8．IF you think tapping （踢踏） your feet three times a second is difficult，how about doing it 600 times in a minute？It's almost impossible．
But for the tap dancers in Christmas Dancing Shoes，it's no problem．The show，by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project，is one of the best in the world．It ran from December 21-23 in Beijing．
In the two hour-long show，the dancer showed off four different styles of tap dancing in a variety of settings．There was dancing in the classroom with desks and chairs，dancing on railway station platforms （站台），even mom and dad dancing in the living room!
As with other kinds of dance，there's a right way and wrong way to do it．But each dancer adds his or her own personal ideas on things．It's this that makes it so attractive to young people．
"Dancing is so relaxing，"says dancer Doerr Mary，15，a high school girl from Texas．"You can move around just as you like．"
Every other week she flies to North Carolina just to train．"I've been tap dancing since I was two and a half years old，"she says．"I've found I just can't stop dancing．Even when I'm sitting down，I'm tapping．My mom sometimes gets angry，"she laughs．Mary says she finds tap dancing is a good way of expressing herself．It's like，she says，"talking to my feet．"
Mary says tap dancing has changed her life．She used to be shy，but not any more．"Knowing that I can dance in front of such a large group of people is a real confidence-booster （信心增强剂）．"
25．The tap dancers in Christmas Dancing Shoes can tap their feetB．
A．three times a second B.600 times in a second
C．ten times a second D．Not mentioned
26．According to the writer，the dancers dancedBin Beijing．
A．different styles of dancing B．in four kinds of settings
C．in just three situations D．four kinds of the dance
27．Which of the following sentences is true？B
A．Dancers have to dance entirely under the rules．
B．Dancers can show their own personality in a certain way．
C．Dancers can dance completely freely as they please．
D．Dancers can dance the tap dance with no training．
28．Tap dance makes Doerr MaryC．
A．two and a half years old B．get angry easily
C．a girl of self-confidence D．nothing different．
分析 文章讲述了Chicago Human Rhythm Project将在北京表演两小时的踢踏舞，并介绍了踢踏舞蹈人员在跳舞时的一些表现并给他们带来了信心．
解答 B B B C
25．B细节题．根据第一段how about doing it 600 times in a minute？得出，踢踏舞蹈人员一秒可以动600下，故答案为B．
26．B细节题．在第三段the dancer showed off four different styles of tap dancing in a variety of settings这句话说舞蹈人员将表演四种类型的踢踏舞，故答案为B．
27．B细节题．第四段each dancer adds his or her own personal ideas on things提到舞蹈者可以加入自己的个人的想法，所以跳舞的人可以在舞蹈中展现自己的个性，A项没有提到必须遵守规则；Ccompletely freely 完全自由，过于绝对；with no training没有训练的人不可能会跳舞，故答案为B．
28．C推理判断题．最后一段Mary says tap dancing has changed her life．She used to be shy，but not any more看出，过去她是一个很害羞的，现在已经不是了，所以舞蹈给她很多的自信，故答案为C．
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