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        A twenty –year-old immigrant，Levi Strauss，came to the United States in l 850 to seek his fortune in the gold fields．But strangely enough，this man made his fortune on heavy canvas that he found suitable for working clothes． Strauss’s jeans were particularly good for prospectors and cowboys．In the early days of jeans．this man couldn't have guessed that his pants，made only for rough work，would become so popular at all levels of society．Yes．this is a fact：jeans have become fashionable in our society．Furthermore，these pants have come to symbolize changes in social attitude．
        In the last decade or two we have seen movements toward equality as well as defiance of authority．Jeans．now worn by everybody，can be said to symbolize these changes for the better．In the past，only men、More jeans，and these men were at the bottom---socially and economically．Jeans were worn by truck drivers，farm and factory workers．Today，jeans no longer are looked down upon．They are worn by both men and women，by both skilled and unskilled workers，by both employees and employers．This common way of dressing symbolizes respect for individuality，no matter what your occupation or sex．In the fight against authority．young people have been the leaders．So it is natural that teenagers would defy parents and school administrators over the right to wear jeans to class and win．Jeans are the typical dress of civil rights marchers，fans at rock concerts, “hippies” returning to nature，and serious college students．
        Because everyone can be comfortable in them，the blue jeans invented for the use of workers are now accepted almost anywhere，anytime．This is true not only in the United States，but in many other countries in the world．I strongly agree with the following statement：“0ld or new，glorified or plain，jeans are likely to be around for a long time to come．Already they have succeeded where statesmanship has failed．Although unable to speak the same language，the inhabitants of this embattled planet have at least agreed to wear the same pants．”

Jeans，originally designed by Levi Strauss,__________—．

A．have become a symbol of the fashionable class
B．have come to symbolize changes in social attitude
C．are suitable wear for rough work only
D．are no longer so popular as they used to be

参考答案：B进入在线模考

首段指出牛仔裤最初只是针对那些干重活的人所设计的，如勘探者和牛仔。然而没人会料到今天它会被各个阶层的人所接受，成为一种时尚。而且牛仔裤也代表了社会观念的改变。
第二段指出在过去的一二十年里，我们目睹了崇尚平等和抵制权威的运动，而牛仔裤则被认为代表了这些好的变化。
最后一段进行总结，重申和强调了牛仔裤广泛流行的事实：不仅在美国，而且在全世界都是如此。
B。本题考查对文中细节的理解。根据题干线索词Levi Strauss将答案锁定在文章第一段。根据A项中fashionable定位到第一段倒数第二句jeans have become fashionable in our society(牛仔裤已成为社会的时尚)，但不能说牛仔裤是时尚阶层的标志，故排除A；根据B项的changes in social attitude定位到第一段最后一句Furthermore，the pants have come to symbolize Changes in social attitude(更进一步说，牛仔裤已代表了社会态度的转变)，所以B为正确答案。C和D明显与原文不符，故排除。

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