Question

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 1 American culture is a 2of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one 3 part of American culture—pop culture.
What is pop culture? Well, pop is 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 5 promoted by business and advertising. The most 6 examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends (趨勢(shì)) 7 by famous personalities quickly become part of young people’s 8.
American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its9 is that English is a universal language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation. 10 language and culture go together, learning English means becoming 11 of English-speaking cultures. Besides, America is a world 12 in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture 13 in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to 14. For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.
Many people believe that American pop culture is what American is all 15. Does pop culture 16 the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does17 a portion (比例) of American society — especially the 18 young people that are tuned in to the media. But American pop culture is faddish (流行一時(shí)的) and 19. If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little 20 than McDonald’s.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      wonder
   2. B.
      imagine
   3. C.
      wish
   4. D.
      pretend
2. 2.
   1. A.
      behavior
   2. B.
      signal
   3. C.
      side
   4. D.
      collection
3. 3.
   1. A.
      small
   2. B.
      large
   3. C.
      main
   4. D.
      super
4. 4.
   1. A.
      good
   2. B.
      eager
   3. C.
      known
   4. D.
      short
5. 5.
   1. A.
      never
   2. B.
      only
   3. C.
      also
   4. D.
      just
6. 6.
   1. A.
      famous
   2. B.
      common
   3. C.
      obvious
   4. D.
      helpful
7. 7.
   1. A.
      set
   2. B.
      pushed
   3. C.
      ignored
   4. D.
      caused
8. 8.
   1. A.
      hobbies
   2. B.
      taste
   3. C.
      admiration
   4. D.
      lifestyles
9. 9.
   1. A.
      tendency
   2. B.
      popularity
   3. C.
      influence
   4. D.
      preference
10. 10.
    1. A.
       Although
    2. B.
       Unless
    3. C.
       How
    4. D.
       Since
11. 11.
    1. A.
       aware
    2. B.
       fond
    3. C.
       careful
    4. D.
       tired
12. 12.
    1. A.
       driver
    2. B.
       worker
    3. C.
       leader
    4. D.
       officer
13. 13.
    1. A.
       written
    2. B.
       communicated
    3. C.
       described
    4. D.
       taught
14. 14.
    1. A.
       discuss
    2. B.
       display
    3. C.
       copy
    4. D.
       export
15. 15.
    1. A.
       for
    2. B.
       about
    3. C.
       above
    4. D.
       against
16. 16.
    1. A.
       reflect
    2. B.
       pay
    3. C.
       form
    4. D.
       affect
17. 17.
    1. A.
       combine
    2. B.
       follow
    3. C.
       represent
    4. D.
       demand
18. 18.
    1. A.
       urban
    2. B.
       rural
    3. C.
       quiet
    4. D.
       diligent
19. 19.
    1. A.
       difficult
    2. B.
       simple
    3. C.
       ever-changing
    4. D.
       ever-lasting
20. 20.
    1. A.
       slower
    2. B.
       farther
    3. C.
       nearer
    4. D.
       higher

Answer 1

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試題分析：本文主要講了流行文化并不是美國(guó)文化的全部，如果想要真正地了解美國(guó)文化，就不能僅僅是停留在美國(guó)的流行文化這個(gè)表面層次上。
1.這里想說(shuō)，許多人想象美國(guó)文化就是像這樣流行標(biāo)志的集合，wonder想知道 imagine想象 wish祝愿 pretend假裝，故選B。
2.這里想說(shuō)，許多人想象美國(guó)文化就是像這樣流行標(biāo)志的集合，collection集合，故選D。
3.這里想說(shuō)這些標(biāo)志僅僅是美國(guó)文化的一小部分，small小的，故選A。
4.這里想說(shuō)pop是popular的簡(jiǎn)稱，be short for是……的簡(jiǎn)稱，故選D。
5. 這里想說(shuō)流行文化也被商業(yè)和廣告業(yè)推進(jìn)，also也，故選C。
6.這里想說(shuō)美國(guó)流行文化最普通的例子出現(xiàn)在高中和大學(xué)生中，common普通的，故選B。
7.這里想說(shuō)名人樹立的榜樣很快成了年輕人的生活方式，set樹立（榜樣等），故選A。
8.這里想說(shuō)名人樹立的榜樣很快成了年輕人的生活方式，故選D，lifestyles生活方式。
9.這里想說(shuō)它的流行的一個(gè)主要原因就是英語(yǔ)是世界語(yǔ)，popularity流行，故選B。
10.這里表示自從語(yǔ)言和文化交融，Since自從，故選D。
11.這里想表達(dá)學(xué)英語(yǔ)意味著知道英語(yǔ)文化，aware意識(shí)到，故選A。
12.這里想表達(dá)美國(guó)是世界電影、音樂(lè)、雜志的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，leader領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者，故選C。
13.這里想表達(dá)美國(guó)文化與媒體的交流，communicated交流，故選B。
14.這里想表達(dá)最終，流行文化很容易包裝并且出口，export出口，故選D。
15.這里想表達(dá)許多人相信美國(guó)的流行文化就是關(guān)于美國(guó)文化的全部，故選B。
16.這里想表達(dá)流行文化反應(yīng)出了美國(guó)真正的文化嗎？reflect反應(yīng)，顯示，故選A。
17.這里想表達(dá)流行文化確實(shí)代表了美國(guó)社會(huì)的比例，represent代表，故選C。
18.這里想表達(dá)特別是出現(xiàn)在媒體面前的城市年輕人，故選A，urban城市的。
19.根據(jù)But American pop culture is faddish (流行一時(shí)的)，故選C。
20.這里想表達(dá)你需要比麥當(dāng)勞走的更遠(yuǎn)，farther更遠(yuǎn)地，故選B。
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