Cattle ______ on the hillside.
A.grazes B. is grazing C. was grazing D. were grazing
科目：高中英语 来源：活题巧解巧练·高一英语（下） 题型：050
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The American cowboy was a great national hero through facts and stories.
In history, the real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He spent twelve to fourteen hours a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tiresome and not very well paid. In winter, most cowboys had to find other jobs. They were seldom alone. Most of them worked in teams of eight to ten.
People could raise beef cattle at low cost in the western states and send them by train to the eastern markets. Hut someone had to look after the cattle on the open land and get them to the nearest railroad . This was the job of a cowboy. Sometimes the railroad was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as long as six months to move the cattle. The cowboy moved the cattle slowly so that the cattle would not lose weight.
Most cowboys were young, unmarried men. A cowboy's horse was his most important tool. A good horse made the job of moving cattle much easier. A good cowboy understood cows and knew how to control them. At night, he sang to the cows to keep them calm .
The cowboy quickly received popular praise. Historians say that was because the cowboy appeared during a time of change in American life. In the late 1800's, America was changing from a nation of farms to one of factories and cities. The cowboy seemed free and more independent than other Americans.
Today, the life of real cowboys has changed greatly. One change has been the use of trucks. There is no need for the modem cowboy to sleep on the ground. Modem cowboys are better paid. They are likely to be married. Today cowboys are found in almost every state of the United States . Some of them are farmers or teaches or truck drivers . Some work for big companies. But at night and on weekends they became cowboys. Most have less than a thousand cows, and some have only two or three, those part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping beef price low. Most modem cowboys do not make much money from raising cattle. Many do it because they love the cowboy life.
1．In the past, the cowboy's work ________.
[ ]
A．was covered with dirt
B．cost much labor
C．was less paid
D．all of the above
2．Sometimes it took the cowboys ________ to move the beef cattle from the western states to the eastern markets.
[ ]
3．The cowboy's important instrument in the past was the ________.
[ ]
4．The cowboys quickly received popular praise because they appeared ________.
[ ]
A．in the western parts of the United States
B．in the eastern markets every year
C．in the time of great changes in America
D．in the early 1800's
5．Which of the following statements is true?
[ ]
A．The modem cowboys not only use their horses but also their trucks.
B．The modern cowboys still have to sleep on the ground outdoors.
C．The modern cowboys are badly paid.
D．Most modern cowboys don't love their work.
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
An epic① love story, set against the sweeping landscapes of Wyoming and Texas, that tells the story of two young men — a ranch-hand and a rodeo cowboy — who meet in the summer of 1963 while driving cattle on a mountain range. They unexpectedly develop a lifelong connection, one whose complications②, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.
| Production Status: Released Genres: Drama, Romance and Western Running Time: 2 hrs. 14 min. Release Date: December 9th, 2005 (NY/LA/SF) MPAA Rating: R for sexuality, language and some violence. Production Co.: Focus Features, River Road Entertainment Studios: Universal Pictures Filming Locations: Calgary, Canada Produced in: United States Cast and Credits Starring: Linda Cardellini, Kate Mara, Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger, Michelle Williams Directed by: Ang Lee Produced by: Michael Costigan, Michael Hausman, Larry McMurtry Actors Linda Cardellini Cassie Cartwright Jake Gyllenhaal Jack Twist Heath Ledger Ennis Del Mar Michelle Williams Alma Anne Hathaway Lureen Randy Quaid Joe Aguirre | Writers Larry McMurtry Screenplay (Adaptation) Diana Ossana Screenplay (Adaptation) E. Annie Proulx Source Material (from short story: “Brokeback Mountain”) Diana Ossana Screenwriter Show times (on Jan. 25) Embarcadero 1 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA, 94111 12:00, 12:30, 2:00, 3:00, 3:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00 BAM Rose Cinemas 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11217 4:15, 7:00, 9:45 Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14 189 The Grove Drive, Los Angeles, CA, 90036 1:25 Loews Dupont Circle 5 1350 19th St. NW, Washington, DC, 20036 (2:00), (3:00), (5:00), 6:00, 8:00, 9:00 |
Notes:
epic adj. 英雄的
complication n. 复杂化
According to the passage, Brokeback Mountain is mainly about ______.
A. language study B. love C. violence D. funny story
The film Brokeback Mountain is mainly from short story by ______.
A. Ang Lee B. Michelle Williams C. Diana Ossana D. E. Annie Proulx
According to the passage, the natural sights in Brokeback Mountain was filmed in ______.
A. America B. Canada C. China D. Mexico
If you live in New York on Jan. 25, you’d better enjoy the film in ______.
A. Loews Dupont Circle 5 B. Pacific’s The Grove Stadium 14
C. Embarcadero D. BAM Rose Cinemas
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科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
4. If a person on Comera island is ill, .
A. others will phone the doctor in town
B. whistle language will pass the news to the doctor
C. his family will take him to the doctor
D. people will take him to the hospital
5. From the passage we know radio and TV at that time.
A. killed the special way of speaking
B. whistled all the news and opinions
C. helped Comera people to communicate
D. did not appear on Comera island yet
6. Comera island is special in that .
A. it attracts visitors every year
B. no visitors have ever been there
C. people there have special ears to hear whistles
D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
7. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.
B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.
C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年陕西省延安市高一下学期期末考试试题 题型：阅读理解
Comera is the only place in the world which has a whistle language. We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island. But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language. There are many deep valleys on the island. A person on one side of valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side. But he can whistle and be heard from four miles away, and the record is seven miles. The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well. They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.
We can understand why the whistle language continues. It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn. When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone. If the sick person is a long way from the town, boys and men pass the news from one to another. A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat. The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town. People help each other in the same way when a car breaks or a cow is lost.
The whistle language is hundreds of years old, and probably it will continue to live for hundreds of years more. Radio and TV often kill the special ways of speaking in the different parts of a country. But on Comera you are nobody if you cannot whistle. Perhaps soon after TV arrives on the island, the people there will be whistling the news and other facts and opinions.
49. If a person on Comera island is ill, .
A. others will phone the doctor in town
B. whistle language will pass the news to the doctor
C. his family will take him to the doctor
D. people will take him to the hospital
50. From the passage we know radio and TV at that time.
A. killed the special way of speaking
B. whistled all the news and opinions
C. helped Comera people to communicate
D. did not appear on Comera island yet
51. Comera island is special in that .
A. it attracts visitors every year
B. no visitors have ever been there
C. people there have special ears to hear whistles
D. people there use the whistle language to communicate with each other
52. Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
A. It is not easy for a person to live on Comera island if he cannot whistle.
B. The whistle language can only be found in Comera.
C. The whistle language has been used for hundreds of years on the island, but will not be used any longer.
D. The record shows that one best whistler can be heard by others seven miles away.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010届高考二轮复习主谓一致专练 题型：单项填空
. Cattle ______ on the hillside.
|
A．grazes |
B．is grazing |
C．was grazing |
D．were grazing |
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