B 

    American country music is also known as country western music. It has a very long history. It comes from the folk songs of immigrants (移民) from Britain.

   Country music uses simple music and words to express everyday feelings such as loneliness,love and sadness. That is to say,country music describes life. It talks about friends and enemies,trucks and roads,farms and crops. People in many parts of the world like country music,because everyone can understand what the music is about.

When cowboys visited their friends and families on holidays like Thanksgiving,they usually sang and played country western music.

   In recent years,many musicians have made country western music a little different from the one in the past. These changes make the songs sound even better. Today singers such as Garth Brooks,Reba McEntire,Emmylou Harris,Lyle Lovett,Eddie Rabbitt,LeAnn Rimes and Randy Travis,are singing and playing in different styles. They have brought country western music more and more fans from all over the world.

41.Country western music comes from the folk songs of immi?grants from.

A.America       B. France

C. Britain      D. Germany 

42.According to the passage,people like American country music because.

A.it has a long history     B. it comes from Europe

C. it is sung by cowboys   D. it is easy to understand 

43.The chunk “ calm the animals” here means “ make the animals become”.

 A. sad and lonely   B. quiet and relaxed

  C. angry and wild   D. upset and scared 

44.Which of these is mentioned in the passage?

A.Early immigrants lived a very simple life.

B.Many country music singers are not welleducated.

C.Cowboys usually played country western music on holi?days.

D.In the west of America,cowboys added instruments from their homes.

45.The best title (標(biāo)題) for the passage is.

A.Americans Love American Country Music 

B.The History of American Country Music 

C.Singers and Fans of American Country Music

D.A11 Kinds of American Music,Yesterday and Today

  He was just a usual postman. Day after day,he went around the village. For him,life was 26 waves.

   One day,he was sending mail as usual. Suddenly a little 27 made him lose the balance. He watched the stone,finding it strange but 28 . The postman then placed the stone in his bag carefully. He suddenly had a brave thought—I can 29 a castle (城堡) with such beau?

tiful stones.

  His usual life started to be different since then. He sti sent mail,30 he collected every stone he could fin along the way. People didn’t understand what happened t the postman.

After 31 enough stones,he started to build his cas tie. During the daytime,he passed along the 32 of others;and during the night,he built his own dream. Nobod was willing to join in ,but he didn’t 33 because he knew the dream and the castle only belonged to him.

   After 20 years of working day and night,34 th postman’s dream castle was finished. It was an exceller castle just as he had imagined.

This is a real 35 The postman’s name is Xue Wal ler. The stone castle has become a famous tourist attractio in France. What is your dream? Do you know how t realize it?

  36. A. with       B. without   C. against     D. for

  37. A. root       B. toy       C. stone      D. stick

  38. A. beautiful   B. expensive  C. hard     D. round

  39. A. exchange   B. buy       C. describe   D. build

  40. A. and        B. but      C. so        D. or

  41. A. collecting   B. selling   C. choosing   D. digging

  42. A. roads       B. houses     C. opinions   D. dreams  

  43. A. stand       B. agree     C. mind       D. rest

  44. A. suddenly   B. finally   C. gradually    D. mainly

  45. A. story   B. history      C. experience   D. report

   Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge. If you remember the following information,your life will be much 16 .

   Always notice the environment around you. You shouldn’t walk alone outside. Make sure where the public phones are. If anything dangerous 17 ,you can find them 18 .

   Your bag should 19 towards the front of your body instead of 20it on your back. When a bus is full of peo?ple,it is 21 for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back.

   If you are followed 22 someone you don't know,cross the street and go to the other way. Let the person un?derstand 23 you know he or she is after you.   Next,don't go home at once. You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift.

  If you have to take 24 bus to a place far away,try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves. This stops 25 people from studying you. On the bus,don't sit alone. Sit behind the driver.

  16. A. safe      B. safety      C. safer      D. safest

  17. A. happens   B. happen      C. happened   D. will happen

  18. A. easy      B. easier      C. easiest     D. easily

  19. A. be carry    B. be carried   C. carry      D. carries

  20. A. puts      B. put        C. putting     D. be put

  21. A. enough easy      B. easily enough

     C. enough easily   D. easy enough

  22. A. from       B. by         C. in        D. for

  23. A. what       B. how        C. which      D. that

  24. A. a         B. an         C. the        D. /

  25. A. other      B. the other    C. others      D. the others

15.—How wonderful your cartoon is!

  —

  A. I don't agree with you   B. Really? Thank you  

  C. Oh,you are wrong        D. I'm sorry to hear that

14. Something to protect our environment.

   A. should be done   B. should do

   C. might do        D. may not be done

13.Shakespeare’s play Hamlet into at least ten different films since 2000.

   A. will be made     B. was made

   C. has been made   D. is made

12.In the past the children were made  15 hours a day.

   A. to work   B. work   C. worked   D. works 

11.(2015廣東深圳實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)期中) 一How often should I feed your pet?

  —It food every four hours.

   A. must give       B. must be give

   C. must be given   D. must be gave 

9.(2015廣東深圳南山北師大附中期中) 一Look!There is a here. It says the bridge is dangerous.

 —Sure it is. The bridge about fifty years ago and it is very old now.

  A.map;was built

  B. map;has been built 

  C.warning sign;has been built 

  D.warning sign;was built