Question

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans． 1. Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829． 2. He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes．

Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth． 3. When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．

In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent． 4. ．

The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion． 5.

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．

F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．

G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

 

Answer 1

1.F

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：

1.根据For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans．以及Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．可知这里想说自从它们被Levi Strauss发明后，他们成了美国消费文化的象征， 故选F。

2.Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．以及He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．可知这里想说作为一个小男孩，他和他的家人搬到了美国，故选A。

3.根据At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth． 38 When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．可知这里想说然而，他没有从这些产品中获得生意，故选D。

4.根据In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent．可知这里想他做了并且从那以后开始做有铆钉的Levi牛仔裤，故选C。

5.根据By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．可知这里想说他为美国的服装业做出巨大的贡献，故选E。

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