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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 many fewer women the 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(芭蕾舞)to belly dancing could be found on the stages of the Paris theaters 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（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 dances

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 male 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?

How to Dance the Tango

B. The History of the Tango

C. How to Promote the Tango

D. The Modern Tango Boom

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】B

【解析】 本文介绍了探戈的产生历史及其在世界上的传播。探戈是19世纪末，在阿根廷首都由一些外来者和当地人创造。最开始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，在法国流行的是芭蕾，一战前，这种舞蹈在传到法国以后，很快流行起来。在一战后由美国水手把这种舞蹈传回了美国，继而流行全世界。

【1】 根据第一段的描述，可知探戈发源于阿根廷首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，故选D。

【2】 根据第二段的描述可知，探戈一开始是两个男人一起跳，故选C。

【3】 根据最末一段可知，在一战之后，探戈传到了美国、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】 这篇文章主要描述了探戈产生历史及在世界上的传播，故选B，探戈的历史。

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