2017pets二级阅读理解过关题
“Down-to-earth”means someone or something that is honest.realistic and easy to deal with.It is a pleasure to find(1)___who is down-to-earth.A person who is down—to-earth is easy to talk(2) ___and accepts other people as equals.A down-to-earth person is just the(3) ___of someone who acts important or proud.
Down-to-earth persons may be(4)___members of society,of course.But they do not let their importance“(5)___to their heads”.They do not consider themselves to be better persons than(6) ___of less importance.Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride，(7) ___without cause，is said to have“his nose in the air”.There is(8) way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.
Americans(9) ___ another expression that means almost the same as“down—to-earth”.The expression is“both—feet—on-the—ground”. Someone(10) ___both—feet—on—the-ground is a person with a good understanding(11) ___reality.He has what is called“common sense，”he may have dreams，(12) ___he does not allow them to block his knowledge of(13) ___is real.
The opposite kind of(14) ___is one who has his“head—in-the—clouds”. A man with his head-in-the—clouds is a dreamer(15) ___mind is not in the real world.
1.someone 【解析】由本文的第一句话“‘Down-to-earth’means some—one or something that is honest，realistic and easy to deal with.”可知“Down—to—earth”指的是诚实，现实、平易近人的那些人。这里的someone和后面是相对应的。故答案为someone。
2.to【解析】talk to的意思是“和某人聊天”，talk这里不及物动词，后面需要接一个介词。在从句中介词不能省略。作者这里要表达的意思是“和那些诚实的平易近人的人聊天是很惬意的。”故答案为to。
3.opposite 【解析】从文章第二段的内容可以看出，A down—to—earth person和那些表面上装的很重要的人物正好相反。所以这里应填“相反的'”，故答案为opposite。
4.important 【解析】从本句后面的一句话可以看出，A down—to—earth person就算是重要的人物，他们也不会把这种显赫写在脸上。所以前面应填important。故答案为important。
5.go 【解析】go to one’s heads的意思是“展现、表现”，俗语。用在文中表示“把…写在脸上”，生怕别人不知道的显摆。故答案为go。
6.those 【解析】本句的意思是&ld