外研版高中英语选修七同步练习Module 1 Basketball1选做题

选做题

Ⅰ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans. __1__Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today. Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world.

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829. __2__ He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847. Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business. This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention. After the gold rush of 1849, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortunes.

Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals. Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners. At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth. __3__When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners. These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more.

In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets(铆钉). This made the pants last a long time. Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent. __4__.

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion.

__5__ The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world.

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States.

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable.

C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since.

D．However, he did not get much business for those products.

E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry.

F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture.

G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it.

答案：1－5FADCE

Ⅱ.阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。

(2010·天津)When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home.Cuddles is never far away.When he wants to go outside，he doesn't take Cuddles out for a walk-Cuddles takes him for a walk.Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet.It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw，who is blind.

When Shaw lost his sight，his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog.Shaw，an animal lover，said he couldn't bear to part with a dog(which usually lives about eight to ten years)and get used to a new one，perhaps several times in his life.

Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses.He learned that the horses possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for guiding people.They are clean friendly，smart and have great memories.They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places.Best of all，they live for 25～35 years，which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately applied to be and was acepted as the first person to receive a guid horse.The instant he met Cuddles，he knew he was making the right choice.Then he began his training.

Through training，Shaw and Cuddles learned to find their way on busy streets，step over curbs(便道沿儿)and find elevator buttons.Cuddles even demonstrated(显示)its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him，to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation.The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls.They got along without any difficulties.Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better.

1．What's the meaning of the underlined w ord“miniature”in Paragraph 1？(No more than 2 words)