“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.
| 小题1: | | A．pleasant | B．sad | C．common | D．surprising |
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| 小题2: | | A．meets | B．welcomes | C．receives | D．accepts |
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| 小题3: | | A．case | B．kind | C．opposite | D．example |
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| 小题4: | | A．must | B．may | C．should | D．will |
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| 小题6: | | A．wish | B．expect | C．desire | D．consider |
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| 小题7: | | A．said | B．told | C．asked | D．made |
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| 小题9: | | A．discover | B．find | C．make | D．use |
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| 小题10: | | A．understanding | B．wish | C．reason | D．expectation |
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| 小题11: | | A．demands | B．lacks | C．has | D．likes |
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| 小题12: | | A．fortunes | B．dreams | C．achievements | D．disadvantages |
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| 小题13: | | A．block | B．protect | C．own | D．gain |
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| 小题14: | | A．idea | B．people | C．attitude | D．person |
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| 小题16: | | A．Always | B．Therefore | C．However | D．Sometimes |
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| 小题18: | | A．possible | B．probable | C．likely | D．able |
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| 小题19: | | A．Though | B．Since | C．When | D．Unless |
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| 小题20: | | A．kindly | B．directly | C．friendly | D．honestly |
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