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I have always heard that walking under a ladder brings bad luck, but I’ve never thought so .I have walked under ladders many times, but I have never met anything bad before. It’s the damn with black cats. People say if a black cat crosses before you, it means bad luck .I have never thought that until this afternoon But ever since I heard my student Sam’s story .I’ve begun thinking about whether it was true.
This afternoon, Sam was walking down the street thinking about something, so he wasn’t paying attention to where he was going. He walked right under a ladder standing against a building. A black cat ran out of a door just at that moment, and Sam fell over it, his head hit the ladder. A man washing the window was at the top of that ladder and the dirty water went down through the air. Poor Sam! He got wet all over.
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1.At first, the writer believed that walking under a ladder would bring bad luck.
2.A black cat crossing will bring you good luck when you are walking.
3.This afternoon ,the writer’s son Sam was walking down the street thinking about something
4.When Sam was walking under a ladder ,a black cat ran out of a door.
5.Sam had bad luck that afternoon.
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Every winter the Indians caught beavers (河狸或称为海狸).They sold these beaver furs to men from France. In the 1600s and 1700s,people in France wanted beaver furs for coats and hats. Other countries wanted these furs, too . Wearing a beaver fur hat became a sign .It said ,“Look at this man! This man is rich!”
In the 1800s,men in this country began to wear beaver hats. They too, wanted to wear the sign that said,“ Look at those men! They are rich!”
Soon it was hard to find beavers. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West. Traders began to explore this new country. They came back with wonderful stories about the new land. Before long, many people wanted to go West to live.
Where people go, towns grow. Soon there were new towns in the West. Men looking for beaver for fancy(珍贵的，昂贵的) hats helped the West grow.
1.Wearing a beaver hat was a sign that a man was _________.
A. a hunter B. rich C. a trader D. an Indian
2.Which of the following does this story lead you to believe?
A. Beavers began to wear fancy hats.
B. The traders would not go West.
C. The fur traders helped the country grow.
D. The traders wore furs.
3.What did the traders do when beavers were hard to find?
A. To get more beaver furs, traders had to move West.
B. The traders had to find rich men wearing signs.
C. The traders had to wear beaver hats out West.
D. They made friends with beavers.
4.When did Indians begin to wear beaver hats?
A.1600s. B.1700s. C.1800s. D.1900s.
5.The main idea of the whole story is that _________.
A. traders carried signs for rich men
B. the search for beavers helped the West to grow
C. many wonderful stories were told about the West
D. the beavers were very foolish
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Do you enjoy wearing Levi’s blue jeans? Blue jeans have become popular all over the world, but do you know how they got started?
Levi Strauss was born in Germany in the mid 1800’s and immigrated(移居) to the United States as a young man. He lived in New York City and learned the dry-goods business for several years. In 1853 he took his knowledge and his dreams to San Francisco (California, USA). His dream to succeed came true over the next 20 years as he became a very successful businessman.
Many of Levi Strauss’ customers were cowboys and miners. They needed clothing that was strong and lasting. Strauss found a special cloth from France that was comfortable and lasted a long time. It was called “serge and mines” which was later shortened to the word “denim(粗棉布)”.
Another man named Jacob Davis bought large amounts of the denim cloth from Levi Strauss. He was a tailor who made pants for hard-working men. One of his customers was continually tearing the pockets off his pants. So Jacob Davis decided to put rivets(铆钉)on certain parts of the pants to make them stronger. The customer loved the new pants so much that he told all his friends, and soon Jacob Davis was busy making lots of pants with rivets.
Jacob Davis soon realized that using rivets was a great business idea, and he didn’t want anybody to steal that idea. He decided that he would need to get a patent. But being a poor tailor, he didn’t have money to pay for the patent. After thinking it over, he went to the businessman Levi Strauss and told him his idea. He said, “If you agree to pay for the patent, we will share the profits from the riveted pants.” Levi Strauss did agree, and the new riveted pant business was called Levi Strauss and Company. Today Levi’s jeans are more popular than ever, and Levi’s name continues to live in.
1.What is Levi Strauss?
A．A tailor. B．A miner.
C．A cowboy. D．A businessman.
2.What do you think the underline word patent mean?
A．办法 B．利益 C．专利 D．公司
3.Jacob Davis thinks .
A．he must get the help of Levi Strauss.
B．his idea is good and he can do it easily.
C．Levi Strauss can’t share his profits.
D．all the persons all over the world like the jeans very much.
4.Which is right according the passage?
A．Jacob Davis sewed pants in his business.
B．Levi Strauss didn’t want to pay for Jacob Davis’ patent.
C．Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis became business partners.
D．Jacob Davis put rivets in pants because they looked good.
5.What do you think the writers main idea?
A．How were the jeans invented?
B．How does Levi Strauss succeed?
C．Jacob Davis was a clever man.
D．How to earn more money?
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