9.Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(經(jīng)濟的)boom,and the capital,Buenos Aires,attracted many people.Farmers,as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy,came to Buenos Aires seeking jobs.These jobs didn′t pay well,and the people felt lonely and disappointed with their new life in the city.As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city,the dance known an the tango(探戈舞)came into being
At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.It was danced in the bars and sheets.At that time there many fewer women the men,so if a man didn′t want to be left out,his only choice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the few available women.Gradually,the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.
In Europe at this time,strong interest in dance from around the world was beginning
The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris.Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters of the Paris theaters.After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe,they began to draw the interest of the public an they performed their exiting dance in cafes,Though not everyone approved of the new dance,saying it was a little too shocking,the dance did find enough supporters to make it popular.
The popularity(流行)Of the tango continued to trow in many other parts of the world.A soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America,It reached Japan in 1926,and in 2003the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act an a kind of dance ambassador,and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.
57.The origin of the tango is associated withD
A.Belly dances
B.American soldiers
C.Spanish city
D.the capital of Argentina
58.Which of the following is true about the tango?C
A.It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.
B.People of the upper classes loved the tango most
C.It was often danced by two male in the beginning
D.A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.
59.Before World War I,the tango spread toC
A.America
B.Japan
C.France
D.South Korea
60.What can be the best title for the text?B
A.How to Dance the Tango
B.The History of the Tango
C.How to Promote the Tango
D.The Modern Tango Boom.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文,題材是探戈舞.講述的是關(guān)于探戈舞這種舞蹈藝術(shù)的誕生及演化發(fā)展以及現(xiàn)在在全球的傳播.十九世紀(jì)末期,阿根廷經(jīng)濟繁榮,大批農(nóng)民和外國人涌入布宜諾斯艾利斯,但收入不盡如人意,孤單失望的人們聚集一起,探戈舞由此產(chǎn)生.探戈舞由社會最底層發(fā)展到社會最高層并受到尊重,舞蹈在歐洲尤其是巴黎的發(fā)展?fàn)顩r 為后來探戈舞在歐洲的發(fā)展奠定了基礎(chǔ),探戈舞在世界各地的發(fā)展.
解答 57.D 細節(jié)理解題 從第一段所給出的信息得出探戈舞是農(nóng)民和來自西班牙和意大利人們聚集在the capital of Argentina-----Buenos Aires 所創(chuàng)立的,故選D.
58.C 細節(jié)理解題 從第二段三四兩句話hisonly choice was to dance with another man 和首句in the beginning得出,故選C.
59.C 推理判斷題 從第三段第一和二句可以推出答案C.題目所問第一次世界大戰(zhàn)(1914年)前,從第四段第二句排除A;從It reached Japan in 1926這句話排除B;從第四段最后一句排除D.
60.B 主旨大意題 文章第一段講探戈舞的形成comeinto being;第二段敘述探戈舞的發(fā)展at the beginning of the tango gradually the dance spread into;第三段同時代和后來探戈舞在歐洲的發(fā)展in Europe at this time after tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe;第四段敘述探戈舞隨后在世界各地的發(fā)展和流行.thepopularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.由這四段的大意我們不難得出本文的主旨是the history of the tango,由此選出答案B.
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