一、阅读第一段,思考这篇文章的主题是什么!
除了考虑主题,还要考虑段落的中心思想——往往通过段落核心句来表示。这个段落主要在讲什么?(划段落句中……)
intimate 亲密的,intimate friends亲密的朋友intimate shops 高档的、环境优雅的商店catering to 迎合、满足elite 精英、社会精英
核心句:In spite of "endless talk of difference," American society is an amazing machine for homogenizing people.
homogenizing,我估计是趋于一致的意思。
第一段的中心思想:美国社会的一致性,即大众文化的由来。由百货商店开创。
1. The word "homogenizing" (Line 1, Paragraph 1) most probably means
[A] identifying.
词汇释疑题
解题技巧:瞻前顾后!
a识别,鉴别
2. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century
[A] played a role in the spread of popular culture.
[B] became intimate shops for common consumers.张冠李戴!!!
[C] satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite. 概念偷换!!!
[D] owed its emergence to the culture of consumption.逻辑颠倒!!!
朱泰祺老师这时说,做阅读理解要经常查牛津、朗文词典!做小纸条放口袋里经常看!吐血ing……
immigrant 移民。国家之间的移民
migrant
elevating 提高素质的,提高修养的
unprecedented
resistant to 抵制 resistant to assimilation 对同化的抵制
indices 指数(复数) index 指数(单数)
第二段 主要讲 移民和大众文化的关系


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