“ 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.
小題1:
A．common B．sadC．pleasant D．surprising
小題2:
A．butB．yet C．a(chǎn)ndD．while
小題3:
A．kind B．like C．example D．opposite
小題4:
A．important B．famous C．successfulD．necessary
小題5:
A．noseB．headsC．mindsD．forehead
小題6:
A．wish B．desireC．expect D．consider
小題7:
A．proudB．prideC．famous D．fame
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)irB．skyC．treeD．cloud
小題9:
A．likeB．withC．of D．for
小題10:
A．hasB．whoC．is D．with
小題11:
A．usualB．ordinaryC．commonD．daily
小題12:
A．dreamsB．fortunesC．a(chǎn)dvantagesD．luck
小題13:
A．prevent B．protectC．blockD．gain
小題14:
A．one B．thoseC．thatD．the one
小題15:
A．realityB．realC．dreamfulD．true
小題16:
A．soB．suchC．eachD．that
小題17:
A．SharpB．No C．All D．Bad
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)bleB．probableC．likelyD．possible
小題19:
A．WhenB．WhileC．As D．Since
小題20:
A．kindlyB．directlyC．friendlyD．honestly

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:B
小題10:D
小題11:C
小題12:A
小題13:C
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:B
小題17:A
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:D
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A．breakB．madeC．makeD．build
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A．An experience of watching insects．
B．The fake image of mantids and katydids．
C．The fight between mantids and katydids．
D．The living habits of mantids and katydids．
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A．The hot sun in summer．'
B．The quick moving of the wood．
C．The sight of wood eating a leaf．
D．The fight for food between mantids and katydids-
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A．waiting for its other foodB．enjoying its food- katydid
C．eating a leaf from the branchD．having a break under the tree
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A．a(chǎn) pretty notice to find herB．a(chǎn) rough drawing to discover her
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A．NY subway romance hits end
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52.   A. much        B. more     C. many        D. less
53.   A. do          B. make      C. go          D. travel
54.   A. plane        B. train      C. car         D. ship
55.   A. day         B. night      C. hour        D. time
56.   A. goes        B. changes    C. shows       D. adds
57.   A. ahead       B. upward    C. backward     D. fast
58.   A. neither      B. either      C. both        D. nor
59.A. travel       B. trip        C. cover        D. cross
60.A. which      B. what      C. that         D. where
61.A. When      B. Where     C. While       D. Before
62.A. time       B. calendar    C. date        D. hour
63.A. and       B. or         C. but         D. still
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65.A. which       B. this       C. that        D. it

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