2018年公共英語五級試題之閱讀理解六

　　For most of us today, television is our main source of news. According to a questionnaire on the way of getting news ,nearly 72 percent of the people watch TV, and only 12 percent read newspapers for daily news. Although television news excels in bringing into our living room dramatic events of singular importance, space craft launchings, natural disasters, record-breaking sports events, presidential inaugurations, wars, murders and so on, it cannot cover important stories in the depth they may deserve because of its time limitations. Regardless of the complexity or significance of an event, it some how must be fitted into a prescribed number of minutes. On the other hand, while the newspaper cannot compete with television visually, for example, a war is often best communicated by pictures, not words, it may beat its rival with amore in-depth version of the event. Free of time restrictions imposed on television news, a newspaper can devote as much space to a story as it sees fit, and flesh it out with more vivid details.

　　Furthermore, television by nature is a passive medium, for it deprives viewers of the freedom of selection. Whether you like or dislike a particular piece of news, all you have to do is sit in front of the tube and let it happen and follow its space passively. But by reading newspapers, you can select the most interesting news, and skip what you think is irrelevant and dull; you can read in detail or briefly. Besides, watching television involves little mental activity. A constant diet of television journalism contributes to the rise in new illiteracy ,and the decline in general intellectual skills such as reading and writing. In contrast to television news, the print media encourage active involvement in what’s being reported. The readers have to make greater efforts than TV viewers to follow and absorb the stories. But they acquire more than information and news. Reading requires high level of mental involvement, which, in turn, improves our intellectual competence. When we consider television versus print journalism on the basis of format, coverage and nature, is there any question as to which is the better source of news?

　　“Down-to-earth”means someone or something that is honest.realistic and easy to deal with.It is a pleasure to find(31)___who is down-to-earth.A person who is down—to-earth is easy to talk(32) ___and accepts other people as equals.A down-to-earth person is just the(33) ___of someone who acts important or proud.

　　Down-to-earth persons may be(34)___members of society,of course.But they do not let their importance“(35)___to their heads”.They do not consider themselves to be better persons than(36) ___of less importance.Someone who is filled with his own importance and pride，(37) ___without cause，is said to have“his nose in the air”.There is(38) way a person with his nose in the air can be down-to-earth.

　　Americans(39) ___ another expression that means almost the same as“down—to-earth”.The expression is“both—feet—on-the—ground”. Someone(40) ___both—feet—on—the-ground is a person with a good understanding(41) ___reality.He has what is called“common sense，”he may have dreams，(42) ___he does not allow them to block his knowledge of(43) ___is real.

　　The opposite kind of(44) ___is one who has his“head—in-the—clouds”. A man with his head-in-the—clouds is a dreamer(445) ___mind is not in the real world.

　　(46) ___，such a dreamer can be brought back to earth.Sharp words from teacher can usually(47)___a day-dreaming student down-to-earth.

　　Usually.me person who is down—to-earth is very(48) ___to have both feet on the ground.(49) ___we have both our feet on the ground，when we are down-t0—earth，we act honestly and openly(50) ___others.Our lives are like the ground below us，solid and strong.

　　參考答案及解析

　　31.someone 【解析】由本文的第一句話“‘Down-to-earth’means some—one or something that is honest，realistic and easy to deal with.”可知“Down—to—earth”指的是誠實，現(xiàn)實、平易近人的那些人。這里的someone和后面是相對應的。故答案為someone。

　　32.to【解析】talk to的意思是“和某人聊天”，talk這里不及物動詞，后面需要接一個介詞。在從句中介詞不能省略。作者這里要表達的意思是“和那些誠實的平易近人的人聊天是很愜意的。”故答案為to。

　　33.opposite 【解析】從文章第二段的內(nèi)容可以看出，A down—to—earth person和那些表面上裝的很重要的人物正好相反。所以這里應填“相反的”，故答案為opposite。

　　34.important 【解析】從本句后面的一句話可以看出，A down—to—earth person就算是重要的人物，他們也不會把這種顯赫寫在臉上。所以前面應填important。故答案為important。

　　35.go 【解析】go to one’s heads的意思是“展現(xiàn)、表現(xiàn)”，俗語。用在文中表示“把…寫在臉上”，生怕別人不知道的顯擺。故答案為go。

　　36.those 【解析】本句的意思是“他們不認為自己比別的不重要的人更好、更優(yōu)秀。”這里比較的是down—to—earth persons和別人。故答案為those。

　　37.often 【解析】本句話的意思是“那些自我感覺很了不起、內(nèi)心充滿驕傲的人，總是不需要理由的就被人認為是趾高氣揚的人。”故這里答案為often。

　　38.n0 【解析】本句話的意思是“那些趾高氣揚的人不可能是那些平易近人的人”。這是否定的意思，故答案為no。

　　39.use 【解析】后面的一句話“The expression is‘both—feet—on—the—ground.’”表示down—to—earth的另一種表達方法是both—feet.on—the— ground。而后一種說法是美國人的用法，常常被美國人使用。故答案為use。

　　40.with 【解析】根據(jù)對等關(guān)系，這里應該與后面的部分“a person with a good understanding”相對應。意思是“那些腳踏實地的人往往是那些很了解現(xiàn)實的人。”故答案為with。

　　41.of 【解析】“對現(xiàn)實的了解”的英文表達是“the understanding of reality”，這里的介詞用of。故答案為of。

　　42.but 【解析】這里表達的前后句意是一種轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。前面說“he may have dreams，”而后面“he does not allow them to block his knowledge...”的意思卻是“但是他也不會讓這些夢想阻擋自己對什么是現(xiàn)實的理解。”故答案為but。

　　43.what 【解析】解析同上。這里是一個名詞性從句，what在句中做主語。故答案為what。

　　44.person 【解析】本句話的意思是“與此相反的一類人是那些想入非非的人。”根據(jù)上下文的要求這里應該填入man的同義詞。故答案為person。

　　45.whose 【解析】這是一個后置定語從句，用whose來引導，表示mind與dreamer的所屬系。故答案為whose。

　　46.Sometime【解析】通過對后面句子的分析，我們可以知道那些想人非非、飄飄欲仙的人有朝一日也是可以“雙腳落地的”，那就是“sharp words from teacher”，所以這里表示的是“有朝一日”，故答案為sometime。

　　47.bring 【解析】通過前一句話“such a dreamer Can be brought back to earth.”中的brought可以知道，這里應該填bring，表示“把…帶到”。故答案為bring。

　　48.1ikely 【解析】前面所說的the person who is down—to—earth與the person whose both feet on the ground大體是一類人，所以這里表達的意思是“很有可能就是一類人”。be likely to do就表達了這種意思。故答案為likely。

　　49.When 【解析】這里的一句話其實與下一半句“when we are down—to—earth，...”所起到的作用是一樣的，同時兩者也是并列的，when表達了“當…”，所以這里填when。故答案為when。

　　50.toward 【解析】作者要表達的意思是“我怎么才能對別人誠實。”英語中表達“對某人…”一般是用介詞toward。故答案為toward。