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1、第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A The more people I meet, the more I love my dog. Every day I am reminded why I love him so much.Three weeks before Christmas in 2008 at about 2:00 in the morning, my dog woke us up out of a sound sleep because someone was knocking at our door. He barked in front of me as if to

2、 protect me from the stranger who was knocking. My husband answered, and it was a local police officer telling us that my father-in-law had called the police because he forgot our number. My mother-in-law was suffering from a brain disease and was in the hospital. We thanked the officer and raced to

3、 the hospital. We would have taken him, but the hospital would consider him to be a dirty pet. After visiting the hospital we drove home and hugged our dog once more. At this point it was unlikely that little dog remembered waking us up. What he did remember was that we left him alone for several ho

4、urs and he missed us. He thought we missed him, too, so he greeted us at the door with his tail wagging （摇摆）. Someone tried to break in our house that summer, but, once again, our little dog saved the day. Our curtains were damaged, but no one got in. When I got home from work, I found parts of my c

5、urtains lying on the floor. We called the police and the officer said that he did a great job. My dog is a loving sweet dog who just wants some attention. I worked with him for months and now he sits, dances, sings, shakes hands, and so much more. The best part is he looks out for me as much as I lo

6、ok out for him. My husband says the dog is spoiled （宠坏的）; I say he finally has a loving home. 1. The authors dog woke her up to tell her that _.A. her mother-in-law was illB. her father-in-law called her C. someone was knocking at the doorD. someone had broke into her house2. Why did the police say

7、the dog did a great job?A. The dog saved the author.B. The dog stopped the thief.C. The dog did well what people told it.D. The dog helped to find the thief.3 The purpose of the text is to tell readers _.A. why the authors dog is her best friendB. what the proper attitude towards dogs isC. what dogs

8、 can bring usD. how to raise dogs B Levi Strauss did not invent jeans, but he is considered the first person to make and sell great numbers of them. He was born in Bavaria, an area that is part of Germany. In 1847 he and his family moved to the United States.Levi Strauss opened a small dry goods sto

9、re, first in New York, then in San Francisco, California. Among the products he sold were jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners in California. They needed clothing made from a strong material. Jeans are usually made from a heavy cotton cloth called denim.Levi Strauss partnered with a

10、clothing maker named Jacob Davis. Davis had invented a process for making rivets （铆钉） for jeans. These little metal connectors helped hold the pieces of cloth together to make the jeans stronger.In 1875, the government gave Strauss and Davis a patent （专利） for their invention. That meant no one else

11、could legally copy it without their permission. In 1928 the Levi Strauss company registered （注册） the word “Levis” as a trademark for their product.The Smithsonians National Museum of American History in Washington has one of the oldest known pairs of Levis. Writer James Sullivan published a book cal

12、led “Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon.” In the book, he says jeans show two American values, creativity and rebellion.Cowboys wore jeans in the old Wild West. In the 1950s, people saw famous Hollywood actors like James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing jeans in movies. Today jeans come in

13、blue but also lots of other colors and in many styles and at all prices. 4 Which of the following about Levi Strauss is TRUE?A. He invented jeans.B. He was born in the west of America.C. He used to run a dry goods store in New York.D. He started the Levi Strauss company by himself.5. Rivets in Jeans

14、 were first used to _.A. hang little things B. decorate the clothes C. make the clothes strongerD. protect miners from attacks6. From the text, we can learn Levis _.A. was registered in 1928 B. was given a patentC. was the oldest trademark of jeans D. has ever appeared in movies7 The text mainly tal

15、ks about _.A. the history of jeans B. the meaning of jeans C. how jeans are invented D. why jeans become popularC Lisa Wrightsman used soccer to turn her life around. Now shes using it to help others do the same. Wrightsman had been a good footballer but later fell into drugs, and homelessness.Last

16、year, however, she entered a Volunteers of America recovery program and discovered VOAs street soccer program at Mather. She got a chance to go to Washington, D.C. to play with the Mohawks, VOAs mens team. Later she was named most valuable player in the season and sent to Brazil to represent （代表） the United States.