Cowboys have lived and worked in the west and south﹣west of the United States for over three centuries and they are a famous symbol of the USA．When you watch those old Holly﹣wood cowboy films from the fifties and sixties，you don't see a job．You see a （1） of freedom and adventure（冒险）．However，the real job of an American cowboy has always been（2） and sometimes dangerous．It is physical with long hours and low pay．
Life hasn't（3） much for cowboys since the early days．Cows walk across huge plains（草原）to（4） the grass and the cowboy rides on his horse to bring（5） home．Like the cowboys of the past，a 21 stcentury cowboy（6） gets up early on freezing cold mornings and makes breakfast over a fire．
So why does a man﹣because it is usually a man﹣become a cowboy？For some，it isn't a（7） ，because they are born into the life．They have worked with（8） since they were children．They（9） the traditional cowboy culture："It's a real life about you，your horse and the open（10） ．"
Some people choose the job（11） in life．Pat had an office job with the US government with high pay，（12） he didn't like city life and spending all day inside．So one day，he（13） his job and moved to a ranch（牧场） in Texas，making much less money （14） a cowboy．He wanted job satisfaction．And for a cowboy，job satisfaction doesn't come from the money or a comfortable office．It comes from being（15） to wake up under the sky and being your own boss．
（1）A．life |
B．place |
C．way |
D．day |
（2）A．interesting |
B．boring |
C．hard |
D．easy |
（3）A．got |
B．paid |
C．done |
D．changed |
（4）A．catch |
B．eat |
C．touch |
D．take |
（5）A．it |
B．him |
C．her |
D．them |
（6）A．just |
B．still |
C．even |
D．never |
（7）A．problem |
B．choice |
C．plan |
D．dream |
（8）A．parents |
B．brothers |
C．cows |
D．sheep |
（9）A．create |
B．miss |
C．love |
D．refuse |
（10）A．country |
B．culture |
C．mind |
D．cowboy |
（11）A．later |
B．early |
C．quickly |
D．suddenly |
（12）A．so |
B．and |
C．since |
D．but |
（13）A．looked for |
B．took up |
C．gave up |
D．cared about |
（14）A．for |
B．as |
C．with |
D．like |
（15）A．relaxed |
B．slow |
C．late |
D．free |
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空（每词限用一次）。
| stay both as first after |
If you go to Seattle(西雅图), US, don’t be surprised to see an American girl selling Chinese jianbing. Ana Stasia is the ______ jianbing seller in northwest US. The 29-year-old had worked
________ an English language teacher in Zhejiang for one and half years. During her
________ in China, she tasted different Chinese food including jianbing.
_______ returning to the US, she found that there was nobody making jianbing in Seatlle while her American and Chinese friends
________ missed it. So she started selling it last year. Her booth(摊子) has both Chinese and English language menus.
填一填 用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空。
Most parents hope that their children can be happy and _________.But do you know the __
___ way to encourage them to be so ? The answer is to allow them to make their ___
___ decisions . Unfortunately, popular culture has ____
___ ideas about children’s decision-making. Most parents make their children’s decisions for __
___,such as what they wear ,what they eat and what movies they watch .In fact , it’s not good for children’s growing.
Children should be ___ to make decisions when they are very young. But this doesn’t mean they are allowed to do everything . For example ,you shouldn’t take your children into a convenience store and tell them they can have ___
_____ they want.They should be confused by the __
____. You can give them a choice among snakes. When children get __
___, give them the larger number of choices. For example ,allow them to decide the activities they want to take part in or the time _
____ they go to bed. Then children will have a happy and successful life.
选择适当的词并用正确形式完成短文，把所选词的适当形式写在下面的横线上，使短文内容完整、正确。（每空1分，共10分）
The police do ____ things for us. They help keep our things and us__
___. They help keep cars moving safely. They take care of people who are hurt. Then they see these people get to a doctor.
The police go around town to see that____ is all right. They get around town in many__
___. Some of them walk or go by car. In some big cities，some of the police ride on horses. It is strange to see these animals in the street.
As they go around town，the police help people. Sometimes they find _____ children. They take the children home. If the police see a fight ，they put an end to it right away. Sometimes people will ask the police __
___ to get to a place in town. The police can always tell the people which way to go. They know all the streets and roads well.
Some police stand at crossings. They tell the cars when to go and when to _____. They make sure that the cars do not go too fast. They help children _
__ the street. They also help people who can’t walk too well._
_ the police，our streets would not be safe. Cars might go too fast and hurt people. Lost people might never be found. The police do a good job. We need them. And we should thank them__
_ a job well done.
用所给词的适当形式填空
| many write will use widely if help importance all kind |
The most _____ spoken language in the world is English. Many people understand and
__ it all over the world. Indeed, English is a very
____ and useful language.
_____ we know English, we can travel anywhere and we
_____ have no difficulty making ourselves understood. English is greatly used in the study of all
_____ of subjects. Several books are
_____ in English every day to teach people
_____ useful things. Therefore, the English language has helped to spread(传播) knowledge to
_____ parts of the world.
English has also brought together the different peoples of the world by ____ them to talk with one another.
| landed, medical, smoke, make a decision, painful, make a promise |
Tell them not toon the bus.
To continue or not, you still have tow days to.
The plane in the field safely yesterday.
It’sto be misunderstood by parents and friends.
The doctor said that the old man neededcare soon.