Jeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them，from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular？You'll getmany answers. For some people they look cool，for others jeans are just comfortable.

Jeans were first made for farm workers as stronger trousers in the west states of America. Jeans were hardly worn at all.

It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion（反叛）of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theaters and cinemas. As time went by，jeans became more acceptable. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when（1）they were not on duty，showing that they were Americans. The trousers showed the world a happier way of life，something that people needed，especially after what they had（2）gone through in World War Ⅱ.

Jeans had other advantages as well. They didn't need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn't need to iron them. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework.

Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded look.

【小题1】任务一：请根据短文内容，完成句子。每空一词。
(1) Jeans were first made as __________ trousers in America and they went __________ in World War Ⅱ.
(2)James Dean and Marlon Brando made jeans __________ in movies，and were regarded as a __________ of rebellion of the youth during the1950s and 1960s.
【小题2】任务二：请根据短文内容，用英语表达（1）处画线单词“they”所指代的内容。）
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【小题3】任务三：根据短文内容，猜测（2）处画线短语“gone through”的中文意思。___________

A．浏览

B．复习

C．通过

【小题4】任务四：请根据短文内容，回答问题。
What was a possible advantage of jeans to women？
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【小题5】任务五：请从文中找出与“People began to accept jeans easily as time went by. ”意思相近的句子。
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【小题6】任务六：请用英文简要概括本文的主旨大意。
It's mainly about_______________________________________________________________________________