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【題目】 When you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonald’s? Coca Cola? Levi’s? Disneyland? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Many people imagine American culture is a collection of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one small part of American culture — pop culture.

What is pop culture? Well, pop is short for popular. The origins of pop culture can often be traced(追溯) to popular movies, television shows, music stars and sports figures. Pop culture is also promoted by business and advertising. The most common examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends(潮流) set by famous people quickly become part of young people’s lifestyles.

American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its popularity is that English is a world language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation. Since language and culture go together, learning English means becoming aware of English-speaking countries’ cultures. Also, America is a world leader in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture communicated in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to export. For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.

Many people suppose that American pop culture is what America is all about. Does pop culture reflect(反映) the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does represent(代表) a part of American society — especially urban young people that are turned into the media. But American pop culture is faddish and ever-changing. It is man-made and surface picture of America. If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little further than McDonald’s.

【1】Paragraph 3 is mainly about .

A.why language and culture go togetherB.how American pop culture leads in media

C.why American pop culture is popularD.how American pop culture is exported

【2】The underlined word “export” probably means .

A.to buy from a foreign countryB.to sell to a foreign country

C.to send to othersD.to store in some places

【3】Which of the following is TRUE about American pop culture according to the passage?

A.Pop culture isn’t a part of American culture.

B.Young people always set the trends of pop culture.

C.It is popular in the world mainly because of the popularity of English.

D.If you want to know real American culture, you can go to McDonald’s.

【4】What can we infer from the passage?

A.American pop culture is a part of American culture.

B.McDonald’s, Coca Cola, Levi’s etc. are all symbols of American pop culture.

C.American pop culture is easy to sell to the world only because it’s popular.

D.To learn about real American culture, you should study more than pop culture.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文，主要內(nèi)容關(guān)于美國流行文化。得益于英語的流行，美國流行文化在世界迅速傳播。然而只了解流行文化，并不足以全面了解美國文化，畢竟流行文化只是美國文化的一部分。

【1】題意：第3段主要是關(guān)于___________。

主旨大意。根據(jù)第三段原文One major reason for its popularity is that English is a world language提示，整段內(nèi)容都是在介紹為什么美國流行文化受歡迎的原因。C選項why American pop culture is popular“美國流行文化為什么受歡迎”符合題意，故應(yīng)選C。

【2】題意：畫線單詞“export”可能意為___________。

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)下文For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world可知，美國流行文化很輕易地就銷往了全世界，export可意為“出口，對外出售”。B選項to sell to a foreign country“銷往國外”符合題意，故應(yīng)選B。

【3】題意：根據(jù)本文內(nèi)容，以下哪一項關(guān)于美國流行文化是正確的？

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its popularity is that English is a world language可知，英語作為世界通用語是美國流行文化受歡迎的一個主要因素。C選項It is popular in the world mainly because of the popularity of English“它在世界上流行主要是因為英語的流行”說法正確，故應(yīng)選C。

【4】題意：從這篇文章我們能推斷出什么？

推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文最后一句If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little further than McDonald’s可推斷，如果想了解真正的美國文化，就應(yīng)該知道更多美國流行文化之外的東西。D選項To learn about real American culture, you should study more than pop culture“要了解真正的美國文化，你應(yīng)該研究的不僅僅是流行文化”符合題意，故應(yīng)選D。