题目
题型:不详难度:来源:
Hipsters value independent thinking, progressive politics, an appreciation of creativity and intelligence. Hipsters take pains and pride in not being mainstream. However, their culture has become quite trendy. This irony is central to their culture and offers an interesting paradox.
“I do take things in the mainstream with a grain of salt,” says Ben Polson, a college student at Brown University in the US. Polson describes himself as a hipster and says he often questions what determines popularity, especially regarding music.When lesser-known bands become popular they often lose their former fan base in exchange for a new one. There is a famous hipster saying that goes: I used to like that band before it got popular.
According to Polson, bands’ music changes when they go mainstream. They become “less experimental, doing things just to save popularity and fans. The original elements that we were drawn to slowly dwindle for the sake of popularity.”
Many young adults have started to view hipsters’ outlook as cool and are adopting their counterculture mindset (心态)themselves. This has led to specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster position. Ironically, some such stores, including clothing labels Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, have gained mainstream popularity. This has seemingly diluted(冲淡) the anti-mainstream culture.
“A lot of people that are self-defined hipsters aren’t really hipsters, they’re just trying to conform to the non-conformist(不墨守成规者) to seem cooler,” says Amanda Leopold, a college student from Oberlin College, US. Although Leopold has many unconventional tastes and seems quite individualist, she refuses to classify herself as a hipster.
There is a conflict among hipsters about the very definition of the label. To some, to be a hipster is to be free from cultural constraints. To others, it means wearing a certain style and listening to a specific style of music. The former constantly strives for uniqueness, while the latter strives not to be mainstream.
And yet, the movement is gaining mainstream popularity. “It’s kind of the trend these days; everyone wants to be hip so no one’s hip,” says Leopold. “There have been hipsters since the seventies. It’s only become popular recently.”
Hipsters reject materialism and laugh at mainstream culture. But are they really beyond material comforts? Do they have any ideas of their own if they despise mainstream so much?
Christy Wampole, an associate professor of literature at Princeton University, US, is not so sure. She says the hipster is a contradiction in himself and an easy target of mockery(嘲弄). Writing in The New York Times, Wampole paints a less appreciative picture of a typical hipster.
“The hipster is a scholar of social forms, a student of cool. He studies continuously, searching for what has yet to be found by the mainstream. He is a walking citation(例证); his clothes refer to much more than themselves. He tries to negotiate the age-old problem of individuality, not with concepts, but with material things.”
小题1:From the passage we can know that hipsters are ____________________________.
A.a group of people who are self-denied |
B.a group of students who are good at musical instruments |
C.people who follow the latest trends and fashions |
D.people who pay no attention to material things |
A.enlarge | B.delete | C.disappear | D.decrease |
A.she doesn’t like her own unconventional tastes |
B.there are too many specialized brands, stores and music for the hipster position |
C.she thinks that a lot of people that are self-defined hipsters aren’t really hipsters |
D.the hipsters’ culture has become quite trendy |
A.happy | B.disappointed | C.excited | D.content |
A.the difficult situation of hipsters | B.the trend of fashion |
C.the changes of the society | D.the culture of hipsters |
答案
小题1:C
小题2:D
小题3:C
小题4:B
小题5:A
解析
试题分析:本文主要讲述了hipsters在现在遇见的新的情况,很多最初的特色已经消失了。
小题1:C 细节题。根据第一段4,5行They call themselves hipsters. Being “hip” used to mean following the latest fashion.说明C项正确。
小题2:D 推理题。根据本句The original elements that we were drawn to slowly dwindle for the sake of popularity.”说明未来受人欢迎这些最初的元素慢慢地褪色,慢慢减少了。故该词是指D项。
小题3:C 细节题。根据第五段1,2行“A lot of people that are self-defined hipsters aren’t really hipsters, they’re just trying to conform to the non-conformist(不墨守成规者) to seem cooler,” says Amanda Leopold说明很多人都不是真正的hipster都只是自我标榜为hipster的。故C正确。
小题4:B 推理题。根据everyone wants to be hip so no one’s hip,”说明每个人都想成为hip,这样一来没有人会是真的hip;他这样说,说明他对人们的这种行为有点失望。故B正确。
小题5:A 主旨大意题。根据文章最后2段说明hipsters现在出现了很多新的变化,已经不再是以前的hipsters了,故A正确。
点评:本文主要讲述了hipsters在现在遇见的新的情况,测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力,要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系,对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断;或根据作者所阐述的观点理论,对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释。考生首先要仔细阅读短文,完整了解信息,准确把握作者观点。
核心考点
试题【They can be seen more frequently than ever before on college campuses, wearing t】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
You"ll probably start meal with soup or something small, and then you have meat of fish with vegetables, and then desert, followed by coffee. It"s polite to finish everything on your plate and have more if you want it. Did you enjoy the evening? Call your host and hostess the next day, or write them a short "thank you" letter. British and American people like to say "thank you, thank you, thank you" all the time!
