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