英语四级考题.pdf

Passage1

In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia;fromalloverthenation,thousandsofyoungmen

setoutforCalifornia.PeoplecalledthisthetimeoftheGoldRush.

Agoldminercameintoacitylookingforapairofpants.Hewantedpantsstrongenoughto

standuptotheroughworkofmining.HemetayoungmannamedLevi,whosoldheavyclothfor

tentsandwagontops.Theyaskedatailortouseheavyclothfortheirpants.ThenLeviwentinto

thebusinessofmakingworkpants.Heaskedhisbrotherstosendhimsomestrongbluecotton

clothcalleddenim(斜纹粗棉布).Withthisbluedenimcloth,Levistartedmakingthekindof

pantswecallbluejeanstoday.Theyweresewedupinthesamewayasotherpants.

In1860,aminersaidthatthepocketswerentstrongenoughtoholdthepiecesofgoldhe

found.Thepocketskeptfallingoffthepants.Theclothwasallright.Itwasthethreadthatwasnt

strongenough.SoLeviusedrivets(铆钉)toattachthepocketsontothepants.

Cowboysneededtoughpants,too.Theylikedtheirpantstofittightly.Buttherivetsmarked

thecowboyssaddles.SoLevicoveredtherivetswithcloth.Theneverybodywashappy.

1.Thisarticleasawholeisabout______A____________.

A.howpeoplegotbluejeans

B.theGoldRushinCalifornia

C.Howbluejeansaremade

D.Thekindofpantscowboyswear

2.Whilenotstatedinthearticle,youcantellthat________B__________.

A.everybodywhowenttoCaliforniagotalotofgold

B.Levifoundrichesinthegoldfields

C.Levisoldmorejeanstocowboysthantogoldminers

D.Levimademoremoneythanmanygoldminers

3.Thewordthisinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto___C________.

A.California

B.thediscoveryofgold

C.manypeoplelookingforgold

D.thenationatthistime

4.Leviusedstrongblue