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Part One Reading Comprehension 70 points

all questions following the passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage.

Passage 1

The tap dancer, like the flamenco performer, is basically an improviser. Thus looking at tap one wants to savor the personality and inventiveness of the individual. When Bill Robinson danced in the movies, his technical skill and sophisticated rhythms could be heard as well as seen. The Nicholas Brothers ran up walls or the proscenium arch of the theater or jumped off platforms and landed in splits on the floor. Peg Leg Bates, who and tapped ever so softly, slid and turned in dances as soothing as lullabies.

1. What does the passage mainly discuss?

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(C) The styles of various tap dancers The structure of the modern dance theater The difference between flamenco and tap dancing The use of dance in certain movie productions Both perform the same kinds of steps (B) Both rely on individual inventiveness (D) Both make very little noise 2. According to the passage, in what way is a flamenco dancer similar to a tap dancer? Both are trained in classical techniques

3. An acrobatic style of dancing was most closely associated with which of the following performers?

(A) Peg Leg Bates (B) Bill Robinson

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Passage 2

The science of meteorology is concerned with the study of the structure, state, and behavior of the atmosphere. The subject may be approached from several directions, but the scene cannot be fully appreciated from any advantage point. Different views must be integrated to give perspective to the whole picture.　

One may consider the condition of the atmosphere at a given moment and attempt to predict changes from that condition over a period of a few hours to a few days ahead. This approach is covered by the branch of the science called synoptic（天气的）meteorology. 　

Synoptic meteorology is the scientific basis of the technique of weather forecasting by means of the preparation and analysis of weather maps The Nicholas Brothers Robinson and Sims (D) Sims and Astaire 4. Which two dancers used sand in their routines? (B) The Nicholas Brothers (C) Bates and Robinson (D) Sims and Astaire 5. The author implies which of the following about tap dancing? It is more complex than flamenco dancing It is meant to be heard as well as seen It became popular primarily because of the movies It should be performed by at least two people.