[originaltext] So, why did what is now called "modern dance" begin in the Un

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问题  
So, why did what is now called "modern dance" begin in the United States? To begin to answer this question, I’ll need to backtrack a little bit and talk about classical ballet. By the late 1800’s, ballet had lost a lot of its popularity. Most of the ballet dancers who performed in the United States were brought over from Europe. They performed using the rigid techniques that had been passed down through the centuries. Audiences and dancers in the United States were eager for their own" con temporary" dance form. And, so, around 1900, dancers created one.
    So, how was this "modern" dance so different from classical ballet? Well, most notably, it wasn’t carefully choreographed. Instead, the dance depended on the improvisation and free, personal expression of the dancers. Music and scenery were of little importance to the "modern"dance-and lightness of movement wasn’t important either. In fact, modern dancers made no attempt at all to conceal the effort involved in a dance step.
    But even if improvisation appealed to audiences, many dance critics were less than enthusiastic about the performances. They questioned the artistic integrity of dancers who were not professionally trained and the artistic value of works that had no formal structure. Loie Fuller, after performing Fire Dance, was described as doing little more than turning "round and round like an eggbeater". Yet, the free, personal expression of the pioneer dancers is the basis of the "controlled freedom" of modern dance today.
9. What does the speaker mainly discuss?
10. Why were ballet performances unpopular in the United States in the early 1990’s?
11. What is a distinguishing feature of modern dance performances?
12. Why were early modern dancers criticized by dance critics?

选项 A、The origins and characteristics of modern dance.
B、The influence of modern dance on ballet.
C、Pioneer modern dancers.
D、The training of modern dance choreographers.

答案 A

解析 课堂教学常常采取开门见山的方式,本篇正是如此。说话者一开始就提出了一个问题:为什么现代舞蹈起缘于美国。为回答这个问题,说话者追溯到古典芭蕾舞蹈,并详细阐述了美国的舞蹈家如何创造出现代舞蹈及其与古典芭蕾的不同特点,因此这道题的正确答案是A。
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