.Half-truths are not technically lies, but they are just dishonest.

E.Half truths are aimed at economic and social science academics

F.It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with truth.

G.When it comes to advertisements, we must all use our intelligence and not be a slave to them!

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