2022成人高起点英语词汇语法习题库及答案

2022成人髙起点英语词汇语法习题库及答案试题1词汇与语法知识从每小题的、四个选择项中,选出最佳的ー项,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括弧里。()1.—Theseaisveryroughtoday.—Yes,I'veneverseenbefore.A.suchroughseaB.sucharoughseaC.soroughseaD.thatroughsea()2.-She'sbrokenherarmagain.—Again?Isheeverbrokenitbefore.A.don'tknow；hasB.didn'tknow；hadC.didn'tknow；hasD.hadn'tknow；would()3.—Hasthewalletbeenreturnedyet?—No,butweexpectanydaynow.A.toreturnitB.ittoreturnC.ittobereturnedD.itreturned()4.—I'vebeentoldtopaytherent.-Butit'salreadybeenpaid.Itbysomeoneelse.A.mustbeB.maybeC.mustbepaidD.musthavebeenpaid()5.MontrealislargerthaninCanada.

A.anycityB.anycitiesC.anyothercitiesD.anyothercity()6.Human'sbrainsarelargerinproportiontotheirbodiesthan.A.whalesB.awhaleC.thatofwhalesD.thoseofwhales()7.Beforewritingyourarticle,,collectyourmaterial,andprepareanoutline.A.atopicshouldbeselectedB.atopictobeselectedC.yourtopicshouldbeselectedD.selectatopic()8.-Iusuallytravelbytrain.-Whynotbyplaneforachange?A.totrygoingB.tryingtogoC.totryandgoD.trygoing()9.Theboylayinthestreet,hiseyesandhishands.A.closing；tremblingB.closed；trembledC.closing；trembledD.closed；trembling()10.Heherefor20yearsbytheendofnextmonth.A.hadworkedB.hasworkedC.willhaveworkedD.willwork()11.I'lldothedoctoradvised.A.asB.likeC.thatD.allwhat

()12.—DidwehavetowaitforTom?一Well,veryangryifwehadn'twaitedforhim.A.he'dhavebeenB.hewereC.hehadbeenD.hemustbe()13.Whydoyouinsiston?A.thistobedoneB.thisdoneC.thisbeingdoneD.thisisdone()14.Welookedeverywhereforthe.A.missingwatchB.missedwatchC.watchbeingmissedD.watchthatlost()15.,therunnerscrossedthefinishline.A.TiringB.TiredC.TobetiredD.Theyaretired()16.bytheair,thekitewentupintothesky.A.PushingB.PushedC.HavingbeenpushedD.Havingpushed()17.—Theroundbowloverthereisabitsmall,isn'tit?A.SoarethefishB.SothefishareC.NeitherthefishD.Neitherarethefish()18.Shecouldn'ttakeshorthand,sloweddowntheworkoftheoffice.A.thatB.whichC.itD.so()19.WasitlastFridayyoumethim?

A.thatB.onwhichC.whichD.when()20.mightfailintheexamworriedhim.A.HeB.ThatheC.WhatD.It()21.—I'vgotthisreallypainfulear.-Howlongyou?A.doesitbotherB.wasitbotheringC.woulditbotherD.hasitbeenbothering()22.—Istartedtostudy,butthenafriendcalled.-That'snoexcuse.A.fornotstudyingB.notforstudyingC.notstudyingD.nottostudying()23.—Whywashesohotwhenhegothome?-He.A.wasrunningB.isrunningC.hasbeenrunningD.hadbeenrunning()24.—There'sbeenanearthquake.—Iknow.Atleastahundredpeople.A.weretobekilledB.aresaidtohavebeenkilledC.saidtohavebeenkilledD.aresaidtokill()25.Youmayinvitewantstogo.A.whomeverB.whoeverC.whichoneD.people参考答案:

