150 Years of Cool

    Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.

    Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person.

   Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as working trousers for the cowboys of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.

    People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.

Jeans now can be seen everywhere. However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you are out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.

1. The story is talking about ______.

A. Levi Strauss                         B. jeans                      C. cool

2.Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans ______.

A. when he was 44                 B. when he was 24                 C. in 1853

3.______ wore jeans after they were first made.

A. American soldiers               B. American cowboys    C. Levi Strauss

4.Jeans can be cool for nearly 150 years because ______.

A. they have different styles

B. they have different colors

C. they make us feel youth, comfort and energy

5.When you ______, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.

A. go to an important meeting B. go on a trip                C. have a party

 

—Thank you so much for your present．It’s really nice

— ____________

A．Please don’t say so．                   B．It’s not so good, I think

C．No, thanks．                           D．I’m glad you like it．

 

150 Years of Cool
Look in the bedrooms of young people around the world. You will probably find a pair of blue jeans in each room. Jeans are very popular all over the world.
Jeans give you the feeling of comfort, youth and energy. They have long been liked by every person.
Levi Strauss is an American company. It first made blue jeans. The company was founded in 1853 by 24-year-old Levi Strauss. Twenty years later, he made the first blue jeans in the world. The jeans were used as working trousers for the cowboys of the American West. During the Second World War, American soldiers brought blue jeans to Europe and Asia. People there began to wear jeans. Little by little, they become cool.
People from different countries like different styles of jeans. Americans like to wear simple and single-colored jeans, but many Chinese like to wear jeans with lots of different colors.
Jeans now can be seen everywhere: However, in many places, it’s not always good to wear jeans. No matter how good they may look, or what color they are, it’s often not right to wear jeans in formal places. But, when you are out, relaxing and having fun, jeans are the best choice.
【小题1】The story is talking about_____________.

A．Levi Strauss

B．young people

C．cool

D．jeans

【小题2】Levi Strauss made the first blue jeans_____________.

A．when he was 44

B．when he was 24

C．in 1853

D．in 1924

【小题3】___________ wore jeans after they were first made.

A．American soldiers	B．American cowboys
C．Levi Strauss	D．The people in Europe

【小题4】Jeans can be cool for nearly 150 years because _____________.

A．they have different styles

B．they have different colors

C．they make us feel youth, comfort and energy

D．they are working trousers.

【小题5】When you _____________, you’d better not wear a pair of jeans.

A．go to an important meeting	B．go on a trip
C．have a party	D．are having fun

Harry’s father bought a magazine which gave its readers information about all kinds of products and helped them make the best choice while buying．

Harry borrowed his father’s magazine when he needed a new computer．“I’ll read it and choose the best one．” He said．

The magazine described these computers．

The DGT PC450	The BNK 975XF: AT $3，200	The CGP 8PT
This computer comes with lots of good software. However it does not have much memory and is rather slow．At $2，850 it’s not very good value for money.	This is the most expensive computer we tested．However it is also far the most reliable (可靠的)．It is very fast and has lots of memory．It is worth the extra money if you can afford it．	At only $1，900．It has lots of money and is quite fast．However it broke down twice while we were testing it and we cannot recommend (建议) it for reliability．

Harry chose the BNK 975XF．“I know it’s expensive，” he said，“but it will be with me for a long time and do everything I want it to do．”

1.Harry wants to buy a computer，so he borrowed ________ from his father．

A．a computer magazine              B．a magazine about all kinds of products

C．a shopping book                  D．a book about all kinds of computers 

2.________ doesn’t have much memory and is rather slow．

A．The DGT PC450                      B．The BNK 975XF 

C．The CGP 8PT                        D．Harry’s computer

3.The CGP 8PT is ________ among the three kinds of computers．

A．the fastest                        B．the most expensive    

C．the cheapest                       D．the slowest

4.Harry chose the BNK 975XF because ________．

A．it is the most expensive           B．it has lots of good software

C．it has much memory                 D．it would work for him for a long time

5.．________ helped Harry to choose the computer．

A．His father       B．His friend     C．The shopkeeper  D．The magazine