新世紀大學英語系列教材閱讀教程第三冊練習答案

新世紀大學英語系列教材閱讀教程第三冊練習答案Unit1PartI。RI.ReA.Readingtofindmainideas1.D2。CB。Readingtofindmajordetails3。B4.AC.Readingtofindrelevantfacts5.B6.CII.Translation1。今天你們將離開培育你們的學術環(huán)境，直面真實的世界。2。你們即將離開學校，終于可以開始接受教育了。3.想找到一位保守的教授,那比要找到一個雪人還難。若要挑戰(zhàn)一些有關政治正確性的正統(tǒng)觀點，那你將會被冠以一些難聽的名號。4.如果你不相信我的話，那不妨去問一問那些因追隨網(wǎng)絡公司是通往財富之路這一理論而破產(chǎn)的人們?，F(xiàn)實擊碎了他們的夢想.5.因此，歡迎你來到我們生活的這個理性的世界.一旦你把那些不切實際的幻想拒之門外，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)這個世界并不是太糟。III。SummaryA.Completethefollowingstatementswithwordsorexpressionsfromthebox。Usetheirproperforms.1.Collegeseniorsareabouttoemergefromthenurturingconfinesofacademiatofacetherealworld.Theycanfinallygoaboutgettinganeducation。2。Despiteyourschool’scommitmenttodiversity,youprobablyhavefoundthatrealdiversitywasactuallynowheretobefoundoncampus。Onlyafteryougraduatefromcollegecanyoureallybenefitfromdiversity。3.Readingseparatestheleadersfromthefollowers,therealachieversfromtherestofthecrowd.Butitisonlyaftercollegethatyoucanreadjustfortheenjoymentofreading.Backatcollege，readingwasassociatedwith4。Nowthatyou'releavingcollege，you’regoingtohavetochooserealityovertheory。Inotherwords，you'llhavetobecomea(n）realist,becausewhatmattersnowiswhatworksinpractice，notintheory.5.Alotofself-esteemtrainingyougotthroughschoolwasanexerciseinwishfulthinking。Youfeelgreataboutyourself，butyouhavetofigureoutwhatyou’retrulygoodatandgoforit。Ifyoudon'twindupwiththejobofyourdreams,don’tsweatit。Yourcareermaytakeanumberoftwistsandturns,andalongtheway,you’llfindsomethingthatmatchesyourtalent.PartII.ReⅡ。1。F2。T3。T4。F5。FPartIII。HomeworkPassage11。F2.F3。T4.F5.TPassage26.F7.T8.F9.F10.TPassage311。D12。A13。B14.D15。CPassage416.B17。A18.C19.C20.BPassage521.equate22.like23。assumed24.modestly25.accumulated26.means27.lucrative28.debt29.afford30.neighborhoodsPassage631。international32。tongue33。 though34。dispersed35。considerably36.geographical37。entire38. glance39.proposed40。groundsPassage741.recedes42.seduces43.dimensions44。shifts45。rare46.delivered47.confusing48. conservative49.fashion50.fineUnit2PartI。ReadingforInformationA。Readingtofindmainideas1。B2.AB.Readingtofindmajordetails3。D4.CC.Readingtofindrelevantfacts5。B6.DII。Translation愛是再簡單不過的事,這一觀點至今仍然十分盛行，盡管大量事實都對此予以否定。幾乎找不到任何一種活動、任何一項事業(yè)像愛情這樣滿懷希望地開始，又頻繁地以失敗告終。如果換了別的事情,人們一定急于知曉失敗的原因，思量如何才能做得更好,或者干脆放。既然人們永遠不可能放棄愛情,那么要戰(zhàn)勝失敗,似乎就只有一個辦法可行,那就是探究失敗的原因，進而領會愛的真義。III。SummaryA。Completethefollowingstatementswithwordsorexpressionsfromthebox。Usetheirproperforms.1. Mostpeoplethinkloveisafortunateaccident，whichtoexperienceismerelyamatterofchance.Theyyearnforit,buthardlyanyoneregardsloveasanartwhichneedstobelearnedabout。2。 