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Cultural responses to modernization often manifest themselves in the mass media. For example, Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World, created a fictional world in which he cautioned readers that modern science and technology posed a threat to individual dignity. Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times, set in a futuristic manufacturing plant, also told the story of the dehumanizing impact of modernization and machinery. Writers and artists, in their criticisms of the modern world, often point to technology’s ability to alienate people from one another, capitalism’s tendency to foster greed, and government’s inclination to create bureaucracies that oppress rather than help people.
Among the major values of the modern period, four typically manifest themselves in the cultural environment: celebrating the individual, believing in rational order, working efficiently, and rejecting tradition. These values of the modern period were originally embodied in the prin
A. makes some people more powerful
B. leads to the disruption of natural order
C. leads to a rise in the number of crimes
D. violates democratic principles and doctrines

[单项选择]Cultural responses to modernization often manifest themselves in the mass media. For example, Aldous Huxley, in Brave New World, created a fictional world in which he cautioned readers that modern science and technology posed a threat to individual dignity. Charlie Chaplin’s film Modern Times, set in a futuristic manufacturing plant, also told the story of the dehumanizing impact of modernization and machinery. Writers and artists, in their criticisms of the modern world, often point to technology’s ability to alienate people from one another, capitalism’s tendency to foster greed, and government’s inclination to create bureaucracies that oppress rather than help people.
Among the major values of the modern period, four typically manifest themselves in the cultural environment: celebrating the individual, believing in rational order, working efficiently, and rejecting tradition. These values of the modern period were originally embodied in the printing press and later in newspaper
A. the mass media have created the modern culture.
B. modern culture have revolutionized the mass media.
C. technology has changed the role of the mass media.
D. the mass media are often critical of the modern culture.

[填空题]Cultural (different)______often cause misunderstanding.

[简答题]cultural visits

[简答题]cultural difference

[多项选择]Directions: "Tradition and modernization are incompatible. One must choose between them. "To what degree do you agree with this statement Write an essay of about 400 words.
In the first part of your essay you should state clearly your main argument, and in the second part you should support your argument with appropriate details. In the last part you should bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary.
You should supply an appropriate title for your essay.
Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

[单项选择]China’s historic drive toward modernization first made headlines in the Western news media in the late 1970’s.（）
A. 中国历史性地向现代化奋进，在20世纪70年代末首次成为西方新闻媒介的头条新闻。
B. 20世纪70年代末中国奔向现代化引起了西方媒体的广泛关注。
C. 西方媒体在20世纪70年代末就开始在头版头条刊载中国大搞现代化的消息了。
D. 中国走向现代化首先是在20世纪70年代末向西方媒体发布头条新闻的。