Question

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic 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 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 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 to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrive in Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public as 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 of the tango continued to grow in many other parts of 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 promote tango dancing throughout South Korea.

1.The origin of the tango is associated with _________.

A Belly dances B. American soldiers

C. the capital of Argentina D. Spanish city

2.Which of the following is true about the tango?

A. It was created by foreigners from Spain and Italy.

B. People of the upper classes loved the tango most

C. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

D. It was often danced by two male in the beginning

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

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文从讲到探戈起源，舞蹈形式发展以及各个时期盛行情况，介绍了探戈舞历史。

1. the unhappy newcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known as the tango (探戈舞) came into being。可知大量的人来到阿根廷的首都，因对生活不太满意，才慢慢形成了探戈舞。所以舞蹈形成是跟阿根廷首都有关。故选C

【小2】细节分析题。根据第二段前两句句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，起初，跳探戈舞的女性很少，通常男性会找另一个男性一起跳。即两个男性一起跳探戈，故选D

2. 根据第三段.巴黎人对各种国际舞蹈感兴趣，后来探戈舞传到了欧洲，即到了巴黎。并且下一段才谈到一战时期。此处可推断在二战之前，故选C

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