完形填空：（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback．He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows．The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid．
People in the western states had to __36__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern __37__．But someone had to __38__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __39__ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __40__ as six months to move the cattle．The __41__ was long but the cattle were driven __42__ as not to lose __43__．Then they could be sold at a good price．
Most cowboys were young, __44__ men．A good horse _45__ their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy __46__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __47__ to the cows to keep them calm．
In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __48__ and cities．The cowboy seemed __49__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．
Today,the __50__ of cowboys has __51__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job is not so hard __52__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __53__ now．They are _54__ to be married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．
__55__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low．
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She insisted that she ______ not guilty , but we insisted that she ____ into prison
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A．was; be put |
B．be ; was put |
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C．should be; was put |
D．was; should put |
I have ______ my husband again and again not to smoke , but I can’t ______ him．
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A．persuaded, advise |
B．advised, persuade |
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C．suggested, persuade |
D．suggested, advise |
He asked Mary whether she had passed the exam ________．
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A．yesterday |
B．the day before |
C．the day ago |
D．before the day |
More than _______ of the classmates in my class ____ fond of pop music．
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A．two-third, is |
B．two-thirds, is |
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C．second-third, are |
D．two-thirds, are |
—How do you think he managed to improve his English in such a short time?
—______ four hours on it every day．
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A．Because of spending |
B．To spend |
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C．By spending |
D．Spending |
