- 阅读理解A
题干：Inspiteof“endlesstalkofdifference，”Americansocietyisanamazingmachineforhomogenizingpeople.Thereis“thedemocratizinguniformityofdressanddiscourse，andthecasualnessandabsenceofdeference”characteristicofpopularculture.Peopleareabsorbedinto"acultureofconsumption"launchedbythe19th-centurydepartmentstoresthatoffered“vastarraysofgoodsinanelegantatmosphere.Insteadofintimateshopscateringtoaknowledgeableelite"thesewerestores"anyonecouldenter,regardlessofclassorbackground.Thisturnedshoppingintoapublicanddemocraticact."Themassmedia,advertisingandsportsareotherforcesforhomogenization.Immigrantsarequicklyfittingintothiscommonculture,whichmaynotbealtogetherelevatingbutishardlypoisonous.WritingfortheNationalImmigrationForum,GregoryRodriguezreportsthattoday'simmigrationisneitheratunprecedentedlevelnorresistanttoassimilation.In1998immigrantswere9.8percentofpopulation；in1900，13.6percent.Inthe10yearspriorto1990，3.1immigrantsarrivedforevery1,000residents；inthe10yearspriorto1890,9.2forevery1,000.Now,considerthreeindicesofassimilation-language,homeownershipandintermarriage.The1990Censusrevealedthat“amajorityofimmigrantsfromeachofthefifteenmostcommoncountriesoforiginspokeEnglish‘well’or‘verywell'aftertenyearsofresidence.”ThechildrenofimmigrantstendtobebilingualandproficientinEnglish.“Bythethirdgeneration,theoriginallanguageislostinthemajorityofimmigrantfamilies.”HencethedescriptionofAmericaisa”graveyard"forlanguages.By1996foreign-bornimmigrantswhohadarrivedbefore1970hadahomeown-ershiprateof75.6percent,higherthanthe69.8percentrateamongnative-bornAmericans.Foreign-bornAsiansandHispanics“havehigherratesofintermarriagethandoUS-bornwhitesandblacks.”Bythethirdgeneration，onethirdofHispanicwomenaremarriedtonon-Hispanics，and41percentofAsian-Americanwomenaremarriedtonon-Asians.RodrigueznotesthatchildreninremotevillagesaroundtheworldarefansofsuperstarslikeArnoldSchwarzeneggerandGarthBrooks，yet“someAmericansfearthatimmigrantslivingwithintheUnitedStatesremainsomehowimmunetothenation'sassimilativepower.”AretheredivisiveissuesandpocketsofseethingangerinAmerica?Indeed.Itisbigenoughtohaveabitofeverything.ButparticularlywhenviewedagainstAmerica’sturbulentpast，today'ssocialindiceshardlysuggestadarkanddeterioratingsocialenvironment.
题目：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
- C 、satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite
- D 、owed its emergence to the culture of consumption
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参考答案【正确答案：A】
细节题。第一段提到，在19世纪百货商店发起的消费文化运动中，无论什么阶级或背景的 人都可以出入百货商店，从而使购物成为一种公众的、大众化的行为。由此可知，19世纪百 货商店使购物成为公共的行为，从而形成了普遍的、流行的消费文化。因此Α选项正确。
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