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D. he wanted to know the city well 38. As , the old man told Mr. Clarke to work in his shop.
A. he thought the young man was able B. the young man was worth trusting （信赖） C. the young man needed a job D. he needed a helper 39. Mr. Clarke became . A. a rich shopkeeper B. a poor worker C. a kind farmer D. an able driver
40. The Clarkes were happy because .
A. they left the poor mountain village
B. they said goodbye to the hard life in the mountain village C. they had their own shops D. they did nothing at home
C
Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated（复杂）, it is good to hear music about ordinary people.
Country music, sometimes called country-west, comes from two kinds of music. One is the
traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the West. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest
of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slowly it became popular all over the country.
Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canada — in small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day. English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor Southerners is now popular all over the world.
41. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from .
A. the Northeast and Midwest
B. factories and army camps in the South C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West D. real-life stories in small towns
42. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in .
A. the South Northeast Midwest because
.
B. the North C. the Midwest D. the
43. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and the
A. they wanted to take music with them
B. they wanted to make other people like country music C. they wanted to work in the factories there D. they wanted to make country music popular
44. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world
today because
A. city people said it was low class
B. people could sing it in many different languages C. it started with cowboys and poor Southerners
D. it is loved by different kinds of people in the world 45. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Country music is about human feelings and events. B. Country music is sung by stars all in English. C. Country music is popular among city people today. D. City people didn’t like country music at first.
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四、词汇运用（本题有 15 小题，每小题 1 分，共计 15 分）
A. 根据内容和所给汉语提示，写出句子空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一
词。
46. With the （发展）of people’s life, more and more people go
abroad for traveling.
47. To tell the （事实）, I don’t really like the trip at all. 48. --- You look puzzled. Have you （理解）what I mean?
--- No, I was thinking of another problem just now.
49. In （西方）countries, people did not use paper money until the
15th century.
50. Sam exercises every day and now he’s much （强壮）.
51. I was watching TV when Jim （突然）came. I was really surprised.
52. We built the house （我们）. Nobody helped us.
53. Our guide （带路）the way and we followed him to the top of the
mountain.
54. We’ve got two TVs, but （两者都不）works well. 55. It rained heavily. The rain beat （碰；撞）my face as I tried to
walk through the wind.
hurry
grow
little
quick
down
B. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空， 使对话通顺，每词仅用一次（每空限填
一词）。
Amy: Steve, have you decided yet which book to write about for English class? Steve: ve already finished reading it!
Yes, Little Women. I’