【阅读理解AlmostallaspectsofAmericanpopculturesuchasMcDonald’sAmericanfilmsandbluejeanscanbeseeninBrazil．MyfatherusedtosaythatallkindsofAmericanculturalicons(】

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　　AlmostallaspectsofAmericanpopculturesuchasMcDonald’sAmericanfilmsandbluejeanscanbeseeninBrazil．MyfatherusedtosaythatallkindsofAmericanculturalicons(偶像)weredistasteful．WhenIwasachilditwasforbiddentodrinkcokeandtochewchewingguminmyhouse．BothactionswererepresentativeoftheAmericandominance(主导)tomyfatherwhilehehadanAmericanFordcar．

　　Myfatherdied32yearsagoandIwonderhowhewouldfeelseeinghisdaughterpoliticallycenteredadietcokeaddictsometimeschewingWrigley’sjuicyfruitgumandlivingintheUnitedStates．Hedidn’tlivelongenoughtoseethisandthespreadofAmericancultureinthelastdecades．HewouldprobablybeconvincedthatAmericanpopculturewasfloodingBrazil．

　　IthinkitisdifficulttopreventAmericanculturalhegemony(霸权)．ManyyearsagotherewasanattempttoreducethenumberofAmericanfilms．InBrazil．ThegovernmentpassedalawthatallcinemasshouldaboutahigherpercentageofBrazilianmovies．Howeverwedidn’thaveenoughgoodfilmsorevenenoughfilmstoshow．sothismeasurefalledsoonafter．AmericanmusicisofcoursepresentinBrazil．EverybodyknowsaboutMadonnaMichaelJacksonandothericonsofAmericanmusic;butBrazilianmusichasneverlostitsfirstplaceintheBrazilians’preferences．

　　Ithinkwedon’tneedtobeafraidofculturalfreetrade．Peopletendtobeselectiveandnoteverythingthatisimportedisnecessarilybad．OurnativeBraziliansalsostandupagainstthedominanceofimportedcultureintheirliveswhiletheywearwatchesandshortsandusetaperecorders．Wecan’tavoidtheprocessbutwecouldlearntobemorecriticalandasselectiveaspossible．

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　　Accordingtothepassagetheauthor’sfather________．

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　　wasgreatlyinfluencedbyAmericanpopculture

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　　forbadehischildrentowatchAmericanfilms