Once there were no rules to protect workers. Men, women, and even children had to work many hours each day. They were not paid much. Sometimes they got sick. They had to keep working.

　　 Sometimes workers stop working when they want more pay. When workers all stop a job together, it is called a "strike".

　　  Many years ago, in some Indian tribes, women made the moccasins (软鞋) for the men to wear to war. Sometimes the women leaders in the tribe did not want a war. Then they would stop making moccasins for the men to wear. Were these Indian women going on strike?

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1. Once men, women, and children_______.

  A. got no pay　　   B. were not paid much　　　　 C. made bad rules

2. The word in the story that means to stop work all together is______.

3. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?

  A. All workers need moccasins.

  B. Indians liked to strike.

  C. Once workers did not have fair rules.

4. Why did the Indian women stop making moccasins?

   A. They wanted to go to war, too.

   B. They needed more pay for their families.

   C. Sometimes the women leaders in the tribe did not want a war.

5. The main idea of the whole story is that________.

   A. all rules are fair

   B. working makes you sick

   C. people can make fair rules for themselves

In the 1800s, men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They, too, wanted to wear the sign that said, “Look at those men! They are rich!”

Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.

Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍贵的,昂贵的)hats helped the West grow.

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1. Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was_______.　　　　　　 

A. a hunter　　   B. rich　　    C. a trader　　  D. an Indian

2. Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?　　

A. Beavers began to wear fancy hats.　　   B. The traders would not go West.

C. The fur traders helped the country grow.  D. The traders wore furs.

3. What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?　　   

A. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.

B. The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.

C. The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.

D. They made friends with beavers.

4. When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?　　　　　　   

A. 1600s.　　    B. 1700s.　　   C. 1800s.　　   D. 1900s.

5. The main idea of the whole story is that　　　　 .　　

A. traders carried signs for rich men

B. the search for beavers helped the West to grow 

C. many wonderful stories were told about the West

D. the beavers were very foolish

　　Every winter the Indians caught beavers（河狸或称为海狸）. They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s, people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too. Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign. It said, “Look at this man! This man is rich!”

　　In the 1800s, men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They, too, wanted to wear the sign that said, “Look at those men! They are rich!”

　　Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy（珍贵的，昂贵的）hats helped the West grow.

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A．Beavers began to wear fancy hats.

B．The traders would not go West.

C．The fur traders helped the country grow.

D．The traders wore furs.

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A．To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.

B．The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.

C．The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.

D．They made friends with beavers.

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A．traders carried signs for rich men

B．the search for beavers helped the West to grow

C．many wonderful stories were told about the West

D．the beavers were very foolish