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2．The expression"down to earth"means being open and honest．It is easy to get on with some one who is down to earth．A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone who acts important or proud．
    Down-to-earth people could be important members of society．But they do not consider themselves to be better than others who are less important．A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air．
    Americans use another expression that is similar in some ways 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（現(xiàn)實(shí)）．He may have dreams，but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of what is real．
The opposite kind of person is one who has his head in the clouds．Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mi nd is not on what is happening in real life．Such a person may be called a day-dreamer．
    When we have both our feet on the ground，and when we are down to earth，we do not have our noses in the air．We act honestly and openly to others．Our lives are like the ground below us-solid（牢固的） and strong．
56．A down-to-earth person could beC．
A．social and proud
B．good and opposite
C．real and important
D．strong and changeable
57．The expression"has one's nose in the air"meansB．
A．眉飛色舞
B．目中無人   
C．瞻前顧后
D．春風(fēng)得意
58．This passage mainly talks aboutA．
A．the use of some expressions   
B．dreams and achievements
C．the lifestyle of honest people   
D．honesty and understanding
59．If you want to understand what is real in life，you have toD．
A．get along with other people easily      
B．learn from those who are down to earth
C．be a good dreamer with quick mind   
D．have both your feet on the ground
60．If you only consider your own importance，A．
A．you'll think you are better than others
B．your life will be like the solid and strong ground
C．you'll be hated by down-to-earth people
D．your life will be filed with love．

Answer 1

分析 文章大意：這篇短文主要討論了英語中腳踏實(shí)地、目中無人兩個習(xí)慣用語的含義，并就此告訴我們一些生活的道理．

解答 56-60：CBADA
56題答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)第二段Down-to-earth people could be important members of society．及上下文描述，可知一個很現(xiàn)實(shí)的人，可能是一個注重實(shí)際的人和重要的人，故選C．
57題答案：B  細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)第四段Someone with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what is happening in real life．及下文描述，可知指的是此類人目中無人，故選B．
58題答案：A 主旨題．這篇短文主要討論了英語中"down to earth"和"have his nose in the air"的用法，故選擇A．
59題答案：D 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)短文最后一段描述When we have both our feet on the ground，and when we are down to earth，we do not have our noses in the air．We act honestly and openly to others．Our lives are like the ground below us-solid（牢固的） and strong．，如果我們想要明白真實(shí)的生活，我們就必須腳踏實(shí)地．故選D．
60題答案：A 細(xì)節(jié)題．根據(jù)文章第二段A person who is filed with his own importance and pride is said to have his nose in the air．一個人認(rèn)為自己重要和驕傲，可以說他目中無人，可知認(rèn)為自己重要的人認(rèn)為自己比別人好，故選A．

點(diǎn)評 本文是一篇日常生活類閱讀，題目涉及多道細(xì)節(jié)理解題，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對 性找出相關(guān)語句進(jìn)行仔細(xì)分析，結(jié)合選項(xiàng)選出正確答案．推理判斷也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確的答案．