If you' ve ever wondered how dancers would tell the story of a man and a woman's love for each other through dance moves,you should watch people dance the Rumba. 36 And it is considered the most passionate(富有激情的) ballroom dance.
Like many Latin dances,the Rumba has its roots(根源) in Africa. When the Spanish first moved to the New World,they brought African slaves to work for them. 37 When they were finished with a hard day's work,they would sometimes find the person they were in love with and dance the Rumba. 38 They wanted to dance the Rumba in public! .
The dance slowly spread and grew in popularity. Then,in the 1930s,the famous dance teacher Monsieur Pierre saw the Rumba being danced in New York and he decided it was so exciting and interesting it should be danced in London'too. 39
Today there are several types of Rumba people dance. Some dance a type of Rumba that is
very fast and features (以…為特點(diǎn)) big movements. 40 No matter what type of Rumba people dance,the story the dance tells is still the same: the love between a man and a woman.
A. From there,the Rumba spread across the world.
B. This popular dance is from the island nation of Cuba.
C. Others dance a slow type of Rumba and use small steps.
D. When slave masters saw this dance,they were impressed.
E. Slaves worked long hours and had very few ways to relax.
F. When the Rumba was first danced,it referred to a dance party.
G. This dance became *a formal dance done in public with a partner.
36. B.根據(jù)該空后一句And it is considered the most passionate ballroom dance可知,空格處介紹倫巴舞的基本情況符合語境。
37. E。根據(jù)該空前的African slaves和該空后的a hard day's work以及 find the person they were in love with and dance the Rumba可知,奴隸每天、工作很長時(shí)間,放松的方式非常有限。
38. D.根據(jù)該空后的They wanted to dance the Rumba in public 可知,奴隸跳的倫巴舞給奴隸主留下了非常深 刻的印象。
39. A.根據(jù)該空前的 he decided it yas so exciting and interesting it should be danced in London'too 可知,倫巴舞后來被引進(jìn)到倫敦,從此推廣到全球。
40. C.根據(jù)該空前的 Some dance a type of Rumba that is very fast and features big movements 可知,空格處 繼續(xù)列舉另一些倫巴舞種類符合該處語境。
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