单选题
Of late, there have been several posts suggesting
that America has no culture or that what culture it has is somehow inferior to
that of other societies. Of course, it cannot be both. To suggest that America
has, in some sense, an inferior culture is to grant that it has a
culture. America most definitely has culture and the culture of
America is easily the most dominant of the world, whether it is McDonald's in
the heart of what as once the center of the Evil Empire, or Arnold
Schwarzenagger storming across German theatres, or Disneyland sending the French
snobs into hysteria, American culture dominates Europe as never before. And it
is not just Europe. Enter any shopping center in Asia and the odds are that the
music blasting over the sound system is American pop music. Madonna look like
speak Mandarin Chinese. Often, American culture is derided by
the so-called "intellectuals". (And by that , I do not mean the
traditional definition of those who use their intellect to make a living as, ina
increasingly service economy, there are few people today who would not fit into
that category but, rather, people who fancy themselves as in some way gifted to
impose their views upon the rest of us, to save us from ourselves. )
What is it about American culture that annoys the "intellectuals" so
much? It is precisely that which differentiates it from other cultures,
particularly the cultures of Europe("intellectuals " tending to be Europhiles).
Whereas European culture (and, indeed, most pre-industrial cultures ) sprang
from their traditions of aristocracy and the subservience of the ruling class,
American culture serves the middle-class, the vulgar, if you will. Where-as
European culture is concerned with what is exclusive and aloof, American culture
is concerned with what is common and accessible. You don't need classes in
school in rock music appreciation or the finer aspects of eating
pizza. Some have suggested that America is doomed because it
has no culture. But the contrary is more likely the case. In spite of the best
efforts of the multi cultural fascists,America has yet to fulfill its manifest
destiny primarily because its culture is not only dominating and assimilating
immigrants from every corner of the world, it is, indeed reaching out to every
corner of the world and creating a world community, a community centered on the
individual, every individual not just those gifted with expensive tastes.
单选题
From the beginning of the passage we can infer that the author
A.believes that America has culture despite its inferiority to others
B.agrees that America has no culture, let alone an inferior culture
C.objects to both of the views about American culture
D.tries to show objectively the two views about American culture
单选题
According to the passage, Disneyland in France______.
A.has overridden the country's cartoon industry
B.has driven all its fans there mad
C.has encountered strong opposition
D.has enjoyed a nationwide acclaim
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的四个选项中，只有A项为正确答案。这可从文中的“…Disneyland sending the French snobs into hysteria，American culture dominates Europe as never before”推知，因此A项“征服了整个法国动画业”正确。
单选题
It is implied in Paragraph 2 that______.
A.Chinese girls are crazy about Madonna
B.McDonald's is regarded as evil in Russia
C.German films become more of Schwarzenagger's style
D.American pop music is confined to shops and stored in Asia
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题的四个选项中，只有A项为正确答案。这可从文中的“Madonna look like speak Mandarin Chinese”推知，即貌似麦当娜的女孩儿们却讲着一口中国话。
单选题
In the author's eyes "intellectuals " are those who______.