19.Current Culture:Is Common Culture Alive?
The digitizing and globalizing world is changing the working of culture.As some see it,cities and nations are losing their common culture and their general spirit:people can no longer count on those around them valuing any of the same music or films.Others argue that a common culture is not dying so much as changing forms:it is less and less attached to a particular area and ever more linked to global networks.
The facts lead to the change that anyone can become a cultural producer today,that the culture is increasingly available everywhere you want it,and whenever you want it,not just in the two months after the movie or book came out.Cultural possibilities have multiplied as a result,but the change also means fewer cultural moments.It is easy to find the change in terms of loss of diversity of society.So what will it mean if globalization turns us into one wide world culture?
For the enthusiasts of these changes,culture is not about popular artists or books,but centers on platforms like Google and Wikipedia,where every variety of culture brings about the exchange of knowledge and ideas,and makes connections across boundaries.It is perhaps debatable whether two people who have participated in such websites,but in totally different corners of them,have had a cultural experience in common.In fact,these platforms become very successful with a large crowd of people,who build things together,share information,and forward articles back and forth.
There are still more questions.What does it mean for the future of countries that culture now goes beyond the limits of the nation?Is there anything to defend and preserve in the passing cultural world,or is that merely to favor pen over printing press,horse over automobile?
Up to now a growing quantity of culture has been globally spreading and developing.More individuals (個人) than ever have the chances to be makers of culture,even if that means more to choose from and fewer standards to be reached in common.What it means is this strange feeling:that of being more connected than ever,with one-click access to so much of the cultural harvest around the world,and yet,of being starved for having similar interests and opinions with others,concerned only with ourselves.
67.In Paragraph 1the author indicatesA.
A.the missing of common culture
B.the cultural diversity among people
C.the disadvantage in the digitizing society
D.the double standard of cultural evaluation
68.It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 thatD.
A.people feel satisfied with the current culture
B.enthusiasts look for current culture from famous artists
C.disappearance of common culture is a problem to be solved
D.common culture may exit into websites that connect the world
69.According to the author,the increase of cultural possibilities can be caused byB.
A.a(chǎn)greement with common culture
B.individuals as cultural producers
C.popular artists and books available
D.a(chǎn) reduction in development of culture
70.What is the author's attitude towards current culture?C
A.Uninterested.
B.Approving.
C.Uncertain.
D.Critical.
分析 短文主要講了由于網(wǎng)絡(luò)的發(fā)達、社會的進步,現(xiàn)今的文化也發(fā)生了變化:作者質(zhì)疑是否還存在著大眾文化.
解答 67.A,推理判斷題,根據(jù)第一句The digitizing and globalizing world is changing the working of culture可知,作者認為數(shù)字化和全球化世界正讓大眾文化逐漸流失,故答案為A.
68.D,推理判斷題,根據(jù)句子culture is not about popular artists or books,but centers on platforms like Google and Wikipedia,where every variety of culture brings about the exchange of knowledge and ideas,and makes connections across boundaries可知,文化不僅僅是在書上或者是某些有名的藝術(shù)家,也存在于網(wǎng)站上,全世界的人都可以分享到,故答案為D.
69.B,細節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段The facts lead to the change that anyone can become a cultural producer today和最后一段More individuals (個人) than ever have the chances to be makers of culture可知,這種文化可能性的增加就是因為每個人都可以創(chuàng)造文化,故答案為B.
70.C,推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一句What it means is this strange feeling:that of being more connected than ever,with one-click access to so much of the cultural harvest around the world,and yet,of being starved for having similar interests and opinions with others,concerned only with ourselves可見,作者對于現(xiàn)今的文化如此得容易獲得提出了兩種不同的看法,可見作者的態(tài)度是不確定的,故答案為C.
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題,首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽,掌握全文的主旨大意.因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題,所以,速讀全文,抓住中心主旨很有必要,在速讀的過程中,應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料.其次,細讀題材,各個擊破.掌握全文的大意之后,細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題,弄清每題要求后,帶著問題,再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息.最后,要善于抓住每段的主題句,閱讀時,要有較強的針對性.對于捕獲到的信息,要做認真分析,仔細推敲,理解透徹,只有這樣,針對題目要求,才能做到穩(wěn)、準.