整日整夜 [ ] A. all day and all night B. the days and the nights C. days and nights D. a day and a night 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Country music is very old．It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain．It is a mixture of music from all of these places．

　　In the west of America, cowboys had to(A)take care of the cattle(牛)．They had to watch them(B)整日整夜because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away．A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous．When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to keep awake at night．(C)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 listened to the cowboy and went to sleep．They would not run away if 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(乐器),too．They also added instruments from their homes,(D)________ bottles and plates．When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang and played country music．

1．写出画线部分(A)的同义短语：________

2．将画线部分(B)译成英语：________

3．将画线部分(C)改写为：He also sang songs to the cattle ________　________　________ make them quiet．

4．在画线部分(D)处填入一个适当的词：___________

5．在文中找出两个描写牛仔生活的形容词：________

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