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Module 6 Old and New Period 4 Integrating Skills Ⅰ. 完形填空 　　In history, a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback. He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows. The work was dirty, tiring and not very well paid. 　　People in the western states had to　1　cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern　2　. But someone had to　3　the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad. This was the job of a cowboy. Sometimes the　4　was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as　5　as six months to move the cattle. The　6　was long but the cattle were driven　7　as not to lose　8　. Then they could be sold at a good price. 　　Most cowboys were young, 　9　men. A good horse　10　their job of moving cattle much easier. A good cowboy　11　cows and knew how to control them. At night, he　12　to the cows to keep them calm. 　　In the late 1800s, America was changing from a nation of farm to one of　13　and cities. The cowboy pared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs. 　　Today, the　15　of cowboys has　16　greatly. One change is the use of trucks. The job is not so hard　17　it used to be. And cowboys are better　18　now. They are　19　to be married. Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers. Some work for big companies. 　20　at night and on weekends, they become cowboys. These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat, keeping the beef price low. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了cowboy的历史变迁。 1. A. get　　　B. buy　　　C. sell　　　D. raise 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。at low cost以低的成本。养牛时当然追求低成本, 将来卖牛时当然应当是高价钱, 这样才能从中获得更高利润, 从此处可知是raise cattle(养牛)。 2. A. markets B. countries C. cities D. stories 【解析】选A。从下文可看出是要用火车把它们运到东部的市场, 然后卖牛, 所以此处应选markets, 意为“市场”。 3. A. deal with B. find out C. look after D. pay off 【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。cowboy的工作是照料牛, 并把它们赶到最近的铁路, 所以应是look after(照料)。 4. A. road B. railroad C. state D. farm 【解析】选B。词汇复现题。由上文已出现的railroad, 及表语more than a thousand kilometers away, 可知用railroad。 5. A. good B. much C. long D. far 【解析】选C。固定搭配题。表达要take“花费”6个月的时间, 自然用as long as(