Martha Graham received many awards during her lifetime. Time magazine her as the “Dancer of the Century” in 1998. The Martha Graham Dance Company still performs her dances.
After fourteen, Martha’s family moved to California. Along the way, Martha enjoyed the wide, open spaces of . So the free, expressive movements of modern dance were influenced by the beauty of nature.
Earlier in her life, however, Martha did not know she would become a . Her family was very religious. The upper class did not accept dance as an art form.
, in 1910, Martha’s father took her to see a dance performance, which then her.
Martha’s parents, however, did not her sudden desire to dance. Martha just followed her of dancing. She attended the dance school, working hard as to improve her ability to dance. She her body to become strong enough to meet the difficult demands of dance. In order to herself freely, she decided to set up her own dance and school, called the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance.
Martha enjoyed having her students to perform her dances. She a dance called “Heretic” in 1929. She wore all white and danced a wall of dancers wearing all black. In 1936, her dance “Chronicle” expressed sadness and loneliness. Showing strong in dance then was very rare. At first, people did not well to her style of dancing with strong and sharp movements, and very different from European ballet. Some of the movements contracting(收缩) and releasing parts of the body.
In 1938, President Roosevelt’s wife invited Martha to 55 at the White House. A dance “American Document” was created. She later danced there for seven other presidents.
1.A. hired B. listed C. appointed D. fostered
2.A. turning B. growing C. counting D. clicking
3.A. imagination B. interest C. hope D. nature
4.A. clearly B. strangely C. badly D. hardly
5.A. teacher B. manager C. dancer D. writer
6.A. Instead B. Still C. Therefore D. Otherwise
7.A. disappointed B. astonished C. motivated D. sacrificed
8.A. approve of B. appeal to C. fight against D. give up
9.A. advice B. dream C. manner D. style
10.A. less B. very C. too D. so
11.A. forced B. tested C. bent D. trained
12.A. fancy B. enjoy C. express D. refresh
13.A. company B. gym C. stage D. hall
14.A. discovered B. produced C. polished D. filmed
15.A. for B. over C. against D. beyond
16.A. muscles B. energy C. desire D. emotions
17.A. refer B. turn C. react D. contribute
18.A. powerful B. traditional C. classical D. significant
19.A. quitted B. balanced C. involved D. deserved
20.A. work B. perform C. speak D. live
—With the machine going on and on, I just can’t focus on my study.
—_______. Let’s go outside and play football instead.
A. I don’t think so B. Please be more patient
C. Same here D. Don’t push me too hard
—Oh, darling! If you want a necklace, I’ll buy one for you at once.
—No, a necklace is not _______ that I need most.
A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something
Had he predicted the disaster, he _______ his girl friend to the 2015 New Year’s celebration at the Bund, Shanghai.
A. wouldn’t take B. wouldn’t have taken
C. needn’t take D. needn’t have taken
Deep reading is a process in which people _______ reflect in addition to trying to understand the words on the page.
A. critically B. negatively
C. approximately D. casually
Don’t make me angry again. I must warn you that my patience has almost _______.
A. given out B. given off
C. given up D. given in