小题1:You"re not invited to the evening by a friend, which .
A.means you are not welcome f or some bad manners |
B.means he or she doesn"t like you for some unknown reasons |
C.means you should pay more visits to them and bring more gifts |
D.doesn"t mean he or she doesn"t like you |
A.say you like the host"s house very much |
B.ask the host the price of the things in the house |
C.have drinks and some snacks before the evening |
D.sit beside the host or hostess when having dinner |
A.you are healthy | B.you rea lly like the food |
C.you like cooking | D.you have a good appetite.(胃口) |
President Clinton arrived in Korea directly after leaving Japan and had not changed his culture gears. His failure to follow Korean customs gave the impression that Korea was not as important to him as Japan.
In addition to Koreans some Asian husbands and wives do not share the same family names. This practice often puzzles English-speaking teachers when talking with a pupil’s parents. They become puzzled about the student’s correct last name. Placing the family name first is common among a number of Asian cultures.
Mexican naming customs are different as well. When a woman marries, she keeps her family name and adds her husband’s name after the word “de”, which means “of”. This affects how they fill in forms in the United States. When requested to fill in a middle name, they generally write the father’s family name. But Mexicans are addressed by the family name of the mother. This often causes puzzlement.
Here are a few ways to deal with such difficult situations: don’t always think that a married woman uses her husband’s last name. Remember that in many Asian cultures, the order of first and last names is reversed (颠倒). Ask which name a person would prefer to use. If the name is difficult to pronounce, admit it, and ask the person to help you say it correctly.
小题1:The story of Bill Clinton is used to _____ .
A.improve US Korean relations |
B.introduce the topic of the text |
C.describe his visit to Korea |
D.tell us how to address a person |
A.action plans | B.naming customs | C.travel maps | D.thinking patterns |
A.continues to use her family name |
B.uses her husband’s given name |
C.shares her husband’s family name |
D.adds her husband’s given name to hers |
A.use her middle name | B.use her husband’s first name |
C.ask her which name she likes | D.change the order of her names |
A.Wives do not keep their family names in Japan. |
B.Different countries have different naming customs in some way. |
C.Naming custom will not cause any puzzle among Asian countries. |
D.The naming custom in Korea is different from that of Japan. |
小题1:Small talk is _______________.
A.a kind of conversation with short words |
B.a greeting used when people meet each other |
C.to let people disagree about something |
D.something we talk about to start a conversation |
A.the weather | B.politics | C.games | D.languages |
A.we should learn about the transport system of the country |
B.we should only master the grammar and the vocabulary |
C.we should learn the culture of the country |
D.we should understand the importance of the language |
A.asking a question | B.having a conversation |
C.greeting each other | D.making small talk |
A.different languages have different grammar |
B.small talk is an important part of a language |
C.small talk depends on the purpose of the conversation |
D.in English-speaking countries we should talk about the weather |
The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city’s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city, with ships, railways, clothes and machine factories.
Valencia has an old part with white buildings, colored roofs, and narrow streets. The modern part has long, wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.
The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela(委内瑞拉)named Valencia.
小题1:From the text, how many places have the name Valencia?
