When you think of American culture, what first comes to your mind? McDonald’s? Coca Cola? Levi’s? Disneyland? Michael Jordan? Julia Roberts? Many people       American culture is a      of popular symbols like these. Actually, these symbols are only one        part of American culture—pop culture.
What is pop culture? Well, pop is        for popular. The origins of pop culture can often be traced to popular movies, television shows, music stars and sports figures. Pop culture is       promoted by business and advertising. The most       examples of American pop culture appear among high school and college students. Trends (趋势)       by famous personalities quickly become part of young people’s       .
American pop culture has spread around the world. One major reason for its      is that English is a universal language. English is the language of diplomacy, international business and transportation.       language and culture go together, learning English means becoming       of English-speaking cultures. Besides, America is a world       in movies, music and magazines. The kind of American culture       in those media is pop culture. Finally, pop culture is easy to package and to      . For that reason, it is easy to “sell” to the world.
Many people believe that American pop culture is what American is all       . Does pop culture        the true culture of America? Yes and no. Pop culture does     a portion (比例) of American society — especially the       young people that are tuned in to the media. But American pop culture is faddish (流行一时的) and         . If you want to learn about real American culture, you’ll have to go a little          than McDonald’s.

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