Thismistakenideaisbasedonseveralpremises.Thefirstisthatmostpeopleseeloveprimarilyasaproblemofhowtobeloved,ratherthanthatofloving。3。 Thesecondpremisebehindthisattitudeistheassumptionthattoloveissimple,buttofindtherightobjecttoloveisdifficult.Thisattitudeisactuallyhasseveraldeep-rootedreasonsconcerningthedevelopmentofmodernsociety.4。 Thethirderrorleadingtothewrongideaisthatpeopleoftenconfusetheinitialexcitementoffallingintoloveandthepermanentstateofstandinginlove。Theydon’tknowthatloveiswhatisleftoverwhenpassionhasburnedaway。5. Weshouldfaceuptothefactthatloveisanart。Tolearnanart,weshouldnotonlygrasptheoreticalknowledgebuthavealotofpractice.Besides,weshouldconsiderthemasteryofthearttobemoreimportantthananythingelsesuchasmoney，success,prestigeandpower.PartII.ReadingforPleasure1。F2。F3。T4.F5.F6。T7.F8。F9.T10.TPartIII.HomeworkPassage11.F2。T3。F4。F5。FPassage26.F7。T8.F9.F10。TPassage311。B12。D13。C14.C15.APassage416。B17.C18。B19。A20。DPassage521。grumble22。calling23.less24.prosperity25.concerns26.but27.adapt28.balancing29。derive30.fearPassage631。leap32.assessment33。taste34.current35.pursuing36。honest37.completely38.options39。negotiate40.obstaclesPassage741.embarked42.known43。initiate44.compare45。significantly46. adding47.sharpness48。maintaining49。implications50.somedayUnit3PartI。RI。ReadingforInformationA。Readingtofindmainideas1.B2.AB。Readingtofindmajordetails3。B4。DC。Readingtofindrelevantfacts5.C6.CII。Translations1.莫頓把《紐約時報雜志》小心地放在腿上,轉(zhuǎn)過那張精致而清瘦的臉對著那人，臉上帶著靦腆、歉意的微笑，像在指點學生的錯誤一般對那男人講道理。2。他那傲慢的語音里透著威脅。3。拉里頓時回過神來；他臉上沒了那呆愣的表情，開始又哭又鬧。4.但她內(nèi)心深處有種感覺，既沉重又無法回避。她感覺這不僅僅是一次不愉快的遭遇，也不僅僅是理性敗于武力。5.她感覺就像他們?nèi)诉呑哌吜粝铝艘宦返哪嗄_印。6?！叭绻愎懿涣诉@孩子，我來管，”莫頓一邊憤憤地說,一邊向著兒子邁了一步.III.Summary1.TheMortonswereinaparkoneday，enjoyingthelate—afternoonsun。2.Mrs.Mortonwatchedcontentedlywhileherhusbandwasreadingthe TimesMagazineandherson，Larry，wasplayinginthesandbox。3。Meanwhile，anothermanandhisson,Joe，whowasaboutLarry'sage，werealsoenjoyingthemselvesnearby。4。Joesuddenlythrewa(n)spadefulofsandatLarry。5。Mrs.Mortonhadalwayswantedhersontolearntofighthisownbattles，soshejustorderedJoetostopitinsteadofpunishinghim.6。But,unexpectedly,Joe’sfatherinsistedthatitwasa（n)publicsandboxandthatJoecouldcontinuetothrowwallhewanted.7。Mr.Morton,acollegeteacherwhowasrarelyangry，triedtoarguewithJoe'sfatherwithhisusualreasonablenessbutfailed。Hethoughtitwouldn'thaveprovedanythingiftheyhadafight。8。Finally，Mr.Mortonandhiswifehadtopulltheircryingsonoutoftheplayground。9.Ontheirwaybackhome,Mrs。Mortonfeltveryirritatedandashamedofherhusbandandherson.PartII。ReI.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Becauseitseemedtoherthattheauthor,whowasayoungblackman,wastoomenacinglyclosetoherandmakeherfeelnervous。