山东省济南市章丘区第四中学2019-2020学年高二下学期第六次教学质量检测英语试题

山东省济南市章丘区第四中学2019-2020学年高二下学期第六次教学质量检测英语试题

英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分 ‎ 第I卷 （共95分）‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ 1. How will the woman deal with the machine?‎ A. She will repair it herself.‎ B. She will ask the man to repair it.‎ C. She will find a repairman to repair it.‎ 2. Where is the man going next?‎ A. To his dormitory. B. To the library. C. To the lecture room.‎ 3. How long is the girl’s father’s business trip?‎ A. Five weeks. B. Three weeks. C. Two weeks.‎ 4. What did the boy do yesterday evening?‎ A. He watched a tennis match. B. He did his homework. C. He talked on the phone.‎ 5. Where are the speakers?‎ A. On the road. B. At a police station. C. In a garage.‎ 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ 6. Who will go to see the movie with the woman?‎ A. Her son. B. Her husband. C. Her friend.‎ 1. What kind of movie is the woman going to see?‎ A. A thriller. B. A comedy. C. A disaster movie.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ 2. Why doesn’t the man like his new neighbors?‎ A. Their dogs bark loudly.‎ B. They’ve destroyed his yard.‎ C. They like to watch him through the window.‎ 3. What does the man think of dogs?‎ A. They are lovely. B. They are frightening. C. They are in danger.‎ 4. What does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Talk with his neighbors.‎ B. Say hello to his neighbors.‎ C. Call the police as soon as possible.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ 5. What is the evidence of a mental problem?‎ A. One thinks life is difficult.‎ B. One’s daily life is disordered.‎ C. One gets the blues now and again.§科§网]‎ 6. What caused the man’s problem?‎ A. The pressure of work.‎ B. The overuse of drugs.‎ C. His family history of mental illness.‎ 7. What does the woman advise the man to do?‎ A. Think positively. B. Have regular meals. C. Do some exercises and activities.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ 8. What does the man say about Trade Me?‎ A. It offers some rare records.‎ B. He often buys books and CDs on it.‎ A. He can buy things from other users on it.‎ 1. What did the man buy for his mother as a Christmas present?‎ A. A golf bag. B. A coat. C. A sofa.‎ 2. What is the man’s opinion about online shopping?‎ A. The delivery is a bit too slow. ‎ B. Returning goods is difficult. ‎ C. It is quite convenient.‎ 3. What is the man concerned in the end?‎ A. When the sofa will arrive.‎ B. How the sofa will be delivered.‎ C. How much the delivery will cost.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ 4. What is the speaker mainly talking about?‎ A. Living conditions in Massachusetts in the 1800s.‎ B. The difference between sheep and cattle feeding.‎ C. Animal raising on early American farms.‎ 5. What activity did the settlers consider the least important in the early 1800s?‎ A. Planting crops. B. Caring for animals. C. Building houses.‎ 6. What did the 19thcentury farmers do with most of their farm products?‎ A. They consumed them themselves.‎ B. They sold them to people in cities.‎ C. They traded them with neighboring farms.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。‎ A Mr.Selfridge, the Wisconsin-born retailer (零售商) who left school at 14, rose to become a partner in Marshall Field’s, Chicago. Founded in 1852, it was one of the first and most ambitious US department stores. Mr.Selfridge had done well with Marshall Field’s. He liked to say, “The customer is always right,” which made the Chicago store ‎ popular. And he is believed to have invented the phrase “Only (so many) Shopping Days until Christmas”.‎ When he visited London on holiday in 1906 he was surprised to find most of the city’s department stores were no match of their American and Parisian competitors. This led Selfridge to leave the US and establish Selfridges, a department store named after him, at the west end of London’s Oxford Street. In Oxford Street, Selfridge’s design team shaped an ambitious classical palace building with a wall of plate glass windows.‎ Opened in 1909, Selfridges offered customers a hundred departments along with restaurants, a roof garden,reading and writing rooms, reception areas for foreign visitors, a first aid room and most importantly, a small army of knowledgeable floor-walking assistants who served as guides as well as being thoroughly instructed in the art of making a sale.‎ Mr.Selfridge did much to make the department store a destination rather than just a big and comprehensively stocked city shop. It became a place to meet and for ladies to lunch. Mr.Selfridge later introduced the department store as a key element of the 20th Century culture, and Chaplin acknowledged the growing trend for shopping in the department store in his film The Floorwalker.‎ ‎21.What can be learned about Mr.Selfridge from Paragraph 1?‎ A. He was well-educated. B. He was a modest man.