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2021年下半年大学英语四级必备美文
1.2021年下半年大学英语四级必备美文
ThemostobviousandstrikingtraitisthatAmericansalwayss
eemtobegoingsomewhereandalwaysseemtobeinahurry.In
NewYork,wherethestreetsareusuallychokedwithtraffic,drivers
tryineverywaytogetaheadofeachother,whilepedestriansrunt
hroughthestreetsoftendisregardingtrafficsignals.Nowhereisthis
impatiencemoreevidentthaninAmericaneatinghabits.Sittingdown
toaleisurelymealseemstobealuxury.ltisquickertoserveon
eselfinafastfoodrestaurantlikeMcDonald's.McDonald's,Burger
KingandWendy'sarenationwidefoodchainsspecializinginthem
ostpopularofallfoods,thehamburger.
Thepopularityoftheseeatingplaceshasmuchtodowithbei
nginexpensive,butmoreimportant,withfastservice.Fastandinstant
arethekeywords.Asaladbar,acentralfeatureinmostrestaurant
s,hasadizzyingvarietyofuncookedvegetables,pickledsalads,cold
fish,andcheese.Puttingtogetheryourownchoicesmakessensebu
tyoualsodon'thavetowaittobeserved.Thesaladmaybeyour
mainmeal,ortheappetizerwhichwillkeepyoubusyuntiltherest
ofthemealisready."Takeout“foodisanAmericanwayoflife.
Onecanplaceanorderoverthephonewithanyofthetake-a
wayfoodshopsintheneighborhoodforaninstantmealtobetake
ntotheofficeortoeatathomefrombarbecuedchickentopizza.
Withalittlepatience,youcangotothesupermarketandbuyinstan
tfoodsthattakealittletimetoprepare—instantcereals,instants
oups,instantrice,instantcoffee一allofwhichrequireonlyboiling
water,orfrozendinnersavailableininfinitechoices.Herethemeal
needsonlytobeheated.Withallthepossibilitiesofeatinginstantly
andconstantlyandwiththeabundanceoffoodinAmericansitan
ywonderthatAmericanstendtobeoverweight?
2.2021年下半年大学英语四级必备美文
Eveniftheword"pop"disappearsfromtheEnglishvocabulary,
theinfluenceofpopwillremain.PophasbecomepartofBritish一
andAmerican-history.Therehasalwaysbeenacloseculturalli
nk,ortie,betweenBritainandEnglishpeakingAmerica,notonlyin
literaturebutalsointhepopulararts,especiallymusic.BeforetheS
econdWorldWartheAmericanexportedjazzandtheblues.During
the1950stheyexportedrockandroll,andstarsingerslikeElvisPr
esleywereidolizedbyyoungBritonsandAmericansalike.
ThepeopleresponsibleforthepoprevolutionwerefourLiverp
oolboyswhojoinedtogetherinagroupandcalledthemselvesthe
Beatles.Unlikethefamoussolostarswhohadtheirsongswrittenfo
rthem,Theyplayedinsmallclubsinthebackstreetsofthecity.th
eBeatleswrotetheirownwordsandmusic.Theyhadacloseperso
nalrelationshipwiththeiraudience,andtheyexpectedthemtojoin
inanddancetothe“beat"ofthemusic.Audienceparticipationisa
nessentialcharacteristicofpopculture.Somepopgroups,inparticu
lartheRollingStones,didmorethanjustentertainment.
Theywrotewordswhichweredeliberatelyintendedtoshock.Th
eyrepresentedtheangerandbitternessofyouthstrugglingforfreed
omagainstauthority,andforthisreasontheywereregardedbysom
epeopleasthepersonificationofthe"permissivesociety”.TheBeatl
es,ontheotherhand,finallywontheaffection—andadmiration
—ofpeopleofallagesandsocialbackgrounds.Astheydeveloped,t
heirsongsbecamemoreserious.Theywrotenotonlyoflove,butof
deathandoldageandpovertyanddailylife.Theywererespected
bymanyintellectualsandbysomeseriousmusicians.Largelythanks
totheBeatles,popmusichasgrownintoanimmenseandprofitabl
eoccupation.
3.2021年下半年大学英语四级必备美文
Onceacirclemissedawedge.Thecirclewantedtobewhole,so
itwentaroundlookingforitsmissingpiece.Butbecauseitwasin
completeandthereforecouldrollonlyveryslowly,itadmiredthefl
owersalongtheway.Itchattedwithworms.ltenjoyedthesunshine.I
tfoundlotsofdifferentpieces,butnoneofthemfit.Soitleftthe
mallbythesideoftheroadandkeptonsearching.Thenoneday
thecirclefoundapiecethatfitperfectly.ltwassohappy.Nowitc
ouldbewhole,withnothingmissing.ltincorporatedthemissingpiec
eintoitselfandbegantoroll.Nowthatitwasaperfectcircle,itc
ouldrollveryfast,toofasttonoticetheflowers,totalktothewor
ms.
Whenitrealizedhowdifferenttheworldseemedwhenitrolle
dsoquickly,itstopped,leftitsfoundpiecebythesideoftheroad
androlledslowlyaway.Thelessonofthestory,Isuggested,wasth
atinsomestrangesensewearemorewholewhenwearemissing
something.Themanwhohaseverythingisinsomewaysapoorma
n.Hewillneverknowwhatitfeelsliketoyearn,tohope,tonouris
hhissoulwiththedreamofsomethingbetter.Hewillneverknow
theexperienceofhavingsomeonewholoveshimandgiveshimso
methinghehasalwayswantedorneverhad.Thereisawholenessa
boutthepersonwhohascometotermswithhislimitations,whoha
sbeenbraveenoughtoletgoofhisunrealisticdreamsandnotfe
ellikeafailurefordoingso.Thereisawholenessabouttheman
orwomanwhohaslearnedthatheorsheisstrongenoughtogot
hroughatragedyandsurvive,she/hecanlosesomeoneandstillfeel
likeacompleteperson.
LifeisnotatrapsetforusbyGodsothathecancondemn
usforfailing.Lifeisnotaspellingbee,wherenomatterhowmany
wordsyou'vegottenright,you'redisqualifiedifyoumakeonemist
ake.Lifeismorelikeabaseballseason,whereeventhebestteamlo
sesone-thirdofitsgamesandeventheworstt
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