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 小题1: American culture is a 小题2: of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one 小题3: part of American culture—pop culture.
What is pop culture? Well, pop is 小题4: for popular. The origins of pop culture can often be traced to popular movies, television shows, music stars and sports figures. Pop culture is 小题5: promoted by business and advertising. The most 小题6: examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends (趋势) 小题7: by famous personalities quickly become part of young people’s 小题8: .
American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its 小题9: is that English is a universal language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation. 小题10: language and culture go together, learning English means becoming 小题11: of English-speaking cultures. Besides, America is a world 小题12: in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture 小题13: in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to 小题14: . For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.
Many people believe that American pop culture is what American is all 小题15: . Does pop culture 小题16: the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does 小题17: a portion (比例) of American society — especially the 小题18: young people that are tuned in to the media. But American pop culture is faddish (流行一时的) and 小题19: . If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little 小题20: than McDonald’s.
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| 小题25: | | A．never | B．only | C．also | D．just |
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| 小题26: | | A．famous | B．common | C．obvious | D．helpful |
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| 小题27: | | A．set | B．pushed | C．ignored | D．caused |
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| 小题28: | | A．hobbies | B．taste | C．admiration | D．lifestyles |
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| 小题30: | | A．Although | B．Unless | C．How | D．Since |
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试题分析：本文主要介绍了美国流行文化的有关知识。美国流行文化的起源，内涵和如何正确理解美国文化。
小题1:考查动词：A.wonder想知道B. imagine想象C. wish希望D. pretend假装，很多人想象美国文化是这些的集合，选B
小题2:考查名词：A.behavior行为B. signal信号C. side边缘D. collection收集，很多人想象美国文化是这些的集合，选D
小题3:考查形容词：A.small小的B. large大的C. main主要的D. super超级的，其实这些元素只是美国流行文化的一小部分。选A
小题4:考查形容词：A.good好的B. eager渴望的C. known熟知的D. short短的，be short for是…的缩写，Pop是popular的缩写。选D
小题5:考查副词：A.never从不B. only仅仅C. also也D. just只是，流行文化也被电影和广告推广了。选C
小题6:考查形容词：A.famous著名的B. common普通的C. obvious明显的D. helpful有帮助的、美国流行文化最普通的例子出现在高中和大学的学生中，选B
小题7:考查动词：A.set设置B. pushed推动C. ignored忽略D. caused导致，过去分词set做定语修饰Trends A
小题8:考查名词：A.hobbies爱好B. taste品味C. admiration 羡慕D. lifestyles生活方式，名人开创的趋势很快就成为年轻人的生活方式。选D
小题9:考查名词：A.tendency趋势B. popularity流行C. influence影响D. preference偏爱，它流行的主要原因是英语是全球的语言。选B
小题10:考查连词：A.Although虽然B. Unless除非C. How怎样D. Since自从，自从语言和文化结合起来，选D
小题11:考查形容词：A.aware意识到的B. fond喜欢C. careful仔细D. tired累，学习英语就意味着了解说英语的文化。选A
小题12:考查名词：A.driver司机B. worker工人C. leader领导D. officer公务人员，美国在电影，音乐方面在世界上处于领导的地位。选C
小题13:考查动词：A.written写B. communicated交流C. described描写D. taught教，在这些媒体上交流的美国文化就是流行文化。选B
小题14:考查动词：A.discuss讨论B. display展示C. copy复制D. export出口，流行文化很容易打包出口。选D
小题15:考查介词：A.for为了B. about关于C. above在…上面D. against反对，很多人认为美国文化就是关于美国人的。选B
小题16:考查动词：A.reflect反映B. pay付钱C. form形式D. affect影响，流行文化真正反映出美国文化吗？选A
小题17:考查动词：A.combine结合B. follow跟随C. represent代表D. demand要求，流行文化代表一定比例的美国社会。选C
小题18:考查形容词：A.urban都市的B. rural农村的C. quiet安静的D. diligent勤奋的，尤其是都市的年轻人。选A
小题19:考查形容词：A.difficult困难B. simple简单C. ever-changing千变万化的，变幻无穷的，D. ever-lasting持久的，美国文化是流行一时的是多变的。选C
小题20:考查形容词：A.slower更慢B. farther更远C. nearer更近D. higher更高，如果你想了解美国文化，那肯定不止麦当劳。选B
点评：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，从而下手会比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了联系上下文语境的运用。 |
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试题【When you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonald’s? C】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
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The koala(考拉) is possibly one of the best known Australian animals, and is found in four states: Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. The word “koala” comes from an Australian aboriginal word meaning “no drink”.
