Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870, it

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was anexciting place. Around 1870, it was experiencing an economic(经济的)boom, and the capital, Buenos Aires, attracted manypeople. Farmers, as well as a flood of foreigners from Spain and Italy, came toBuenos Aires seeking jobs. These jobs didn′t pay well, and the people feltlonely and disappointed with their new life in the city. As the unhappynewcomers mixed together in the poor parts of the city, the dance known an thetango(探戈舞)came into being

At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lowerclasses. It was danced in the bars and streets. At that time there many fewerwomen than men, so if a man didn′t want to be left out, his only choice was todance with another man so that he could attract the attention of the fewavailable women. Gradually, the dance spread into the upper classes ofArgentinean society and became more respectable.

In Europe at this time, strong interest in dance fromaround the world was beginning

The interest in international dance was especiallyevident in Paris. Every kind of dance from ballet(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of theParis theaters of the Paris theaters. After tango dances from Argentina arrivein Europe, they began to draw the interest of the public an they performedtheir 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 tomake it popular.

The popularity（流行）Of thetango continued to grow in many other parts of the world. Soldiers who returnedto the United States from World War I brought the tango to North America, Itreached Japan in 1926, and in 2003 the Argentinean embassy in Seoul hired alocal tango dancer to act an a kind of dance ambassador, and promote tangodancing throughout South Korea.

1.The origin of the tango is associated with

A Belly dances B. American soldiers

C. Spanish city D. the capital of Argentina

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

A．It wascreated by foreigners from Spain and Italy.

B．People of theupper classes loved the tango most

C．It was oftendanced by two male in the beginning

D．A dancer inSeoul 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 Dancethe Tango                  B．The Historyof the Tango

C．How toPromote the Tango                D．The ModernTango Boom

试题答案

【答案】

1.Ｄ

2.Ａ

3.Ｂ

4.Ｂ

【解析】

主旨大意：这篇短文主要介绍了探戈舞的产生历史及其在世界上的传播过程。探戈舞是十九世纪末期，在阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，有一些外来者和当地人创造。最开始这是一种下层阶级的舞蹈，那时女人比男人少，一开始是两个男人一起跳。后来传播到上层阶级。同时期，在法国流行的是芭蕾舞，一战前，这种舞蹈在传到法国以后，很快流行起来。在一战后有美国的水手把这种舞蹈传回了美国，继而流行全世界。

1.根据短文第一段描述，可知探戈舞发源于阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，故选Ｄ。

2.根据第二段At that time theremany fewer women the men, so if a man didn′t want to be left out, his onlychoice was to dance with another man so that he could attract the attention ofthe few available women. 描述, 可知探戈舞一开始是由两个男人一起跳,故选C. 本题容易混淆的地方是选项A, 在第一段当中并没有明确说明这些舞蹈是新来的人创造的, 也有本地人的功劳.

3.根据最后一段可知在一战之后，探戈舞传到了美国，日本和南韩。结合倒数第二段可知传到法国应是在一战前，故选C。

4.这篇短文主要描述了探戈舞产生的历史以及它在世界上的传播，故选Ｂ，探戈舞的历史。

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