2.Itmeansthewayinwhichpeopleexpresstheirfear。Inmostcases,itisnotaverbalexpression，butanactionsuchashammeringdownthedoorlocksofthecar，crossingtotheothersideofthestreetratherthanpassingtheauthorinadesertedstreet.3。Becauseintheplacewherehegrewup,therewerealotofgangwarfare,streetknifings,andmurders，andhewasnotoneofthebadboys.4。Hegraduallylearnstosmothertherageandmakehimselfseemlessthreatening.5.HebelievesthatwhistlingmelodiesfromfamouscomposeslikeBeethovenandVivaldicanreducethetension，becausepeopleknowthatamuggerwillnotdothat.PartIII.HomeworkPassage11.F2。T3。F4。F5.FPassage26。F7.F8。T9。T10.FPassage311.A12。B13。B14。C15。BPassage416。B17。B18.A19.C20.CPassage521。blessing22。empty23.progresses24.wiser25.insignificant26.faith27。renewed28.outlook29.go30。turnPassage631。heading32.eliminate33.special34.board35。complete36。expression37.realistic38.defined39.focused40.expectationsPassage741。down42.accomplished43.excel44.potential45.combination46.vary47.impossible48.particular49.cover50。encounteredUnit4PartI。RI。ReA.Readingtofindmainideas1。D2。AB。Readingtofindmajordetails3。B4。CC。Readingtofindrelevantfacts5.D6。AII。Translation1。我們忽略了絕望的婚姻以及那鉆心的孤獨感.2。她那樣做著，數(shù)年如一日,在入夜之后，在她已記好了賬目、支付了賬單、照顧好發(fā)疼的嗓子,并確定我們已吃過晚飯之后。3。實際上,這是對愛的本質(zhì)進行判斷.4。我們營造了安全，又受困于這種安全。5.假如作為一個孩子我覺得被剝奪了什么,那僅僅是在有人用一個家應該如何的標準對我們家進行衡量的時候.而事實上，我們幾乎什么都不缺.III.Summary1.Inthe1950s，theonlysortofperfectfamilyweknewfromtheTVprogramswascharacterizedbyaworkingfather,astay—at—homemother，threelovelychildrenandabeautifulgarden.2.Backthen，peoplestayedmarriedforever。Theymadeabargainnottoquestionorthinkaboutpeoplewholiveddifferentlyinanyway.3.However,myparentsgotdivorcedatatimewhendivorcewasveryuncommon。4.Mymotherdidsomethingdifferent–itwasshewhotookthetrashcanstothecurbonMondaynights,whichwassupposedtobeajobforfathersintheneighborhood.5.Besidestakinggoodcareofus,mymotheralsoworkedfortheDepartmentofSocialServices，aworldinwhichthesimplerulesofthesuburbsdidnotapply.6.Mymothervisitedpoorhousesandcounseledwomenwhocouldnotmaketheirownchoices.7.Tomymother，parentsshouldnotneglecttheirchildren。8。Mymotherneverjudgedwhowasafitmotheronthebasisofthingslikeacleanfloor，anunbalancedmealandsoon.Thesewereonlystandardssetthenbygoodcitizensforwomenandchildren。9.AlthoughIcomefromadivorcedfamily，IneverfeltthatIlackedforparentallove.10。NowIhavechildrenofmyown，andIhavecometorealizethatwomenalonecanmanagetheirfamilies,andloveistheonlystandardwecanusetojudgewhetherafamilyisgoodornot.PartII。Re1。Towomen，courtshipisnotaphaseinarelationship,butawayoflife.2.Guiltflowersarenotworthreceiving，becausetheyareprofferedinlieuofarealapology.3.Theyprovidehints,suggestionsinsteadoftellingthemstraightforwardly.4.Talkcangreatlycomfortthem.5.Shethinksthatwomenaresimplyprovidingmenwiththeopportunitytobecometheirbestself。