Question

 Jeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular？You’ll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable. 
Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the eastern part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. They were connected with farm people and the workers. So the rich wouldn’t like to wear them. 
It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas. As time went on，jeans became more acceptable. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not on duty to show that they were Americans. The trousers showed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II. 
Jeans had other advantages as well. They didn’t need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn’t need to iron them. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework. 
Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded look. 
【小題1】Jeans first appeared ___________.

A．in eastern America	B．in western America
C．in Middle America	D．a(chǎn)ll over America

【小題2】From the passage, we can know that James Dean and Marlon Brando were              .

A．film stars	B．Jeans makers
C．young students	D．farmers or workers

【小題3】What is the possible meaning of the underlined “rebellion” in this passage?

A．奢侈

B．活力

C．清純

D．反叛

【小題4】Which of the following was a possible advantage of jeans to women?

A．They could easily be bought anywhere in the world.

B．They didn’t need to be washed often or ironed.

C．They had many different styles and colors.

D．They were comfortable and easy to wash.

【小題5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Jeans --- Symbol of Wealth

B．Jeans --- Working Women’s Best Choice

C．Jeans --- Popular Piece of Clothing in Our Daily Life

D．Jeans --- Part of the Lives of Farm People and Workers

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】A
【小題3】D
【小題4】B
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了牛仔褲在世界各國(guó)深受歡迎的原因，詳細(xì)講述了牛仔褲的發(fā)展衍變歷史。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west的描述可知，牛仔褲首次出現(xiàn)在美國(guó)西部。故選B。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文 It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies的描述，可以推知James Dean and Marlon Brando是電影明星。故選A。
【小題3】詞義猜測(cè)題。聯(lián)系下文these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas的描述，學(xué)校甚至戲劇、電影都不允許出現(xiàn)這種新的褲子，可知他是青年人叛逆的象征。故選D。
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文They didn’t need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn’t need to iron them.的描述可知，對(duì)婦女來(lái)說(shuō)，牛仔褲的好處是不用經(jīng)常洗，也不用燙。故選B。
【小題5】標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及最后一段Today jeans are an important part of our lives的描述，本文主要介紹了牛仔褲在日常生活中受歡迎的原因。故應(yīng)選C。
考點(diǎn)：社會(huì)歷史類短文閱讀。