阅读下面短文，从A、B、C对四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　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 　1　 cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern 　2　 ．But someone had to 　3　 the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the 　4　 was more than a thousand Kilometers away and it could take as 　5　 as six months to move the cattle．The　6　 was long but the cattle were driven 　7　 as not to lose 　8　．Then they could be sold at a good price．

　　Most cowboys were young，　9　 men．A good horse 　10　 their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy 　11　 cows and knew how to control them．At night，he 　12　 to the cows to keep them calm．

　　In the late 1800s，America was changing from a nation of farm to one of 　13　 and cities．The cowboy seemed 　14　 compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．

　　Today，the 　15　 of cowboys has 　16　 greatly．One change is the use of trucks．

　　The job is not so hard 　17　 it used to be．And cowboys are better 　18　 now．They are 　19　 to be married．Some of them are farmers teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．　20　 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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第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A businesswoman got into a taxi in midtown. As it was the rush hour and she was in a   36__   to catch a train, she   37   a quick way to reach it. “I have been a taxi driver for 15 years!” the driver said   38   . “You don’t think I know the best way to go?”

The woman tried to explain that she hadn’t   39  to annoy him, but the driver kept   40  . She finally realized that he was too annoyed to be  41  , so she changed her  42  . “You know, you are right,” she told him. “It must seem   43  for me not to think you know the best way   __44   the city.”

  45   , the driver glanced at his   46   in the rearview mirror, turned down the street she wanted and got her to the train on time. “He didn’t say another word the rest of the ride,” she said, “  47   I got out and paid him. Then he thanked me.”

When you find yourself   48   with people like the taxi driver, you will always try to   __49_   your idea. It can lead to longer arguments, lose job chances or   50   marriages. I have discovered one simple   51   extremely unlikely method that can prevent the disagreement or other difficult situations from   52   in a disaster.

The   53   is to put yourself in the other person’s shoes and look for the  54   in what that person is saying. Find a way to   55  , and the result may surprise you.

36. A. hurry        B. rush        C. moment     D. way

37. A. chose        B. made      C. found      D. suggested

38. A. jokingly           B. angrily           C. anxiously   D. curiously

39. A. supposed      B. expected     C. meant     D. decided

40. A. apologizing  B. driving     C. asking     D. shouting

41. A. reasonable  B. thoughtful  C. normal           D. practical

42. A. road         B. mind       C. direction    D. manner

43. A. strange     B. wrong     C. terrible           D. stupid

44. A. across       B. in                C. through    D. along

45. A. Surprised     B. Worried     C. Annoyed    D. Disappointed

46. A. rider         B. speaker      C. helper     D. comer

47. A. until         B. after       C. because      D. since

48. A. satisfied           B. concerned   C. crowded     D. faced

49. A. give up     B. turn down  C. stick to           D. point out                 

50. A. combine      B. destroy       C. suffer      D. divide

51. A. and          B. that         C. but         D. though

52. A. lying        B. resulting     C. setting     D. leading

53. A. problem           B. importance C. key         D. reply

54. A. fact          B. meaning     C. expression  D. truth

55. A. agree        B. argue      C. explain       D. escape

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．

A．get B．buy   C．sell    D．raise

A．markets  B．countries   C．cities D．stories

A．deal with       B．find out    C．look after  D．pay off

A．road      B．railroad    C．state  D．farm

A．good      B．much C．long  D．far

A．journey  B．trip   C．tour   D．travel

A．hurriedly       B．smoothly  C．slowly      D．carefully

A．mind     B．direction   C．head  D．weight

A．unmarried     B．proud       C．strong       D．educated

A．had      B．made C．found       D．helped

A．recognizedB．understood   C．owned      D．kept

A．whisperedB．shouted C．cried D．sang

A．towns   B．factories   C．companies D．villages

A．free     B．brave C．easy  D．pleased

A．manner       B．job    C．life    D．mind

A．changed      B．developed C．improved  D．realized

A．that      B．as      C．which       D．what

A．known B．paid  C．treated      D．dressed

A．afraid   B．eager C．worried    D．likely

A．Because       B．And  C．When       D．But

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．

A．get B．buy  C．sell D．raise

A．markets B．countries    C．cities   D．stories

A．deal with   B．find out C．look after   D．pay off

A．road    B．railroad C．state    D．farm

A．good    B．much C．long D．far

A．journey B．trip C．tour D． travel

A．hurriedly   B．smoothly C．slowly   D．carefully

A．mind    B．direction    C．head D．weight

A．unmarried   B．proud    C．strong   D．educated

A．had B．made C．found    D．helped

A．recognized  B．understood   C．owned    D．kept

A．whispered   B．shouted  C．cried    D．sang

A．towns   B．factories    C．companies    D．villages

A．free    B．brave    C．easy D．pleased

A．manner  B．job  C．life D．mind

A．changed B．developed    C．improved D．realized

A．that   B．as   C．which    D．what

A．known   B．paid C．treated  D．dressed

A．afraid  B．eager    C．worried  D．likely

A．Because B．And  C．When D．But

       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 __1__ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern __2__．But someone had to __3__ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad．This was the job of a cowboy．Sometimes the __4__ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __5__ as six months to move the cattle．The __6__ was long but the cattle were driven __7__ as not to lose __8__．Then they could be sold at a good price．

       Most cowboys were young, __9__ men．A good horse _10__ their job of moving cattle much easier．A good cowboy __11__ cows and knew how to control them．At night,he __12__ to the cows to keep them calm．

       In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __13__ and cities．The cowboy seemed __14__ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs．

       Today,the __15__ of cowboys has __16__ greatly．One change is the use of trucks．The job is not so hard __17__ it used to be．And cowboys are better __18__ now．They are _19__ to be married．Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers．Some work for big companies．

       __20__ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys．These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low．

1.A．get                          B．buy                     C．sell                     D．raise

2.A．markets                   B．countries             C．cities                   D．stories

3.A．deal with                 B．find out               C．look after            D．pay off

4.A．road                        B．railroad                C．state                   D．farm

5.A．good                       B．much                  C．long                    D．far

6.A．journey                    B．trip                     C．tour                    D．travel

7.A．hurriedly                  B．smoothly             C．slowly                 D．carefully

8.A．mind                       B．direction              C．head                   D．weight

9.A．unmarried                B．proud                  C．strong                 D．educated

10.A．had                       B．made                   C．found                  D．helped

11.A．recognized             B．understood          C．owned                D．kept

12.A．whispered              B．shouted               C．cried                   D．sang

13.A．towns                    B．factories              C．companies           D．villages

14.A．free                       B．brave                  C．easy                    D．pleased

15.A．manner                  B．job                      C．life                      D．mind

16.A．changed                 B．developed            C．improved             D．realized

17.A．that                       B．as                       C．which                 D．what

18.A．known                   B．paid                    C．treated                D．dressed

19.A．afraid                    B．eager                   C．worried               D．likely

20.A．Because                 B．And                    C．When                  D．But