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　　The American cowboy was a great national hero through facts and stories.

　　In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He spent twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tiresome and not very well paid. In winter, most cowboys had to find other jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in teams of eight to ten.

　　People could raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets. Hut someone had to look after the cattle on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad . This was the job of a cowboy. Sometimes the railroad was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboy moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not lose weight.

　　Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important tool. A good horse made the job of moving cattle much easier. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to control them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them calm .

　　The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians say that was because the cowboy appeared during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800's, America was changing from a nation of farms to one of factories and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent than other Americans.

　　Today, the life of real cowboys has changed greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no need for the modem cowboy to sleep on the ground. Modem cowboys are better paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in almost every state of the United States . Some of them are farmers or teaches or truck drivers . Some work for big companies. But at night and on weekends they became cowboys. Most have less than a thousand cows, and some have only two or three, those part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping beef price low. Most modem cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.

1．In the past, the cowboy's work ________.

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A．was covered with dirt

B．cost much labor

C．was less paid

D．all of the above

2．Sometimes it took the cowboys ________ to move the beef cattle from the western states to the eastern markets.

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3．The cowboy's important instrument in the past was the ________.

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4．The cowboys quickly received popular praise because they appeared ________.

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A．in the western parts of the United States

B．in the eastern markets every year

C．in the time of great changes in America

D．in the early 1800's

5．Which of the following statements is true?

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A．The modem cowboys not only use their horses but also their trucks.

B．The modern cowboys still have to sleep on the ground outdoors.

C．The modern cowboys are badly paid.

D．Most modern cowboys don't love their work.

D
Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.
77. The results of the test show that ______
A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.
B. breakfast has much to do with people’s health.
C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast
D. breakfast only affects those who work with their brains.
78. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.
A. not lose weight 　　                                          B. be healthier
C. gain weight　　　　                                          D. lose weight  
79. We can infer from the passage that _____
A. one can work better without breakfast.
B. morning diet will do good to your health.
C. reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight.
D. breakfast is more important than lunch and supper.  
80. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Good Breakfast　　                                          B. Why Eating Breakfast?
C. No eating, No gaining                                 D. What is breakfast

D

Will it matter if you don’t take your breakfast? Recently a test was given in the United States. Those tested included people of different ages, from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got no breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see how well their bodies worked when they had eaten a certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect than if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be especially true if a person works with his brains, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with more attention in class. Contrary to what many people believe, if you don’t eat breakfast, you will not lose weight. This is because people become so hungry at noon that they eat too much for lunch, and end up gaining weight instead of losing. You will probably lose more weight if you reduce your other meals.

77. The results of the test show that ______

A. breakfast has great effect on work and studies.

B. breakfast has much to do with people’s health.

C. a person will work better if he has simple breakfast

D. breakfast only affects those who work with their brains.

78. The passage mentions that many people believe that if you don’t eat breakfast, you will____.

A. not lose weight 　　                                          B. be healthier

C. gain weight　　　　                                          D. lose weight  

79. We can infer from the passage that _____

A. one can work better without breakfast.

B. morning diet will do good to your health.

C. reducing lunch and supper will help lose weight.

D. breakfast is more important than lunch and supper.  

80. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Good Breakfast　　                                          B. Why Eating Breakfast?

C. No eating, No gaining                                 D. What is breakfast

I don't think you should 　　　,you should eat more instead.

A.put on weight　　 B.lose weight　　 　 C.put weight 　 　　　D.lose fat

假如你是李华，你的朋友Lucy为了减肥，只吃一些蔬菜，水果和少量的大米，结果她常感到疲乏。请你根据下面要点给她写封信，帮助她正确减肥，健康生活。

1. 均衡饮食.

2. 饮食与锻炼相结合.

3. 良好生活习惯

注意:

1. 字数120-150。

2. 适当增加细节,使行文连贯.

参考短语和词汇:lose weight; become slim; a balanced diet; combine … with; keep fit; ought to ; look forward to ; benefit; limit.

　 Dear Lucy;

　　 I have learned you are trying to lose weight, __________________________________

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 Yours,

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Li hua