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 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortune.

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.  

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

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

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

【答案】

 

1.F

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.E

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是牛仔裤的生产和发明过程，也介绍了发明人Levi Strauss的具体信息。

1.F 根据下句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.中的信息词Strauss’ invention可知牛仔裤是由Strauss发明出来的，并且一直都是美国文化的一种象征。光顾F项符合上下文。

2.A 根据前后句Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829.和He grew up in Kentucky 他出生于德国，在肯塔基长大，说明在小时候就搬了过去，故A项符合上下文。

3.D 根据前后句At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth.和When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining,可知他并没有在最初的生意中得到太多，而是很快就考虑另外的生意了，故D正确。

4.C 根据前句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.可知他成功做到了，这种牛仔裤被生产出来了。故C项符合上下文。

5.E 根据前一句he had made a great contribution to American fashion.可知他对美国的时尚做出了巨大的恭喜，同时对美国的文化也做出了巨大的贡献。故E项符合上下文。

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点评：本文讲述的是牛仔裤的生产和发明过程，也介绍了发明人Levi Strauss的具体信息。本题的关键在于要根据上下文的语境来找出串联的信息点，把握上下文之间的逻辑关系，通过前后的意思连贯性及细致性用心的答题，定能完成的很好。