Question

【题目】Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic boom (繁荣), 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, so 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.

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. After arriving in Europe, tango dances began to draw the interest of the public. Though not everyone liked 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 all over 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 made tango dancing spread throughout South Korea.

【1】The origin of the tango came from ________.

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 first came from Spain and Italy.

B. People of the upper classes loved the tango most

C. It was often danced by two men 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】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

本文主要介绍了探戈舞的产生及其在世界上的传播过程。探戈舞是十九世纪末期在阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯产生的。最开始这是一种下层阶级的舞蹈，接着传播到上层阶级，后来更传遍全世界。

【1】D 细节理解题。 根据短文第一段描述可知，探戈舞发源于阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，故选Ｄ。

【2】C 细节理解题。根据第二段At that time there many fewer women the men, ...the few available women.可知，探戈舞一开始是由两个男人一起跳，故选C。

【3】C 推理判断题。探戈舞传到美国是在第一次世界大战之后，传到日本是在1926年，在韩国流传开来是在2003年，显然A项、B项和D项均可排除。根据排除法可推断C项正确。根据第三、四段内容可知，探戈舞传到法国是在其诞生后不久，当时法国流行芭蕾，但探戈舞也找到了支持者，其诞生时间大约在1870年，所以传到法国应该是在19世纪，在一战前。故选C项。

【4】B 主旨大意题。这篇短文主要描述了探戈舞产生的历史以及它在世界上的传播，故选Ｂ。