PartII.HomeworkPassage11。F2.T3。F4.F5.TPassage26。F7.T8。F9.F10.TPassage311。C12。D13。B14.A15。CPassage416.C17。B18.A19.D20.APassage521。treatment22。irreversible23.fatigued24.silence25。physical26。seek27。restore28。conselling29。fear30.viewedPassage631。solid32.arise33。crippled34.prevent35.partners36。survive37。point38。crisis39。trigger40.drasticPassage741.contribute42。Luckily43。ends44.set45.small46.Instead47.figure48.requires49.once50.careUnit5PartI。RI。ReadingforInformation‘A.Readingtofindmainideas1.B2.DB。Readingtofindmajordetails3.A4.AC。Readingtofindrelevantfacts5.C6。BII。Translation1。每年，我們都有很多人翻開婚姻的新篇章,追求更美好的生活。2。每年大約有一百萬起離婚，這就意味著每年大約有一百萬個18歲發(fā)下的孩子成為離婚家庭的孩子。3。其一就是認為離婚造成的危害只是暫時的，只限于離婚之時，只要父母幸福了,孩子們也會幸福這樣的錯誤觀念.4.在20世紀四十年代，在我們所在的布朗克斯的工人階級社區(qū)，離婚基本上是聞所未聞的事兒,是只會發(fā)生在那些有錢人或者好萊塢影星身上的事兒。5。他說：“當離婚發(fā)生之時，我們這些孩子就不再是父母優(yōu)先考慮的對象了；那時，他們雙方都開始為自己打算。那是一個家庭的解體，非常令人難過。我要做的就是告誡父母，要做這樣的決定一定得慎重，如果可能,就盡量避免離婚?！?.既然我們的文化不愿意考慮離婚的后果,那么我希望：我們開始奉行一條準則，即成功的離婚就像美滿的婚姻一樣，也是需要付出辛苦和努力.III。Summary1.ManypeopleintheU.S.turnthepageontheirmarriageoutofanAmericanoptimismwithoutconsideringtheconsequencesofdivorce。2。Fromtimetotime，somethingsurfacesintheAmericancultureandgrabspeoplebythecollar，bringinghometothemthenegativeeffectsofdivorce。3。Byandlarge,divorceisnotreallyontheAmericanradarscreens。Inotherwords，ithasnotalarmedpeople.4.Inthepastfewdecades，thoughnumbersofdivorceratesfromboththeU。S。CensusBureauandtheNationalCenterforHealthStatisticsarestaggering,thereisstillno5。ThepersonalstoriesofTommyBurrowsindicatethatdivorcecannotbetrouble-freeforchildren，andtheperfectdivorceiseitheramythoraself-delusion。6.Inthepast,manycouples，thoughquarrellingconstantly，wouldstaytogetherforthesakeoftheirchildren。Besides，socialstigmaalsoexertedatemperinginfluence。Butnowtheytendtothinkmoreaboutthemselves，believingthattheirkidswillalsobenefit.7。Thefactthatthemostimportantemotionalstructureinthechild’slife—theparents’marriage-endsinfailurebecomesforeverembeddedinthatchild’shistory。8.Peopleonthevergeofdivorceshouldseeksomeformofcounselingfrommaritalexpertsinsteadofgettingfeedbackfromfriendstheyhangoutwith，andtheyshouldkeepinmindthatlikeasuccessfulmarriage，asuccessfuldivorcetakeshardwork.PartII.ReI。Answerthefollowingquestions.1.Becauseitwasasecondmarriageforbothofthem，andthecouplewaslessconcernedwithfindingtimealonethanwithbuildingtiestogether，sotheychosetotaketheirchildrenontheirhoneymoon。2.Thebiggestchallengeiscreatinganinstantfamily.3。TheWebsiteisdevotedtosecond—marriageissuesandetiquette.4.Theyprovidepeoplewithtravel—planning,sendclientstofamily—friendlyplaces，helporganizeweddingceremoniesthatinvolvechildren,providebutlerservices，kid-friendlyfood，interestingactivities,andbabysittingwhenmomanddadwantprivacy。

