题文
For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 小题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. 小题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. 小题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. 小题4:
By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion.
小题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. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:F
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:E
解析
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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
小题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。
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。
考点
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政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