‎ C. He was a gifted businessman. D. He was dishonest.‎ ‎22.What was Selfridges’ most impressive characteristic?‎ A. The broad choice of goods. B. The large number of departments.‎ C. The small group of guards. D. The well-trained sales guides.‎ ‎23.What is the main purpose of the article?‎ A. To encourage shoppers to spend more. B. To introduce the history of Selfridges.‎ C. To compare different department stores. D. To explain how to start a department store.‎ B Petrol cars may still dominate our roads, but their days are numbered. A recent ‎ university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.‎ One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been “range anxiety”--- drivers’ concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. Charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.‎ Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars were met with distrust, and their large price tags drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity, recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars are starting to persuade critics. Plug-in cars will soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money.‎ As well as advancements on the road, electric vehicles are taking to the seas and skies. Electric boats are among the oldest methods of electric travel, having enjoyed several decades of popularity from the late 19th to the early 20th century before petrol-powered outboard motors took over. Now, the global drive for renewable energy sources is bringing electric boats back. Steps towards electric air travel are also being made, with Airbus and NASA among the organizations developing and testing battery powered planes. The experiments could soon make commercial electric flight a reality.‎ Electric vehicles do not produce any emissions. Were the US to act on the study's findings and replace 87 per cent of its cars with electric vehicles, it would reduce the national demand for petrol by 61 per cent. However, because of the production processes and the generation of electricityrequired to charge these vehicles, they cannot claim to be completely emission-free. As many countries continue to increase their use of renewable energy sources, electric vehicles will become even cleaner.‎ ‎24. Which is the best title for this passage?‎ A. My Dream Car B. History of Electric Cars C. Problems with Petrol Cars D. Driving into the Future ‎25. As used in Paragraph 2, the underlined word “hurdle” means ________．‎ A. aim B. consequence C. barrier D. step ‎26. What is the function of Paragraph 4?‎ A. To introduce the history of electric travel.‎ B. To explain why the world needs more electric cars.‎ C. To describe different ways electric vehicles can be used.‎ D. To show why more people have interest in electric cars.‎ C What exactly is intelligence? There aren’t any easy answers. Despite the progress that has been made in genetics and psychology, human intelligence has remained one of the most controversial areas of modern science，until now, that is, for the discovery of a gene linked to intelligence has made the experts think again.‎ Robert Plomin of the Institute of Psychiatry in London and his colleagues in the US have been looking into genetic make-up. From their research, they have discovered that a slightly different gene is more common in those with a high IQ. Plomin analyzed DNA from two groups of 51 children aged between 6 and 15. What he found was that the first group had an IQ of 136, putting them in the top 5% of the population, while the other group had an average IQ of 103. An analysis of their genes showed that 32% of children in the higher group had the gene in question, while only 16% in the second group did. However, there is a lot more research to be done, and Plomin himself is cautious at this early stage. He suggests that there are probably many genes that contribute to intelligence, rather than just one.‎ Several studies have shown a strong link between IQ and career success, although some psychologists remain unconvinced about this. Professor Michael Rowe, who has written a book called Genius Explained, is one of these. “The people with the highest IQs are not usually the ones who do best in their careers.”‎ Many psychologists now believe that when it comes to intelligence, IQ isn’t everything. Many alternative views have been put forward recently. One example is the idea of multiple intelligences, which was developed in the 1980s by Harvard ‎ psychologist Howard Gardner. This offers a much broader view than the IQ theory, including creativity and communication skills as relevant factors in intelligence.‎ Tony Buzan, brain expert and author of Master your Memory, is enthusiastic about this belief, arguing that true geniuses do indeed appear to combine high levels of each type of intelligence. He lists Alexander the Great, Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein as examples. At the same time, Buzan believes that everyone can develop their intelligence, only if they take the trouble to exercise their brain. Perhaps there’s hope for us all!