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
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American culture is a
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of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one
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part of American culture—pop culture.
What is pop culture? Well, pop is
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for popular. The origins of pop culture can often be traced to popular movies, television shows, music stars and sports figures. Pop culture is
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promoted by business and advertising. The most
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examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends (趋势)
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by famous personalities quickly become part of young people’s
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.
American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its
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is that English is a universal language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation.
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language and culture go together, learning English means becoming
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of English-speaking cultures. Besides, America is a world
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in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture
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in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to
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. For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.
Many people believe that American pop culture is what American is all
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. Does pop culture
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the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does
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a portion (比例) of American society — especially the
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young people that are tuned in to the media. But American pop culture is faddish (流行一时的) and
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. If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little
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than McDonald’s.
小题21: | A.wonder | B.imagine | C.wish | D.pretend |
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小题22: | A.behavior | B.signal | C.side | D.collection |
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小题23: | A.small | B.large | C.main | D.super |
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小题24: | A.good | B.eager | C.known | D.short |
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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29: | A.tendency | B.popularity | C.influence | D.preference |
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小题30: | A.Although | B.Unless | C.How | D.Since |
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小题31: | A.aware | B.fond | C.careful | D.tired |
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小题32: | A.driver | B.worker | C.leader | D.officer |
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小题33: | A.written | B.communicated | C.described | D.taught |
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小题34: | A.discuss | B.display | C.copy | D.export |
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小题35: | A.for | B.about | C.above | D.against |
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小题36: | A.reflect | B.pay | C.form | D.affect |
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小题37: | A.combine | B.follow | C.represent | D.demand |
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小题38: | A.urban | B.rural | C.quiet | D.diligent |
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小题39: | A.difficult | B.simple | C.ever-changing | D.ever-lasting |
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小题40: | A.slower | B.farther | C.nearer | D.higher |
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