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 |
从下面方框中选出与下列各句中划线部分意思相同或相近，并能替换划线部分的选项。（共4小题，每小题1分；计4分）
| A. How about B. her books C. helping me D. cousin |
This girl is my aunt’s daughter.
These green books on the table are hers.
Thank you very much for your help.
What about these pens? Are they Andy’s, too?
选词填空 （10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
| laugh have different friend discuss education travel good success information |
We went to the _________ restaurant in town last night..
Although they are twins, there are some ________between them.
His father is known as a _________ person.
We all wanted to make the boy ________, but we failed.
I think _______ breakfast helps you keep healthy.
They are __________ than you think.
Call the English Study Center at 443-5667 for more __________.
We decide __________ to Beijing tomorrow.
Stop the meaningless _________! I don’t want to hear it any more.
This TV play is __________than the other one. We need to watch it carefully.
阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构和意义上正确。（提示：选项中有一个是多余的）
Eating vegetables and fruit every day can help you keep _______.
I often feel _______ when I have nothing to do at home.
I’m sorry I ______ to tell you the good news.
He _____my wet shoes and made me sit by the fire.
The boy is too short to _______ the oranges on the tree.
读下面一段短文，根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、正确，并把答案写在答题卡（纸）的相应位置（每个词只能用一次）。
| be success interest well-known consider |
Be sure to see this exhibition at the Lido Gallery. Amy Kim is to be one of the
Chinese photographers in the world today, and some of her most famous photos
on display in this exhibition. She really has something for everyone. There are many great photos of the countryside. The few city photos are less
. I see the same things every day and they don’t
me as much. But this show comes from a world-class photographer. Whatever you do, don’t miss the exhibition.
选用方框里的单词填空, 其中有一项是多余的.
A.)选用方框里的单词填空，其中一个是多余的。After running a 1000-metre race, he was________.
My cousin has bought an ___________computer.
Tom likes reading this kind of _______magazine.
Playing computer games is just a_____ of time. You should study harder.
Though the car has _______,he still can’t afford it.