Doyoulikejeans？Ofallkindsofclothesintheworld，jeansarethemostpopular．Theyarepopularwithmanypeople，richorpoor，youngorevenold．Peopleallaroundtheworldwearthem，intheUS，China，Cuba，FranceandAustralia．W

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Do you like jeans？Of all kinds of clothes in the world，jeans are the most popular．They are popular with many people，rich or poor，young or even old．People all around the world wear them，in the US，China，Cuba，France and Australia．Why are they so popular？Who made the first jeans？
Two men found gold in California（加利福尼亚） in 1849．Lots of people went there at once to look for gold after hearing the good news．Levi Strauss，a young man from Germany，got to California in 1850．Instead of looking for gold，he went there to sell things to these workers．He found that these men needed strong pants，so he began to make them．He used a kind of strong cloth--people make tents from it-to make the jeans．He put rivets （柳钉） on the pockets to make them strong，because the workers always put rocks in the pockets．These jeans were so strong that they could last a long time．Then jeans became very popular in a short time．
56．___ are the most popular kind of clothes in the world．
A．Shorts
B．Jeans         
C．Sweaters          
D．T-shirts
57．People found gold in  California  in___．
A.1849             
B.1850          
C.1859              
D.1860
58．Levi Strauss arrived in California to___．
A．look for gold                     
B．make food for these workers
C．sell things to these workers      
D．make jeans
59．Levi Strauss'pants were popular because___．
A．they were cool                    
B．they were very comfortable
C．they were cheap                   
D．they were very strong
60．What is the best title of the passage？___
A．Jeans Are Popular
B．The History of Jeans
C．Why Are Jeans Strong              
D．A Young Man and Gold．

Answer 1

56．B．细节分析题．根据Of all kinds of clothes in the world，jeans are the most popular可知，牛仔裤是最受欢迎的衣服．故选B．
57．A．细节分析题．根据Two men found gold in California in 1849可知，在1849年发现了金子．故选A．
58．C．细节分析题．根据he went there to sell things to these workers可知，Levi Strauss到加利福尼亚买东西给工人．故选C．
59．D．判断推理题．根据These jeans were so strong that they could last a long time．Then jeans became very popular in a short time可知，因为牛仔裤非常结实，工人们非常喜欢，所以才得以流行．故选D．
60．B．主旨大意题．通过阅读全文可知，本句主要讲述了什么时间，什么地点，谁发明了牛仔裤，也就是牛仔裤的历史．故选B．