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

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