题目内容
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Lots of people in the world like listening to folk songs. A folk song is a song that is “from the p 1.”. Every c 2. has folk songs. Usually, they are quiet, simple songs. People often sing them with just a g 3. of a few other instruments. Some folk songs are so o 4. that no one knows who wrote them or when they were written. Other folk songs are by songwriters who are interested in people’s l 5. and experiences. Woody Guthrie was one of those songwriters.
Woody Guthrie was born in a very small town in Oklahoma in 1912. Guthrie first learned to play the guitar from his grandfather in 1917. He soon began to p 6. with other people in the area. Step by step, people liked his music.
In 1929, the economy was bad. Many people were not working, and there were many poor people. Guthrie began to travel around the country looking for work. Guthrie became interested in singing about people and their p 7. during this period.
In the winter of 1940, Guthrie decided to go to New York. On his way, he created “This Land is Your Land.” The song talks about places and things people love. The last line of the song says, “This land was made for you and me.” These words tell people that e 8. is equal.
Woody Guthrie died in 1967, but his music l 9. on. His music is an important part of American h 10. and culture. And to this day, people love to sing the folk songs written by him.
1.people
2.culture/country
3.guitar
4.old
5.lives
6.perform
7.problems
8.everyone
9.lives
10.history
【解析】
试题分析：这篇文章讲述了许多人都喜欢听民歌，民歌很安静，很简单，它取材于民间人们的生活。
1.民歌是一种来自民间的歌曲。people人民
2.每个国家都有民歌。culture/country国家
3.许多人常常边弹吉他，边演唱这些歌曲，guitar吉他
4.一些民歌特别古老，几乎没有人直到它们是由谁写的。old古老的
5.其他的民歌被对民间生活和经验感兴趣的流行歌手写的。lives生活
6.他很快就和其他人在这里演奏。perform演奏
7.Guthrie变得对这段时期的人和他们的问题感兴趣。problems问题
8.这些句子告诉人们每个人都是平等的。everyone每个人
9.Guthrie1967年去世，但是他的音乐仍然流传。lives on流传
10.他的音乐是美国历史文化中很重要的一部分。history历史
考点：语义理解及词汇的考察
点评：本题考查学生的连词成句及理解上下文意思的能力等，对于所填写的词要注意根据句意来选择同时还要求学生必须注意所填词的形式要注重语法知识的分析。平时多积累，将英语零散的语言点，要形成有效的记忆。答题时结合句意和语法进行分析，答完后注意检查，通读，做到符合文章的逻辑关系。
