For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. 16bd_blank 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. 17bd_blank 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. 18bd_blank 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. 19bd_blank By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion, 20bd_blank 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 that 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 American '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.
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了牛仔裤的发明，发展以及现状。
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F
本题考查了学生把握上下文逻辑意义的能力。自从牛仔裤被发明以来，它们已经变成美国消费文化的一个象征，无论是否穿牛仔裤为了工作还是时尚，它们继续受欢迎。所以选择F选项。
此题是注释性句子题。句意：自从牛仔裤被发明以来，它们已经变成美国消费文化的一个象征，所以选择F选项。
上下文没有弄明白。
A
本题考查了学生把握上下文逻辑意义的能力。检索关键词即可得出答案。
此题是注释性句子题。句意：按时间顺序讲述的，出生在德国，移到美国，在
Kentucky长大，所以选择A选项。
上下文没有弄明白。
D
本题考查了学生把握上下文逻辑意义的能力。根据【解题思路】，所以选择D选项。
此题是注释性句子题。句意：根据文章，起初卖衣服，后来才发现商机。所以选择D选项。
上下文没有弄明白。
C
本题考查了学生把握上下文逻辑意义的能力。Davis没有钱申请专利，因此和Strauss合作，才形成现在的牛仔裤。所以选择C选项。
此题是注释性句子题。句意：Davis没有钱申请专利，因此和Strauss合作，才形成现在的牛仔裤。所以选择C选项。
上下文没有弄明白。
E
本题考查了学生把握上下文逻辑意义的能力，根据文章最后两句的意思，所以选择E选项。
此题是注释性句子题。The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.所以选择E选项。
上下文没有弄明白。