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 |
读出音标，找相应的单词，并把单词的字母编号写在相应的音标后面
| A. good B. how C. NBA D. brown E. English F. map G. number H. parent I.welcome J.call |
/braʊn / ________
/ haʊ/ ________
/'ɪŋɡlɪʃ/ ________
/,en bi: 'eɪ/ ________
/'nʌmbə/ ________
/mæp/ ________
/kɔːl]/ ________
/ 'peər(ə)nt / ________
/ gʊd/ ________
/ 'welkəm / ________
从方框中选出适当的动词填空，把字母编号写在相应的横线上，并写出该词组的中文意思。每个词只能用一次。
| A. meet B. photo C. do D. one E. next F. call |
two nice_________of my family
译文： _______________________How __________ you do?
译文：_______________________in the__________photo
译文：___________________________________ me at 686-6083
译文：_________________________Nice to __________ you!
译文：_________________________________________ one
译文：_________________________
综合填空。从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使句子通顺、意思完整，每词限用一次。
--What’s your ______________ ?-- I’m Gina Green.
--Is this your _______________ ? --Yes, it is.
Those are my two __________. And that’s my sister.
My ____________ is an English teacher. She is a good teacher.
Excuse ___________ , is this your pencil case?
These pens ________________ green.
Here is a photo ___________ my family.
词汇运用,用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。每空限用一次。
| she be but carrot sell |
My pencil is red. ______is blue.
In my room, my books and tapes_________ on the desk.
I don’t have a baseball, ______ I have a soccer ball.
For lunch, I always eat________. They are healthy food.
We________ all our clothes at very good prices.
词汇运用（每空不限填一词）
A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 每词仅用一次。
| natural silent band speech invention |
The king always makes a ________ before a big festival.
TFboys is a famous _________, because they sing popular songs.
The room is _________, because there is nobody there.
Yang Dang Mountain is a __________ wonder.
Dr Norman Bethune has made a lot of _________, and they saved lots of people during the war.