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    It's difficult to find a piece of clothing as widely accepted，worn and loved the world over as jeans．The classic symbol of the American West is now a main item in wardrobe around the world．But why？
    The reason for jeans'success has as much as to do with their cultural meaning as their physical construction．
     Invented by Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis in 1873，jeans were first designed as work wear for laborers on the farms and mines of America's Western states in the late l9th century．They proved extremely comfortable and durable（耐用的）and were soon in high demand．
    But the first explosion of jeans into world of casual-wear（便装）had more to do with what jeans had come to symbolize．
    When they did start to be worn as casual wear，jeans became a symbol of rebellion-the spirit captured by Marion Brando in his l953 film The Wild One and by James Dean two years later in Rebel Without a Cause，
    Jeans were soon banned in schools from coast to coast which only added to the passion with which teenagers embraced them．
     But jeans'popularity kept growing also because they put different classes on a level playing field．They were affordable and hard-wearing，looked good worn as well as new，and didn't have to be washed often or ironed at all．They conformed to the body in a way that matched even the most finely tailored clothes．This became especially important for women because then，and now，they paid more attention to fit．This versatility（多用途），the ability to become all things to all people，is the secret to jeans'survival as a wardrobe item．
56．By whom were jeans worn at first？（No more than l5 words）Jeans were worn by laborers on the farms and minesin theAmerica West．
57．What made teenagers across the US like wearing jeans even more？（No more than 10 words）Jeans'being banned或The ban on jeans．
58．What will be the best title for this passage？（No more than 10 words）The Reason for Jeans'Success．/Why Is Jeans'Popularity．
59．What does the underlined word"embraced"mean？（No more than 3 words）accepted
60．Do you like wearing jean？Why of why not？Please give at least two reasons．（No more than 25 words）Yes，because they put different classes on a level playing field and they have the ability to become all things to all people．．

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分析 您喜欢穿牛仔裤吗？您知道牛仔裤的历史吗？它为什么从一面市就受到大家的喜爱？因为它有多种用途，不同的人都能找到其实用的一面．

解答 答案：56．Jeans were worn by laborers on the farms and mines in the America West．细节理解题．根据第三段的第一句话可知：一开始穿牛仔的人是Laborers on the farms and mines of America's Western States．
57．Jeans'being banned或The ban on jeans．细节理解题．文章第六段说 Jeans were soon banned in schools from coast to coast which only added to the passion with which teenagers embraced them对禁止穿牛仔裤的规定反而增加了年轻时穿牛仔裤的热情．
58．The Reason for Jeans'Success．/Why Is Jeans'Popularity．主题归纳题．根据第二段的意思：牛仔裤成功的原因和它们所代表的文化含义有很大的关系．和最后一句话判断文章的最佳题目应该是：The Reason for Jeans'Success．/Why Is Jeans'Popularity．
59．accepted 猜测词意题．文章后面说But jeans'popularity kept growing also because they put different classes on a level playing field牛仔裤越来越受欢迎，说明年轻人非常乐意接受牛仔裤．
60．Yes，because they put different classes on a level playing field and they have the ability to become all things to all people．阅读表达题．可以根据文章的内容来回答，也可以用自己的话来表达．答案不唯一，只有有理有据，句子正确即可．

点评 阅读表达题是考查学生的语言运用能力．解题时，要在理解文章的基础上，灵活运用语法知识，如词性，时态，名词单复数，连接词，代词，冠词等判断空白处应填写的内容．答完后，还要通读全文，核对所填单词形式是否正确，是否符合语境．