1~5.B.B.C.D.D6-10.D.D.D.D.C11-15.A.A.C.A.B16-20.B.A.B.A.B21-25.D.A.D.B.B试题2词汇与语法1、Onaverage,asuccessfullawyerhastotalktoseveral aday.A：customersB：supportersC：guestsD：clients答案:D2、Tom,whatdidyoudowithmydocuments?Ihaveneverseensuchaanddisorder!A：massB：messC：guessD：bus答案:B3、Manypeoplewatchedtheboysthemountainatthat

time.A：climbB：climbingC：toclimbD：climbed答案:B4、Onsideofthestreettherearesometrees.A：bothB：eitherC：everyD：all答案:B5、Neverbeforeseesuchaterriblecaraccidentontheroad!A：IhaveB：haveIC：IdidD：didI答案:D阅读理解Whatmakesapersonascientist?Doeshehavewaysortoolsoflearningthataredifferentfromthoseofothers?Theanswer

is"no".Itisnotthetoolsascientistusesbuthowheusesthesetoolsthatmakeshimascientist.Youwillprobablyagreethatknowinghowtouseapowerisimportanttoacarpenter.Youwillprobablyagree,too,thatknowinghowtoinvestigate,howtodiscoverinformation,isimportanttoeveryone.Thescientist,however,goesonestepfurther,hemustbesurethathehasareasonableanswertohisquestionsandthathisanswercanbeconfirmedbyotherpersons.Healsoworkstofittheanswershegetstomanyquestionsintoalargesetofideasabouthowtheworldworks.Thescientist'sknowledgemustbeexact.Thereisnoroomforhalfrightorrightjusthalfthetime.Hemustbeasnearlyrightastheconditionspermit.Whatworksunderonesetofconditionsatonetimemustworkunderthesameconditionsatothertimes.Iftheconditionsaredifferent,anychangesthescientistobservesinademonstrationmustbeexplainedbythechangesintheconditions.Thisisonereasonthatinvestigationsareimportantinscience.AlbertEinstein,whodevelopedtheTheoryofRelativity,arrivedatthistheorythroughmathematics.Theaccuracyofhismathematicswaslatertestedthroughinvestigations,Einstein'sideaswereshowntobecorrect.Ascientistusesmanytoolsformeasurements.Then

themeasurementsareusedtomakemathematicalcalculationsthatmaytesthisinvestigations.(1)ヽWhatmakesascientistaccordingtothepassage?A：Thetoolsheuses.B：Thewayheuseshistools.C：Hiswaysoflearning.D：Thevarioustoolsheuses.答案:B⑵、Theunderlinedpartinthepassageshows.A：theimportanceofinformationB：theimportanceofthinkingC：thedifferencebetweenscientistsandordinarypeopleD：thedifferencebetweencarpentersandpeoplewithotherjobs.答案:C(3)ヽAsoundscientifictheoryshouldbeonethatA：worksnotonlyunderonesetofconditionsatonetime,butalsounderthesameconditionsatothertimesB：doesnotallowanychangesevenunderdifferentconditions

C:canbeusedformanypurposesD：leavenoroomforimprovement答案:A(4)ヽTheauthorquotesthecaseofAlbertEinsteintoillustrate.A：thatmeasurementsarekeystosuccessinscienceB：thataccuracyofmathematicsC：thatinvestigationsareimportantinscienceD：thatthemathematicalcalculationsmaytesthisinvestigations答案:C(5)ヽWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?A：Thetheoryofrelativity.B：Exactnessisthecoreofscience.C：Scientistsaredifferentfromordinarypeople.D：Exactnessandwaysofusingtoolsarethekeystothemakingofascientist.答案:DLawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfortheflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshavepreciseregulationsonhow

todisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.Thenationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflagfirst,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjectsonorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintituponcushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotberegisteredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgersoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallowtheflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Takeeveryprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,nortobrushagainstobjects.(1)ヽHowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?A：Bymakinglaws.B：Byenforcingdiscipline.C:Byeducatingthepublic.D：Byholdingceremonies.

