初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题.docVIP

初中英语八年级阅读竞赛试题 考生须知： 1. 全卷满分100 分，考试时间 60 分钟。 2. 全卷分试题卷和答题卷。所有答案必须做在答题卷的相应位置上，做在试题卷上无效。 现在请开始答题。Good luck！阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项 “down to earth”. Down to earth means being open and honest. It is easy to deal with someone who is down to earth. 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. They do not let their importance “go to their heads”. A person who is filled with his own importance and pride is said to be “with his nose in the air”. Often the person who holds his nose in the open air has no reason to feel better than others. He surely is the opposite of someone who is down to earth. 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. She has what is called “common sense”. She may have dreams. But she does not allow them to block her 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 mind is not on what is happening in real life. Such a person may be called a “daydreamer”. The person who is down to earth usually has both feet on the ground. But the opposite is not always true. Someone with both feet on the ground may not be as open and easy to deal with as someone who is down to earth. When we have both our feet firmly on the ground, and when we are down to earth we do not hold our noses in the air. We act honestly and openly to others. Our lives are like the ground below us solid ?and strong. 1. The passage is mainly about _____________. A. the expression “down to earth” B. the differences of American expressions C. the kinds of person in society D. the meanings of “down to earth 2. Those who let their importance go to their heads probably___________. A. have a better performan