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第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

A

ThemorepeopleImeet,themoreIlovemydog.EverydayIamremindedwhyIlovehimsomuch.

ThreeweeksbeforeChristmasin2008atabout2:

00inthemorning,mydogwokeusupoutofasoundsleepbecausesomeonewasknockingatourdoor.Hebarkedinfrontofmeasiftoprotectmefromthestrangerwhowasknocking.Myhusbandanswered,anditwasalocalpoliceofficertellingusthatmyfather-in-lawhadcalledthepolicebecauseheforgotournumber.Mymother-in-lawwassufferingfromabraindiseaseandwasinthehospital.Wethankedtheofficerandracedtothehospital.Wewouldhavetakenhim,butthehospitalwouldconsiderhimtobeadirtypet.

Aftervisitingthehospitalwedrovehomeandhuggedourdogoncemore.Atthispointitwasunlikelythatlittledogrememberedwakingusup.Whathedidrememberwasthatwelefthimaloneforseveralhoursandhemissedus.Hethoughtwemissedhim,too,sohegreetedusatthedoorwithhistailwagging（摇摆）.

Someonetriedtobreakinourhousethatsummer,but,onceagain,ourlittledogsavedtheday.Ourcurtainsweredamaged,butnoonegotin.WhenIgothomefromwork,Ifoundpartsofmycurtainslyingonthefloor.Wecalledthepoliceandtheofficersaidthathedidagreatjob.

Mydogisalovingsweetdogwhojustwantssomeattention.Iworkedwithhimformonthsandnowhesits,dances,sings,shakeshands,andsomuchmore.ThebestpartishelooksoutformeasmuchasIlookoutforhim.

Myhusbandsaysthedogisspoiled（宠坏的）;

Isayhefinallyhasalovinghome.

1.Theauthor’sdogwokeheruptotellherthat_____.

A.hermother-in-lawwasill

B.herfather-in-lawcalledher

C.someonewasknockingatthedoor

D.someonehadbrokeintoherhouse

2.Whydidthepolicesaythedogdidagreatjob?

A.Thedogsavedtheauthor.

B.Thedogstoppedthethief.

C.Thedogdidwellwhatpeopletoldit.

D.Thedoghelpedtofindthethief.

3Thepurposeofthetextistotellreaders_____.

A.whytheauthor’sdogisherbestfriend

B.whattheproperattitudetowardsdogsis

C.whatdogscanbringus

D.howtoraisedogs

B

LeviStraussdidnotinventjeans,butheisconsideredthefirstpersontomakeandsellgreatnumbersofthem.HewasborninBavaria,anareathatispartofGermany.In1847heandhisfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.

LeviStraussopenedasmalldrygoodsstore,firstinNewYork,theninSanFrancisco,California.Amongtheproductshesoldwerejeans.ThesepantswereespeciallyusefulforminersinCalifornia.Theyneededclothingmadefromastrongmaterial.Jeansareusuallymadefromaheavycottonclothcalleddenim.

LeviStrausspartneredwithaclothingmakernamedJacobDavis.Davishadinventedaprocessformakingrivets（铆钉）forjeans.Theselittlemetalconnectorshelpedholdthepiecesofclothtogethertomakethejeansstronger.

In1875,thegovernmentgaveStraussandDavisapatent（专利）fortheirinvention.Thatmeantnooneelsecouldlegallycopyitwithouttheirpermission.In1928theLeviStrausscompanyregistered（注册）theword“Levi’s”asatrademarkfortheirproduct.

TheSmithsonian’sNationalMuseumofAmericanHistoryinWashingtonhasoneoftheoldestknownpairsofLevi’s.

WriterJamesSullivanpublishedabookcalled“Jeans:

ACulturalHistoryofanAmericanIcon.”Inthebook,hesaysjeansshowtwoAmericanvalues,creativityandrebellion.

CowboysworejeansintheoldWildWest.Inthe1950s,peoplesawfamousHollywoodactorslikeJamesDeanandMarlonBrandowearingjeansinmovies.

Todayjeanscomeinbluebutalsolotsofothercolorsandinmanystylesandatallprices.

4WhichofthefollowingaboutLeviStraussisTRUE?

A.Heinventedjeans.

B.HewasborninthewestofAmerica.

C.HeusedtorunadrygoodsstoreinNewYork.

D.HestartedtheLeviStrausscompanybyhimself.

5.RivetsinJeanswerefirstusedto_____.

A.hanglittlethings

B.decoratetheclothes

C.maketheclothesstronger

D.protectminersfromattacks

6.Fromthetext,wecanlearnLevi’s_____.

A.wasregisteredin1928B.wasgivenapatent

C.wastheoldesttrademarkofjeansD.haseverappearedinmovies

7Thetextmainlytalksabout____.

A.thehistoryofjeansB.themeaningofjeans

C.howjeansareinventedD.whyjeansbecomepopular

C

LisaWrightsmanusedsoccertoturnherlifearound.Nowshe’susingittohelpothersdothesame.Wrightsmanhadbeenagoodfootballerbutlaterfellintodrugs,andhomelessness.

Lastyear,however,sheenteredaVolunteersofAmericarecoveryprogramanddiscoveredVOA’sstreetsoccerprogramatMather.ShegotachancetogotoWashington,D.C.toplaywiththeMohawks,VOA’smen’steam.LatershewasnamedmostvaluableplayerintheseasonandsenttoBraziltorepresent（代表）theUnitedStates.