Question

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic(經濟的)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 streets. At that time there many fewer women than 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 grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returned to the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, It reached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired a local tango dancer to act an a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

1.The origin of the tango is associated with

A Belly dances B. American soldiers

C. Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina

2. Which of the following is true about the tango?

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.

3.Before World War I, the tango spread to 

A．America                              B．Japan

C．France                               D．South Korea

4.What can be the best title for the text?

A．How to Dance the Tango                  B．The History of the Tango

C．How to Promote the Tango                D．The Modern Tango Boom

 

Answer 1

【答案】

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4.Ｂ

【解析】

主旨大意：這篇短文主要介紹了探戈舞的產生歷史及其在世界上的傳播過程。探戈舞是十九世紀末期，在阿根廷首都布宜諾斯艾利斯，有一些外來者和當地人創造。最開始這是一種下層階級的舞蹈，那時女人比男人少，一開始是兩個男人一起跳。后來傳播到上層階級。同時期，在法國流行的是芭蕾舞，一戰前，這種舞蹈在傳到法國以后，很快流行起來。在一戰后有美國的水手把這種舞蹈傳回了美國，繼而流行全世界。

1.根據短文第一段描述，可知探戈舞發源于阿根廷的首都布宜諾斯艾利斯，故選Ｄ。

2.根據第二段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. 描述, 可知探戈舞一開始是由兩個男人一起跳, 故選C. 本題容易混淆的地方是選項A, 在第一段當中并沒有明確說明這些舞蹈是新來的人創造的, 也有本地人的功勞.

3.根據最后一段可知在一戰之后，探戈舞傳到了美國，日本和南韓。結合倒數第二段可知傳到法國應是在一戰前，故選C。

4.這篇短文主要描述了探戈舞產生的歷史以及它在世界上的傳播，故選Ｂ，探戈舞的歷史。

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