Question

【题目】 The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, but also everyday activities. Cultures give us a sense of belonging in society. So the losing of one's culture is, for many, alarming. Many people believe their traditional ways of life are under threat (威胁) and that something should be done. Yet for some, the losing of culture is a natural result of globalization (全球化) and progress. So is the globalization of culture a threat or a chance?

Those who see globalization as a threat think that societies are losing special parts of their cultures. For example, Omotik, a language spoken in East Africa, has only 50 live speakers. Some

argue that it is hard to find differences between London and Tokyo. Young people's ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures, so they often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with.

Others focus on the advantages of globalization. They think it leads to better understandings between cultures. They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of these. Chinese New Year, now celebrated in most big cities around the world, is just one of the many festivals that are accepted internationally.

Anyway, many organizations and governments are making efforts( 努力) to protect their cultures. One successful example is Wales. There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language, but after years of efforts, it is now an active part of Welsh life again. Around the world, similar efforts are going on.

【1】What are included in the world culture?

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【2】Why do some young people often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with?

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【3】Are world traditions celebrated less widely because of the globalization of culture?

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【4】Where is Chinese New Year celebrated now?

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【5】What happened to the Welsh language years ago?

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Answer 1

【答案】

【1】The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, but also everyday activities.

【2】Because their ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures.

【3】No, they aren’t.

【4】Chinese New Year is celebrated in most big cities around the world now.

【5】There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language.

【解析】

由于全球化导致很多文化丧失，那么文化全球化是威胁还是机遇？不同的人有不同的观点。为了保护自身文化，一些国家也采取了相应的措施。

【1】根据短文开头“The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, but also everyday activities.”可知，文化这个词不仅包括社会习俗、艺术、音乐，还包括日常活动。故答案为The word culture includes not only the customs of our society, its art, music, but also everyday activities.

【2】根据短文第二段“Young people's ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures, so they often refuse or even give up the traditions their parents grew up with.”可知，年轻人的思想往往受到西方或其他流行文化的影响，所以他们经常拒绝甚至放弃父母成长过程中的传统。故答案为Because their ideas are often influenced by Western or other popular cultures.

【3】根据短文第三段“They say world traditions are celebrated more widely because of these.”可知，世界传统得到了更广泛的庆祝。由此可知答案是否定的。故答案为No, they aren’t.

【4】根据短文第三段“Chinese New Year, now celebrated in most big cities around the world”可知，现在中国的新年在全世界很多大城市里庆祝。故答案为Chinese New Year is celebrated in most big cities around the world now.

【5】根据最后一段“There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language”可知，曾经社会压力扼杀了威尔士语。故答案为There was a time when social pressures were killing off the Welsh language.

这是一篇议论文，短文就“文化全球化是威胁还是机遇”阐述了不同人的看法，并以威尔士语为例，讲述了一些国家对自己文化的保护。短文主题明确，结构清晰，有利于学生掌握文章大意。题型是任务型阅读，要求根据文意回答问题，考查学生们对文章事实细节的理解。做题时，先通读全文，了解文章大意；然后阅读题干，根据题干所问，锁定文章相关语句作答。如第4小题，依据题干中的Chinese New Year可以迅速锁定答案。