阅读理解。Theexpression"downtoearth"meansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytogetonwithsomeonewhoisdowntoearth.Adown-to-earthpersonistheoppositeofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.Down-to-earthpeople

　　阅读理解。

　　Theexpression"downtoearth"meansbeingopenandhonest.Itiseasytogetonwithsomeonewho

　　isdowntoearth.Adown-to-earthpersonistheoppositeofsomeonewhoactsimportantorproud.

　　Down-to-earthpeoplecouldbeimportantmembersofsociety.Buttheydonotconsiderthemselvestobe

　　betterthanotherswhoarelessimportant.Apersonwhoisfiledwithhisownimportanceandprideissaidto

　　havehisnoseintheair.

　　Americansuseanotherexpressionthatissimilarinsomewaystodowntoearth.Theexpressionisboth

　　feetontheground.Someonewithbothfeetonthegroundisapersonwithagoodunderstandingofreality

　　(现实).Hemayhavedreamsbuthedoesnotallowthemtohaveinfluenceonhisunderstandingofwhatis

　　real.

　　Theoppositekindofpersonisonewhohashisheadintheclouds.Someonewithhisheadintheclouds

　　isapersonwhosemindisnotonwhatishappeninginreallife.Suchapersonmaybecalledaday－dreamer.

　　Whenwehavebothourfeetonthegroundandwhenwearedowntoearthwedonothaveournoses

　　intheair.Weacthonestlyandopenlytoothers.Ourlivesarelikethegroundbelowus—solid(牢固的)and

　　strong.

　　1.Adown-to-earthpersoncouldbe_________.

　　A.socialandproud

　　B.goodandopposite

　　C.realandimportant

　　D.strongandchangeable

　　2.Theexpression"hasone'snoseintheair"means_________.

　　A.眉飞色舞

　　B.目中无人

　　C.瞻前顾后

　　D.春风得意

　　3.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_________.

　　A.theuseofsomeexpressions

　　B.dreamsandachievements

　　C.thelifestyleofhonestpeople

　　D.honestyandunderstanding

　　4.Ifyouwanttounderstandwhatisrealinlifeyouhaveto_________.

　　A.getalongwithotherpeopleeasily

　　B.learnfromthosewhoaredowntoearth

　　C.beagooddreamerwithquickmind

　　D.havebothyourfeetontheground

　　5.Ifyouonlyconsideryourownimportance_________.

　　A.you'llthinkyouarebetterthanothers

　　B.yourlifewillbelikethesolidandstrongground

　　C.you'llbehatedbydown-to-earthpeo