‎ ‎27. What is the topic of the passage?‎ A. The relationship between genes and intelligence. ‎ B. IQ benefits a lot from high intelligence.‎ C. What makes intelligence.‎ D. How to develop intelligence.‎ ‎28. Why does the author use data in Paragraph 2?‎ A. To make a suggestion.             B. To prove an idea.  ‎ C. To draw a conclusion.              D. To give an example.‎ ‎29. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Howard Gardner thinks intelligence includes various factors.‎ B. Robert Plomin confirms genes have something in common. ‎ C. Michael Rowe approves of a strong link between IQ and career.‎ D. Tony Buzan agrees geniuses exercise brain to improve intelligence.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word “This” in Paragraph 4 refer to?‎ A. The development of intelligence. B. Alternative views have been put forward.‎ C. IQ isn’t everything for intelligence. D. The idea of multiple intelligences.‎ 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ E-waste is fast becoming a serious global problem. ___31___‎ The source of e-waste We live in a society that constantly produces and consumes electronic products. It is often cheaper to buy new pieces of equipment than to repair old ones. Also, through clever advertising, companies persuade consumers to replace their old TVs, mobile phones and computers for the latest models. E-waste is created when we throw away electronic equipment like this. In the EU alone, about 8.7 million tonnes of e-waste is produced each year. ___32___‎ The problem with e-waste Burying e-waste in landfills or burning it causes serious problems for the environment. ___33___ These substances can then leak into the ground in landfills or pollute the air when they are burnt.‎ Global recycling schemes (计划)‎ ‎___34___ However, their schemes are not always managed properly and sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana. Here they are often burnt in public areas, which is very bad for people’s health. Setting up recycling programs in the countries that create e-waste could solve this problem. E-cycling centres could recycle the parts that we can reuse and properly dispose of the rest.‎ Take-back policy Another solution to e-waste is to make manufacturers responsible for their used products. This could mean forcing them to take back old products which are no longer wanted. ___35___‎ Consuming less We can all reduce the amount of waste we produce by buying electrical products only when we have to.‎ A. In recent years, many countries have started recycling e-waste.‎ B. They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused.‎ C. Sadly, just over one million tonnes is recycled.‎ D. This report will examine this problem and provide some possible solutions.‎ E. By resisting the temptation to buy a product just to have the latest version, we cut down on e-waste.‎ F. Electronics contain dangerous chemicals and metals.‎ G. Both manufacturers and consumers must accept their responsibilities and make efforts to keep it to a minimum.‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ My first lesson is at a meeting. As we settle around the table I hear Meg, who is 36 a recent operation, talking to Judith, the manager of our project. “Thank you so much for 37 my daughters to their dance lessons last week.” “Don’t mention it,” Judith says, “It was nothing.”‎ Knowing how 38 Judith’s schedule is, with her work, kids and aging parents, I find her driving Meg’s children to lessons unbelievably 39 . I am about to say more about this when Donna, another colleague, enters the room 40 . She apologizes for being late, saying she just hosted a lunch for her friends who are over seventy. “That is so nice of you,” I say, 41 how busy she is, how she doesn’t like to cook and clean. “Oh,” she says, waving her hand, “It was nothing.” 42 , I can still tell the 43 in her voice. She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment offered to her friends.‎ Seeing their 44 to help others selflessly, I start thinking about the concept of “nothing”, this peaceful and generous way of living--- had it really been nothing or are they simply saying that? It 45 to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend 46 a speech she was going to deliver. I 47 her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to make it sound more 48 . After the fifth try, she finally 49 it. She hugged me with 50 , saying thanks to me. I smiled and said it was nothing. [来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ Suddenly, I realized that helping someone was really something to me. I learned that giving from the heart doesn’t 51 mean sacrifice and hard work. The 52 is finding something we love to do and finding someone who 53 that something. Our generosity can benefit others 54 ourselves. Once you have a good 55 of it, it’s nothing. And it’s really something.