答案:A(2)ヽWhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?A：Itshouldberaisedbysoldiers.B：Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.C：ItshouldberaisedonlybyAmericans.D：Itshouldberaisedbymechanicalmeans.答案:B(3)ヽHowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?A：Itshouldbeattachedtothestatus.A：B：Itshouldbehungfromthetopofthemonument.C：Itshouldbespreadovertheobjecttobeunveiled.D：Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.答案：D(4)ヽWhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag? A：Therehasbeenalotofcontroversyovertheuseofflag.B：Thebestathletescanwearuniformswiththedesignoftheflag.C：Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

D：Americanscanprinttheflagontheircushionsorhandkerchiefs.答案:C⑸、WhatisAmericans'attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag? A：Arbitrary.B：Respect.C:Happy.D：Brave.答案:B试题3ー、语音知识:共5小题;每题1.5分。共7.5分。在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词。第1题单选CommonCottonAutumnlisten第2题单选A.fortyB.support

sortsorry第3题单选Heremerenowheresincere第4题单选dietsiegebriefwield第5题单选GatherGentlegoatgold二、词汇与语法知识:共15小题;每题1.5分,共22.5分。从每小题的四个选择项中,选出最佳的ー项。第6题军选Inthislecture,Icanonlygiveyouapurelyviewofhowwecanlivelifetothefullandmakesomesuggestionsaboutthefuture.

PrivatepersonalUniquedifferent第7题单选Bobsaidhewouldn'tgotothepartyashewasbusy,buthewentthereafterallaboveallatallinall第8题单选I'msureyou'drathershewenttoschoolbybus,?hadn'tyouwouldn'tyouaren'tIdidn'tshe第9题单选Wewon'tkeepwinninggameswekeepplayingwell.becauseunlesswhenD.while

第10题单选Weshouldrespectfoodandthinkaboutthepeoplewhodon'thavewehavehereandtreatfoodnicely.ThatWhichWhatWhether第11题单选Ofallreasonsformydecisiontobecomeauniversityprofessor,myfather'sadvicewasmostimportantone.A.the；aB.不填;aC.不填;theD.the；the第12题单选ーdoyougotoseethefilm,Peter?-Oh,onceaweek.HowlongHowsoonHowoftenHowmuchtime第13题单选Oneofthebestwaysforpeopletokeepfitistohealthyeatinghabits.

Growdevelopincreaseraise第14题单选Progresssofarhasbeenverygood.,wearesurethattheprojectwillbecompletedontime.HoweverOtherwiseThereforeBesides第15题单选Nomatterhowlowyouconsideryourself,thereisalwayssomeoneyouwishingtheywerethathigh.gettingridofgettingalongwithlookinguptolookingdownuponusedregularly.IsAreWaswere第17题单选Thisvillagetobetheplaceinwhich

ErnestHemingway,orteofthegreatestAmericanmwriters.wrotethisstory.isbelievingisbelievedBelievesbelieve第18题单选ーIusuallytravelbytrain.-Whynotbyplaneforachange?totrygoingtryingtogototryandgotrygoing第19题单选Well-manneredchildrenhaveusuallybeenproper1y upbytheirparents.raisedputbroughtrose第20题单选Moreandmorehigh-risebuildingshavebeenbuiltinbigcitiesspace.insearchofinplaceof

forlackofforfearof三、完形填空:共15小题;每题2分,共30分。通读下面的短文。掌握其大意。然后,从每小题的四个选择项中选出可填入相应空白处的最佳选项。根据以下材料,回答下面试题Enoughsleepisimportanttohealth.Theamountofsleep21dependsontheageoftheper-sonandtheconditionsinwhichsleep22.Theyoungmayneedmoresleepthantheold,butgenerallyeighthoursareenoughforthehealthofgrown-ups.Somecan23withlessthanthisamountbut24mayneedmore.Everypersonknowshisownneed.Itisthenamatterofhowto25it.Sleepshouldalwaysbeenoughtomakeonerelaxed（松弛）andreadyfor26work.Freshairis27tosoundsleep.Itisnotwithoutreasonforsomepeopleto28thatitispracticaltosleepintheopenair.29apersoncankeephimselfwarm,out-of-doorsleepingprobablygivesthebody30completerelaxation.Abilitytosleepislargelyahabit.Theconditionsreferredtoonlyleadtosleep.Out-of-door31,agoodhabitofregulardrinkingandtheavoidanceoflateeatingand32

areallhelpfultosoundsleep.Suchfactorsarelargelywithinthecontrolofanyperson.Abathat33,neitherhotnorcoldbutof34temperature,maybehelpfultosleep.Sleepingpillsshouldneverbetakenexceptwhensuggestedby35第21题单选WishedExpectedNeededwanted第22题单选fallsdownbreaksoutwakesuptakesplace第23题单选Wakeworkdofinish第24题单选A.Children