5.Forblendedfamilies,unlikenuclearones,conflictsofloyaltybetweenthebloodbondandthesexualbondunderlieeverything.PartIII.HomeworkPassage11。F2。T3.F4。T5.TPassage26.F7。T8.F9。F10.TPassage311.A12。B13。B14。C15.DPassage416。D17.C18。A19.B20.CPassage521。survive22。supportive23.other24。gone25。struck26。previous27。spread28。side29.beyond30。battlePassage631。leisurely32.favor33。resorted34.inferior35.inspect36。differently37.effort38.hammer39.graciously40。resultPassage741.twice42.had43.minute44。welcome45.deserve46.afraid47。responsible48。busy49。turn50。popularUnit6PartI.RI.ReA.Readingtofindmainideas1。B2。AB.Readingtofindmajordetails3.C4。CC。Readingtofindrelevantfacts5。D6.CII。Translation1.我定了個規(guī)矩，盡可能避免擔任任何會被某公眾團體審閱的文件起草人.2.如果國王未盡其應盡之職，保護臣民的生命與財產(chǎn)，反而肆意毀壞他們的生命或財產(chǎn)，那么這樣的國王就不再是國王，而是暴君。臣民將不再效忠于他.3。他將自己的論證建立在一種尊重人民意愿的、由政府和被統(tǒng)治者共同達成的協(xié)議之上,這種論證的方式可能比富蘭克林更老練。4.在后來所謂的“休謨之叉"理論中,這位偉大的蘇格蘭哲學家提出了一種理論，對“合成型”事實和“解析型”事實進行區(qū)分?！昂铣尚汀笔聦崒κ聦嵾M行描述(如“倫敦比費城大”）,“解析型”事實是經(jīng)由推理和定義證明的事實“（如三角形的內(nèi)角之和是180度”，“所有的單身漢都未婚”)。5。不論是有意還是無意，杰斐遜使用“神圣”一詞都暗示了該原則即人人平等，造物主賦予所有人不可剝奪的權利的原則———-是一種宗教原則。III。Summary1。 Jefferson，thoughonly33，gotthehonorofdraftingtheDeclarationofIndependence,whichturnedouttobeamomentoustask.TheDeclarationwaseventuallyviewedasatextakintoScripture.2。 JeffersondraftedthedocumentthatwasanattacknotontheBritishgovernmentbutontheBritishKing，whichwasthewayEnglishmenannouncedrevolution.3. IndraftingtheDeclaration，JeffersonechoedboththelanguageandgrandtheoriesofEnlightenmentthinkers,mostnotablytheconceptofnaturalrightspropoundedbyJohnLocke。4。 Afterfinishingthedraft,JeffersonsentittoFranklin，requestinghimtoperuseitandmakenecessaryalterations。5。 Franklinchanged“Weholdthesetruthstobesacredandundeniable”into“Weholdthesetruthstobeself—evident.”Butsomeofhiseditswerelessfelicitousandevenpedantic.6。 Aftervotingforindependence,theCongressformeditselfintoacommitteetoconsiderthedraftandtheyremovedlargesectionsfromit。7. Franklinmostfamouslysaid,“Wemust,indeed,allhangtogether，mostassuredlyweshallallhangseparately。"PartII。ReI.Answerthefollowingquestions.1。 Thedoorwasshutsothatloudquarrelingvoicescouldnotbeheardbypasserby。2. Theydebateditandhackedawaytheexcess。3。 Fifty-sixpeoplefinallysignedthedocumentAlmosthalf—24-werejudgesandlawyers。Elevenweremerchants,9werelandownersandfarmers,andtheremaining12weredoctors，ministers，andpoliticians.4. HesaidthathesignedinenormousletterssothattheBritishcouldreadhisnamewithoutspectaclesanddoublethepricetheyhadputonhishead。5。 Theymutuallypledgedtoeachothertheirlives,theirfortunesandtheirsacredhonor。