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【题目】 Cowboy hats are famous for their high crowns and wide brims. Cowboys like wearing the hats very much. Why do cowboys wear hats? Here's a brief history of the cowboy hat which should answer your question!

John Stetson, a young hat maker from New jersey, created the cowboy hat. Stetson happened to be on a trip, hunting for beavers (海狸). On this trip he used the beaver fur to make a hat. On the way he came across a cowboy who admired the hat and paid Stetson $5 for it. Ever since then, cowboys have been wearing "Stetsons" and similarly designed hats.

Why did cowboys like the Stetson hat so much? Maybe for the following reasons.

To protect against the weather. The wide brim of the hat keeps the sun light out of the eyes. It also helps to protect the face and neck from sunburn. The tall crown of the hat provided a pocket of air as insulation (隔离) to help keep heat in winter. The animal-fur felt hats are the most waterproot. It acts like an umbrella keeping the rain, and snow out of the face.

Cowboys sleeping out in the open air could sometimes use their hats to shut out any light if they happened to be catching some shut eye during the day. They could even make a pillow out of their hat when sleeping out on the ground at night. Sometimes, cowboy hats were used as water buckets (桶) to feed horses if they were weaved (编织) tightly enough!

Many people in the West wear cowboy hats today because it can look pretty! For some this is yet another benefit to wearing the hat, but for others this is the only reason for wearing it. And why not? Just as you don't have to be a baseball player to wear a baseball cap, you don't need to be a cowboy to enjoy wearing a cowboy hat.

【1】Who creeated the cowboy hat？

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【2】How much did the cowboy pay Stetson for the hat?

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【3】What could cowboys do when sleeping out on the ground at night?

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【4】Why do many people in the West wear cowboy hats today?

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【5】What's the passage mainly about?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】John Stetson.

【2】$5.

【3】They could make a pillow out of their hat.

【4】Because it can look pretty.

【5】The history of the cowboy hats and why the cowboys wear them.

【解析】

本文主要讲述了牛仔帽的历史，以及人们戴牛仔帽的原因。

【1】根据John Stetson, a young hat maker from New jersey, created the cowboy hat.可知，John Stetson创造了牛仔帽，故为John Stetson.

【2】根据On the way he came across a cowboy who admired the hat and paid Stetson $5 for it.可知，那个牛仔付给Stetson 5美元买了那个牛仔帽，故为$5.

【3】根据 They could even make a pillow out of their hat when sleeping out on the ground at night.可知，当牛仔们在晚上睡在地上的时候，他们可以用牛仔帽做枕头，故为They could make a pillow out of their hat.

【4】根据Many people in the West wear cowboy hats today because it can look pretty!可知，因为牛仔帽看起来非常漂亮，因此现在西方许多人还在戴牛仔帽，故为Because it can look pretty.

【5】根据Why do cowboys wear hats? Here's a brief history of the cowboy hat which should answer your question!可知，本文主要讲述了牛仔帽的历史，以及人们戴牛仔帽的原因，故为The history of the cowboy hats and why the cowboys wear them.