根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. 1. .
In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. 2.__ When they were alone in the desert with the cattle, they drank strong coffee to keep awake at night. They sang about the stars and the moon, about their family and their friends. 3._ They would not run away if cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. 4._ They also added instruments from their homes, like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.
5. It takes about love, jobs, home and money. It talked about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music.
Cowboys’ life was lonely and dangerous.
It is a mixture of music from all of these places.
Country music gained popularity in the 1940s.
Country music describes life clearly.
Country music has produced two top artists.
The cattle listened to the cowboys and went to sleep.
They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments.
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目前,各大城市正在治理街头的小商小贩,并因此引发了一些暴力事件.这一现象引起了网友的热烈讨论.请根据下面的内容,用英文介绍一下讨论的情况,并发表你的看法.
支持街头小商小贩存在: 1. 每个人都有谋生的权利
2. 给人们的生活提供了方便
反对街头小商小贩存在: 1. 占用道路,造成交通阻塞
2. 有些食品不干净,食用不安全
3. 有损市容
你的观点: ….
注意: 1. 对所给要点逐一陈述,适当发挥,不要简单翻译.
2. 词数: 100 左右 . 开头已经写好,不记入总词数.
3. 参考词汇: street vendor 街头小贩
Street vendors are forbidden in many big cities, which has caused a lot of violence.
短文改错 (共 10 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 10 分)
v 文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
v 增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
v 删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
v 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
v 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不记分。
Dear editor,
I am a high school student. A few days before, one of my very good friend told me that he was going to stop school. He said that he wanted to start his own’s business. I tried my best to get him to change his mind, and failed. I realize it is difficult of me to change his mind. He is not doing so good in his studies. The process is much important than the result is. Now there are only 90 days being left before the test. I am not sure his decision is right or wrong. I needed your advice.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Are you truly happy? Do you ever know what it means to be happy and what it takes to achieve happiness?__ 1___. The following are a few tips that I follow to create happiness in my life.
※ Make a plan for attaining goals that you believe will make you happy. Your moods will very likely increase if you are going after something you value.
※ Surround yourself with happy people. It is easy to begin to think negatively when you are surrounded by people who think that way. ___2___.
※ When something goes wrong, try to figure out a solution instead of being absorbed in self pity. Truly happy people don’t allow setbacks to affect their mood because they know that with a little thought they can turn the circumstances back to their favor.
※ __3__. These few minutes will give you the opportunity to focus on the positive things in your life and will lead you to continuous happiness.
※ ___ 4___ . Whether you treat yourself to lunch, take a long, relaxing bath or simply spend a few extra minutes on your appearance, you will be subconsciously (下意识地) putting yourself in a better mood.
※ Finding the humor in situations can also lead to happiness. Find a way to make light of a situation that would otherwise make you happy.
※ Keeping healthy is another way to achieve happiness. __5___ .
A．What makes one person happy may be very different from what makes someone else happy.
B．On the contrary, if you are around people who are happy, their emotional state will be infectious.
C．Being overweight or not eating nutritious foods can have a negative effect on your mood．
D．These are important questions for anyone who is seeking happiness to ask themselves.
E．Spend a few minutes each day thinking about the things that make you happy.
F．There are some tips in life that lead to happiness.
G． It’s also important to take some time each day to do something nice for yourself.
People living in the country enjoy several advantages that people living in the city cannot enjoy.
They are in close contact (接触) with nature. They make friends with trees and stones. They breathe fresh air. They fight with strong winds. They listen to the song of birds.
This contact with nature is good for health. There are many diseases that are common in the city, but are not to be found in the country, For example, near---sightedness is almost unknown to country people.
Because of the absence of cars, one can walk more freely in the country than in the city, There are no rules of the road nor traffic signs to obey.
People living in the country can easily get fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fresh milk, and they get them at lower prices than in the city.
Country life is economical (节俭的) in other ways, too. There are practically no temptations to waste money.
Country people are mostly honest. They say what they mean, and make and keep promises with sincerity (诚意). They do not put on air (摆架子). They do not pretend to have those ridiculous (荒谬的) manners which are necessary in what we call polite society.
1. What can’t country people often enjoy?
A. Musical concerts. B. Fresh air.
C. Song of birds. D. Close contact with nature.
2.What is probably more expensive in the country than in the city?
A. Vegetables. B. Beer. C. Milk. D. Fruit.
3. What is NOT true of country life?
A. The traffic accident rate is very high in the country.
B. Living in the country saves one a lot of money.
C. Country people enjoy better health than the city people.
D. Country people are honest.
A year ago August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but work for Dave was scarce, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift——＄7，000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident . “It really made a difference when we were going under financially.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in other, it was more than ＄100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money , more than ＄3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm .
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They thrived own comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase .
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sand Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy——a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cent ——should enrich the whole community (社区) and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors ——that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story .
1. According go the text , the Fusses
A. were employed by a truck company B. were in financial difficulty
C. worked in a school cafeteria D. lost their home
2. Which of the following is true of the Hatches?
A. They had their children during the Great Depression.
B. They left the family farm to live in an old house.
C. They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D. They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
3. Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?
A. They decided to open a store
B. They wanted to save money
C. They couldn’t afford expensive things
D. They wanted to buy gifts for local kids
4. What can we learn from the text?
A. The community of Alto was poor.
B. The summer camp was attractive to the parents.
C. Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy form the Hatches.
D. The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.
