填空题 For each question below, chose the answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

A、 is one of the origins of contemporary global culture
B、 is valued for its emphasis on philosophy religion, or ideology
C、 propagated that culture was a means of intellectual or moral improvement
D、 was a phenomenon peculiar to the United States

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：从E段第二句话“The roots of the new global culture lie as well in the European modernistassault”全球文化的起源也存在于欧洲的现代主义可知A选项正确。

A、 why American culture has become the enemy of people
B、 why American culture has gained worldwide popularity
C、 how American mass culture has exerted its impact on Europe
D、 how America"s mass culture has developed its own features

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】解析：文章的开始总体讲述了美国文化的全球化，接着讲述了美国文化全球化的原因，以及后面的现代主义对美国文化的影响和文章最后的美国文化中体现的人际关系都可以归结为美国文化在全球受欢迎的原因。

单选题 Contemporary intellectuals oppose globalization mainly because______.

A、 they prefer the new worldwide trend toward cultural uniformity
B、 they find American cultural products harmful to regional and local economies
C、 they believe that it replaces cultural diversity with cultural uniformity
D、 they believe that it propagates the advantages of American cultural polities

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：从A段第二句话可知全球化成为学者，记者，政治活动家敌人的原因是他们不愿意看到“the trend toward cultural uniformity”，所以C选项正确。

单选题 Which of the following is not the reason for the ascendancy of American mass culture?

A、 Some American businesses" control over the production and distribution of their cultural products.
B、 The simpler structure and grammar as well as the short and less abstract words of the English language.
C、 American"s proficiency at composing song lyrics, ad slogans, cartoon captions etc.
D、 Immigrants and America"s regional, ethnic, religious and racial diversity.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】解析：从I段可知英语语言的简练和简洁有助于作曲家创作歌词等，而不是C选项中的美国人在创作歌词，口号，卡通字幕等方面很熟练，所以C选项错误。

A、 people care about the social and political messages conveyed by American movies
B、 people often prefer stories about romance, intrigue, war, success and failure, etc.
C、 American movies help lessen the anxieties caused by poverty and unemployment
D、 American movies highlight human relationships and emotions

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】解析：L段“American movies，in particular，have customarily focused on human relationship and private feelings”这句话可知美国电影受欢迎的原因是美国电影更重视人际关系和人的情感，所以D选项符合题意。

A、 supporting
B、 indifferent
C、 detached
D、 sarcastic

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】解析：纵观全文作者一直在强调美国文化也是世界文化，从最后一段也可以看出，作者认为美国文化实际上是“less imperialistic”，而且“more cosmopolitan”，由此可见作者对美国文化是持支持态度，选项A是正确的。