Question

Street dances are dance styles that evolved (演变) outside of dance studios in any available open space. They are often improvisational (即兴的) and social in nature，encouraging interaction and contact with audiences and the other dancers. These dances generally evolve out of urban and suburban spaces and are a part of the native culture of that geographical area. Some examples of street dances include B-boying, or breakdancing, which originated in New York City, and Melbourne Shuffle which originated in Melbourne, Australia.

Street dances are dances that evolve between people in a social environment，although it cannot be always determined as to how they actually do evolve between people. In theory, as one person comes up with a move that looks good to another person, that other person tries to copy that move. Similar to the game of Chinese Whispers, the effect is that the other person cannot absolutely perform that move the same way as the other person, thus leading to the dancer creating their own style or entirely new moves.

There is a small difference between entirely freestyle dance and an absolute street dance. While freestyle dance is random and a personal dance invented by a single person (even if ifs based on someone else’s dance style), a full street dance is a collection of the various similar dance moves and styles collected into one practice and regarded as the same dance. For example, when B-boying evolved out of early hip-hop culture, people came up with their own moves, and other people improved them. Street dances constantly evolve for as long as they are now and then practiced and regarded as the same dance. All the moves danced to breaks in hip-hop culture were regarded as B-boying.

Sometimes it is possible to trace back street dance styles that were mostly pioneered by specific persons. One example is Locking, which is often regarded as being started by Don Campbell, who was a 1970s pioneer of American street dance. Most of the time it is impossible to owe street dances to specific people; since the dances evolve outside of professional dance environments, and there is no social or legal record. Street dance pioneers also rarely have professional degrees in dance, thus distinguishing street dance from other modern dance forms.

1.Paragraph 1 is intended to tell us the        of street dances.

A. varieties    B. changes

C. characteristics    D. distributions

2.What do we know about street dances?

A. Dancers perform them in dance studios.

B. They are developed by professional dancers.

C. They are collected from different moves and styles.

D. Dancers create moves based on other people’s moves.

3.Chinese Whispers are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to       .

A. stress a street dancer’s own style

B. show the effect of Chinese whispers

C. introduce a popular Chinese game

D. explain the characteristics of street dances

4.The passage is probably taken from       .

A. a travel journal    B. a history textbook

C. a popular magazine    D. a museum brochure

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文讲的是街头舞蹈的特征是即兴的，也是当地文化的一部分，起源于纽约，澳大利亚墨尔本。街头舞蹈类似于游戏的传言，一个人不能和对方执行一样的动作，要创造自己的风格。完全自由的舞蹈和绝对的街头舞蹈不同。

1.细节理解题。根据“ They are often improvisational (即兴的) and social in nature，encouraging interaction and contact with audiences and the other dancers. These dances generally evolve out of urban and suburban spaces and are a part of the native culture of that geographical area.”可知介绍了街头舞蹈的特征，是即兴的，是当地文化的一部分。故选C。

2.细节理解题。根据“he effect is that the other person cannot absolutely perform that move the same way as the other person, thus leading to the dancer creating their own style or entirely new moves.”可知，一个人不能执行和对方一样的移动，要创造他们自己的风格和全新的举措。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“Similar to the game of Chinese Whispers, the effect is that the other person cannot absolutely perform that move the same way as the other person, thus leading to the dancer creating their own style or entirely new moves.”可知，街头舞蹈的特征类似于传言。故选D。

4.推理判断题。本文主要讲的是街头舞蹈的特征及街头舞蹈于其他现代舞蹈形式的区别。从文中可知街头舞蹈是非常流行的。则可知这篇文章来自于一个流行的杂志。故选C。