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【题目】 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】

本文是一篇说明文，主要内容关于美国流行文化。得益于英语的流行，美国流行文化在世界迅速传播。然而只了解流行文化，并不足以全面了解美国文化，毕竟流行文化只是美国文化的一部分。

【1】题意：第3段主要是关于___________。

主旨大意。根据第三段原文One major reason for its popularity is that English is a world language提示，整段内容都是在介绍为什么美国流行文化受欢迎的原因。C选项why American pop culture is popular“美国流行文化为什么受欢迎”符合题意，故应选C。

【2】题意：画线单词“export”可能意为___________。

词句猜测题。根据下文For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world可知，美国流行文化很轻易地就销往了全世界，export可意为“出口，对外出售”。B选项to sell to a foreign country“销往国外”符合题意，故应选B。

【3】题意：根据本文内容，以下哪一项关于美国流行文化是正确的？

细节理解题。根据原文American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its popularity is that English is a world language可知，英语作为世界通用语是美国流行文化受欢迎的一个主要因素。C选项It is popular in the world mainly because of the popularity of English“它在世界上流行主要是因为英语的流行”说法正确，故应选C。

【4】题意：从这篇文章我们能推断出什么？

推理判断题。根据原文最后一句If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little further than McDonald’s可推断，如果想了解真正的美国文化，就应该知道更多美国流行文化之外的东西。D选项To learn about real American culture, you should study more than pop culture“要了解真正的美国文化，你应该研究的不仅仅是流行文化”符合题意，故应选D。