（精品推荐）2010届高考二轮复习英语考案――专题十八 完形填空 <br />【专题考案】 <br /> （1） <br />阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 <br /> “Down-to-earth” means someone or something that is honest, practical and easy to deal with. It is 1 to find someone who is down-to-earth. A person who is down-to-earth is easy to talk to and 2 other people as equals. A down-to-earth person is just the 3 of someone who acts important and proud. <br />Down-to-earth persons 4 be important members of society, of course. 5 they do not let their importance “go to their heads”. They do not 6 themselves to be better persons than others of less importance. Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride, often without cause, is 7 to have “his nose in the air”. There is 8 way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth. <br />Americans 9 another expression that means almost the same as “down-to-earth”. The expression is “both-feet-on-the-ground”. Someone with <br />both-feet-on-the-ground is a person with a good 10 of reality. He 11 what is called “common sense”. He may have 12 , but he does not allow them to 13 his knowledge of what is real. <br />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 whose 15 is not in the real world. <br /> 16 , such a dreamer can be brought back to earth. 17 words from a teacher can usually bring a day-dreaming student down-to-earth. <br />Usually, the person who is down-to-earth is very 18 to have both feet on-the –ground. <br /> 19 we have both our feet on-the –ground, when we are down-to-earth, we act honestly and openly 20 others. Our lives are like the ground below us, solid and strong. <br />1．A．pleasant B．sad C．common D．surprising <br />2．A．meets B．welcomes C．receives D．accepts <br />3．A．case B．kind C．opposite D．example <br />4．A．must B．may C．should D．will <br />5．A．But B．So C．For D．And <br />6．A．wish B．expect C．desire D．consider <br />7．A．said B．told C．asked D．made <br /> <br />8．A．some B．a C．no D．every <br />9．A．discover B．find C．make D．use <br />10．A．understanding B．wish C．reason D．expectation <br />11．A．demands B．lacks C．has D．likes <br />12．A．fortunes B．dreams C．achievements D．disadvantages <br />13．A．block B．protect C．own D．gain <br />14．A．idea B．people C．attitude D．person <br />15．A．mind B．life C．body D．head <br />16．A．Always B．Therefore C．However D．Sometimes <br />17．A．Sharp B．All C．No D．Bad <br />18．A．possible B．probable C．likely D．able <br />19．A．Though B．Since C．When D．Unless <br />20．A．toward B．for C．over D．onto <br /> （2） <br />阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 <br />Dear Dio, <br />Thank you for your note. I li...
