Question

【题目】Do you have the following experiences?

★When you talk through a park, a noise from the background is becoming louder and clearer. Then you can find that a group of women who are gathering at the side of path. In the cold breeze(微风) of winter, they’ re moving their arms and legs to rhythm(节奏).

★You want to sleep late into noon on weekend mornings, but find it impossible because the seniors(年长者) have been dancing since the early hours, make a lot of noise.

★Sometimes, you want to have a rest or take a walk with friends in a quiet park, only to be interrupted (被阻止/打断的) by music associated(联系/联盟/陪伴) with a group dancing. It is really an annoying problem.

This kind of dancing is called Square Dancing. It seems that if you go around China, you can see these dancing everywhere in the public space. Also in foreign countries, Chinese Square Dancing is very famous. On January 14, 2015, Chinese seniors danced on the square out of the stadium(体育馆) where a soccer game between China and Uzbekistan(乌兹别克斯坦) was being held during the Asian Cup in Brisbane(布里斯班).

But in Britain dancing in public is not a cultural habit. You won’ t see any age group swinging their arms and tapping their feet in a park. Usually, they just take a walk for exercise.

Most people think that Square Dancing should be stopped. It disturbs people and makes people feel annoyed. But do you know why these women choose Square Dancing?

For seniors in China, to dance together is a way to keep healthy and be social. With most of them old-aged, they have lots of free time to do whatever they like. There is no more work and their kids have left. They will feel lonely and bored after retiring(退休). So the people who want to keep healthy and stay away from loneliness dance together. I like seeing these women enjoy themselves. They remind us of the importance of exercise as we get older. Besides, most of them have raised whole families. Now it is their time to have fun and enjoy some peace.

Information card

The name of this kind of dancing	1. 【1】
The place where you can see this kind of dancing	2. 【2】
Things that people in Britain usually do in a park	3. 【3】
The feeling that seniors have after retiring	4. 【4】
Things that the dancing reminds	5. 【5】

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Square Dancing

【2】Everywhere in the public space

【3】Taking/To take a walk for exercise

【4】Lonely and bored.

【5】The importance of exercise as we get older

【解析】本文介绍了的广场舞的好处与带来的问题。

【1】根据This kind of dancing is called Square Dancing.可知这种舞叫广场舞，故为Square Dancing。

【2】根据It seems that if you go around China, you can see these dancing everywhere in the public space. 可知你可以在公众场所，到处看见广场舞，故为Everywhere in the public space 。

【3】根据ou won’ t see any age group swinging their arms and tapping their feet in a park. Usually, they just take a walk for exercise.可知在英国，人们在公园里经常是散步来锻炼身体，故为Taking/To take a walk for exercise

【4】根据They will feel lonely and bored after retiring(退休). 可知老年人退休后感到孤独和无聊，故为Lonely and bored.

【5】根据They remind us of the importance of exercise as we get older. 可知广场舞让我们想起了随着年龄的增大，锻炼的重要性，故为The importance of exercise as we get older 。