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American culture has not been immune to cultural influences from outside. The idea of democracy came from the ancient Greeks; th
American culture has not been immune to cultural influences from outside. The idea of democracy came from the ancient Greeks; th
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2010-03-26
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American culture has not been immune to cultural influences from outside. The idea of democracy came from the ancient Greeks; the Industrial Revolution started in England; jazz and rock music preserve African rhythms-- to pick a few examples. Indeed, many of the things we think of as "100 percent American" came from other cultures.
Still, most of the changes in American culture over the last century have come from within, as the result of inventions and discoveries. And change has been dramatic. The rapid changes affecting America have been led by economic and technological forces. The culture dimensions of this change have been largely ignored in the process. Without significant advances and innovation in the realm of culture and value, the huge economic and technological gains of the recent past are exposed to great risk.
One hundred years ago the United States was largely a nation of farmers. Many of the things we take for granted today-- a high school education, for example, or indoor plumbing-- were luxuries then. The moon was a light for lovers, not a site of scientific exploration; genetic engineering(基因工程) was not even a subject for science fiction, much less for laboratory research and corporate investments. The decades following the Second World War, in particular, were characterized by spectacular (引人入胜的) scientific and technological advances, national self-confidence, optimism, and (for many Americans) prosperity. The American economy was the strongest in the world: more goods were produced and sold, more people were working, and the standard of living was higher than ever before. Polls taken in the 1950s and 1960s show that the average American was preoccupied with the questions "Will I make a good living?", "Will I be successful?" and "Will I raise successful, happy children? Success was defined in terms of maintaining a stable family and "keeping up with the Jones". Most Americans believed that if they played by the rules-- if they work hard and did What was expected, if they sacrificed their own needs to those of their family and their employer-- they would be rewarded with an ever-increasing standard of living, a devoted spouse, and decent children. An expensive ear, a suburban home, and children in college were tangible (可触知的) signs that hard work and self-sacrifice paid off, which is so-called American Dream. American Dream is a kind of spirit that encourages people to achieve success through their hard-working, and it indicates that everybody has chance to succeed through effort.
Why could American economy become the strongest in the world?
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Because of spectacular scientific and technological advances
解析
本题问“美国怎样在世界范国内确立了其经济强国的地位”。根据题文中的关键词"American economy"可确定相关部分在文中第三段五行处。文中提到"The decades following the Second World War,in particular,were characterized by spectacular scientific and technological advances,national self-confidence,optimism,and (for many Americans )prosperity. The American economy was the strongest in the world:more goods were produced and sold, more people were working,and the standard of living was higher than ever before."(二次世界大战后的几十年间,美国以科学技术的突飞猛进、民族自信、乐观、国家繁荣而著称。美国成为世界经济最强大的国家:更多的商品贸易、更多的就业机会以及更高的生活水平)。又文中第二段开始指出,发明与发现给美国文化内部带来的变化是巨大的,它使美国从一个农业国发展成为一个科学技术强国,所以科学技术的进步促进了美国经济的繁荣。因此,答案为Because of spectacular scientific and technological advances。
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