Question

    Do you often wear jeans? Do you have a pair of Levi’s jeans? Levi’s is the most famous brand (品牌) of jeans and denim(粗斜棉布) clothing. They have been popular for about one hundred and fifty years. Let’s learn about its history.

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid-1800s and moved to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry goods (纺织品) business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and dreams to San Francisco to help with his brothers’ dry goods business.

The company began making denim in the 1870s, but it did not start making jeans until the 1920s.

Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis patented(取得专利) the copper rivet(铜铆钉) to make their clothing strong and hard in 1873. It was to become a key part of their jeans design.

During the World War II, their jeans sold very well. Before the war, they only had 15 salesmen(推销员). After the war, they had 22,000 salesmen in 35 countries.

Levi’s jeans became popular with young people in the 1950s and 1960s. Levi’s 501 jeans were their biggest-selling product(产品). Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in different countries.

1.Levi Strauss went to San Francisco to help his brothers with________.

A.jeans business B.clothing business C.dry goods business

2.When did Levi Strauss and his partner patent the copper rivet?

A.In 1853 B.In 1873 C.In 1870

3.The underlined word “design” probably means “______” in Chinese.

A.传统 B.设计 C.标志

4.Why does the writer mention the number of the salesmen in the fifth paragraph?

A.To show how well their jeans sold.

B.To show how cheap their jeans are.

C.To show how much their salesmen loved their jobs.

5.We can read the passage from a magazine called_________.

A.Funny Stories B.American History C.The Fashion Industry(工业)

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.A

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了李维斯牛仔裤的发展历史。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段“In 1853 he took his knowledge and dreams to San Francisco to help with his brothers’ dry goods business”可知，Levi去旧金山帮助他的兄弟做干货生意。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段“Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis patented(取得专利) the copper rivet(铜铆钉) to make their clothing strong and hard in 1873”可知，Levi和他的伙伴于1873年取得铜铆钉专利。故选B。

3.词句猜测题。根据前文“Levi Strauss and his partner Jacob Davis patented the copper rivet to make their clothing strong and hard”可知，Levi和伙伴取得的铜铆钉专利将用在他们的牛仔裤的设计上，故划线部分design意为“设计”。故选B。

4.推理判断题。根据本段“During the World War II, their jeans sold very well”可知，作者之所以提到李维斯销售员的数量从少变多，是想证明李维斯的牛仔裤销量非常好。故选A。

5.推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了牛仔裤品牌李维斯的发展历程，故最可能在“时装工业”中读到这篇文章。故选C。