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BThecowboyistheheroofmanymovies.Heis,eventoday,asymbolofcourageandadventure.Butwhatwasthelifeofthecowboyreallylike?
Thecowboy‘sjobisclearfromtheword“cowboy”。Cowboysweremenwhotookcareofcowsandothercattle.ThecattlewereintheWestandinTexas.PeopleinthecitiesoftheEastwantedbeeffromthesecattle.Trainscouldtakethecattleeast.Butfirstthecattlehadtogettothetrains.Partofthecowboy’sjobwastotakethecattlehundredsofmilestotherailroadtowns.
Thetripswerecalledcattledrives.Acattledriveusuallytookseveralmonths.Cowboysrodeforsixteenhoursaday.Becausetheyrodesomuch,eachcowboybroughtalongabouteighthorses.Acowboychangedhorsesseveraltimeseachday.
Thecowboyshadtomakesurethatthecattlearrivedsafely.Beforestartingonadrive,thecowboysbrandedthecattle.Theyburnedamakeonthecattletoshowwhotheybelongedto.Butthesemarksdidn‘tstoprustlers,orcattlethieves.Cowboyshadtoprotectthecattlefromrustlers.Rustlersmadethedangeroustripevenmoredangerous.
Eventhoughtheirworkwasverydifficultanddangerous,cowboysdidnotearnmuchmoney.Theywerepaidbally.Yetcowboyslikedtheirwayoflife.Theylivedinawildandopencountry.Theylivedalifeofadventureandfreedom.
Thecowboy‘sjobwas________.
A.tobeahero
B.totakecareofcattle
C.tobearustler
D.tobeadriver
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