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【題目】根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容, 用方框中所給詞的正確形式填空, 使使短文完整、正確。(每個詞只能用一次, 有兩個多余詞)

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Western country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Great Britain. It is a mixture of music【1】 all of these places.

In the west of America, cowboys had to take【2】 of the cattle (cows). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran 【3】.

A cowboy's life was 【4】 and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to stay awake at night. He also sang music to the cattle to make them 【5】. Of course, the cowboys also sang music when they 【6】 to town to relax and have a good time.

In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland, and England. Other people came from France and Canada. They 【7】 their own kind of music. When they visited their friends and families on 【8】, they usually sang and played country music. Western country music describes life. It talks about love, 【9】, home and money. It talks about friends and enemies, farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like Western country music 【10】 everyone knows something about these ideas. They can get something from this kind of music.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】from

【2】care

【3】away

【4】lonely

【5】quiet

【6】traveled

【7】enjoyed

【8】holidays

【9】jobs

【10】because

【解析】

本文講述了西方鄉(xiāng)村音樂非常古老，它來自美國、加拿大、愛爾蘭和英國音樂的混合。在美國西部，牛仔必須照看牛。他們?nèi)找箍词�，因為牛有時會逃跑。牛仔獨(dú)自一人在沙漠里和牛群在一起時，他喝濃咖啡以保持夜間清醒。他還唱歌給牛聽，讓它們安靜下來。在美國南部，他們在假期拜訪他們的朋友和家人時，他們通常唱歌，世界上許多地方的人喜歡西方鄉(xiāng)村音樂，因為每個人都對這些思想有所了解。

【1】句意：這是來自所有這些地方的音樂的混合。

根據(jù)“a mixture of music”可知音樂的混合，可推測出是“來自所有這些地方”，所以此處是“from”，故答案為from。

【2】句意：在美國西部，牛仔必須照看牛。

take care of表示“照顧”，根據(jù)“They had to watch them all day and all night”他們不得不日夜看守，可推測出此處是“照看�！�，所以此處是“care”，故答案為care。

【3】句意：因為牛很緊張，有時會逃跑。

run away表示“逃跑”，根據(jù)“the cattle were nervous”牛很緊張可推測出牛有可能會“逃跑”，所以此處是“away”，故答案為away。

【4】句意：牛仔的生活孤獨(dú)而危險。

be動詞+形容詞，構(gòu)成系表結(jié)構(gòu)。根據(jù)“was”可知此處缺形容詞，結(jié)合“When he was alone in the desert”可推測出此處是“孤獨(dú)”，故答案為lonely。

【5】句意：他還唱歌給牛聽，讓它們安靜下來。

make+sb+形容詞表示“讓某人做什么”，根據(jù)上文“because the cattle were nervous”可推測出此處是“給牛唱歌，讓它們安靜下來”，所以此處是“安靜”，故答案為quiet。

【6】句意：當(dāng)然，牛仔們在進(jìn)城放松和玩得很開心的時候也會唱歌。

分析句子“when they _____6_____ to town to relax and have a good time.”可知此處缺謂語動詞，根據(jù)語境結(jié)合所給詞可推測出此處是“travel”，故答案為traveled。

【7】句意：他們喜歡自己的音樂。

根據(jù)下文“When they…sang and played country music”可知他們通常唱歌和演奏鄉(xiāng)村音樂，可推測出此處是“喜愛”，結(jié)合文章是一般過去時，故答案為enjoyed。

【8】句意：當(dāng)他們在假期拜訪他們的朋友和家人時。

on holiday表示“假期”，根據(jù)“they visited their friends and families”可知拜訪他們的朋友和家人，結(jié)合所給詞可推測出此處是假日走親訪友，故答案為holiday。

【9】句意：它談?wù)搻矍�、工作、家庭和金錢。

根據(jù)上文“Western country music describes life.”西方鄉(xiāng)村音樂描述生活，可知生活包括愛情、工作、家庭和金錢等，所以此處應(yīng)該是“工作”，該單詞是可數(shù)名詞，故答案為jobs。

【10】句意：因為每個人都對這些思想有所了解。

根據(jù)“everyone knows something about these ideas”可知此處是給出了許多地方的人喜歡西方鄉(xiāng)村音樂的原因，故答案為because。