Question

Hip-hop dancing(街舞) is popular with many young people today. They like it because they can invent their own moves. They use this dance to show their love for life. It also shows that they feel good about life，that they just want to be themselves and enjoy life，and that they are not afraid of problems．

Hip-hop dancing has a history of more than 20 years. It first began in the 1980s in the US. In early times，it was seen in New York and Los Angles. At that time，many young black people often danced to the music in the streets．They used their legs，arms，heads and even shoulders to dance．Many young people still use most of these moves today．

Hip-hop dancing became popular all over the world because of the 1983 movie Flash dance .Some people performed Hip-hop dancing in the movie．People enjoyed their performance．They began to dance like them．Then it became popular .There are two kinds of Hip-hop dancing：new school and old school．More and more young people are learning Hip-hop dancing．People believe that it is a good way to exercise their bodies，and that it is good for their health．

1.Young people like Hip-hop dancing because __ ______．

A. it has a history of more than 20 years

B. it first began in the US

C. they can invent their own moves

D. many young black people often dance it

2.The young black people used their________ to dance at that time．

A. legs                     B.heads

C. arms and shoulders       D.A , B and C

3.Which of the following is TRUE about Hip-hop dancing?

A. It’s not a good way to exercise．

B. It shows that young people feel bad about life．

C. Young people use this dance to show their love for life．

D. It shows that young people are afraid of problems．

4.In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this passage?

A. Sports.        B. News.

C. Business.      D. Culture

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了街舞的历史，现在街舞（街舞）受很多年轻人的欢迎，他们用舞蹈来表达他们对生活的热爱。越来越多的年轻人正在学习街舞。人们相信它是锻炼身体的好方法，这对他们的健康有好处。

1.“They like it because they can invent their own moves.”的描述可知，他们喜欢跳街舞是因为他们能发明自己的动作。故选C。

2.“They used their legs, arms, heads and even shoulders to dance”的描述可知，他们运用腿、胳膊、头甚至肩膀跳舞。故选D。

3.根据问题：关于街舞以下选项中正确的是，通读全文可知A,B,D选项不符合原文内容，只有C表明了人们跳街舞表达了对生活的热爱，故选C。

4.4】细节理解题。根据短文描述可知，这篇文章主要讲了街舞的历史。因此，我们有可能在报纸中有关文化的版面读到这样的文章。故选D。

考点：文化类短文阅读。