Womenothersfew第25题单选helpSatisfyDemandtake第26题单选Hardhisownaday'sgood第27题单选Necessaryablenogoodbest第28题单选SuggestUnderstandC.Insist

D.agree第29题单选AsWhereUnlessWhen第30题单选astrongamostabadanexciting第31题单选walksExercisesTripshousework第32题单选woryFearCarelessnesshardwork第33题单选

anytimebedtimemidnightlunchtime第34题单选FreezingBoilingLowbody第35题单选thesleeperadoctorachildparents四、阅读理解:共15小题;每题3分。共45分。阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的ー项。根据以下材料,回答下面试题E-mailorelectronicmail,isconsideredasthemodemcommunicationinthenewage.Itiscarriedoutincomputersallovertheworldbymillionsofusers.Inthisinvisibleworldasmanypeo-piecallit,theuserscansendandreceiveletterstoandfromevery

corneroftheearth.Theysharethoughtswithpenpals（笔友）inNewZealand,askstrangersinBombay（孟买）questions,debatewithbusinessmaninManhattan.Allofthesearejusthappeningincomputersasfastasthetravellingofthelight,nowritingandspeaking,nopaperandstampsarenecessary.E-mai1isapipelinetothousandsofexpertsoneverything；itisameansofmeetingpeoplewithsimilarinterestsorproblems.Butitisnotalivetalk-arealconversationlikethoseintelephones.E-mailerscomposelettersatleisureontheircomputers,thensendthembyphonelinetoanon-lineservice,andthentheygoforwardtotherightplace.Aresponsecanbebackwithinhours,dependingonhowoftentherecipient（接受者）chouhein.Avastglobalnetworksofon-lineservicesforE-mai1hasbeenbuilt.AlotofpeopleareregularlyusingthisserviceintheUSA.PeoplebelievethatE-mail,thecomputerizedexchange,wouldcreatefriendshipandbusinessdevelopments,andwouldchangepeople'slifeintheworld.第36题单选WhichofthefollowingexpressionisnotforE-mail?

Communicationinnewage.Invisibleworld.Alivetalk.Computerizedexchange.第37题单选WhichofthefollowingdoesthewriterthinkisashortcomingofE-mail?Happeningasfastasthetravellingoflight.Nowritingandspeaking.Nopaperandstamps.Responsedependingontherecipient.第38题单选WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?E-mai1iscarriedoutincomputers.AresponseofanE-maildependsonhowoftentherecipientchecksin.Peopledon'tbelievethatE-mai1willcreatefriendship.E-mai1isnotarealconversation.五、补全对话:共5句;每旬满分为3分,共15分。根据中文提示。把对话中缺少的内容写在线上。这些句子必须符合英语表达习惯。打句号的地方,用陈述句;打问号的地方。用疑问旬。根据以下材料,回答下面试题提示:Wilson太太的丈夫生病了,发烧,头疼的厉害。她打电

话给格林医生,请他到家里来ー趟。格林医生简单询问情况后,答应马上就到。Mrs.Wilson：Hello,thisisAlice.IsDr.Greenthere?Dr.Green：Yes,51Mrs.Wilson：Dr.Green,sorrytocallyouupatthistimeoftheday.Butmyhusbandisverysick.Iamratherworried.52?Dr.Green：Yes,certainly.53?ItwillhelpmetodecidewhattopreparebeforeIcome.Mrs.Wilson：Well,Ican'ttellexactly,but54Dr.Green：Allrightthen.Don'tworry.Keephiminbed.55Mrs.Wilson：I'11dothat,Dr.Green.Seeyousoon.Dr.Green：Seeyou.第39题简答（）第40题简答（）第41题简答（）第42题简答（）第43题简答（）六、书面表达:满分30分。第44题简答假设你是一名高中生,一次一位外国朋友问你，除了在学校学习英语还有什么其他途径可以练习英语。请你根据提示用英语写出你参加“英语角”的情况。提示:

