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fortheminers.Thesepantsprovedsopopularthathequicklyranoutofmaterialstomakemore.
In1873,StraussreceivedaletterfromaJewishtailornamedJacobDaviswhohadinventeda
processofconnectingpocketswithcopperrivets(铆钉).Thismadethepantslastalong
time.BecauseDavisdidnothavethemoneytopatenthisidea,heofferedtoshareitwithStrauss
ifStrausswouldagreetopayforthepatent.4.
BythetimeStraussdiedin1902,hehadmadeagreatcontributiontoAmericanfashion.
5ThebusinesshasbeengrowingeversinceandLeviStrauss'
companyisnowoneofthe
largestclothingcompaniesintheworld.
A.Asayoungboy,hemovedwithhisfamilytotheUnitedStates.
B.Nobodyknewwhatkindofmaterialwassuitable.
C.HedidandLevijeanshavebeenmadewithmetalrivetseversince.
D.However,hedidnotgetmuchbusinessforthoseproducts.
E.HealsomadeagreatcontributiontoAmerica'
sclothingindustry.
F.SincetheywereinventedbyLeviStrauss,theyhavebecomeasymbolofAmerican
consumerculture.
G.Asthebusinessgrew,Straussgotmuchmoneyfromit.
WhenIwastenyearsold,IwenttoYangzhouwithtwoAmerican.Ibecametheirguide.First,wewenttotheShouxiRiver.Theywantedtolookaroundtheriverbytheboat.Afterbuythetickets,wegotintotheboat.Wewentaroundseeingthebeautifulsight.Afterthat,wewentshopping.Thesellerscouldn'
tspokeEnglish.Thoughitwasveryharder,Itriedmybestlistento
theirwordscarefullyandtranslatethesentences.Theyboughtsomelittlethingswiththeir
help.Next,wewenttoasmallzoobuttooksomepictures.Whenwefelthunger,wewentoutandhadlunch.Afterlunch,wevisitedsomeoldhouseandlearnedmoreaboutChinesehistory.
RecentlysomeAmericanscientistshavegivenausefulpieceofadvicetopeoplein
industrializednations.Theysaypeopleshouldeatmoreofthesamekindoffoodeatenbyhumans
livingmorethan10,000yearsago.1
Thescientistssaythatthehumanlifehaschangedgreatly.Ourbodieshavenotbeenabletodealwiththesechangesinlifestyleandthishadledtonewkindsofsicknesses.2Sothey
arecalled"
diseasesofcivilization"
.Manycancersanddiseasesofthebloodsystemareexamples
ofsuchdiseases.
ScientistsnotedthatpeopleinboththeOldStoneAgeandtheNewStoneAgeenjoyedvery
littlealcoholortobacco,probablynone.3However,achangeinfoodisoneofthemaindifferencesbetweenlifeinancienttimesandthatoftoday.
StoneAgepeoplehuntedwildanimalsfortheirmeat,whichhadmuchlessfatthandomestic
ones.Theyatealotoffreshwildvegetablesandfruits.Theydidnothavemilkoranyotherdairyproducts,andtheymadeverylittleuseofgrains.4Weeatsixtimesmoresaltthanourancestors.Weeatmoresugar.Weeattwiceasmuchfatbutonlyonethirdasmuchproteinand
muchlessvitaminC.
5Butscientistssaythatwewouldbemuchhealthierifweeatmuchthesamewaythe
ancientpeopledid,cuttingtheamountoffatty,saltyandsweetfood.
A.StoneAgepeoplelivedasimplelife.
B.Buttoday,weenjoyeatingalotofthese.
C.Inthatcase,theywouldlivemuchhealthier.
D.Ancientpeoplealsogotlotsofphysicalexercise.
E.Thesenewsicknesseswerenotknowninancienttimes.
F.Peopletodayprobablydon'
twanttolivelikeourancestors.
G.Modernpeopleusedtosufferfrom"
.
DearJim,
IamsoexcitingthatyouwillcometoChina.IwillfreefromDecember18andwillhaveaplentyoftimetobetogetherwithyou.I'
llmeetyouattheairportandthenyouwilltakeBusNo.8
formyhome.Youworryabouttheweatherhereinyouremail.Infact,theweatherhereisquitedifferentfromitinyourcity.Itisn'
tverycold,butyouneedn'
tbringmanyclotheswith
you.Duringyourstayhere,I'
lltakeyoutosomeplacesofinterestsandyoucantastesomelocal
snacks.Iamsurewewillhavegreatlyfuntogether.
Lookingforwardtomeetingyousoon.John
FortherestofMarch,adiseasewillsweepacrosstheUS.Itwillkeepkidshomefromschool.
1Employeeswillsuddenlylosetheirabilitytoconcentrate.
Thedisease,knownas―MarchMadness‖,referstotheyearly65–teamUSmen’scollege
basketballtournament(锦标赛).2Teamscompeteagainsteachotherinasingle–
elimination(单局淘汰)tournamentthateventuallycrownsanationalchampion.
