A) 根据括号中所给的汉语或英文解释写出英文单词，使句子意思完整正确。

61.(名词) I like _______________ (冬天) best because I am fond of skating.

Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture of __36__ 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 ___37___ ran away. A cowboy’s life was ___38__ and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to __39___ 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 　　　___40____the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not run away __41__ 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, __42__ bottles and plates. When they __43__ their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music.

Country music describes life __44__. 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 ___45__ 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35.(交际用语) Which of the following is not used for giving advice?

A. You had better not watch a horror film since you get scared easily.

B. You mustn’t give your goldfish too much food.

C. The swimming pool isn’t open today. I don’t know where to go swimming.

D. Perhaps you should buy some souvenirs for your parents.

33.(同级比较) I like skiing better than climbing because I think climbing is ____________skiing.

A. not as exciting as　　　　　　　　　 B. not as more exciting as

C. not as most exciting as　　　　　　　 D. more exciting than

(状语和名词的数)34. The traffic ______ very bad ______ the snowstorm.

　　　 A. was, because　　　　　　　 B. was, because of　 C. were, because　　 D. were, because of

32.(用法比较) Dr Ma _______ in a hospital, but now he works for ORBIS on the plane.

　　　 A. used to work　 B. used to working　 C. was used to working　 D. was used to work

31.(动词词义) I 　　　　out of the window and 　　　　the police 　　　　after the suspect.

　　　 A. looked, watched, run　 B. looked, saw, running

　　　 C. watched, saw, run　　 D. saw, watched, running

29.(句型结构) I think ______ is necessary ______ us to do something to protect birds.

　　　　 A. this, for　　　　　 B. it, of　　　　　　　 C. this, of　　　　　　　　　　 D. it, for

(词形与词义辨别)30. He got good marks in exams because he put all his ______ into his study.

　　　 A. affect　　　　　 　 B. effect　　　　　　 　　 C. effort　　　　 　　 D. offer

28.(宾语从句) --- What did he say?

　　　 --- He asked　 　　　　.

　　　 A. if did your uncle catch the “bird flu” virus

　　　 B. who has been sent up into space in “Shenzhou-VI”

C. when Zhalong Nature Reserve became one of the world’s important wetlands

D. that the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing

27.(交际用语) --- Good luck with your new diet, Ricky.

　　　 --- 　　　

　　　 A. Thanks, Millie.　　 B. You’re welcome.　　　 C. My pleasure　　　 .　　　　　　 D. Oh, really？