‎ ‎36.‎ A. going through B. adapting to C. recovering from D. rejoicing in ‎37.‎ A. guiding ‎ B. fetching ‎ C. dragging D. driving ‎38.‎ A. tight ‎ B. common ‎ C. strange ‎ D. practical ‎39.‎ A. ridiculous B. eccentric ‎ C. tiresome ‎ D. generous ‎40.‎ A. hurriedly ‎ B. angrily ‎ C. disappointedly D. unexpectedly ‎41.‎ A. ignoring B. forgetting ‎ C. knowing ‎ D. predicting ‎42.‎ A. Moreover ‎ B. Therefore ‎ C. Otherwise ‎ D. Somehow ‎43.‎ A. pleasure ‎ B. sadness ‎ C. surprise ‎ D. regret ‎44.‎ A. progress ‎ B. willingness C. promise ‎ D. ambition ‎45.‎ A. refers ‎ B. appears ‎ C. occurs ‎ D. seems ‎46.‎ A. prepare for B. put up ‎ C. give away ‎ D. deal with ‎47.‎ A. begged ‎ B. recommended C. invited ‎ D. sponsored ‎48.‎ A. confusing ‎ B. sensible ‎ C. sensitive ‎ D. typical ‎49.‎ A. made ‎ B. meant ‎ C. caught ‎ D. got ‎ ‎50.‎ A. concern B. worry ‎ C. gratitude D. apology ‎51.‎ A. normally B. accidentally C. necessarily D. possibly ‎52.‎ A. treat ‎ B. trick C. plot D. plan ‎53.‎ A. needs ‎ B. admires ‎ C. loves D. defends ‎54.‎ A. on account of ‎ B. as well as ‎ C. except for ‎ D. regardless of ‎55.‎ A. order ‎ B. glimpse ‎ C. impression D. command 第II卷 （共55分）‎ 注意：第Ⅱ卷答案均写在答题纸上,答在此卷上无效！‎ 第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ When people 56 (face) with health or nutrition questions, it is 57 (increasing) common to go online and diagnose themselves. But the Internet is full of ‎ conflicting health warnings with no regulation to get rid of the wrong advice, some of 58 is extremely dangerous! Also, search engines rank results by 59 (popular) rather than accuracy, so solid facts can be tricky to find. It is worth 60 (check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call 61 (they) a “diet expert”, “nutritionist” and even a “doctor” — given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially 62 (recognize) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees 63 giving medical 64 (suggest). So if you are unsure and still wondering whether the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make 65 appointment with your dietician or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place!‎ 第四部分 写作 （共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 为配合学校开展的课外体育活动，学生会向全校学生发出“锻炼身体，从我做起”的倡议。请你代表学生会，用英语写一封倡议书。内容包括：‎ 1. 锻炼身体的好处；‎ 2. 锻炼身体的方式；‎ 3. 呼吁全体学生一起参加。‎ 注意：1. 词数在80左右；‎ ‎ 2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear fellow students,‎ Our school has started a program of extra-curricular sports activities. _____________‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________‎ 第二节：读后续写 （满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ Mother’s Gift I grew up in a small town when the primary school was a ten-minute walk from ‎ my house. When the noon bell rang, I would race breathlessly home. My mother would be standing at the top of the stairs, smiling down at me.‎ One lunch-time when I was in the third grade will stay with me always. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped onstage, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator’s (旁白的) part to the play, and asked me to change roles. Her words, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.‎ I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home for lunch that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to walk in the yard.‎ It was a lovely spring day and the rose vine (藤蔓) was turning green. Under the huge trees, we could see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass in bunch, as if a painter had touched our landscape with gold. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, “pulling it up by its roots. From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”‎ ‎“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful---even dandelions.”‎ My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Relieved that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled.‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右； ‎ ‎2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；‎ Paragraph 1:‎ ‎“But you will be a good narrator,” she said, __________________________________ [来源:学科网ZXXK]‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2:‎ After the play, I took home the dandelion. ___________________________________‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 高三上期中英语答案 听力　 1-5 CBACA　6-10 ABABA　11-15 BACCB　16-20 CBCBA 阅读 21-23 CDB 24-26 DCC 27-30 CBAD 七选五 31-35 DCFAB 完型 36-40 CDADA 41-45 CDABC 46-50 ABBAC 51-55 CBABD 语篇填空 56. are faced 57. increasingly 58. which 59. popularity 60.checking 61.themselves 62.recognized/recognised 63.in 64.suggestions 65. an 续写范文1 （划线词有调整，开头的那两句话第二句改了两个词）‎ 续写范文2‎ 听力原文：‎ Text 1‎ W：Do you know how to put this part back on the machine?‎ M：I have no idea.You should have called someone to fix it.‎ W：It’s been driving me crazy.Oh，well.I’ll just call in a repairman.‎ Text 2‎ W：It’s so noisy.I can’t hear what the lecturer says.