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American country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It’s a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.
In West America, cowboys (牛仔) had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert (荒野) with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep. They didn’t run away if he sang beautiful songs.
In South America, many people came from Ireland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on holidays like Christmas, they usually sang and played country music.
American country music describes (描写) life. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. People in many parts of the world like western country music because everyone knows something about these ideas.
1.The passage is about ________.
A. the cowboy’s life
B. the life in America
C. American country music
D. the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain
2.The word “cattle” means “________” in the passage.
A. 牛 B. 小羊 C. 小马 D. 鹿
3.What was a cowboy’s life like?
A. Lonely. B. Very interesting
C. Dangerous. D. A and C.
4.Why didn’t the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs?
A. Because the cattle knew he didn’t leave them.
B. Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep.
C. Because he didn’t let them go.
D. Because he was very bad.
5.What does American country music describe?
A. Love. B. Money.
C. Jobs. D. Life.
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of 46 litter nearby that I realized no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there 47 three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was 48 much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided to clean up the forest, and I wanted to 49 happy when I went again. I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes 50 I started to pick up litter, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.
From then on, I 51 to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I often stay there for three hours. It makes me feel 52 to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look through all the litter that I’ve collected. If 53 of it is recyclable（可回收利用的）, I’ll keep it. I can’t understand why people drop litter. But I will keep on picking it up 54 they stop dropping it.. I know I am only doing a small bit 55 the earth, but I still think it is important.
1.A.seeing B.throwing C.dropping
2.A.after B.for C.in
3.A.such B.very C.so
4.A.make B.feel C.look
5.A.after B.later C.before
6.A.had gone B.have gone C.go
7.A.tired B.sad C.great
8.A.many B.few C.any
9.A.until B.after C.as soon as
10.A.helped B.to help C.help
_____ the environment is important for human beings.
A.Take care of B.Taking care of C.Took care of D.Take the care of
I can’t stand _____ for you so long.
A.to wait B.waiting C.waits D.waited
—Is the bag beautiful?
—Yes, at _____ it’s _____ the one you bought for me.
A.last; as bad as B.least; no better than
C.last; not better D.least; no worse than
Our teacher told us that light _____ much faster than sound.
A.traveled B.travels C.is traveling D.was traveling
