大学体验英语四（综合教程）Unit8Globalization—ForandAgainstListenandTalkLeadinJeansare(S1)withyoungpeopleallovertheworld.Somepeoplesaythatjeansarethe(S2)ofyouth.Buttheyhaven’talwaysbeenso.Thestoryofjeans(S3)almost200yearsago.PeopleinGenoa,Italy,usedtomakepants.TheclothmadeinGenoawascalled"jeanos”.Thepantswerecalled"jeans”.In1850,a(S4)inCaliforniabegansellingpantsmadeofcanvas.HisnamewasLeviStrauss.Becausetheywereso(S5),"Levi’spants”becamepopularwith(S6)miners,farmersandstudents.Sixyearslater,Levibeganmakinghispantswithabluecottonclothcalleddenim.Soonafter,factoryworkersintheUnitedStatesandAsiabeganwearingjeans.But(S7)peopleusuallydidn’twearthem.Inthe1950s,twopeople(S8):ElvisPresley,thekingofrockandroll,andJamesDean,afamousTVstar.Elvisworetightjeans.Mostparentsdidn’tlikeElvisorhisjeans.(S9).Hewasaherotomanyyoungpeople.Duringthe1960s,rockandrollbecameevenmorepopular.Youngpeoplehadmoremoney.(S10).Somepeopledecoratedtheirjeanswithcolorfulpatchesanddesigns.Inthe70sand80s,jeansbecameveryexpensive.JeansaresopopularthatLevissoldover10billionpairs.Almostanywhereintheworldnow,youngpeopleliketowearjeans!Key:S1.popularS2.uniformS3.startedS4.salesmanS5.strongS6.goldS7.youngS8.helpedtomakejeanspopularwithteenagersS9.ButteenagerslovedhimandstartedtodresslikehimS10.theirclothesshowedtheirindependencePassageA:Hallmark'sAsianValentine2.Choosethebestanswertoeachquestionbasedontheinformationyouobtainfromthepassage.1.WhyhaveHallmark'sgreetingcardsbecomepopularasValentine'sDaygiftsinAsia?A)Becausetheyareoriginalandconvenient.B)BecausetheymeettheemotionalneedsoftheyouthinAsia.C)Becausethey’regloballywelcomedandfashionable.D)Becausetheycansolvethedilemmaofthelocalculturalnormandromance.2."Accordingtotheauthor,peopleinAsiadon’tdeclaretheirloveforsomeoneopenlyinthat_______.A)theyarenotasromanticasWesternersB)theyaretooshytodisplaytheirfeelingsC)theyareafraidofbeingrefusedandlosingfaceD)culturalnormsrestrainthemfromexpressingtheirfeelings3.Valentine’sDay’stakingrootinAsiaisanexamplethatshows________.A)AsiaasawholeisinclinedtofollowthefashionofWesternersB)loveisglobalandlanguageskillsareunnecessaryC)culturalinvasionofthesuperpowercoverseverycorneroftheworldD)theculturalspreadoffashionisveryfastandeffective4.YoungpeopleprefertobuyEnglish-languagecardsratherthancardsintheirownlanguagebecause________.A)EnglishisagloballanguageandasymbolofnoblenessB)English-languagecardsareinfashionC)English-languagecardscanbestexpresstheiremotionscleverlyD)Englishperhapsisthemostfashionablelanguageintheworld5.Thewords"aturn-off”inthelastbutoneparagraphmostprobablyrefersto________.A)A)achangeinbusinesspracticeB)anoldmethodofsale’spromotionC)somethingthatiskeptawayD)somethingthatisnotfashionable6.Inthispassage,theauthorseems________.A)tobeoptimisticaboutthefutureofHallmarkcardsinAsiaB)tobecriticaloftheroleofValentine’sDaygreetingcardsinAsiaC)tobehappyabouttheglobalpopularityofValentine’sDayD)toregardValentine’sDaycardsasthebestgreetingcardsforAsians7.Thepurposeofthepassageis________.A)toadvertiseandpromotethesellingofHallmarkcardsB)toexplainthewaybywhichHallmarkpromotestheuseofValentine’sDaycardsinAsiaC)toshowthegreatsuccessofHallmarkcardsandtheirroleintheemotionallifeofAsiansD)toexplaintheculturaldifferenceandpreferenceofAsianpeople8.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A)Chinesemencanneverbeasromantica...
