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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 sheets. At that time there many fewer women than 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 form around the world was beginning. The interest in international dance was especially evident in Paris. Every kind of dance form 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 and 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.

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72.The origin of the tango is associated with　　　　　.

A. Belly dances

B. American soldiers

C. Spanish city

D. the capital of Argentina

73.Whith 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.

74.Before World War I, the tango spread to .

A. America

B. Japan

C .France

D. South Korea

75.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

参考译文

19世纪后期，阿根廷是一个令人心动的地方。19世纪70年代，它正在经历一场经济的激增，阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯吸引了许多人。农民以及大量从西班牙和意大利来的外国人来到布宜诺斯艾利斯寻求工。这里的工作薪资并不高，而人们也感到孤独，对他们在这个城市里的新生活也感到失望。当不满的新来者们混居在城市的贫困地区时，闻名遐迩的探戈舞就应运而生了。

最初探戈是下层人民跳的一种舞蹈。它是一种在酒吧和避难所跳的舞蹈。在那时，女性要比男性少得多，因此，如果一个男人他不想被淘汰的话，那么他唯一的选择就是和另一个男人跳舞，这样他就可以吸引一些在场女性的注意。渐渐地，这种舞蹈传播到了阿根廷社会的上层阶级，也变得更受人尊敬了。

这时在欧洲，全世界对跳舞的兴趣开始兴起。在巴黎，对国际舞蹈的兴趣尤其突出。从芭蕾舞到肚皮舞的每一种舞蹈都能在巴黎的巴黎剧院找到它的舞台。继探戈舞从阿根廷传到欧洲之后，他们开始吸引公众的兴趣，并且他们在咖啡馆表演令人兴奋的舞蹈。虽然不是所有人都认可新的舞蹈，还说它有点太令人震惊，但是舞蹈确实能够找到足够的支持者并让它流行起来。

探戈的在世界上很多其他地方日趋流行。从世界大战回到美国的士兵把探戈舞蹈带给了北美。它在1926年传入日本。2003年阿根廷驻首尔大使馆雇佣当地的探戈舞者作为这种舞蹈的大使，这促进了探戈舞蹈在韩国的流行。

答案解析

72. D 考查细节理解。文章第—、二段介绍的是探戈舞的起源，belly dancing是当时在欧洲流行的舞蹈之一，与探戈舞的走源无关，因此A项可排除；一战归来的美国士兵将探戈舞带到了美国，这属于探戈舞的发展史，而不是起源，B项也可排隙;C项和D项为两个地名，通读第一段可知，探戈舞起源于阿根廷的首都Buenos Aires，故选D。

73. C 考查细节理解。A项的内容文中没有提及，故排除A项；根据第二段的首句"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项；D项与最后一段最后一句中的"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；根据第二段的第三句"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C项正确。

74. C 考查细节理解。通读全文后可知，探戈舞传到美国是在第—次世界大战之后，传到日本是在1926年，在韩国流传开来是2003年，显然A、B、D三项均可排除。根据第三段的内容可知，探戈舞在其诞生后不久就传到了法国，其诞生大约是在1870年，因此传到法国应该是在一战前。故选C。

75. B 考查主旨大意。本文介绍的是探戈舞的起源及其发展史，故选B。