E What is American clothing or fashion? Can you think of a piece of clothing that is connected with American culture? Your answer must be blue jeans. Do you know the history of these well-loved pants ? When we talk about jeans, we may think of Levi Strauss. He did not invent jeans, but he was considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them. He was born in Bavaria, an area that today is part of Germany. In 1847, he and his family came to the United States. Levi Strauss opened a small store, first in New York, then in San Francisco, California. Among the products he sold were jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners in California. They needed clothing made from a strong material. Jeans are usually made from a heavy cotton cloth. Levi Strauss partnered with a clothing maker named Jacob Davis. They worked together and found a way to make the jeans stronger. In 1873, the government gave Strauss and Davis a patent for their invention. That meant no one else could legally copy it without their permission . Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. In the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies. Today jeans still come in blue mainly but also lots of other colors. They can also differ widely in price. You might find jeans for 15 dollars in a store. However, they can also sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Some people like to buy jeans that look fresh and new. Others like to buy new jeans that are torn and look old. What kind of jeans do you like? 61. What’s the symbol of American fashion? A. The pants. B. Blue jeans. C. American culture. D. Fashionable clothing. 62. Why were jeans popular with miners in California? A. Because the jeans were very cheap. B. Because the jeans were comfortable to wear. C. Because the jeans were strong and wore well. D. Because the miners liked to follow the fashion. 63. How did the government protect jeans made by Strauss and Davis? A. By helping make the jeans stronger. B. By inventing new jeans with them. C. By allowing them to copy other jeans. D. By giving them the right to be the only persons to make their jeans. 64. What can we learn about jeans? A. All the new jeans look fresh. B. It was Levi Strauss who invented jeans. C. People lost interest in jeans in the 1950s. D. The jeans are different in color and price. 65. What’s the best title of the passage? A. America loves blue jeans. B. American clothing culture. C. Wear jeans to follow American fashion. D. Different kinds of jeans in America. 查看更多

 

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A.American & British Classics
A. classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.
B. World Literature
World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, in these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture but what is universal,
C. Creative Writing
Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.
D. Technical Writing
It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.
E. Journalism
It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.
F. Non-fiction
The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.
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【小题1】Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.
【小题2】Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.
【小题3】Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.
【小题4】Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a. course connected with it.
【小题5】Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.

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A.American & British Classics

A. classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.

B. World Literature

World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, in these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture but what is universal,

C. Creative Writing

Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.

D. Technical Writing

It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.

E. Journalism

It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.

F. Non-fiction

The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.

请阅读以下学生的相关信息,然后匹配和他/她拟要选择的课程:

1.Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.

2.Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.

3.Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.

4.Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a. course connected with it.

5.Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.

 

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下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息,请阅读下列应用文和相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

A.American & British Classics

A classic is a literary work which has stood the test of time. Generations of readers have turned to classics to discover that which is ever-lasting. Through both the works themselves and the people they mirror, we may better be able to see ourselves.

B. World Literature

World Literature examines the common people found in quality literature worldwide, in these worlds, we find not only what is unique to each culture but what is universal,

C. Creative Writing

Creating Writing does not only provide us with an opportunity to express ourselves, but also holds our attention to word choice, paragraph development, and other skills useful in writing.

D. Technical Writing

It's a course which can help you to improve your communication skills in, for arid through technology.

E. Journalism

It's a course for seniors, in which we will cover how 10 gather, write and report the news. We will discuss how information is, or can be organized.

F. Non-fiction

The course is a study of non-fiction through reading many different types of non-fiction. The course will also be about the possible changes in journalistic reporting and the sharing of personal stories of various people on various topics such as travel and adventure.

请阅读以下学生的相关信息,然后匹配和他/她拟要选择的课程:

56. Lucy .wants to become a famous reporter in the world. She is eager to have the course which can help her to realize her dream.

57. Sally's vocabulary is very large, but she can not organize what she write well, which makes her writing illogically. She wants to get some more skill of it.

58. Lily can not know how to communicate with others as a. writer. She needs to improve the skill of it badly.

59. Jenny wants to become a writer of biography. Therefore, she wants to choose a. course connected with it.

60. Mary is interested in Mark Twain, especially his novels which arc full of humors. She really want to know some other writers who were born in the same country as Mark Twain was.

待选课程的学生                        课程名称

56. Lucy                               A. American & British Classics

57. Sally                              B. World literature

58. Lily                               C. Creative writing

59. Jenny                              D. Technical Writing

60. Mary                               E. Journalism

F. Non-fiction

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根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

If you do not use your arms or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again,  1 . Everybody knows this, and nobody would think of questioning this fact. Yet there are many people who do not seem to know that the memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by exercising it regularly, either consciously or unconsciously.  2 , he really means that he does not give it enough opportunities to become strong. The position is exactly the same as that of two people, one of whom exercise his arms and legs by playing tennis, while the other sits in a chair or a motor car all day.

If a friend complains that his arms are weak,  3 . But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame, or that he is just unlucky, and few of us realize that it is just as much his own fault as if it was his arms or legs that were weak. Not all of us can become extremely strong or extremely clever; but all of us can, if we have ordinary bodies and brains, improve our strength and our memory by the same means—practice.

Have you ever noticed that people who cannot read or write usually have better memories than those who can?  4 ? Of course, because those who cannot read or write have to remember dates, time and prices, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised.

  5 , learn from the poor; practice remembering.

A.So if you want a good memory

B.When someone else says that his memory is poor

C.When someone else says that he is poor in health

D.Why is this

E. What is this

F. we know that it is his own fault

G. they slowly become strong again

 

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    in today’s newspaper is that the American young man has won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympic Games.

A. Which is reported                 B. What is reported    

C. As is reported                    D. It is reported

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