Unit 1 Great scientists learning about language课时作业

Ⅰ.七选五

　　根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Before there was the written word, there was the language of dance. Dance expresses love and hate, joy and sorrow, life and death, and everything else in between.

　　　1　 We dance from Florida to Alaska, from north to south and sea to sea. We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fill the time.

　　"I adore dancing,"says Lester Bridges, the owner of a dance studio in Iowa. "I can't imagine doing anything else with my life."Bridges runs dance classes for all ages. "Teaching dance is wonderful. 　2　 It's great to watch them. For many of them, it's a way of meeting people and having a social life."

　　　3　 "I can tell you about one young couple," says Bridges. "They're learning to do traditional dances. They arrive at the class in low spirits and they leave with a smile. 　4　"

　　So, do we dance in order to make ourselves feel better, calmer, healthier?Andrea Hillier says, "Dance, like the pattern of a beating heart, is life. Even after all these years, I want to get better and better. 　5　 I find it hard to stop!Dancing reminds me I'm alive."

A.So why do we dance?

B.Dance in the U.S. is everywhere.

C.If you like dancing outdoors, come to America.

D.My older students say it makes them feel young.

E.I keep practicing even when I'm extremely tired.

F.Dancing seems to change their feeling completely.

G.They stayed up all night long singing and dancing.

答案　1.B　本句为主旨句。空格位于段首。空格后描述跳舞在美国的流行程度:从佛罗里达州到阿拉斯加州,从北到南到大海上。在婚礼上、在生日派对上、在办公室派对上人们都在跳舞。由此可知到处都能看到美国人在跳舞,与B项吻合,所以答案为B项。