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The cowboy is the hero of many movies.He is,even today,a symbol of courage
and adventure.But what was the life of the cowboy really like?
The cowboyâs job is clear from the wordâcowboyâ.Cowboys were men who took
care of cows and other cattle.The cattle were in the West and in Texas.People in
the cities of the East wanted beef from these cattle.Trains could take the
cattle east.But first the cattle had to get to the trains.Part of the cowboy's
job was to take the cattle hundreds of miles to the railroad towns.
The trips were called cattle drives.A cattle drive usually took several
months.Cowboys rode for sixteen hours a day.Because they rode so much,each
cowboy brought along about eight horses.A cowboy changed horses several times
each day.
The cowboys had to make sure that the cattle arrived safely.Before starting
on a drive,the cowboys branded the cattle.They burned a make on the cattle to
show who they belonged to.But these marks didnât stop rustlers,or cattle
thieves.Cowboys had to protect the cattle from rustlers.Rustlers made the
dangerous trip even more dangerous.
Even though their work was very difficult and dangerous,cowboys did not earn
much money.They were paid bally.Yet cowboys liked their way of life.They lived
in a wild and open country.They lived a life of adventure and freedom.
1ãThe cowboyâs job was( ).
A.to be a hero
B.to take care of cattle
C.to be a rustler
D.to be a driver
åèçæ¡ï¼B
2ãCowboys().
A.made a lot of money
B.had a difficult job
C.did not like their way of life
D.were rich
åèçæ¡ï¼B
3ãWhen you do something new excitingï¼you have().
A.a symbol
B.an adventure
C.a job
D.a trip
åèçæ¡ï¼B
4ãThe cowboy was the most important person in the movie.He was the().
A.chief
B.rustler
C.hero
D.president
åèçæ¡ï¼C
Uncle Sam is a tall,thin man.Heâs an older man with white hair and a white
beard.He often wears a tall hat,a bow tie,and the stars and stripes of the
American flag.
Who is this strange,looking man?Would you believe that Uncle Sam is the US
government?But why do you call the US government Uncle Sam?
During the War of 1812,the US government hired meat packers to provide meat
to the army.One of these meat packers was a man named Samuel Wilson.Samuel was a
friendly and fair man.Everyone liked him and called him Uncle Sam.
Sam Wilson stamped the boxes of meat for the army with a large US for United
States.Some government inspectors came to look over Samâs company.They asked a
worker what the US on the boxes stood for.As a joke,the worker answered that
these letters stood for the name of his boss,Uncle Sam.
The joke spread,and soldiers began saying that their food came from Uncle
Sam.Before long,people called all things that came from the governmentâUncle
Samâsâ,âUncle Samâbecame a nickname for the US government.
Soon there were drawings and cartoons of Uncle Sam in newspapers.In these
early pictures,Uncle Sam was a young man.He wore stars and stripes,but his hair
was dark and he had not a beard.The beard was added when Abraham Lincoln was
President.President Lincoln had a beard.
The most famous picture of Uncle Sam is on a poster from World War I.The
government needed men to fight in the war.In the poster,a very serious Uncle Sam
points his finger and saysâI want you for the US Army.â
1ãâUncle Samâbecame a( )for the US government.
A.boss
B.nickname
C.picture
D.businessmen
åèçæ¡ï¼B
2ãIn the drawing and cartoons of Uncle Sam().
A.he wore the stars and stripes
B.the never had a beard
C.he had no hair
D.he wore a bow tie
åèçæ¡ï¼A
3ãUncle Sam often wears tall hatï¼()and the stars and stripes of the American
flag.
A.dark hair
B.a bow tie
C.a box
D.a shirt
åèçæ¡ï¼B
4ãGovernment inspectors came to()Samâs meat-packing company.
A.ask
B.stand for
C.look over
D.see
åèçæ¡ï¼C
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