.“英语角’’于两年前成立,许多中学生参加,有时也有一些大学生和外国友人来此。.活动时间:每周六上午。.活动内容:练习英语ロ语，谈论大家共同感兴趣的事情,交流学习英语的经验等。.谈谈你参加此项活动的体会。注意:词效应为100左右试题4ー、语音知识(共5小题;每题1.5分,共7.5分。)在下列每组单词中,有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。()1.A.straightB.preferC.enoughD.fall()2.A.lowB.thoughC.knowledgeD.sold()3.A.calmB.hallC.talkD.ball()4.A.alreadyB.eachC.leagueD.weak()5.A.produceB.trueC.computerD.news二、词汇与语法知识(共25小题;每题1.5分,共37.5分。)从每小题的四个选择项中，选出最佳的ー项,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。()6.Areyousureyoudon'thaveadvicetogiveme?Ireallyneed.any；any

some；anyany；someany；some7.Whenwesawhisface,weknewwasbad.thenewssomenewsanewsnews()8.Thenumberofstudentsinourschool.A.increasedB.isincreasedC.hasincreasedD.areincreased()9.yourstep,oryoumightfallintothewater.SeeWatchMissLookat10.Themeeting.A.istoputoffB.isgoingtoputoffistobeputoff

willputoff()11.Sincetheroadiswetthismorning,lastnightA.itmustberainingtmustrainC.itmusthaverainedD.itmusthavebeenrained()12.Nothingcouldstop.himcomethatthecamehimfromcominghimtocome13.Thenoiseofdeskscouldbeheardoutinthestreet.A.openedandclosedtobeopenedandclosedbeingopenedandclosedhavingbeenopenedandclosed14.Themedicinewillyougood.dosaveC.give

D.help()15.Afewyearslater,IfoundmyhometowncompletelyA.changedB.changingtobechangedtochange16.Thisnovelisworthyof.readingreadC.havingreadD.beingread()17.Itisverykindseeme.fromyoutoasasiflikethat()18.Itlooksit'sgoingtorain.thatasasiflikethat

()19.Thestonewassoheavythatitwasdifficultfortheoldmantoit.liftreachrisetouch20.Theylivestheothersideoftheroad.inonforby()21.ShecanspeakJapanesebetterthanelse.theonenooneanyoneanother22.Thislessonisthanthelastone.moreeasiermoreeasyveryeasiermucheasier()23.Today'sweatherisn'tascoldasitwasyesterday,

wasn'tisitwasitisn'tit24.ThisbookisforstudentsnativelanguageisnotEnglish.ofwhomthatwhichwhose25.Youmaynotgooutyourworkisdone.beforeuntilwhereas26.LookwhatFathermewhenhecamefromwork.broughttookcarriedfetched()27.Nobodyknewthere.

howlongtimeIhadbeenhowlonghadIbeenhowlongtimehadIbeenhowlongIhadbeen()28.Theharderhestudies,.A.he'llmakegreatprogressB.thegreaterprogresshe'llmakehe'llmakegreaterprogressthegreaterhe'llmakeprogress()29.,Iwouldhavegonetoseehim.HaveIhadtimeHadItimeHadIhadtimewouldIhavehad()30.Hedidn'tgotoFrance,thedoctorsuggestedthathethere.won'tgonotgonottogodidn'tgo三、完形填空(共20小题;每题L5分,共30分。)通读下面的短文,掌握其大意。从每小题的四个选项中选出可填入相应空白处的

最佳选择,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边括号里。Ihandbeensittingbymyselfinmyusualcompartmentforatleasttenminutes,waiting_31_.ThetrainsfromLittleburyneverseemedtostart_32_andIoftenthoughtthatIcouldhave_33_inbedalittlelongerorhad_34_cupofteabefore_35_.SuddenlyIheardsomeoneshouting—36—theplatformoutside.Ayounggirlwasrunningtowardsthetrain.Theman_37_putouthishandtostopherbutsheranpasthimandopenedthedoorofmycompartment.Thenthewhistleblewandthetrainstarted."Inearlymissedit,_38_?wthegirlsaid."Howlongdoesittaketo_39_London?w"Itdependsonthe_40_.”Isaid."Somedaysit's_41_others.n"I'llhavetohavemywatchmended,_42_lateagaintomorrow,“shesaid."It'smyfirstday_43_withanewfirmtodayandtheytoldmethattheman_44_isverystrict.I_45_himyetsoIdon'tknow_46_buthesoundsabitfrightening."Shetalkedabouthernewjob_47_thewaytoLondonandbeforelong,Irealizedthatshewasgoingtoworkformyfirm.My_48_secretaryhadjustleftsoImustbehernewboss._49_onlyfairtotellher.

