Whensomethingbecomesfashionableveryquicklywesaythatit’sa“craze”.Thelatestcrazeissometimesastyleofclothesorahairstyle.SometimesitisagameoraTVprogramme.
Inthe20thcenturyalotofcrazesstartedintheUSAandthenbecamepopularintheUSAandthenbecamepopularinotherpartsoftheworld.AmericanyouthculturehasspreadthroughtourismTVfilmsmagazinesandmusicvideos.
Oneofthebiggestcrazeswasthehulahoop（呼啦圈）.Hulahoopsarenotpopularnowbutinthe1950stheywereasensation.AnAmericancompanycalledWham-Ostartedtomakeplastic（塑料的）hoopstoysandintheUSAthecompanysold100millionhoopsinayear.
Frisbees（飞盘）wereanotherWham-Oproduct（产品）.Somepeoplesaythattheidea
startedinthefactoryoftheFrisbeeBakingCompanyinConnecticut.Workerstherethrewmetalpanstoeachotherduringtheirbreaks.TwobusinessmenmadeaplastictypeoftheflyingpansandsoldtheirproductstoWham-O.Theybecameabigbusiness.
Sobusinessesusuallyhelptoproduceacraze.Yoyoswereanotherexample.InthePhilippineswhereitsnamemeans“comeback”theyoyowasapopulartoyinthe1920s.Butitdidn’tbecomeaglobal(世界性的)crazeuntilanAmericancalledDonaldDuncanboughttheideaandsoldittotheworld.Around100millionpeopleboughtyoyosin1962and1963.
Mostcrazescomeandgobutsometimestheysurvive.WhenthebigskateboardstartedinCaliforniain1965manyparentsandgovernmentssaidthattheboardsweredangerousandtheywerenotallowedinsomeareas.Buttheboardsbecamepopularagainandtheyarestillanimportantpartofyouthculturetoday.
1.Whatisa“craze”?
A.Aspecialcultureinthewesterncountry.
B.Somethingthatislikedbytheyoung.
C.SomethingthatfirstspreadsintheUSA.
D.Somethingthatbecomesverypopularoverashortperiod(时期)oftime.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sensation”mean?
A.昂贵的物品
B.值得珍藏的物品
C.轰动一时的物品
D.昙花一现的物品
3.Whatfactdoesthepassageprovide?
A.Allcrazesintheworldcomeandgoquickly.
B.SkateboardsarenotallowedinmostareasofAmerica.
C.InthelastcenturytheUSAintroducedmanynewcrazes.
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