2021年职称英语考试《理工类B级》补全短文训练及答案6.doc

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1、2021年职称英语考试理工类B级补全短文训练及答案6Happy Birthday to You”The main problem in discussing American popular culture is also one of its main characteristics： it wont stay American.No matter what it is， whether it is films， food and fashion，music， casual sports or slang， its soon at home elsewhere in the world.!

2、There are severaltheories why American popular culture has had this appeal(吸引力)。One theory is that it has been “advertised” and marketed through American films， popularmusic， and more recently， television._(1)_They are， after all， in petition with those produced by other countries.Another theory， pr

3、obably a more mon one， is that American popular culture isinternationally associated with something called “the spirit of America.”_(2)_The final theory is less ple_： American popular culture is popular because a lot of peoplein the world like it.Regardless of why it spreads，2 American popular cultu

4、re is usually quite rapidly adopted andthen adapted in many other countries._(3)。_“Happy Birthday to You，” for instance， is such an everyday song that its source， its American copyright(版权)， so to speak， is not remembered.Black leather jackets worn by many heroes in American movies could be found， a

5、 generation later， on all those young men who wanted to make this manly-look their own.Two areas where this continuing process is most clearly seen are clothing and music.Somepeople can still remember a time when T-shirts， jogging clothes， tennis shoes， denim(咔叽布) jackets， and blue jeans were not mo

6、n daily wear everywhere.Only twenty years ago， it was possible to spot (认出)an American in Paris by his or her clothes.No longer so： those bright colors， checkered (格子图案)jackets and trousers， hats and socks which were once made fun of in cartoons(卡通片) are back again in Paris as the latest fashion._(4

7、)_The situation with American popular music is more ple_ because in the beginning， when it was still clearly American， it was often strongly resisted.Jazz was once thought to be a great danger to youth and their morals(道德)， and was actually outlawed in several countries.Today， while still showing it

8、s rather American roots， it has bee so well established(普遍的)。 Rock n roll and all its ariations， country & western music，4 all have more or less similar histories.They were first resisted， often in America as well， as being “low-class，” and then as “a danger to our nations youth.” _(5)_And then the

9、music became accepted and was e_tended and developed， and e_ported back to the US.练习：A As a result， its American origins and roots are often quickly forgotten.B But this theory fails to e_plain why American films， music， and television programs are sopopular in themselves.C American in origin， infor

10、mal clothing has bee the worlds first truly universal style.D The BBC， for e_le， banned rock and roll until 1962.E American food has bee popular around the world too.F This spirit is variously described as being young and free， optimistic and confident， informaland disrespectful.练习答案1B 2F 3A 4C 5D第 4 页 共 4 页