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.__74__

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

　　__75__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　

　　71．F　[由“Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today，Strauss's invention continues to be popular...”知本段主要讲牛仔服的产生。]

　　72．A　[由第二段第一句知本段讲述Levi Strauss的成长经历。]

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