Question

【題目】 The American cowboy was a great hero through facts and stories.

In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. The work was dirty, tiring and not paid very well. Cowboys had to take care of cows day and night. When they were alone with the cows, they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to keep the animals calm and overcome their own fear. They were not well-educated, so they sang about their daily life in very simple words. Country Western music became popular first among cowboys in the American west countryside.

The cowboy quickly received popularity. Historians say that this was because the cowboy appeared during a time of change in American life. The cowboy seemed free and more independent than other Americans.

At present, the life of real cowboys has changed greatly. There is no need for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. Modern cowboys are paid well and are found in almost every state of the United States. Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle (牛).

Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

The American cowboy-a great hero through facts and stories
In history	At 【1】
●The real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. ●Cowboys often sang beautiful and peaceful songs which kept the animals calm and 【2】 their own fear. ●The cowboy seemed free and had more 【3】 than other Americans.	●The life of real cowboys has changed greatly. ●It isn't 【4】 for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground. ●Many cowboys keep 【5】 cattle because they love the cowboy life.

任務(wù) 5：根據(jù)短文(C)內(nèi)容完成表格，每空一詞。

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】present

【2】overcame

【3】independence

【4】necessary

【5】raising

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章主要講述歷史上美國牛仔的生活，以及現(xiàn)在牛仔生活的變化。

【1】題意：現(xiàn)在。

根據(jù)第四段’ At present, the life of real cowboys has changed greatly”可知文章講述了歷史上和現(xiàn)在美國牛仔的情況。故答案為present。

【2】句意：牛仔經(jīng)常唱美麗又安寧的歌，讓動物安靜下來克服它們的恐懼。

此處根據(jù)“and”判斷用動詞的過去式與“kept the animals calm”形成并列。根據(jù)第三段“they often sang beautiful and peaceful songs to keep the animals calm and overcome their own fear”，可知此處用動詞過去式overcame。故答案為overcame。

【3】句意：牛仔看起來自由，而且比其他美國人更獨立。

根據(jù)“had more”可知后面用名詞；根據(jù)第三段“The cowboy seemed free and more independent than other Americans”可知此處用名詞independence，表示“有更多的獨立性”。故答案為independence。

【4】句意：對于現(xiàn)代的牛仔來說睡在地上沒有必要。

根據(jù)第五段“There is no need for the modern cowboys to sleep on the ground”可知表達(dá)“沒有必要”，用it isn’t necessary。故答案為necessary。

【5】句意：很多牛仔一直養(yǎng)牛是因為他們喜歡牛仔的生活。

根據(jù)文章最后“Most modern cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle .Many do it because they love the cowboy life”,可知此處用keep raising cattle表示“一直做某事”。故答案為raising。