Question

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 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.This 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.After tango dancers from Argentina arrived in Europe,they began to draw the interest of the public as they performed their exciting 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 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 dancers

B. American soldiers

C. a Spanish city

D. the capital of Argentina

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. It was often danced by two males in the beginning.

D. A dancer in Seoul became the Argentinean ambassador.

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.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了探戈舞的起源，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.推理判断题。文章第一段主要讲1870的阿根廷经济繁荣,它的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯吸引了来自世界各地的人,因为新来的人工资不高,又孤独,对新生活失望,这便是探戈舞产生的根源。belly dances是当时在欧洲流行的舞蹈之一，与探戈舞的起源无关，A项可排除。一战归来的美国士兵将探戈舞传到了北美，这是探戈舞的发展史，不是起源，B项也可排除。C项和D项为两个地名，根据第一段以及最后一句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。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D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第二段第三句“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.”因为女的跳舞的少，所以如果一个男的想不被淘汰的话，他唯一的选择就是和另一个男的跳来吸引几个有空的女人的眼球。可知的C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段内容可知，探戈舞传到法国的时间比较早，在其诞生后不久就传到法国。其诞生时间大约在1870年，所以传到法国应该是在19世纪，在一战前，故选C。从最后一段可知，一战以后探戈到了北美,然后到了日本，后来到了韩国。因此C项符合题意。

4.主旨大意题。第一段主要讲述探戈的起源；第二段讲述探戈如何从底层社会进入高层社会；第三、四段讲述探戈的发展和流传。所以文章讲述的是探戈的历史。故选B项。