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1、Unit 1 A land of diversity【规范养成】（2016 西北工业大学附中第六次适应性训练）|导学号42492768When early colonial settlers went to America, they took many forms of dance to their_new_home.Squaredancing, one of the oldest forms of American folk dancedeveloped from several differe nt Old World group dan ces, main ly En glish co
2、untry dances and the French quadrille （四对方舞 ）.In the America n vers ion of square dancing , four couples form a square and dance to music.An American addition to square dancing is the caller.What do you think a caller does?The caller some one who calls out the dance steps in time to the music was ac
3、ompletelyAmerican invention.Atfirst , dancers memorized all the steps for aparticular dance, but eventuallythe dance became so complicated that it was necessaryto have some one call out cues （提示）so that dancers did nt have to remember so many steps.The caller did nt just call out “ do sa do your par
4、t ner ”； a good caller also came up with colorful say ings or witty lines that he said in betwee n the cues such as “ Dont be shy and dont be afraid.Sw ing on the corner in a waltz prome nade（步伐）.” A caller might also come up with new dance steps and rout in es.Although popular for years, square dan
5、cing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive（复苏）interestinit.Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance program run by a man named Benjamin Lovett.Ford asked Lovett t
6、o come to Detroit and teach dan ces, but Lovett said he could nt because he had a con tract with the inn.Ford solved that problem by buying the inn and Lovetts con tract.He took Lovett back to Detroit, where together they established a program for teaching squares and rounds.Square dancing was updat
7、ed and groups bega n forming all over the coun try.文章大意：早期的殖民定居者到达美国时把很多形式的舞蹈带到了美国，而方形舞就是 其中之一。本文介绍了方形舞的起源和发展。1. What is the best title for the passage? _B_A. The Different Steps of Square DancingB. The Origin and Development of Square DancingC. Who Was the Inven tor of Square DancingD. Why Did Squa
8、re Dancing Go Out of Style?解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，第一段介绍了方形舞的起源，第二、三段主要介绍B项“方形舞的起了方形舞的发展，第四段介绍了亨利福特使得方形舞再次流行起来。故their new home ” refer to ?源和发展”最能概括文章主旨。2. What does the underlined partA. The United Kingdom.C. Africa.解析：词义猜测题。根据文章第一段第一句B. France.D. America.Whe n early colonial settlers went toAmerica , they
9、 took many forms of dance to their new home.可知，早期的殖民定居者去美国时把很多形式的舞蹈也带到了他们的新家园。由此可知，their new home在此指的是“美国”。故选D项。3. Why did the caller call out the steps for the dancers? _D一A. Because the dance was inven ted by the caller.B. Because the dancers did nt know the n ames of the steps.C. Because the step
10、s were very particular.D. Because it was hard for the dancers to remember all the steps.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段第二句.but even tually the dance became socomplicated that it was n ecessary to have some one call out cues so that dancers did nt have to remember so many steps.可知，方形舞中的舞步指挥喊出舞步是为了提醒舞者，从而使舞者不必记住那么多复
11、杂的舞步。故选D项。4. What can we learn about Henry Ford in the last paragraph? _C_A. He was the man who made the first car.B. He was very fond of dancing.C. He helped make square dancing popular again.D. He taught people how to dance.解析：推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第一句.whe n He nry Ford helped reviveinterestin it.及下文介绍他是如
12、何做的可知，亨利福特使得方形舞再次流行起来。故选C项。（2016 蚌埠市一模）导学号42492769Reports tell us that America ns work more and vacati on less tha n people in othermajor in dustrial coun tries.Still, milli ons of America ns do try to get away from home for a week or two in the summer months.Some might even have time and money to s
13、pend Ion ger on vacatio n.For example, many retired America ns can be found drivi ng around the Un ited States in big recreati onal vehicles, known as R. V.s.These serve as a homeaway from home .In fact, it might eve n be their only home as they see the coun try.Some American families get in their c
14、ars and drive to historic places likeCol on ial Williamsburg in Virgi nia.There, they can experie nee what life was like for early America ns.lf that is not excit ing eno ugh, also in Williamsburg is a water park and an amuseme nt park with rides.Other America ns visit n ati onal parks like Yellowst
15、 one or Yosemite out in theWest.They want to spend time with nature.Or they take their vacation by a lake orthe ocea n. They might swim or fish.But many just want to sit and enjoy the feeli ngof doing nothing, except maybe read a book.Some familiesfly to other countrieson vacation.Orthey go on a cru
16、ise ship （大型游轮）and stop in different ports.Cruise ships are like floating cities.But not every one goes someplace special on vacati on. This might be the only time for people to work on thingslike home improveme nt projects.A nd while they do that,they might think of all the fun their friends are having.文章大意：本文讲述
