Take a look at teenagers around, dressed in
baggy-pants (宽松裤), drinking soft drinks such as coke,
reading Japanese cartoons. Whether you are in Beijing, Wuhan or Hong Kong, you
will get the same impression. But should we copy others or should we maintain (保留) our differences?
It sounds convenient that people around the world
speak the same language, dress in the same style, eat the same food and play
the same games. If the world was like this, you won’t feel strange in any
corner of world. But just imagine living in such a strange world. How dull and
colorless it would be!
Different kinds of food that people can taste, the
colorful and fashionable clothes that we dress in and different languages we
speak are all part of the different cultures that our ancestors left us. These
differences represent their creativity (创造力) and
talent. And we all enjoy different cultures in our daily lives. When you travel
to other places, you want to see different things. When you talk to foreigners
you expect to listen to interesting stories. These differences in culture are
what make life colorful.
But the whole world is shrinking into a small
village as globalization (全球化) takes effect and many
different cultures are disappearing. In most big cities around the world people
wear the same clothes. Fast food stores are everywhere. Hollywood movies are
kicking traditional performing arts out of our lives. The colors of our life
are disappearing.
There is joke that even the panda and zebra want to
live a colorful life. So let’s take action to protect our colorful culture
before it becomes as simple as black and white.
It’s not difficult. Learning some folk songs, trying
on a traditional clothing and even eating local food instead of going to KFC
can help. And we’re sure you will enjoy it.
1.The passage is written to _______.
A.explain
cultural differences B.convince
readers to maintain cultural differences
C.predict the
future of globalization D.show some
cultural phenomena(现象)
2.The author thinks that cultural differences _______.
A.make the
world colorful B.make
communication difficult
C.only exist in
food and clothing D.will never
fade away
3.The author starts the argument by ________.
A.mentioning
certain cultural phenomena
B.mentioning
his view at the very beginning
C.mentioning
the opposite view at the very beginning
D.giving
examples of cultural differences
4.The underlined word “shrink” probably means
“_______”.
A.expand B.disappear C.become
smaller D.grow in
number
5.The author talks of all the following cultural
phenomena except _______.
A.food B.clothing C.language D.architecture