【2018年職稱英語理工類考前押題補(bǔ)全短文】理工類職稱英語

1、2018年職稱英語理工類考前押題補(bǔ)全短文】理工類職稱英語ThemainproblemindiscussingAmericanpopularcultureisalsooneofitsmaincharacteristics：itwon"tstayAmerican.Nomatterwhatitis,whetheritisfilms,foodandfashion,music,casualsportsorslang,itssoonathomeelsewhereintheworld.ThereareseveraltheorieswhyAmericanpopularculturehashadthi

2、sappeal.Onetheoryisthatithasbeen“advertised”andmarketedthroughAmericanfilms,popularmusic,andmorerecently,television.1Theyare,afterall,inpetitionwiththoseproducedbyothercountries.Anothertheory,probablyamoremonone,isthatAmericanpopularcultureisinternationallyassociatedwithsomethingcalled“thespiritofAm

3、erica.”2Thefinaltheoryislessplex：Americanpopularcultureispopularbecausealotofpeopleintheworldlikeit.Regardlessofwhyitspreads,Americanpopularcultureisusuallyquiterapidlyadoptedandthenadaptedinmanyothercountries.3“HapppyBirthdaytoYou,”forinstance,issuchaneverydaysongthatitssource,itsAmericancopyright,

4、sotospeak,isnotremembered.BlackleatherjacketswornbymanyheroesinAmericanmoviescouldbefound,agenerationlater,onallthoseyoungmenwhowantedtomakethismanly-looktheirown.Twoareaswherethiscontinuingprocessismostclearlyseenareclothingandmusic.SomepeoplecanstillrememberatimewhenT-shirts,joggingclothes,tenniss

5、hoes,denimjackets,andbluejeanswerenotmondailyweareverywhere.Onlytwentyyearsago,itwaspossibletospotanAmericaninParisbyhisorherclothes.Nolongerso：thosebrightcolors,checkeredjacketsandtrousers,hatsandsockswhichwereoncemadefunofincartoonsarebackagaininParisasthelatestfashion.4ThesituationwithAmericanpop

6、ularmusicismoreplexbecauseinthebeginning,whenitwasstillclearlyAmerican,itwasoftenstronglyresisted.Jazzwasoncethoughttobeagreatdangertoyouthandtheirmorals,andwasactuallyoutlawedinseveralcountries.Today,whilestillshowingitsratherAmericanroots,ithasbeesowellestablished.Rock"nrollandallitsvariation

7、s,country&westernmusic,allhavemoreorlesssimilarhistories.Theywerefirstresisted,ofteninAmericanaswell,asbeing“l(fā)ow-class,”andthenas“adangertoournation"syouth.”5Andthenthemusicbecameaeptedandwasextendedanddeveloped,andexportedbacktotheU.S練習(xí)：A.Asaresult,itsAmericanoriginsandrootsareoftenquicklyforgotten.B. ButthistheoryfailstoexplainwhyAmericanfilms,music,andtelevisionprogramsaresopopularinthemselves.C. Americaninorigin,informalclothinghasbeetheworld"sfirsttrulyuniversalstyle.D. TheBBC,forexample,bannedrockandrolluntil1962.E. Americanfoodhasbeepopulararoundthe