Country music is very old.It came from the USA，Canada，Ireland and Great Brjye.aiain.It is a mixture（混合物）of music from all these places.
    In the west of America，cowboys had to take care of the cattle（牛）.They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away.A cowboy's life was lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle，he drank strong coffee to make himself stay awake .He also sang music to the cattle to make them quiet.He sang about the stars and the moon，his family and his friends.The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep.They would not run away        he sang beautiful and peaceful songs In the south of America，many people came from Ireland，Scotland and England.Other people came from France and Canada.They enjoyed their own kind of music.They used guitars，violins and harmonicas（口琴），too.When they visited their friends and families on holidays they usually sang and played country music.
    Country music describes life.It talks about love，jobs，home and money.It talks about friends and enemies，trucks and highways，farms and crops.People in many parts of the world like country music because everyone knows something about these ideas.Also，many country music fans wear western clothes and dance together.Many people around the world now perform country music.

（1）At the very beginning，cowboys sang music to

make the cattle quiet

make the cattle quiet

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（2）In the last paragraph， " these ideas" refer to （指的是）

Love，jobs，home ，money，friends and enemies，trucks and highways，farms and crops.

Love，jobs，home ，money，friends and enemies，trucks and highways，farms and crops.

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當(dāng)他獨(dú)自一人在沙漠中與牛在一起時(shí)，他喝濃咖啡以保持清醒。

當(dāng)他獨(dú)自一人在沙漠中與牛在一起時(shí)，他喝濃咖啡以保持清醒。

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Country?Music

Country?Music