Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture of __1__ from all of these places.

In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle （牛）. They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and ___2___ ran away. A cowboy’s life was ___3__ and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to __4__ awake （清醒的） at night. He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle ___5____the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not run away __6__ he 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. They used guitars, violins and other musical instruments （器具）, too. They also added instruments from their homes, __7__ bottles and plates. When they __8__ their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life __9__. It talks about love, jobs, home and money. It talks about friends and enemies, trucks and highways, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows __10__ about these ideas. Also, many country music fans wear Western clothes and dance together to country music. Many bands （乐队） all over the world now perform country music.

1．A．music          B．view                C．sport                D．exercise

2．A．never           B．seldom              C．sometimes                  D．ever

3．A．funny           B．lonely                C．happy               D．noisy

4．A．smell            B．keep                C．seem               D．sound

5．A．ran to           B．followed              C．watched                    D．listened to

6．A．that             B．whether              C．if                   D．what

7．A．like             B．unlike                C． as                D．for example

8．A．came           B．went                C．introduced            D．visited

9．A．incorrectly        B．clearly                C．shortly               D．recently

10．A．nothing        B．everything             C．something            D．anything

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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.
【小题1】The passage is about ________.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

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.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。
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. 1.

   The passage is about ________

   1. A.
      the cowboy’s life
   2. B.
      the life in America
   3. C.
      American country music
   4. D.
      the people who lives in America, Canada, Ireland, and Britain
2. 2.

   The word “cattle” means “________” in the passage

   1. A.
      牛
   2. B.
      小羊
   3. C.
      小马
   4. D.
      鹿
3. 3.

   What was a cowboy’s life like?

   1. A.
      Lonely
   2. B.
      Very interesting
   3. C.
      Dangerous
   4. D.
      A and
   5. E.
4. 4.

   Why didn’t the cattle run away when a cowboy sang beautiful songs?

   1. A.
      Because the cattle knew he didn’t leave them
   2. B.
      Because the cattle enjoyed the music so much that they went to sleep
   3. C.
      Because he didn’t let them go
   4. D.
      Because he was very bad
5. 5.

   What does American country music describe?

   1. A.
      Love
   2. B.
      Money
   3. C.
      Jobs
   4. D.
      Life