高考英语七选五真题33（含答案解析）

2018年全国卷三

第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

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.

____36____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. _____37_____It’s great to watch them. For many of them, it’s a way of meeting people and having a social life.”

____38____“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. ______39______”

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._____40_____ 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.

答案解析：

36. B 第二段提到我们国家从佛罗里达州到阿拉斯加州，从北到南，从东到西都在跳舞，说明舞蹈在美国是无所不在的。选项B "Dance in the U.S. is everywhere."(在美国，舞蹈无处不在)与上下文内容相符。

37. D 第三段中提到Bridges开设了适合所有年龄段的舞蹈课，并且提到教学舞蹈很棒，接下来应该是对学生的一些描述。选项D "My older students say it makes them feel young."(我的老学生说这让他们感觉年轻)与上下文内容相符。

38. A 第四段开始讲述我们为什么跳舞，这是一个总起问题，为下文的具体例子做铺垫。选项A "So why do we dance?"(那么我们为什么跳舞呢?)与上下文内容相符。

39. F 第四段中的例子讲述了一对年轻夫妇学习传统舞蹈，他们的情绪从低落变为微笑，说明舞蹈完全改变了他们的感觉。选项F "Dancing seems to change their feeling completely."(舞蹈似乎完全改变了他们的感觉)与上下文内容相符。