Question

閱讀理解 　　People in Britain and the USA are taking more interest in modern dance．Dance classes of all kinds are popular; the audiences going to watch modern dance companies are also larger．And perhaps the most popular modern dance company in Britain is the Ballet Rambert．The Ballet Rambert is Britain’s oldest established dance company which began in 1926．In the 60s the company lacked the money to go on staging big productions．The directors wanted to encourage new talent and to keep up their high standards．A change of direction was necessary．They decided to give the ballet a “new look” in 1966．The aim was to provide a chance for new talent－for musicians and designers as well as dancers－and to show dance as a contemporary art form．And although some of the company’s previous fans disliked the change, new audiences came to see the productions．The modern dance pieces and modern music found unexpected popularity．In 1968 the Ballet Rambert was a great success in London’s West End．The company became a focus for new, progressive talent in the arts． 　　Later, the Ballet Rambert started to introduce young people to modern dance by giving performances at schools, which again, was a success．The Ballet Rambert has managed to make modern dance popular while creating original and often avant-garde(標新立異的)productions．It can claim to be the oldest dance company in Britain and at the same time one of the most modern! (1) According to the first paragraph, which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． People in Britain and the USA are interested in modern dance． B． It is popular to learn all kinds of dances． C． More audiences than before go to watch modern dances． D． Ballet Rambert is the most popular modern dancer． (2) The phrase “new talent” in the second paragraph means _________． [　　] A． new direction B． new directors C． new programs D． skilled young dancers (3) According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? [　　] A． All the people liked the change of the Ballet Rambert． B． The modern dance pieces won great popularity． C． The modern music won great popularity． D． The Ballet Rambert became the leader in modern dance． (4) From the last paragraph, we know that _________． [　　] A． the Ballet Rambert has succeeded to make modern dance popular B． the Ballet Rambert wanted to become the oldest dance company C． the Ballet Rambert was the oldest dance company in the world D． the Ballet Company changed old dances into new ones (5) The passage is mainly about _________． [　　] A． why modern dance is popular B． how to train new modern dancers C． the development of Ballet Rambert D． the development of modern dance

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．D;3．A;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	是非題。要找出錯誤的選項，文中提到的Ballet Rambert是一個舞蹈團名而不是人名。A、B、C項可在文中第一段找到。
(2)	語意題。在第一段中，new talent指的是音樂家、設計家，以及舞蹈家。A、C項分別指的是新的方向和節目，不是指的人；B項雖然指的人，但導演不包括在內。
(3)	是非題。要找出錯誤的選項，第一段中說，還是有一些該舞蹈團以前的舞迷不太喜歡這種改變。B、C項也可在短文的第一段找到；D項可在短文的最后一段找到。
(4)	細節題。第一句話就說，Ballet Rambert使現代舞變得流行起來。文中Ballet Rambert是英國最老的舞蹈團，所以B和C項是錯誤的；D項沒有提到。
(5)	主旨題。主要內容在短文前已做介紹。錯誤選項說明：A項本文不是介紹現代舞為什么受歡迎的；B項本文沒有介紹訓練現代舞蹈家的方法；D項本文談的不是現代舞的發展，而是Ballet Rambert這個舞蹈團的發展。