But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for“cool”in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel Without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities.He always gets the girl，smokes cigarettes，wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies (欺凌弱小者)．In the movie，Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.

　　Today the focus of “cool”has changed to athletics stars.Often in movies about schools，students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom.This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.

　　But many teenagers also think being smart is cool.Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.

　　“Call it the Harry Potterization of America－a time when being smart is the new cool，”writes journalist Joe Sunnen.

　　【文章解读】　Lady Gaga新语“酷”词，追溯“酷”词的历史。

　　25．Barack Obama，Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to

　　________.

　　A．introduce the topic

　　B．draw our attention

　　C．tell us what they have in common

　　D．tell us what is“cool”

　　解析：细节理解题。第一段提及到奥巴马、乔布斯．Lady Gaga是为引出话题。

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