Unit 14 Underthe Sign of Mickey Mouse& Co.Key to the Exerci sesText compre hensi onI. Decide whichof the follow ing best states the author's purpos e of writin g.AII. Judge, accord ing to the text, whethe r the follow ing statem entsare true or false.1. F (This statem ent is not entire ly true. Whilethe mediado have a greatrole to play in making Americ an pop cultur e domina nt in the world, it is only part of the reason, as we can gather from the wholetext.)2. T (Referto Paragr aph 1.)3. F (Referto Paragr aph 3. The exampl e of Jack Lang is not to show that the French are typica lly hypocr itica l but to introd uce someth ing deeper that underl ies the phenom enon.)4. F (Referto Paragr aph5. The fact that thereare Americ an tags on theirexperi encedoes not mean that the youngare simply "Americ anize d.")5. F (Hollyw ood is the global cultur al capita l in both senses. The statem ent only says one of them.)III. Answer the follow ing questi ons.1. Referto Paragr aph 1. No, not fully.By the metaph or of global villag e, McLuha n meantthat the modern electr onicmediawouldunitethe worldinto a single global cultur e or commun ity. In this villag e, people live and commun icate on an equalfootin g. And the villag e is probab ly charac teriz ed by homoge neity. But the author believ es that if the worldis a global villag e, thereare some who domina te the others, and that Americ ans belong to the former.2. Referto Paragr aph 2. Becaus e they are consid eredthe most influe ntial people of the presen t era, enjoyi ng greate r fame and popula ritythan royalfamily member s in histor y.3. Referto Paragr aph 3. It is the global cultur al capita l in two senses. In the litera l sense, Hollyw ood is the cultur al capita l becaus e it create s billio ns of dollar s' worthof cultur al produc ts everyyear. In the metaph orica l sense, it is an Intern ation al Cultur al Fund of images, sounds and celebr ities; it sets the styles for the world's popula r cultur e.4. Referto Paragr aph 3. What the French cultur e minist er did is typica l of the ambiva lentattitu de toward Americ an pop cultur e worldw ide. On the one hand thereis antago nism. People are resist ant to Americ an cultur al imperi alism when they recogn ize it, as cultur al invasi on necess arily occupi es living spaceof the native cultur es. On the otherhand, thereis depend ence. People, especi allythe urbanand young, welcom e and enjoyAmeric an pop cultur e when it comesto them becaus e it satisf ies theirpsycho logic alneeds.5. Referto Paragr aph 5. Americ an pop cultur e is popula r worldw ide, especi allywith the urbanand youngand it is oftenenjoye d becaus e it meetstheirpsycho logic al needsin theirphysic al and mental develo pment. It allows the youngto sharesome dreams of freedo m, wealth, comfor t, innoce nce, power, and most of all, youthas a stateof mind. It repres entsa common imagin ation.IV. Explai n in your own wordsthe follow ing senten ces.1. Throug houtthe world, the modern electr onicmediaflow across nation al bounda ries.2. For youngpeople, cultur es are not innate or unvary ing. They don't simply become Americ anize d althou gh they may have contac t with Americ an fun cultur e at little cost.3. Americ an pop cultur e not just impact s on the more materi al side of youngpeople's livesbut also touche s theirhearts with greatforce.Struct uralanalys is of the textThe text fallsinto threeparts. Part 1, the Introd uctio n, consis ts of Paragr aph 1, wherethe author advanc es his idea that Americ an cultur e is domina nt over the "global villag e." Part 2, Paragr aphs2?, presen ts eviden ce of the univer sal popula rityof Americ an cultur e, and explor es what underl ies the cultur al phenom enon. This part can be furthe r divide d into two sub-sectio ns. Paragr aphs2? as a sub-sectio n give testim ony to the idea that Americ an pop cultur e is recogn izedworldw ide, whileParagr aph 5 explai ns why it is so. Paragr aph 6 makesup Part 3, wherethe author conclu des his argume nt with a though t-provok ing restat ement of his point.Rhetor icalfeatur es of the textContra st is shownlexica lly in the follow ing exampl es: well known-- rarely acknow ledge d, love -- hate, Americ aphil es -- Americ aphob es.The follow ing struct uresalso indica te contra st: "The empire strike s from inside the specta tor as well as from outsid e," "Grandf ather is dresse d in tradit ional Tungus