2014年的职称英语考试补全短文练习题(十二)
<p> 2014年职称英语考试补全短文练习题</p><p> <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="You">You</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span>: <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="American">American</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>, <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="casual">casual</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="slang">slang</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>.</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="marketed">marketed</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="films">films</span>, <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="music">music</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="recently">recently</span>, <span word="television">television</span>. __________<span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p> <span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="internationally">internationally</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>. __________</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="theory">theory</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="complex">complex</span>: <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p> <span word="Regardless">Regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="spread">spread</span>, <span word="American">American</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="culture">culture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. __________ <span word="Happy">Happy</span> <span word="Birthday">Birthday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="You">You</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="copyright">copyright</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span>. <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span> <span word="worn">worn</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="heroes">heroes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="found">found</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="manly">manly</span>-<span word="look">look</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span>.</p><p> <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="continuing">continuing</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="clothing">clothing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="music">music</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="T">T</span>-<span word="shirts">shirts</span>, <span word="jogging">jogging</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>, <span word="tennis">tennis</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>, <span word="denim">denim</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="jeans">jeans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="so">so</span>: <span word="those">those</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="checkered">checkered</span> <span word="jackets">jackets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="socks">socks</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cartoons">cartoons</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span>. __________</p>
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