9.Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place.Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic(经济的)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 本文是一篇记叙文,题材是探戈舞.讲述的是关于探戈舞这种舞蹈艺术的诞生及演化发展以及现在在全球的传播.十九世纪末期,阿根廷经济繁荣,大批农民和外国人涌入布宜诺斯艾利斯,但收入不尽如人意,孤单失望的人们聚集一起,探戈舞由此产生.探戈舞由社会最底层发展到社会最高层并受到尊重,舞蹈在欧洲尤其是巴黎的发展状况 为后来探戈舞在欧洲的发展奠定了基础,探戈舞在世界各地的发展.
解答 57.D 细节理解题 从第一段所给出的信息得出探戈舞是农民和来自西班牙和意大利人们聚集在the capital of Argentina-----Buenos Aires 所创立的,故选D.
58.C 细节理解题 从第二段三四两句话hisonly choice was to dance with another man 和首句in the beginning得出,故选C.
59.C 推理判断题 从第三段第一和二句可以推出答案C.题目所问第一次世界大战(1914年)前,从第四段第二句排除A;从It reached Japan in 1926这句话排除B;从第四段最后一句排除D.
60.B 主旨大意题 文章第一段讲探戈舞的形成comeinto being;第二段叙述探戈舞的发展at the beginning of the tango gradually the dance spread into;第三段同时代和后来探戈舞在欧洲的发展in Europe at this time after tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe;第四段叙述探戈舞随后在世界各地的发展和流行.thepopularity(流行)of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of the world.由这四段的大意我们不难得出本文的主旨是the history of the tango,由此选出答案B.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.