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