英语专四 会话训练 Conversation 7-2

 会话

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation.

W： Today’s arts report is on Dan Parker of the American Indian Dance Theater. Mr. Parker, I understand your troupe¹ performs traditional music and dance from many different Native American cultures. (4/5) Can you give us some ideas of some of the dances you’ll be doing in the performance tonight?

M： Certainly. We’ll be doing won-us-award dance. Originally it was a story telling device to recount battles. Another is the grass dance, performed by the plains Indians9 where they actually flatten² tall field grass to prepare for a ceremony.

W： Since your dancers are from many different tribes，how can you be sure the dances are done correctly?

M： Everything we do has been approved by the elders of our tribes. (6) That’s partly because we don’t necessarily know each other’s styles of dances. But it's also because it’s hard to complete agreement even within the same tribe about exactly how the dance should be done.

W ： Anyone who attends one of your performances will notice that your company goes to a lot of trouble to provide detailed³ explanations of the origin of the dances，the music，the costumes and so forth⁴. Could you explain to our listeners why you do these?

M： Good question. Our explanations show that in our cultures, dance is ritual rather than entertainment. We also want to make it clear to our audience that we are not performing any dances used for sacred ceremonies.

 

题目

Conversation 7

Questions 4 to 6 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation，you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions.

Now 9 listen to the conversation.?

4. What is the main topic of the conversation?

A. The dances of a Native American dance troupe.

B. The classification of Native American ceremonial dances.

C. Variations of a basic dance among Native American tribes.

D. The training of Native American artists.

5. What is the purpose of the interview?

A. To broadcast an award ceremony.

B. To announce a meeting of the tribal⁵ elders.

C. To celebrate the opening of a new theater.

D. To inform people about a performance.

6. Why are the dances approved by the elders of the tribes?

A. The elders must give approval to perform sacred dances.

B. The elders would make sure that the dances are performed properly.

C. The troupe is financed by the elders.

D. The elders have substantial acting⁶ experience.

 

答案解析

Conversation 7

4.  A主旨大意题。在采访中，主持人或记者的问题经常是谈话的核心。对话中主持 人问道：“你能向我们介绍一下今晚表演的一些舞蹈吗？”可见舞蹈表演是采访的主 题，正确答案是A项。B、C、D项虽然都有dance，但所说的都不是要表演的舞蹈，因 此不正确。

5. D推理题。问到采访的目的，我们同样应该主要关注的是主持人或记者的提问，单 个问题或是多个问题的综合便可显露出采访的意图。本段对话中，主持人的问题都 是要求对方介绍他们所表演的舞蹈的情况，所以其目的也就是要通过这样的方式告 知相关表演的情况，所以在此我们应该选D项。

6. B细节归纳题。男士在回答主持人的问题时说到了他们所做的一切都经过部落长 者的批准，接下来便给出了两方面的原因。一是由于他们相互之间不一定清楚各自 舞蹈的风格；另外也是由于即使在同一个部落中，人们有时也不能对某种舞蹈确切 的跳法达成一致的意见。综合以上原因，对照选项可以确定最佳答案是B项。

 

1 troupe   

n.剧团，戏班；杂技团；马戏团

参考例句：

• The art troupe is always on the move in frontier guards.文工团常年在边防部队流动。
• The troupe produced a new play last night.剧团昨晚上演了一部新剧。

2 flatten   

v.把．．．弄平，使倒伏；使(漆等)失去光泽

参考例句：

• We can flatten out a piece of metal by hammering it.我们可以用锤子把一块金属敲平。
• The wrinkled silk will flatten out if you iron it.发皱的丝绸可以用熨斗烫平。

3 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 tribal   

adj.部族的，种族的

参考例句：

• He became skilled in several tribal lingoes.他精通几种部族的语言。
• The country was torn apart by fierce tribal hostilities.那个国家被部落间的激烈冲突弄得四分五裂。

6 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。