1．Martha Graham，born in 1894，was one of the most famous dancers and creators of dance，whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modern visual arts，Stravinsky had on music，or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture．She created almost two hundred dance pieces．She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance．
Earlier in her life，however，Martha did not know that she would become a dancer．At that time，the dancers were looked down on．So Martha's parents didn't approve of her desire to dance at the beginning．Until 1916，she began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts，founded by Ruth St．Denis and Ted Shawn，where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was considered too old to begin dancing．
In 1936，Graham made her defining work"Chronicle"，which signaled the beginning of a new era in modern dance．The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general public in a dramatic manner．Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1929，the Great Depression that followed，and the Spanish Civil War，it focused on depression and isolation，reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes．
Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy．Once again，she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows．But she didn't give up．Her last completed ballet was 1990's Maple Leaf Rag．"A Dancer's World"is an introduction to Graham and her work．She tells about her dances and her dance group shows some of their methods．
Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime，including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976．She was the first dancer to receive the country's highest civilian honor．She died in 1991 at the age of ninety-six．In 1998，Time magazine listed her as the"Dancer of the Century"and as one of the most important people of the twentieth century．
28．According to the first paragraph we can learnC．
A．Martha is the most famous creators of dance
B．Martha's effect on architecture is very great
C．Martha is named as The Mother of Modern Dance
D．The background of Martha Graham is unbelievable
29．From the second paragraph we can inferB．
A．Martha's hard work paid off
B．The dancers had very low status．
C．Martha wanted to be a dancer at an early age．
D．At first，Martha's parents supported her desire to dance．
30．How is the passage mainly developed？A
A．By time．B．By space
C．By contrast．D．By examples．
31．Which of the follow statements is true according to the passage？C
A．The Great Depression happened after 1929．
B．Martha's parents couldn't afford her tuition．
C．Martha didn't stop dancing despite of being blamed．
D．Martha was the first dancer to receive the world's highest civilian honor．
分析 短文主要介紹了現(xiàn)代舞之母瑪莎格蘭姆的一生以及她在舞蹈方面的成就．
解答 28．C 推理判斷題．第一段中將瑪莎•格蘭姆對舞蹈的影響與畢加索對繪畫的影響、斯特拉溫斯基對音樂的影響以及弗蘭克•勞埃德對建筑的影響相比，暗示她對舞蹈的影響非常大，被命名為現(xiàn)代舞蹈之母，故答案為C．
29．B細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段第二句"At that time，the dancers were looked down on．"可知，舞蹈家在那時是被看不起的，暗示舞蹈在當時是一種地位較低的藝術(shù)形式，故答案為B．
30．A 主旨大意題．通讀全文可知，本文是按時間順序敘述了現(xiàn)代舞之母瑪莎格蘭姆的一生以及她在舞蹈方面的成就，故答案為A．
31．C細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段第一、二句"Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy．Once again，she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows．"可知，她70歲演出時，受到了一些人的批評，故答案為C．
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準．
