第二节 完形填空:(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
In
history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback.He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows.The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid.
People
in the western states had to __36__ cattle at low cost and send them by
railway to the eastern __37__.But someone had to __38__ the cattle and get them to the
nearest railroad.This was the job of a
cowboy.Sometimes the __39__
was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as __40__ as
six months to move the cattle.The __41__
was long but the cattle were driven __42__ as not to lose __43__.Then they could be sold at a good price.
Most
cowboys were young, __44__ men.A good horse _45__ their job of moving cattle much easier.A good cowboy __46__ cows and knew how to control them.At night,he __47__ to the cows to keep them calm.
In
the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of __48__
and cities.The cowboy seemed __49__
compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs.
Today,the
__50__ of cowboys has __51__ greatly.One change is the use of trucks.The job is not so hard __52__ it used to be.And cowboys are better __53__ now.They are _54__ to be married.Some
of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers.Some work for big
companies.
__55__
at night and on weekends,they become cowboys.These part-time
cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low.
36.A.get B.buy C.sell D.raise
37.A.markets B.countries C.cities D.stories
38.A.deal with B.find out C.look after D.pay off
39.A.road B.railroad C.state D.farm
40.A.good B.much C.long D.far
41.A.journey B.trip C.tour D.travel
42.A.hurriedly B.smoothly C.slowly D.carefully
43.A.mind B.direction C.head D.weight
44.A.unmarried B.proud C.strong D.educated
45.A.had B.made C.found D.helped
46.A.recognized B.understood C.owned D.kept
47.A.whispered B.shouted C.cried D.sang
48.A.towns B.factories C.companies D.villages
49.A.free B.brave C.easy D.pleased
50.A.manner B.job C.life D.mind
51.A.changed B.developed C.improved D.realized
52.A.that B.as C.which D.what
53.A.known B.paid C.treated D.dressed
54.A.afraid B.eager C.worried D.likely
55.A.Because B.And C.When D.But