Question

9．If you've ever wondered how dancers would tell the story of a man and a woman's love for each other through dance moves，you should watch people dance the Rumba．（36）BAnd it is considered the most passionate （富有激情的）ballroom dance．
Like many Latin dances，the Rumba has its roots in Africa．When the Spanish first moved to the New World，they brought African slaves（奴隶）to work for them．（37）EWhen they were finished with a hard day's work，they would sometimes find the person they were in love with and dance the Rumba．（38）DThey wanted to dance the Rumba in public!
The dance slowly spread and grew in popularity．Then，in the 1930s，the famous dance teacher Monsieur Pierre saw the Rumba being danced in New York and he decided it was so exciting and interesting it should be danced in London，too．（39）AToday there are several types of Rumba people dance．Some dance a type of Rumba that is very fast and features big movements．（40）CNo matter what type of Rumba people dance，the story the dance tells is still the same：the love between a man and a woman．

A．From there，the Rumba spread across the world．
B．This popular dance is from the island nation of Cuba．
C．Others dance a slow type of Rumba and use small steps．
D． When slave masters saw this dance，they were impressed．
E．Slaves worked long hours and had very few ways to relax．
F．When the Rumba was first danced，it referred to a dance party．
G．This dance became a formal dance done in public with a partner．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇选句填空题，文章主要讲述了伦巴舞是最热情的交际舞，之后介绍了伦巴舞的基本情况．很久以前，奴隶跳的伦巴舞给奴隶主留下了非常深刻的印象，之后巴舞后来被引进到伦敦，从此推广到全球．

解答 36-40 BEDAC
36．B联系下文题．根据后句And it is considered the most passionate （富有激情的）ballroom dance．可知它被认为是最热情的交际舞．空格处介绍伦巴舞的基本情况，B项：This popular dance is from the island nation of Cuba．这个流行的舞蹈来自古巴的岛国．符合语境．故选B．
37．E承上启下题．根据该空前的African slaves非洲奴隶和该空后的a hard day's work辛苦一天的工作以及 find the person they were in love with and dance the Rumba可知，奴隶每天、工作很长时间，放松的方式非常有限．故选E．
38．D联系下文题．根据后句They wanted to dance the Rumba in public!可知他们想在公共场合跳伦巴舞！由此可知，奴隶跳的伦巴舞给奴隶主留下了非常深刻的印象．故选D．
39．A语境辨析题．根据前句he decided it was so exciting and interesting it should be danced in London，too．可知他认为这是如此令人兴奋和有趣，以及它也应该在伦敦跳被舞．由此可知，伦巴舞后来被引进到伦敦，从此推广到全球．故选A．
40．C联系上文题．根据前句Some dance a type of Rumba that is very fast and features big movements． 可知伦巴的一些舞是非常快速和有特色的，并且大动作．空格处应继续列举另一些伦巴舞种类，C项：Others dance a slow type of Rumba and use small steps．符合该处语境．故选C．

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