Question

Argentina in the late nineteenth century was an exciting place. Around 1870,it was experiencing an economic boom(繁榮), 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 dances from Argentina arrived 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（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 promoted tango dancing throughout South Korea.

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

A. Belly dancers B. American soldiers

C. 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

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章介紹了探戈舞的起源及其發(fā)展過程。

1.細節(jié)理解題。文章第一、二段介紹的是探戈舞的起源，belly dances是當(dāng)時在歐洲流行的舞蹈之一，與探戈舞的起源無關(guān)，A項可排除。一戰(zhàn)歸來的美國士兵將探戈舞傳到了北美，這是探戈舞的發(fā)展史，不是起源，B項也可排除。C項和D項為兩個地名，通讀第一段可知，探戈舞起源于阿根廷首都Buenos Aires(布宜諾斯艾利斯)，故選D。

2.細節(jié)理解題。文中信息不足以判斷A項正確與否；根據(jù)第二段首句“At the beginning the tango was a dance of the lower classes.”和最后一句“Gradually，the dance spread into the upper classes of Argentinean society and became more respectable.”可排除B項。D項與最后一段最后一句“...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”不符。根據(jù)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.”可知，故選C。

3.細節(jié)理解題。探戈舞傳到美國是在第一次世界大戰(zhàn)之后，傳到日本是在1926年，在韓國流傳開來是在2003年，顯然A項、B項和D項均可排除。根據(jù)排除法可推斷C項正確。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，探戈舞傳到法國的時間比較早，在其誕生后不久就傳到法國。其誕生時間大約在1870年，所以傳到法國應(yīng)該是在19世紀(jì)，在一戰(zhàn)前。故選C。

4.主旨大意題。本文介紹的是探戈舞的起源及其發(fā)展史，故選B。

考點：科教類閱讀。