PartIII.HomeworkPassage11。F2.F3.T4.T5.F6.F7。F8.T9。F10.TPassage311.B12。A13。B14.C15.DPassage416.A17.B18.D19.C20.DPassage521.track22。shattered23.on24.pattern25.quietly26.uncontrollable27。comfort28。turn29。instead30。woundPassage631.Thoughts32。world33。tender34。tease35。hanging36。adulthood37.broke38。gloomy39.disregard40。integrityPassage741。complain42.possibly43。available44.mention45。delivers46。economy47.upgrade48.given49.point50。standingUnit7PartI.ReA。Readingtofindmainideas1。C2.AB。Readingtofindmajordetails3。A4.DC。Readingtofindrelevantfacts5。D6。BII.Translation1。我告訴他，我不相信這樣的魔法，我更相信孩子們的辨別力.2.為了使對子女的教育變得更容易,我們做父母的往往樂意接受一些會帶來很多負面影響的電子工具，這使我感到茫然.3。不讓我的孩子們接觸有關暴力或另類生活方式的討論，那么他們就不會受到誘惑。4。這一承諾并未涵蓋聊天室里及公告欄（BBS)上那些不受監(jiān)督的觀點，這正是許多家長感到害怕的。5. 我敢打賭，色情內(nèi)容制作者會很高興地公開并心安理得地發(fā)表他們手上的色情資料。6。 我認為這些是相當粗陋的工具；對于我自己在家里究竟允許看到什么,這些軟件反映的是他人的判斷而不是我的觀點。III.Summary1. Recentlytheauthorhashadadebatewithafriendoverhowtoshieldchildrenfrominappropriatebooks,movies，televisionandInternetsites。2. Theauthor'sfriendwantssomethingmagictobantheinappropriatematerial,whiletheauthorwouldratherhelpsharpenchildren’ssensitivities。3。 Someelectronictoolshavebeendevelopedtoeliminatepornographyandblockchildren’saccesstoindecentsites。4. Somesolutionshavebeenproposedinresponsetothedemandtokeepchildrenfromtheindecentstufffromthemedia。Buttheauthorisdoubtfulaboutsomemeasureslikeratingsandsoftware—filteringprograms。5。 Theratingsystemswillturnouttobeabusiness,andsoftwarefiltersblockmorethanwhatisnecessary.6. Electronicinstrumentsarereflectiveofotherpeople'sjudgmentratherthanourownonwhatshouldbeallowedinourhome。7。 Theauthoradvocatesparentalguidanceinteachingvalues。PartII。1.Answerthefollowingquestions。1.Accordingtotheauthor,theessenceofeducationliesintheteachingoffactsandreasoningskillstochildrensothattheylearnhowtothink.2."Socialization"istogetthestudentintouchwithotherchildren'sfeelingsratherthanwiththefactsofhistory，mathematicsorgeography。3。"Creationism”isaclaimbasedontheBiblethattheEarthandalllifeonitwerecreatedinsixdays。TeachingevolutionandCreationismsidebysidewillbringaboutperplexity。4。IfCreationismisincorporatedintothecurriculum，theneverythingcanbelonginthecurriculum,fromflat-EarththeorytoNazi’sclaimthatthedescendantsofAryansaresuperiortootherraces。5。ThemostominousimplicationsoftheCreationistpositionisitsbeliefthat，injudgingthetruthofanidea，onecansimplyignorerationalevidence,ifitclasheswithone’sdesiretobelieveotherwise。PartIII。HomeworkPassage11。F2.T3.F4。F5。FPassage26.T7.F8.T9。F10。TPassage311.B12。A13。B14。C15.DPassage416.A17.C18。A19。B20。DPassage521.showed22.refuge23.domestic24。learned25.exposed26.strategy27.occasions28.majority29.history30。termsPassage631。