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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.
小题21:
A.wonderB.imagineC.wishD.pretend
小题22:
A.behaviorB.signalC.sideD.collection
小题23:
A.smallB.largeC.mainD.super
小题24:
A.goodB.eagerC.knownD.short
小题25:
A.neverB.onlyC.alsoD.just
小题26:
A.famousB.commonC.obviousD.helpful
小题27:
A.setB.pushedC.ignoredD.caused
小题28:
A.hobbiesB.tasteC.admirationD.lifestyles
小题29:
A.tendencyB.popularityC.influenceD.preference
小题30:
A.AlthoughB.UnlessC.HowD.Since
小题31:
A.awareB.fondC.carefulD.tired
小题32:
A.driverB.workerC.leaderD.officer
小题33:
A.writtenB.communicatedC.describedD.taught
小题34:
A.discussB.displayC.copyD.export
小题35:
A.forB.aboutC.aboveD.against
小题36:
A.reflectB.payC.formD.affect
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A.combineB.followC.representD.demand
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A.urbanB.ruralC.quietD.diligent
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A.difficultB.simpleC.ever-changingD.ever-lasting
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A.slowerB.fartherC.nearerD.higher
答案

小题1:B

小题2:D

小题3:A

小题4:D

小题5:C

小题6:B

小题7:A

小题8:D

小题9:B

小题10:D

小题11:A

小题12:C

小题13:B

小题14:D

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:C

小题18:A

小题19:C

小题20:B

题目分析: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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