Sometimes people call them “koala bears” but koala is not a bear. It belongs to a special group of Australian mammals, called marsupial(有袋类). Female marsupials have a pouch where the baby animals live after they are born.
Koalas have soft, thick, grey or brown fur on their backs. The fur on the stomach is white. Koala that live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north because of the cold winters, whereas the koalas in the northern part of the country live in warm to hot weather most of the year so have thinner fur. A koala has a large hairless nose and round ears. Koalas don’t have tails. Adult koalas measure between 7 and 14 kilograms.
Koalas spend nearly all their time in the trees using their sharp, curved claws and long toes to climb about and to hold on to the tree branches. They sleep most of the day, and feed and move from tree to tree mainly at night.
The reason koala sleep for much of the day is because their food eucalyptus(桉树) leaves are very tough so they use a lot of energy to digest. Sleeping saves energy. Eucalyptus leaves are poisonous to almost every other animal. Koalas rarely drink water; they get water from the leaves they eat.
Each koala has a home range made up of several trees that they visit regularly. They normally do not visit another koala’s home trees except that a male is looking for a female to mate with.
小题1:Which of the following statements is NOT true about the name “koala bear”?| A．The name was given by the native in Australia | | B．The word “koala” is an original English word | | C．The name describes one of its living habits | | D．The name is partly false |
小题2: Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “punch”？| A．House | B．Cave | C．Pocket | D．Nest |
小题3:Why do the koalas live in the south have thicker fur than those in the north?| A．The thicker fur can protect them from the colder weather | | B．It’s always hot in summer in the north | | C．It’s always cold in the winter in the south | | D．They have to move to the north in the winter |
小题4: Why do koalas sleep much in the day?| A．Their foods are poisonous | | B．They want to save energy for the activities at night | | C．They can’t get enough energy from their tough foods | | D．They can’t get enough water from their leaves |
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Why are we addicted to upgrades? According to Donald Norman, American author of the book The Design of Everyday Things, “planned obsolescence”（计划性报废） is the trick behind the upgrading culture of today’s consumer electronics industry.
The New York Times cited Norman last month, saying that electronics manufactures strategically release new upgrades periodically, both for hardware and software, so that customers on every level feel the need to buy the newest version.
“This is an old-time trick– they’re not inventing anything new,” he said.
Thomas Wensma, a Dutch designer, despises the “planned obsolescence” of companies, as recently reported by UK-based The Guardian.
Wensma said this is a wasteful system through which companies – many of them producing personal electronics – release shoddy products simply because “they know that, in six months or a year, they’ll put out a new one”.
But the new psychology of consumers is part of this system, as Wensma said to the newspaper: “We now want something new, something pretty, the next shiny thing.”
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“It’s to the damage of the consumer and the environment,” as the New York Times quoted Norman. “But perhaps to the betterment of the stockholder.”
In its most recent fiscal(财务的) year, Apple’s profit margin was more than 21 percent, reported the Los Angeles Times. At Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest PC manufacturer, it was only 7 percent.
“Steven Jobs pushed the principle of ‘planned obsolescence’ to new heights,” the newspaper commented on the company’s profits and marketing strategy. “Apple’s annual upgrades of its products generate sales of millions of units as owners of one year’s MacBook or iPhone line up to buy the newest version, even when the changes are incremental.”
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As to Li Jijia, the need for upgrading his smart phone comes mainly from friends and classmates. When the majority of friends are switching to the latest devices, he worries about feeling left out.
