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小学英语阅读训练系列(七十九)|牛仔裤
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Read the following passage
There is probably no other type of clothing more popular than blue jeans. In the past century, blue jeans have become an all‑American style and an important part of daily fashion. Their creator was Levi Strauss.
In the early 1850s, people began moving west to the state of California in search of gold. Levi Strauss was a dry‑goods dealer. He followed this group of people in hopes of selling them tent canvas. But he quickly realised that, because the people were on their knees all day panning for gold, they needed strong work pants much more than they needed tents. So, Strauss turned his tent canvas material into pairs of strong work pants.
So he first designed and marketed “Levi's” in 1850. His company “Levi Strauss & Co.” was also founded in 1853. Modern jeans began to appear in the 1920s, but they were only bought by the working people of the Western United States, such as cowboys and railroad workers.
Blue jeans started becoming popular among young people in the 1950s. In 1957, 150 million pairs were sold worldwide. This growing trend continued until 1981. Even today, blue jeans are still very popular.
Exercises
练习
Vocabulary Skills
1. “The 1850s” includes ________.( )
A. 1840‑1849 B. 1849‑1859 C. 1850‑1859
2. Fill in the blanks with the right words in the passage.
① People went to California ________ ________ ________gold.
② The people were ________ their knees all day.
③ Blue jeans were popular ________ the working people at first.
Reading Skills
3. Who created blue jeans?( )
A. Levi's. B. Levi Strauss. C. A gold miner（淘金者）.
4. What did Levi plan to sell to the gold miners at first?( )
A. Work pants. B. Tent canvas. C. Jackets.
5. What did Levi realise when he was selling his goods?( )
A. The workers needed strong working pants much more than they needed tents.
B. The workers liked his goods very much.
C. He should go to other places to sell his goods.
6. What were the strong working pants made of?( )
A. Silk. B. Cotton. C. Tent canvas material.
7. We can understand from the passage that the modern jeans designed in the 1920s ________.( )
A. were mostly preferred by the young
B. were popular among the working people of the western U.S.
C. sold 150 million pairs throughout the world
8. Directions: Draw a line to match the event to the time it happened & Write the numbers in the right order on the line.（逻辑训练：Sequence and order 顺序）
① the establishment (成立) of “Levi Strauss & Co.” ② Blue jeans became popular among young people ③ Levi Strauss hoped to sell his tent canvas ④ The growing trend continued ⑤ the appearance of modern jeans ⑥ 150 million pairs of blue jeans were sold |
The right order of numbers is ________________________.
9. We can infer from the passage that the jeans today ________.（逻辑训练：Making inference 推理）( )
A. have always been in demand
B. are still popular with the miners in California
C. have always been more popular than other kinds of pants
probably /ˈprɒbəbli/ adv. 大概，或许
clothing /ˈkləʊðɪŋ/ n.（总称）服装
popular /ˈpɒpjələ(r)/ adj. 受欢迎的，流行的
creator /kriˈeɪtə(r)/ n. 创造者，发明者
in search of 寻找
state /steɪt/ n. 州；国家
gold /ɡəʊld/ n. 黄金
dealer /ˈdiːlə(r)/ n. 商人，经销商
tent /tent/ n. 帐篷
canvas /ˈkænvəs/ n. 帆布
realize /ˈriːəlaɪz/ v. 意识到，认识到
pan /pæn/ v. 淘(金)；淘洗 n. 平底锅
strong /strɒŋ/ adj. 结实的，坚固的
market /ˈmɑːkɪt/ v. 销售，推销 n. 市场
found /faʊnd/ v. 创立，建立
appear /əˈpɪə(r)/ v. 出现
cowboy /ˈkaʊbɔɪ/ n. 牛仔
railroad /ˈreɪlrəʊd/ n. 铁路
trend /trend/ n. 趋势，潮流
worldwide /ˌwɜːldˈwaɪd/ adv. 在全球范围 adj. 全世界的
Answers to the exericises
1. C
2. ① in search of; ② on; ③ among
3. B
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. ①—B; ②—D; ③—A; ④—F; ⑤—C; ⑥—E
The right order of numbers is ③①⑤②⑥④.
9. A
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