Nearly20millionAmericanswillfindthemselvesprisonersofbasketballfestivalmadness.
Thefuncomespartlyfromguessingthewinnersforeverygame.Friendscompeteagainstfriends.
3Colleaguesagainstbosses.
Big–nameschoolsareusuallyfavoredtoadvanceintothetournament.Buteachyearthere
aredarkhorsesfromlittle–knownuniversities.
Thisaddstothemadness.Watchingateamfromaschoolwith3,000studentsbeatateam
fromaschoolwith30,000,formanyAmericans,isanexcitingexperience.Twoyearsago,the
little–knownGeorgeMasonUniversitywasoneofthefinalfourteams.4
Collegebasketballplayersarenotpaid,sothegameismoreaboutmakinganamefortheir
universityandthemselves.5About$4billionwillbespentgambling(赌)ontheevent.
AccordingtoMediaLifemagazine,theeventwillbringin$500millioninadvertisingincome
thisyear,toppingthepost–seasonincomeofeveryUSprofessionalleague,includingthatofthe
NBA.
A.Husbandsagainstwives.
B.Theplayerswillgoalloutforthegames.
C.Butthatdoesn’tmeanmoneyisn’tinvolved.
D.Collegestudentswillignorepilesofhomework.
E.Peoplearewillingtospendmoremoneyonwatchingit.
F.ItbeginsonMarch15andlaststhroughthebeginningofApril.
G.Manypeoplehadneverevenheardoftheuniversitybeforethetournament.
DearEditor,
I’mtheboystudentinakeymiddleschoolinourcity.Ifondofplaythepiano.Itisknownbyus
thatthecollegeentranceexaminationisapproaching.Imustgetgoodpreparedforit.SoIhave
onlyfifteenminutestoplaythepianooneveryday.Idon’twanttogiveupmyfavorite,andmyparentsforbademetocontinueplayingit.Theythinkitawasteoftimetodoitnow.Howdoyou
thinkofit?
Couldyougivemesomeadvicesonhowtodealwiththeproblem?
Iamlooking
forwardtoyourearlyreply.
Thankyou.
EveryoneknowsthattheFrenchmenareromantic,theItaliansarefashionableandthe
Germansareserious.Arethesejuststereotypesoristherereallysuchathingasnationalcharacter?
Andifthereis,canitaffecthowanationsucceedorfail?
Atleastonegroupofpeopleiscertainthatitcan.Arecentsurveyofthetop500
entrepreneurs(企业家)intheUKfoundthat70%feltthattheireffortswerenotappreciatedbythe
Britishpublic.Britainishostile(敌意的)tosuccess,theysaid.Ithasacultureofjealousy(嫉妒).
1Jealousyissometimesknownasthe―green–eyedmonster‖andtheUKisitshome.
ScientistsatWarwichUniversityintheUKrecentlytestedthisidea.Theygatheredagroup
ofpeopletogetherandgaveeachanimaginaryamountofmoney.2Thosegivenalittleweregiventhechancetodestroythelargeamountofmoneygiventoothers–butatthecostoflosingtheirown.Twothirdsofthepeopletestedagreedtodothis.
3.Butthereisalsooppositeevidence.TheOrganizationforEconomicCooperationand
DevelopmentrecentlyreportedthattheUKisnowtheworld’sfourthlargesteconomy.Thatisnot
badforpeoplewhoaresupposedtohatesuccess.PeopleintheUKalsoworklongerhoursthan
anyoneelseinEurope.SotheBritishpeoplearenotlazy,either.
―ItisnotreallysuccessthattheBritishdislike,‖saysCareyCooper,aprofessorof
managementattheUniversityofManchesterInstituteofScienceandTechnology.―It’speople
usingtheirsuccessinawaythatseemsproudorunfairorwhichseparatesthemfromtheirroots.‖
4Theysetouttodothingsintheirway.Theyworklonghours.Bytheirownefforts
theybecomemillionaires.5.Ithardlyseemsworthfollowingtheirexample.Iftheyweremore
friendly,peoplewouldlikethemmore.Andmorepeoplewanttobelikethem.
A.Thisseemstoprovethattheentrepreneurswererighttocomplain.
B.Theonewhoownsmostmoneyintheendisthewinner.
C.Asaresult,thesurveysaid,entrepreneurswere―unloved,unwantedandmisunderstood.‖
D.ItisnottruethatBritishpeoplearebornjealousofothers`success.
E.Someweregivenalittle,othersagreatdeal.
F.Butinsteadofbeinghappytheycomplainthatnobodylovesthem.
G..Perhapsitistheentrepreneurswhoaretheproblem.
Ivisitedmyauntinthecountrysidenearthecitylastweek.Iwassurprisingtoseethat
greatchangeshadbeentakenplaceinthecountryside.Takem