“Some apps and games require better hardware to run,” said Li. “If you don’t join in, you lose part of the connection to your friends.”
小题1:Donald Norman believes that electronics makers strategically release new upgrades periodically because __________.| A．customers need the latest version | B．technology is developing so fast | | C．they want to invent something new | D．they can make a lot of money |
小题2:Thomas Wensma’s attitude to the “planned obsolescence” is __________.| A．positive | B．negative | C．indifferent | D．neutral |
小题3:What subtitle can best fit into the blank in the text?| A．Huge profits | B．Apple’s principle | | C．Environmental damage | D．Marketing strategy |
小题4:The writer takes the example of Li Jijia to show that __________.| A．the new psychology of consumers is also to blame for the wasteful system | | B．young people are always fond of something new, pretty and shiny | | C．if you don’t upgrade your smart phone, you will lose contact with your friends | | D．needs of consumers help to promote the development of electronics industry |
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The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.
The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called - The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters" love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.
There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.
As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.
小题1:The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．| A．something very successful | | B．a highly explosive bomb | | C．something worth a lot of money | | D．a touching story |
小题2:In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to ________.| A．criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich people | | B．enlarge the scene of the film | | C．make the film more attractive | | D．emphasize the condition of the poor at that time |
小题3:Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic? ________| A．They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor. | | B．The director was determined to achieve good visual effect. | | C．The social status was represented by the color of light in the past. | | D．The use of light was the main technique the director made use of. |
小题4:What can we infer from the passage? _________| A．The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light. | | B．Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems. | | C．Because of the director"s talents, the film Titanic achieved great success. | | D．In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether. |
小题5:The writer mainly talks about ________ in this passage.| A．the process of shooting Titanic | | B．the leading actor and actress in Titanic | | C．the reasons why Titanic became a blockbuster film | | D．the outline of Titanic |
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Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller__1__, faces practically every company trying to __2__ new products and create new jobs. There can be little prospect of raising the sort of sums needed from friends and people we know. While banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally __3__ to provide money on a permanent basis for long-term projects. So companies turn to public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in __4__ for a share in future profits. This they do by __5__ stocks and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation the savings of __6__ and organizations, both at home and overseas.
When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom he originally placed it. __7__, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to __8__ his money.
Many of the __9__ needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the government or by local authorities. Without hospitals, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not __10__. All these require __11__ spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The government, local authorities, and nationalized industries __12__ frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is __13__ a man or woman in this country whose job or whose standard of living does not __14__ the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange __15_ to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.
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| 小题5: | | A．issuing | B．allowing | C．producing | D．acquiring |
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| 小题8: | | A．eliminate | B．reflect | C．invest | D．profit |
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| 小题11: | | A．invisible | B．continuous | C．limited | D．economical |
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Recently, a couple in New Zealand were forbidden from naming their baby son 4Real. Even 小题1: New Zealand has quite free rules about 小题2: children, names beginning with a 小题3: are not allowed. They decided to call him Superman 小题4: .
In many countries around the world, 小题5: names for children are becoming more popular. In Britain, you can call a child almost 小题6: you like. The only restrictions on parents 小题7: to offensive(冒犯的) words such as swear words.
小题8: parents choose names which come from 小题9: culture. For example, there have been six boys named Gandalf 小题10: the character in the Lord of the Rings(指环王) novels and films. 小题11: , names related to sport are fairly common – 小题12: 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal(阿森纳) after the football team. Other parents like to 小题13: names, or combine names to make their own 小题14: names, a method demonstrated (证实的) by Jordan, the British model, 小题15: recently invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter by 小题16: names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
Some names which were previously 小题17: as old-fashioned have 小题18: popular again, but the most popular names are not the strange 小题19: . The top names are fairly 小题20: , for example, Jack, Charlie and Thomas for boys and Grace, Ruby and Jessica for girls.
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| 小题26: | | A．everything | B．something | C．nothing | D．anything |
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