The Man Behind Blue Jeans

Levis Strauss was born in 1829 in Bavaria, Germany. He was the fifth of six children. His father sold dry goods from door to door. ( Dry goods include many different things: fabric, thread, scissors, combs, buttons, yarn, etC.)

In 1845, his father dieD. All six children decided to go the United States. Two of Levis Strauss’ brothers started a dry goods company in New York City. His sister Fanny and her husband started a similar business in San Francisco. Strauss decided to go to the southeastern part of the United States. For eight years, he walked along the country roads selling dry goods from door to door----just like his father in BavariA. In 1853, Strauss decided to move to California, (At that time, thousands of people traveled to California to look for golD.) On the way to California, Strauss sold all of his dry goods. At last he had only some canvas left.

In California, Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners. He said they could make tents with the canvas. But they were not interested in canvas for tents. Strauss did not know what to do with the canvas. Then, he had an ideA. Strauss could see that the miners needed new pants. There were holes in their pants because the fabric wasn’t strong. He decided to make the canvas into pants. They called them “Levi’s”. Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different fabriC. It was a heavy cotton fabric----the same kind people wear today.

Levis Strauss died in 1902. He never married and left his money to his nephews.

61. There are children in Levis Strauss’ family.

A. six B. five C. three D. nine

62. What is canvas?

A. Tent B. pants

C. A.very strong fabric D.A.thing which is used to make all kinds of trousers.

63. Choose the right order of these happenings.

A. Strauss decided to move to San Francisco

B. Strauss’ father dieD.

C. two of Levis Strauss’ brothers started a dry goods company in New York City.

D. Strauss invented the jeans.

A. a, d, b, c B. a, b, c, d C. b, c, a, d D. b, a, c, d

64. Which of the following is NOT true about Levis Strauss?

A. His parents had six children. B. He was born in Germany

C. He died in 1902 D. He had five chidren.

Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Germany.He was the fifth of six children.In 1845，his father dieD.All six children decided 43._______(go) to the United States.Strauss went to the southeastern part of the US.For eight years，he walked along the country roads 44._______(sell) dry goods from door to door—just like his father in Germany.

In 1853，Strauss decided to move to San Francisco，45. _______thousands of people were looking for golD.46. _______his way to California，Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods.He had only one thing 47._______(leave)some canvas (帆布).

In California，Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners.He said they could make tents from the canvas.But they weren’t 48._______(interest) in canvas for tents.Strauss didn’t know 49._______to do with the canvas.Before long Strauss found the miners needed new pants.There were holes in their pants 50._______the cloth wasn’t strong.He decided to make the canvas 51._______pants.They called them “Levi’s”.Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different cloth.It was a heavy cotton cloth—the same kind people wear today.

Levi Strauss died in 1902.He never married and left money to his nephews.He left the world much more—the jeans 52._______so many people wear.

43.to go　[decide to do sth.“决定做某事”，为固定用法。]

44.selling　[动词sell与主语he为主动关系，故用其现在分词形式作伴随状语。]

45where 　[where引导非限制性定语从句，相当于in which，在从句中作状语。]

46.On　[on one’s way to...“在去……的路上”，为固定搭配。]

47.left　[动词leave与宾语one thing之间为动宾关系，故用其过去分词形式作补语。]

48.interested　[be interested in...“对……感兴趣”。]

49.what　[what引导宾语从句，且在从句中作动词do的宾语。]

50.because　[根据文意可知，此处为因果关系。因为布不结实，所以他们的裤子上有窟窿。]

51.into　[make...into...“把……制成……”，为固定搭配。]

52.that/which　[此处that/which引导定语从句，修饰the jeans，且在从句中作wear的宾语。]

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 39 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. 40 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 fortunes.

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. 41 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. 42 .

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. 43 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.

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. __36___. 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. __37___ 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 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.

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. __38___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. __39___.

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. ___40__ 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.

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. __71__ 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. __72__ 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 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.

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. __73__ 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. __74__.

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. __75__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.

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 fortunes.

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.

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 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.

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 .

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

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion. 5

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.

1. am leaving/will leave  2. without   3. clothes   4. to come  5. Suddenly

6. had passed   7. the   8. Glancing  9. in       10. Decision

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 1949, 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.

1. ________　2. ________　3. ________　4. ________

5. ________

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The Man behind Blue Jeans

Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in Bavaria, Germany. He was the fifth of six children. His father sold dry goods from door to door. (Dry goods include many different things: fabric, thread, scissors, combs, buttons, yarn, etC.)

In 1845, his father dieD. All six children decided to go to the United States. Two of Strauss’ bothers started a dry goods company in New York City. Strauss’ sister Fanny and her husband started a similar business in San Francisco. Strauss decided to go to the southeastern part of the United States. For eight years, he walked along the country roads selling dry goods from door to door –just like his father in BavariA.

In 1853, Strauss decided to move to San Francisco. (At that time, thousands of people traveled to California to look for golD.) On the way to California, Strauss sold almost all of his dry goods. He had only one thing left—some canvas.

In California, Strauss tried to sell the canvas to the gold miners. He said they could make tents from the canvas. But they weren’t interested in canvas for tents. Strauss didn’t know what to do with the canvas. Then, he had an ideA. Strauss could see that the miners needed new pants. There were holes in their pants because the fabric wasn’t strong. He decided to make the canvas into pants. They called them “Levi’s”. Later, Strauss stopped using canvas and used a different fabriC. It was a heavy cotton fabric—the same kind people wear today.

Levi Strauss died in 1902. He never married and left his money to his nephews. He left the world much more—the jeans that so many people wear.

________ isn’t a kind of dry goods.

A. Thread B. Gold C. Comb D. Yarn

What is canvas?

A. Tent. B. Pants. C.A.very strong fabriC.

D. Anything which is used to make all kinds of trousers.

Why did the miners call the pants “Levi’s”?

A. Because the pants belonged to Levi Strauss’ father

B. In memory of Levi Strauss’ father. C. It’s the name of Levi’ Strauss’ nephew.

D. Because the pants are Levi’s invention.

Which of the following is NOT true about Levi Strauss?

A. He was born in Germany. B. His parents had six children.

C. He had five children. D. He died in 1902.

【小题1】B【小题2】C【小题3】D【小题4】C

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