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1、Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocial阅读理解答案　　Foroveronehundredandfiftyyears,Americansofallsocialclasseshavewornbluejeans.39Whethertheyarewornforworkorforfashiontoday.Strauss’inventioncontinuestobepopularnotonlyamongAmericansbutalsoamongpeoplearoundtheworld.　　LeviStrau

2、sswasborninGermanyin1829.40HegrewupinKentuckybeforemovingtoNewYorkin1847.BeforebecominganAmericancitizenandmovingtotheWestin1853,Straussworkedinhisbrother’sdrygoodsbusiness.Thisgavehimachancetoproducehisfamousinvention.Afterthegoldrushof1849,StraussdecidedtomovetotheWesttoseekhisfo

3、rtunes.　　Straussdidnotwanttobeapersonwhosearchedanareaforminerals.Instead,heknewhecouldmakeagoodlivingbysellingsuppliestotheminers.Atfirst,heplannedtosellsewingsuppliesandcloth.41Whenheheardminerscomplainingthattheirclotheswereeasilybrokenortheyusuallytoretheirpocketsduringmining,h

4、edecidedtouseaspecialfabrictomakepantsfortheminers.Thesepantsprovedsopopular　　thathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore.　　In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventedaprocessofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets(铆钉).Thismadethepantslastalongtime.BecauseD

5、avisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStraussifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent.42.　　BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion.43ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss’companyisnowoneofthelargestclothingcompaniesinthew

6、orld.　　A.Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates.　　B.Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable.　　C.HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince.　　D.However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts.　　E.HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica’sclothingindustry.　　F.Since

7、theywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmericanconsumerculture.　　G.Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit.　　FADCE