19.Gangnam Style is a song by the South Korean pop artist PSY.By the end of October 2012,the song reached the number one position online in 33 countries including Australia,Canada,France,Germany,and the United Kingdom.Although its reception in Japan remained cold,the song topped China's Baidu 500 download list.
"Gangnam Style"has become a new Korean expression that refers to a lifestyle in the Gangnam district of Seoul,where people are trendy and modern.The term was listed in Time's Weekly vocabulary list as a manner associated with luxurious lifestyles in Gangnam district of Seoul.PSY said in an interview that he had a sense of humor by pretending to be"Gangnam Style"when everything about the song,dance,looks,and the music video is far from being high class.
People who are actually from Gangnam never think that they are.So this song is actually tea sing(讽刺)such people as are eager to be famous,saying that they are"Gangnara Style",but in fact they are showy(炫耀的) and silly.
In the song,"Oppan Cangnam style"has been translated as"Big brother is Gangnam style",with PSY referring to himself,"Oppa",a Korean expression used by females to refer to an older male friend or older brother,which is also used by Korean-Pop fans to address their K-pop idols.
PSY added that his Korean fans have very large expectations about his dancing,so he felt a lot of pressure.In order to keep up with expectations,he stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the"Gangnam Style"dance.Along the way,he had tested various animal-inspired dance moves,including panda and kangaroo moves,before settling for the horse,which involves pretending to ride a horse.
66.What's the main idea of the first paragraph?C
A.Gangnam Style is popular only in western countries.
B.Gangnam Style can be downloaded from China's Baidu.
C.Gangnam Style has become famous around the world.
D.Gangnam Style is welcomed in all the Asian countries.
67.The term of"Gangnam Style"is used to describeApeople in Gangnam district of Seoul.
A.fashionable B.serious C.independent D.strange
68.The song of Gangnam Style is intended to make fun of those whoC.
A.take some pop stars as their idols
B.know much about singing and dancing
C.try so hard to be something that they're not
D.are too old to sing and dance on the stage
69.What tune does the song of"Gangnam Style"have?D
A.serious B.instructive C.passive D.funny
70.Which of the following is TRUE according to the last paragraph?D
A.PSY used various animals'moves in his dance.
B.PSY designed his dance imitating many animals.
C.PSY refers to his fans as"Oppa"in Korean style.
D.PSY's dance contains the riding horse moves.
分析 《江南Style》大红大紫的今天,好像到处都可以听到Gangnam Style的动感节奏,各类电视节目上可以看到有众多的明星和大腕们在模仿鸟叔大跳骑马舞,不过你对此又知道多少呢?通过本文你就可以有所了解.
解答 66.C 推理判断题.从第一段中所描述的By the end of October 2012,the song reached the number one position online in 33 countries including Australia,Canada,France,Germany,and the United Kingdom.可知《江南Style》已经在世界各地变得非常受人欢迎.所以答案选C.
67.A 细节理解题.从文章第二段的"Gangnam Style"has become a new Korean expression that refers to a lifestyle in the Gangnam district of Seoul,where people are trendy ad modern.可知,A项为正确答案.
68.C 细节理解题.根据第三段中的So this song is actually teasing such people as are keen to be famous,saying that they are"Gangnam Style",but in fact they are showy and silly.可知这首歌实际上是想调侃江南区那些假装时尚而并非如此的人.所以答案选C.
69.D 推理判断题.本文并没有直接对歌曲的曲调进行说明或描述,但是根据文章的描述,《江南Style》之所以大受欢迎,除了骑马舞动作之外,其调侃江南区的人采用的非常诙谐、滑稽的曲调也是其中的原因之一.所以选D.
70.D细节理解题.文章最后一段介绍了韩国歌手PSY创作《江南Style》中骑马舞的艰苦付出.虽然曾经尝试了许多动物的动作,但文章最后的…before settling for the horse,which involves pretending to ride a horse.说明了他的舞蹈中包含了许多骑马的动作,故选D.C项并非最后一段的细节,同时也与文章倒数第二段的内容不符.
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