A.One. | B.Two. | C.Three. | D.Four. |
A.The color of the buildings. | B.The length of the streets. |
C.The age of the buildings. | D.The color of the roofs. |
A.2nd century. | B.8th century. | C.13th century. | D.20th century. |
A.Its seaport. | B.Its University. |
C.Its churches and museums. | D.Its parks and gardens. |
A.markets. | B.business. | C.factories. | D.farming. |
All soil needs food. If we do not give it any, the plants will be weak. Farmers found that animals’ waste is the best food for the soil, but chemical fertilizers (化肥) are also very useful. The same crop (庄稼) should not be grown in the same place every year; it’s better to have a different crop. A change of crop and the use of a good fertilizer will keep the land good.
小题1:What would happen first without plants?
A.People would have more crops. | B.Animals would die. |
C.There would be more food. | D.There would be less soil. |
A.Leaves, plants, grass and waste live on each other. |
B.There would be no animals without meat. |
C.There would be no plants without animals. |
D.People, animals, plants and soil live on each other. |
A.Chemical fertilizers | B.Plants and grass. | C.Animals’ waste. | D.Different crops. |
A.Because we can keep the soil rich this way. |
B.Because we don’t have enough land. |
C.Because we want to have a different food. |
D.Because we do this as a habit. |
A.Soil and Waste | B.Plants and Animals | C.Food and Waste | D.Soil and Food |
最新试题
- 1下列动物中身体有许多体节构成,体表有外骨骼、足和触角分节的是..............................
- 2阅读下面课文节选,回答问题。(4分)这熙凤携着黛玉的手,上下细细打谅了一回,仍送至贾母身边坐下,因笑道:“天下真有这样标
- 3关于太阳的叙述,正确的是 A.太阳是一个
- 4现有甲、乙、丙三名同学分别进行Fe(OH)3胶体的制备实验:甲同学向1mol•L-1氯化铁溶液中加入少量的NaOH溶液;
- 5食物链中营养级别越高,体内有毒物质就积累得越少.______.
- 6(10分)汽车从静止开始作匀加速直线运动,4s末关闭发动机,再经6s停下,10s内共行驶了30m.求:(1)汽车运动中的
- 7下面为耳的结构图,请回答:(1)某同学乘船到大连,可是他乘船不久就感到头晕、目眩、恶心.这是因为内耳中的[5]_____
- 8太平天国运动的一些***对近代经济制度开始有所认识,以下各项能够反映这一状况的是 ( )A.“凡分田,照人口,不论男
- 9阅读下列不同时代生产发展速度的数据表,它深刻地揭示出 [ ]A.人类文明分成四个阶段 B.社会生产力匀速上升
- 10读下图,回答下列问题。(1)图中所示地区位于半球______(北或南)和______半球(东或西)。(2)A点的经纬度是
热门考点
- 1如图是一个等边三角形木框,甲虫P在边框AC上爬行(A,C端点除外),设甲虫P到另外两边的距离之和为d,等边三角形ABC的
- 2如图所示在真空中XOY平面的X>0区域内,磁感应强度B=1.0×10-2T的匀强磁场,方向与XOY平面垂直,在X轴上P(
- 3如图所示,细光束AO以45°的入射角从某种介质射向空气时,分成a、b两束,a光频率为ν1,b光频率为v2。关于这两种单色
- 42009年“世界环境日”的主题是:“团结起来应对气候变化”。下列做法不正确的是A.植树造林,严禁乱砍滥伐B.提倡乘坐公交
- 5下列各项中,没有语病的一项是A.国内近期发生的恶性暴力伤医事件,中科院院士、我国肝脏外科创始人吴孟超呼吁:全社会应共同关
- 6氢氧化钠标准溶液因保存不当,吸收了少量的二氧化碳。若有1%的NaOH转变为 Na2CO3,以此NaOH溶液滴定未知浓度的
- 7生活在同一片蓝天下,享受着同一个大自然的馈赠,分享着人类共同的文明成果,这就是我们的公共利益。家庭、邻里、社会,家乡、国
- 82009年3月13日,温家宝总理在回答中外记者提问时指出,要努力使全体人民学有所教、劳有所得、病有所医、老有所养、住有所
- 9如图,AB⊥EF于点G,CD⊥EF于点H,GP平分∠EGB,HQ平分∠CHF,则图中互相平行的直线有 .
- 10《爱的教育》专项训练。(1)《爱的教育》原名“__________”,是__________(国)作家_________