available32。manufacturers33.recommended34.contagious35.early36。pickingup37.recover38.protection39。Ensuring40.highestPassage741。paid42.long43.kidnapped44。forced45.death46。triggered47.vulnerable48。desperate49。extent50.representUnit8PartI。RI.ReA。Readingtofindmainideas1.A2.BB。Readingtofindmajordetails3。A4。BC.Readingtofindrelevantfacts5.D6。CII.Translation1。美國最主要的出口商品不再是農(nóng)產(chǎn)品或工業(yè)品,而是其大規(guī)模生產(chǎn)的流行文化產(chǎn)品。2。盡管學界還在為美國流行文化一統(tǒng)天下之利弊爭論不休，但在冷戰(zhàn)結(jié)束后，在許多國家放棄了計劃經(jīng)濟，轉(zhuǎn)而采取自由貿(mào)易和自由市場的政策之后,美國文化在全世界的滲透已經(jīng)是不爭的事實。3。多劇場影院本是美國的獨特發(fā)明，而如今這種影院已遍布歐洲、亞洲和拉丁美洲。4。直到1991年，人口近10億的印度還只有全印電視臺這一家國營電視臺在播放這枯燥無味的節(jié)目，而現(xiàn)在，衛(wèi)星電視已給這片次大陸迅速增加了十幾個頻道.5。古巴長期以來一直在努力根除美國影響力的“污染"，但在其北方海岸,非法安裝的家用衛(wèi)視碟型天線已如鋁制花朵般遍地綻放，接收著來自資本主義巨人—-美國-—的體育、新聞和娛樂節(jié)目。6。全球化的消費主義和不斷拓展的銷售渠道也許會制造出更多的娛樂需求，但這兩個原因都不能說明為什么在全球范圍內(nèi)，人們更喜歡美國的文化產(chǎn)品,而不是其他國家—-比如說,委內(nèi)瑞拉、日本或法國—-的文化產(chǎn)品.7。這必然會引出雞和蛋誰先誰后的問題：究竟是美國流行文化沾了英語的光，還是流行文化推動了英語在全世界的傳播？8.上一代人用槍炮沒能打贏的戰(zhàn)爭現(xiàn)在正依靠電影和光碟贏回來.9。富裕的、橫跨整個大陸的市場為美國公司提供了強大的資金流,使得它們有足夠的財力購買最新的電影制作技術、網(wǎng)絡更多的明星、添置更多華麗的服飾、運用更多讓觀眾津津樂道的特效.10。除此之外,各主要電影公司一般都掌握在大型聯(lián)合企業(yè)手中，這些企業(yè)的經(jīng)營范圍包括出版、主題公園和其他領域，這使得它們有能力承受制片廠拍出的爛片所造成的不可避免的損失.III.Summary1.AmericanpopculturehasbecomethebiggestexportoftheU。S.,whichisreflectedinthedominanceinshowbusinessaroundtheworldbyAmerican—madeproducts.2。AccordingtoCommerceDepartmentstatistics,totalexportsofintellectualpropertyfromtheU。S。haverisengreatlysincethecollapseoftheformerSovietUnion.3。DespiteallthediscussionanddebateonthemeritsanddemeritsoftheU。S。dominance，thepenetrationofU。S.cultureisbeyonddispute.TheyoutheverywherehaveawaytogettoknowtheirowncultureandthatoftheUnitedStates。4。Therewasatime，however,whenAmerican—madeentertainmentcouldbefoundonlyinplaceswithfinancialandtechnicalmeanstoallowitacrosstheborder.5.Ofcourse，thespreadofU.S.—madepopculturefollowsseverallargerworldwidetrends：prosperityofvirtuallyeverynation,whichprovidespeoplewithmoreleisuretimeanddisposableincome.6。U.S.popularcultureisbelievedtobeintertwinedwithfastfoodrestaurants，T-shirts，expensivesneakersandshoppingmallsinthesensethattheyareallviewedaspartofthesameU.S。invasion.7.YetthecausesbehindthespreadofU.S.—madepoparemanifold：partlylinguistic，partlyeconomic,andpartlyareflectionofwhatisuniquelyAmericanintermsofitshistorical，racialandideologicaldevelopment。8.Made-in-AmericaculturalproductsenjoythecompetitiveadvantageofbeingcreatedinEnglish.ThisfavorableconditiongivesAmericanentertainmentproductsimmediateentréetosomeofthebiggestmarketsintheworld,includingplaceswherepeopledon’tspeakmuchEnglish，andgenerateslargerevenues。9。It’smostsurprisingtoseeU。S?！猰adepopsowelcomeinVietnam-t