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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中,选出最佳选项.

  The tango has probably traveled further and gone through more changes than almost any other dance. African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century; in Cuba, the tango was affected by the local Cuban dance, called“the Havana”. From there people from other countries took the tango to Argentina(阿根廷) in the nineteenth century where it was changed once again and became popular in the poor areas. It was an erotic(粗俗的) dance of working-class people by this time, which made it diffcult for middle-class Europeans to accept it.

  But at the beginning of this century, the tango was refined(加工) so that it was much better. The tango came widespread in England and in the USA.

  Once accepted, the tango became very popular in London and Paris. People began to follow the Viennese waltz (华尔兹) custom of dancing in restaurants between the courses of a meal. The owners of the restaurants encouraged this for the pleasure of the customers and for the benefit of their digestion(消化). Afternoon“tango tea”appeared everywhere. Latin American music was played for tango.

1.The middle-class Europeans found it hard to accept the tango because ________.

[  ]

A.they look down upon the blacks
B.they were too rich
C.the dance have erotic features
D.they don't like it

2.The tango was first brought to ________ by African slaves.

[  ]

A.Europe
B.England
C.the USA
D.Central America

3.The most suitable title for the passage is ________.

[  ]

A.The Tango
B.The Tango and the Slaves
C.The Erotic Dance
D.The Tango and the Havana
答案:C;D;A
解析:

  1.C

  导解:阅读第一段的最后一句话可知是由于这种舞蹈比较粗俗,所以欧洲的中产阶级难以接受.

  2.D

  导解:阅读第一段的这句话“African slaves brought the tango to Haiti and Cuba in the 18th century.”,其中所提到的Haiti和Cuba都是美洲中部的国家.

  3.A

  导解:整篇文章都在讲述有关Tango的情况.


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第三部分  阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                   A

Scars of Love

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south Florida a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out of the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks and shirt as he went.

He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator(短吻鳄) was getting close. The mother in the house was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In great fear, she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too late. Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched (抓住) his legs. That began an unbelievable tug-of-war (拔河比赛) between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go. A farmer happened to drive by, heard their screams, rushed from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred (留下伤疤) by the terrible attack of the animal. And on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother’s fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who interviewed the boy after the trauma (外伤), asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted the pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, “Look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my mum wouldn’t let go.”

You and I can identify with (认同) that little boy. We have scars, too. Not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friends, are because we have refused to let go.

56. The underlined part “the two” in the second paragraph refers to ______.

   A. the alligator and the mother         B. the mother and the son

C. the driver and the alligator          D. the son and the alligator

57. From the passage we can infer ________.

   A. The mother was unwilling to let the alligator go

   B. The mother was actually stronger than the alligator

   C. The son was proud of his scars on his arms

   D. The son was ashamed of his scars on his legs

58. According to the last paragraph, what is the writer’s real meaning?

   A. To forget the past is to betray.       B. We should forget the scars.

   C. Wounds are different from scars.     D. We should learn to let go sometimes.

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