From Japan to Indonesia, a certain kind of pop culture is very hot. But it doesn’t come from Hollywood—it’s Hallyu(韓流), the wave of Korean pop culture that has washed over Asia. It has influenced everything from music to television. And thanks to the Internet and social media, it’s now spreading worldwide.
South Korea produces all types of entertainment, the most popular being music, soap operas and films. What makes Hallyu so hot in Asia? One reason is that its products are of high quality and much cheaper than western products. Another reason is that eastern cultures are similar to each other, although there are language differences.
Korean pop music, or “K-pop”, ranks the first everywhere. Fans love the songs and the attractive stars. Companies like SM Entertainment, JYP Entertainment and YG Entertainment help many K-pop stars, such as Super Junior, Big Bang and Rain, to succeed. They are not only popular in Asia but also enjoy popularity in the West. In 2011, Big Bang’s mini-album Tonight reached the top 10 on U.S. Tunes Top Pop Albums. When SM Entertainment took their 2010 world tour to Los Angeles, only 30 percent of the 15,000 fans were Korean. Half of the audience wasn’t even Asian!
One important reason for the success of Hallyu is simply the Internet. A little more than 10 years ago, Korean soap operas, movies and music reached the outside world quite slowly. They began in Korea, and then gradually spread outward, appearing in its neighboring countries where local TV and radio companies would play them. Now they are played around the world online at the same time.
YouTube is another major way to get Korean entertainment to fans everywhere. It is an inexpensive and valid way for artists to introduce their work to a larger audience. In 2010 the YouTube channels for the top three Korean entertainment groups together had nearly 800 million views from 225 different countries.
小題1:Hallyu is very hot in Asia partly because________.
A．languages in Asia are similar to each other
B．the culture is the most fashionable in the world
C．South Korea’s products are the cheapest in Asia
D．the quality of South Korea’s products is high
小題2:The author shows the popularity of K-pop in the West_______.
A．by giving examples
B．in order of space
C．by listing reasons
D．in order of time
小題3:The last two paragraphs mainly tell us________.
A．how important the Internet is
B．Hallyu is popular worldwide
C．the Internet helps Hallyu spread quickly
D．how popular and effective YouTube is
小題4:What does the underlined word valid (in Para. 5) mean?
A．slowB．useless
C．successfulD．necessary
小題5:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．K-pop Ranks the First Everywhere
B．Hallyu Makes Waves across the World
C．YouTube Helps Korean Cultures Spread
D．Korean Soap Operas Are Growing in Popularity

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：文章大意：本文主要介紹了韓流在亞洲以及全世界都很風(fēng)靡，其成功的原因有兩個(gè)，一是韓國產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量好，二是網(wǎng)絡(luò)的迅速傳播。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段One reason is that its products are of high quality and much cheaper than western products.可知其原因之一是韓國產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量非常的好。故D正確。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中第三段In 2011, Big Bang’s mini-album Tonight reached the top 10 on U.S. Tunes Top Pop Albums. When SM Entertainment took their 2010 world tour to Los Angeles, only 30 percent of the 15,000 fans were Korean. Half of the audience wasn’t even Asian!可知作者是通過舉例說明韓國音樂在西方受歡迎的程度。故A正確。
小題3:段落大意題。文章最后兩段主要敘述韓流的流行是由于網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的迅速傳播，尤其最后一段提及著名網(wǎng)站YouTube使得韓流到達(dá)世界各地。故C正確。
小題4:詞義推測題。根據(jù)文章最后一段It is an inexpensive and valid way for artists to introduce their work to a larger audience.中的inexpensive相近的詞可以推測出。故C正確。
小題5:主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章大意：本文主要介紹了韓流在亞洲以及全世界都很風(fēng)靡，其成功的原因有兩個(gè)，一是韓國產(chǎn)品的質(zhì)量好，二是網(wǎng)絡(luò)的迅速傳播。故B正確。
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