A brief history of ballet

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题目与答案

1. 1 The first form of ballet was designed as entertainment for Italian society`s upper classes.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：Ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance of the 15th century;The nobility were treated to extravagant events;especially wedding celebrations;where dancing and music created a detailed and fascinating spectacle

   同义替换：「first form」↔「originated」，「designed as」↔「treated to」，「entertainment」↔「spectacle」，「upper classes」↔「nobility」

2. · in the tip,layers of fabric,cardboard or paper form a 10_____ .

   答案：box

   原文定位：The tip of the shoe is a rigid box made of densely packed layers of fabric, cardboard or paper which have been hardened by glue

3. · 11_____ is used to make the materials tougher.

   答案：glue

   原文定位：The tip of the shoe is a rigid box made of densely packed layers of fabric, cardboard or paper which have been hardened by glue

   同义替换：「tougher」↔「hardened」

4. · no two pairs are identical

   · a 12_____ is used to prepare shoes for dancing.

   答案：hammer

   原文定位：This is done by pounding the box of the shoe with a hammer to soften it

5. · dancers attach ribbons or elastic to their shoes

   · ballerina can wear up to 13_____ pairs in one season.

   答案：120

   原文定位：In the course of a single season, a professional ballerina can go through 100-120 pairs of pointe shoes

   同义替换：「one」↔「single」，「wear up」↔「go through」

6. 2 The Ballet De la Nuit was Louis XIV`s favourite ballet.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：A century later, King Louis XIV helped to popularize and standardize the ballet. A passionate dancer, he performed many roles himself, including that of the Sun King in Ballet de la Nuit

7. 3 The strong link between ballet and opera was challenged in mid-18th century France.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：TRUE

   原文定位：In the mid-18th century, however, French ballet master Jean Georges Noverre rebelled against the artifice of opera-ballet, believing that ballet could stand on its own as an art form

   同义替换：「challenged」↔「rebelled against」

8. 4 In the first half of the 19th century the majority of ballet dancers were women.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

   原文定位：often showed women as passive and fragile;reveal a ballerina’s legs and emphasise the skill of her footwork

9. 5 Choreographers in 19th-century Russia were mostly interested in telling a story.
   • TRUE
   • FALSE
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：FALSE

   原文定位：The primary purpose of Russian ballet in this period was to display classical technique such as pointe work, high leg lifts and precision of movement

   同义替换：「mostly interested in」↔「primary purpose」

10. 6 The classical tutu was very popular with ballerinas when it was first introduced.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN

    原文定位：The classical tutu, much shorter and stiffer than the romantic tutu, was introduced in the second half of the century to reveal a ballerina’s legs and emphasise the skill of her footwork

11. 7 George Balanchine began his ballet career in New York.
    • TRUE
    • FALSE
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：FALSE

    原文定位：Choreographer and New York City Ballet founder George Balanchine,who emigrated to America after dancing in Petrograd (modern-day St Petersburg) and Pairs

12. Pointe shoes:

    · first worn in 1830s

    · make it seem dance it 8_____ rather than dancing

    答案：float

    原文定位：They create an illusion of lightness and even give a sense that the ballerina is floating on air

    同义替换：「make it seem」↔「create an illusion of」

13. · are 9_____ in appearance,but this is misleading

    答案：delicate

    原文定位：While they look very delicate, pointe shoes are, in fact, quite the opposite

    同义替换：「appearance」↔「look」，「but」↔「in fact」，「misleading」↔「quite the opposite」