“Oh,dear,"shesaid."_50_mistake!IwishIhadknown.""Nevermind,"Isaid."Atleastyou'llknowwhenyourtrain'slatethatminewillbe,too."()31.A.thetraintostartB.forthetrainstartC.thetrain'sstartD.forthetraintostart32.A.ontheirhourontimeattheirhourattime33.A.lainlaidliedlay34.A.othersomeotheranotheroneother()35.A.Ihadleftthehomeleavefromhomeleavinghome

toleavehome()36.A.atbyinon()37.A.atplaceondutyforcontrolinpost()38.A.haven'tIdon'tIwasn'tIdidn'tI39.A.gettoarrivetoreachtomaketo40.A.drivertotheenginedriverengineengineer，sdriverenginedriver()41.A.farslowerthat

muchslowerthanalotmoreslowthanagreatdealmoreslowthat()42.A.inordernotbesoasnottobefornotbeingsothatit'snot()43.A.atjobinjobinworkatwork44.A.I'mgoingtoworkforwhatI*mgoingtoworkforforwhichI'mgoingtoworkwhichI'mgoingtoworkfor()45.A.didn'tmeethaven'tmetdidn'tknowhaven'tknown46.A.whatheislikewhatishelikehowheis

howishe()47.A.throughbyonin()48.A.properownsameself49.A.TherewasThatwasItwasWas()50.A.WhataterribleWhatterribleHowterribleSoterriblea四、阅读理解(共15小题;每题2分,共30分。)阅读下列短文,然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项,并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的‘括号里。Jimmywasfiveyearsoldandhisbrother,Billy,wasonly

ababy.Onemorninghismotherwaitedforanimportanttelephonecallforhours,butnobodycalled.Therewasnobreadinthehouseandshehadtogoouttobuysome.Jimmystayedathometolookafterthebaby.Whenthemotherwasout,thetelephonerangandJimmyanswered.Mr.Baker：Hello!MayIspeaktoMrs.White?Jimmy：Sorry,Motherisout.Mr.Baker：Well,whenshecomesback,saytoher,"Mr.Bakercalled.”Jimmy：What?Mr.Baker：Mr.Baker.Writeitdown.B-A-K-E-R.Jimmy：HowdoyouwriteB?Mr.Baker：HowdoIwrite…？Listen,littleboy,isthereanybodyelsewithyou?Anybrothersorsisters?Jimmy：Yes,mybrotherBillyishere.Mr.Baker：Good.Iwanttotalktohim,please.Jimmy：Allright.Jimmytookthetelephonetothebaby'sbedandputitbesideitshead.Notlongafterthathismothercameback.Mother：Didanybodycall?Jimmy：Yes,amancalled.ButheonlywantedtotalktoBilly.

()51.Jimmy'smotherwaitedfor.animportantmanagoodfriendatelephonecallapieceofgoodnews()52.Jimmy'smotherwentoutbecause.shewaitedforhoursnobodycalledshehadtobuysomebreadshehadtobuysomemilk53.JimmycouldnwritedownMr.Baker'snamebecausehehadnopenorpaperhecouldn'treadorwritehehadtolookafterthebabyhehadtoplaywithhisbrother54.Mr.Bakerwantedtotalkto,achildolderthanJimmyachildyoungerthanJimmyJimmy'sbrotherBillyJimmy'ssisterBetty

Thecowboyistheheroofmanymovies.Heis,eventoday,asymbolofcourageandadventure.Butwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylike?Thecowboy'sjobisclearfromtheword“cowboy”〇Cowboysweremenwhotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeeffromthesecattle.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy*sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtowns.Thetripswerecalledcattledrives.Acattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboysrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomuch,eachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.Acowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatthecattlearrivedsafely.Beforestartingonadriv