首页
登录
职称英语
Few people realize that ______. [br] [originaltext] People all over the worl
Few people realize that ______. [br] [originaltext] People all over the worl
游客
2023-11-23
60
管理
问题
Few people realize that ______. [br]
People all over the world know what cowboys are. They are the most famous symbols of the Days of the Old West. This well-known period of American history lasted only 50 years and was gone by the end of the 19th century. Few people realize how short it really was, or why it ended. One reason it came to such an abrupt end was the invention of a new kind of fencing material called barbed wire.
Who invented barbed wire? That’s not an easy question to answer. History books give Alphonso Dobb credit because he took out the first patent on it in 1867. But some historians don’t believe he really invented it. They say that a Swiss born Texan named John Gillinger came up with the idea first.
Gillinger had a lot of trouble with his garden. Cattle broke through his fences and trampled it; children climbed over the fences and stole fruit off his trees. So he set out to build a fence neither of them could ignore. He took two strands of smooth wire and twisted them together. Every few inches he inserted between them dangerous barbs made out of sharp pieces of iron and small bits of broken glass.
Gillinger’s barbed wire fence quickly earned a widespread reputation in Texas, and eventually al! across the West. Before the turn of the century over four hundred different designers for barbed wire were developed and marketed. But Gillinger’s idea was yet to be improved on.
选项
A、Cowboys
B、Alphonso Dobb
C、John Gillinger
D、Children in Texas
答案
C
解析
转载请注明原文地址:http://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3211072.html
相关试题推荐
PASSAGEONEIthelpswithpeople’swayoffeeling.
It’seasytoseewhythepriceofgasolineissoupsettingtosomanypeople.
It’seasytoseewhythepriceofgasolineissoupsettingtosomanypeople.
[originaltext]W:Letmeturnitontothemanwhomayendupthewinner,Mr.As
[originaltext]W:Letmeturnitontothemanwhomayendupthewinner,Mr.As
[originaltext]W:Letmeturnitontothemanwhomayendupthewinner,Mr.As
[originaltext]W:Goodevening,listeners.ThisisBBC.Today,weareverydelig
[originaltext]W:Goodevening,listeners.ThisisBBC.Today,weareverydelig
[originaltext]W:Goodevening,listeners.ThisisBBC.Today,weareverydelig
[originaltext]J:Becausein1987theDepartmentofEducationandScienceestabl
随机试题
Manyyears,lifewas【C1】______thanitistoday.Peopledidn’thavemodemmach
A.afullrangeofservicesB.acompletelynewexperienceC.comfortablyappoin
[originaltext]M:WhatdoyouplantodoforChristmas?W:Noconcreteplan,but
克罗恩病最常见的并发症是:A.吸收不良综合征 B.腹腔脓肿 C.肠梗阻
电容式电压互感器的电容分压器低压端子(N、δ、J)必须通过()或()接地载
如何有效指导小学生课堂学习?
以下是某求助者做MMPI的测验结果。 从临床量表得分来看,可以判断该求
不宜过量或久服,肝肾功能不全者慎用的常用中成药有A.万氏牛黄清心丸 B.苏合香
B
企业建立工资类别的依据是()。A、企业存在不同类别的人员 B、企业不同部门的人
最新回复
(
0
)