‎ M：Neither can I．I just want to go back to my dormitory to sleep.But before that I need to return a book.‎ W：OK.Let’s go together.‎ Text 3‎ M：When will your dad get back from his business trip？He’s been away for a long time.‎ W：Yes.It’s three weeks now.He won’t be back for another two weeks.‎ M：That is a long time.More than a month.‎ Text 4‎ W：What did you think of the tennis match on TV last night?‎ M：Oh，my mum wouldn’t let me watch it because I hadn’t finished my homework.But then my friend called me，so I spent all evening on the phone.‎ Text 5‎ W：Good morning，officer.‎ M：Good morning，madam.What can I do for you?‎ W：All the cars have stayed here for nearly an hour.What’s the matter?‎ M：Sorry，madam.There’s a traffic jam somewhere from Newton Road to Polkeith Road.[来源:Z_xx_k.Com]‎ Text 6‎ W：Excuse me，can you tell me where the cinema is?‎ M：Oh，I’m going there.Maybe you can go with me.‎ W：OK，thank you.I heard there is a wonderful movie tonight.So I’m going to buy the tickets.‎ M：Yeah，me too.I like the actor very much.Are you alone or with a companion?‎ W：My kid will go with me.He’s 7 years old.‎ M：Oh，the movie is very suitable for him I think.It’s the story of some good friends who take a trip together and come into many funny things.He’ll laugh through the performance.‎ W：I see.Thank you very much.‎ Text 7‎ W：Dan，why don’t you say hello to your neighbors?‎ M：They just moved here.And I don’t like them.‎ W：Aren’t they easygoing?‎ M：Not in that way.They seem to be friendly whenever you see them.‎ W：That sounds not bad.‎ M：But their dogs are too noisy and they often come into my yard.‎ W：I think dogs are lovely.‎ M：But I don’t like dogs.They’re too scary and dangerous.Every time I want to go ‎ out，I have to look through the window to see whether a dog is there or not.‎ W：Have you talked to them about this?[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]‎ M：No，if the dog comes in，I’ll call the police.‎ W：I think you’d better talk to your neighbors first.‎ Text 8‎ W：What’s wrong with you?‎ M：I get the blues.I always feel sad and worthless.‎ W：Well，we all get the blues now and again.However，if the blues last for a long time and lead to difficulty in thinking and make your daily life disorder，it can be a mental problem.How long have you been like this?‎ M：For quite a long time.‎ W：You may have a mental problem.It can be caused by the overuse of drugs.Those who have a family history of mental illness usually have a greater risk of this problem.Sometimes the worrying changes in life can also lead to it.‎ M：I see.I’m experiencing a high level of stress in my new job.What should I do?‎ W：You should do some physical exercises regularly.How are your meals？Do you eat well?‎ M：Yes，I think so.‎ W：Good.Then find positive activities to take part in.I know it’s difficult for you though.‎ Text 9‎ W：Do you do a lot of your shopping online?‎ M：Yes.I tend to do more of my shopping online，including my food shopping，because it saves time and money.I’ve never really had a problem with it.Even when I want to return something，it’s always really good.‎ W：There are a lot of Internet shopping sites.What kind of site do you use the most?‎ M：Well，it’s hard to say.I’ve bought books and DVDs and things like that from Amazon.I just order them online，and they get sent to my door.I use Trade Me quite a lot too，where you can buy things，used or new，from other users.So，I’ve bought ‎ computer software，a computer and a camera，and I’ve been satisfied every single time.Also，I use some other Internet shopping sites to buy rare and difficulttofind records.They offer records that often record shops do not have.‎ W：Have you bought anything online recently?‎ M：Yes.This month，I bought all of my family’s Christmas presents online.I bought my mother a coat，and my father a golf bag.My sister needs a sofa.I just ordered it online.‎ W：Really？I’ve never bought anything that large.I don’t think it is an easy job to deliver a sofa.Hasn’t it arrived yet?‎ M：No，but I’m looking forward to seeing how they will deliver it.‎ Text 10‎ W：Good morning，boys and girls.Today I’d like to continue our discussion of early American agriculture，turning from raising crops to raising farm animals.The animals on a typical farm in Massachusetts in the early 1800s would not look quite the same as the ones in the 1980s.In those times settlers brought cattle and sheep with them to America from various parts of Europe.Because the settlers were busy building houses，clearing land and planting crops，they had little time to care for their animals and most of the younger ones were not strong enough to survive under hard conditions.As the animals grew，they provided the settlers with meat，milk and wool.That was all most 19thcentury farm families needed.And a little of the product could be traded for things they couldn’t produce.Now the survival of farm animals has improved much.Feeding is more selective and specialized：some for meat，others for their milk and wool.‎