It's reported that a man arrived in Shenzhen on Sunday after riding all the way from Venice, Italy, to China on a Silk Road journey that began in September 2015.

Liu Haixiang shared his story of riding across 15 countries in 250 days and said he wanted to promote (宣传) his home town, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, the starting point of the ancient Silk Road, as well as to help Quanzhou become a World Heritage City.

"Cycling is just one kind of exercise form and cultural exchanges are actually the purpose of my tour," said Liu.

As an outdoor sports lover, Liu started his riding tour around China while in college. Liu is a photographer and makes a living by taking photos along his tours. Starting on Sept.5, 2015, Liu cycled along the famous Silk Road.

Liu had produced a video about Quanzhou before he started the journey and played the video along the journey.

He made himself special riding suits featuring some unique cultural elements of Quanzhou. He said the most successful thing was that "I returned home alive". He also said the most unforgettable experience was riding across Tibet's "no man's land". "It was a huge area of alkali soil with no plants," said Liu. He said he even fell in love with a woman in Qingdao. Shandong Province.

1.From the second paragraph, we can learn that Quanzhou .

A.is a World Heritage City B.was the end of Liu Haixiang's trip

C.is the starting point of the ancient Silk Road D.was the beginning place of Liu Haixiang's trip

2.How did Liu make a living during his trip?

A.By taking photos. B.By writing articles.

C.By performing in the street. D.By introducing Quanzhou to others.

3.The last paragraph is about .

A.why he planned the trip B.how he spent the trip abroad

C.some special things during his trip D.some interesting people along his tour

4.In which of the newspaper can we probably see the passage?

A.WORLD & PEOPLE. B.SPORT & HEALTH.

C.TRAVEL & CULTURE. D.DISCOVERY & SCIENCE.

Perhaps the most famous clothing brand name(服装品牌名称)in the world is Levi’s. Levi Strauss & Co. is the producer of blue denim jeans. Here’s how it happened.

In the mid 1800s many people went to California to look for gold. A young German named Levi Strauss traveled to San Francisco to help his brother on business. He sold canvas (帆布)to the workers for tents. But the workers said they needed pants more, because their pants were easy to wear out. Instead of selling his canvas for tent-making, he turned it into pants. These kinds of pants were very popular with workers. He was very happy and named the kind of pants “denims”. And in 1853 he founded Levi Strauss & Co.

Twenty years later the company began using a design with pockets. During the working, Strauss developed the process for putting metal rivets (铆钉)in the jeans for strength.

On May 20, 1873, they received the U. S. Patent No.139, 121 for the process and that date is now considered the official birthday of “blue jeans”.

Today the company still has its factories in San Francisco, California. Over 11, 000 people work in them and bring in over $4 billion a year.

1.Levi Strauss went to San. Francisco___________.

A.to look for gold B.to sell canvas C.to help his brother

2.The workers often complained ________________.

A.the work was too hard

B.they couldn't get enough food

C.their pants were not strong enough

3.The underlined word "developed" may mean _____________in Chinese.

A.研制 B.想象 C.了解

4.The blue denim jeans have nearly ______________ years of history.

A.150 B.170 C.200

5.The passage mainly tells us _____________________.

A.who invented jeans B.how jeans were invented C.why jeans are so popular

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