ian clothi ng. Grands on has on his head a revers ed baseba ll cap."Vocabu laryexerci sesI. Explai n the underl inedpart in each senten ce in your own words.1. French people's strong dislik e2. acquir ed a bad reputa tionfor a while, as couldbe predic ted3. withou t intend ing to upsetor harm someon e4. althou gh the appare ntlyimpres siveterm "identi ty" is oftenused in everyd ay talk5. the scopeof its influe nceII. Fill in the blankin each senten ce with a word from the box in its approp riate form. 1. hypocr isy 2. distri butin g3. accust omed4. routin e5. omnipr esent6. acknow ledge d7. symmet ry 8. ritualIII Fill in the blanks with the approp riate formsof the givenwords.1. detect able2. resent ful3. defian ce4. notori ous5. antago nisti c6. biling ual7. amazed8. revers alIV. Choose the word that can replac e the underl inedpart in each senten ce withou t changi ng its origin al meanin g.1. B2. A3. D4. A5. C6. D7. B8. CV. Give a synony m or an antony m of the word underl inedin each senten ce in the senseit is used.1. Synony m: striki ng (astoni shing, remark able)2. Synony m: essent ial (necess ary, fundam ental, crucia l, key)3. Synony m: balanc e (harmon y, regula rity, evenne ss, corres ponde nce)4. Synony m: star (person ality, person age, VIP, somebo dy)5. Antony m: liable (subjec t, suscep tible)6. Antony m: sincer ity (honest y, truthf ulnes s, frankn ess, earnes t)7. Synony m: univer sal (global, worldl y)8. Synony m: attemp t (endeav or)VI. Explai n the meanin g of the underl inedpart in each senten ce.1. giants2. rude / impoli te3. uninte lligi ble4. uninfo rmed5. qualit ies6. increa se the streng th ofGramma r exerci sesI. Insert to, if necess ary, in the follow ing senten ces.1. to2. /3. /4. to5. /6. /7. to8. to, toII. Combin e the two senten ces in each pair into one, usingone nonfin ite clause.1. I foundmyself chargi ng at the animal, kickin g its muscul ar side as hard as I could.2. I kicked and hit, crying bitter ly.3. He wailed, tearspourin g down his cheeks.4. I was reliev ed to find out that I had passed the exam.5. John Alcock was the firstman to fly non-stop across the Atlant ic.6. The job beingfinish ed, I went back home.7. I heardsomeon e knocki ng.8. Left to the care of his grandm other, Ted grew to be a well-behave d boy.III. Correc t the errorin the follow ing senten ces.1. WhileI was waitin g for a bus, a brickfell on my head.2. SinceI believ ed that I was the only person who knew aboutthis beach, the sightof someon e else on it annoye d me very much.3. When I read in bed, my handsoftenget very cold.4. Climbi ng down the tree, he brokeone of the eggs.5. When planti ng thesetrees, one must take care not to damage the roots.6. People sleepi ng in the next room were awakened by the soundof breaki ng glass.7. Any dutiab le articl es not declar ed to the Custom s will be liable to confis catio n.8. Realiz ing that she couldn't move it alone, she askedme to help her.IV. Explai n the differ encebetwee n the underl inedpartsin each pair.1. A. in charge ofB. trustw orthy2. A. The housetakeson the colour of pink becaus e of the reflec tionof the sunlig ht.B. The houseis painte d in pink.3. A. worrie dB. relate d4. A. perman ent featur eB. tempor ary featur e5. A. a star that can be seenB. a catego ry of starsthat is identi fiedas observ ableby people6. A. thosemember s who were thereat the meetin gB. thosewho are member s nowB. real; genuin e8. A. closel y connec ted in relati onshi ps and activi tieswith othersB. compli catedV. Comple te the follow ing senten ces with the proper formsof the verbsgiven.1. will not find2. had used3. was reduce d, had been tried, was soiled4. has not fallen, was devalu ed5. have tried, has been standi ng / has stood6. will have been spent7. went, got, don't feel, won't come8. was collec ted, will be spentVI. Make senten ces of your own afterthe senten ces givenbelow, keepin g the underl inedstruct uresin your senten ces.(Refere nce versio n)1. His outsta nding academ ic achiev ement s are well known. Less well known, and rarely reveal ed, are the misfor tunes he suffer ed in his privat e life.2. Occasi onall y he stillmakeshis appear anceon the stage;though withou t the brilli ancehis perfor mance used to enjoy,it stilldrawsapplau se from apprec iativ e audien ces.Transl ation exerci sesI. Transl ate the follow ing senten ces into Chines e.1. 总之，虽然总把“身份”挂在嘴边，年轻人并非生活在单一的文化中。
