55.A。主旨大意题。通读短文可知文章的主旨为介绍在不同时期人们对cowboy的不同理解。

54.B。推理判断题。根据这句话之前的语境可推测出答案。

53.B。推理判断题。根据文章第三自然段中“But people in the East had always been curious about their lifestyle.”可得出答案。

52.A。细节理解题。在第二自然段中可找到答案。 　

51.D。主旨大意题。根据全篇文章来理解，可推测出答案。

55. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A. The cowboy has been presented in different lights in different eras.　

B. Cowboys are gun-shooting hooligans, without doubt.　

C. Cowboys have always been a passing phenomenon.　

D. Cowboys enjoy Italian foods, for example, spaghetti.

[答案与解析] 　51-55 DABBA

文章的主要介绍在不同时期人们对cowboy的不同理解。

54. By saying “you can’t keep the cowboy down”, the writer means that ______________.

A. cowboys are real people in history　 　　

B. cowboys still fascinate people　

C. you can't make cowboys unhappy　 　　　

D. you can’t grasp the cowboy spirit　

53. During “the cowboy era” mentioned in the story, ______________.　

A. the cowboy often came to the rescue of ladies in newspaper tales　

B. the distant Wild West appealed to people in the East　

C. cowboys were shown as cruel and violent men on the silver screen　

D. country music started the cowboy craze which swept the whole country

52. Before they became cowboys, they ______________.

A. served in the army　　　　　　　 　　　

B. worked as bar-room fighters　

C. owned ranches　　 　　　　　　　　　　

D. were adventurous explorers　

51. The purpose of this story is to _____________.

A. introduce cowboy movies and novels　

B. introduce various productions associated with cowboys　

C. show the cowboy's everlasting charm　

D. inform us about the cowboy’s spirit