【題目】Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic 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 as 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 were 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 to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as 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 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 as a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

【1】The origin of the tango is associated with _________.

A Belly dances

A. American soldiers B. the capital of Argentina

C. Spanish city

【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. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

D. It was often danced by two male in the beginning

【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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】試題分析：本文從講到探戈起源，舞蹈形式發(fā)展以及各個(gè)時(shí)期盛行情況，介紹了探戈舞歷史。

【1】推理分析題。根據(jù)第一段以及最后一句As the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango (探戈舞) came into being�？芍罅康娜藖淼桨⒏⒌氖锥�，因?qū)ι畈惶珴M意，才慢慢形成了探戈舞。所以舞蹈形成是跟阿根廷首都有關(guān)。故選C

【小2】細(xì)節(jié)分析題。根據(jù)第二段前兩句句At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there were 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，起初，跳探戈舞的女性很少，通常男性會(huì)找另一個(gè)男性一起跳。即兩個(gè)男性一起跳探戈，故選D

【3】推理分析題。 根據(jù)第三段.巴黎人對(duì)各種國(guó)際舞蹈感興趣，后來探戈舞傳到了歐洲，即到了巴黎。并且下一段才談到一戰(zhàn)時(shí)期。此處可推斷在二戰(zhàn)之前，故選C

【4】推理分析題。本文從講到探戈起源，舞蹈形式發(fā)展以及各個(gè)時(shí)期盛行情況，介紹了探戈舞歷史。故選B

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