职称英语阅读理解第11篇：TheDevelopmentofBallet

1、第十一篇：The Development of Ballet芭蕾舞的发展Ballet is a dance form that has a long history.芭蕾舞是一种历史悠久的舞蹈形式。 The fact that it survives to this day shows that it has adjusted as times have changed.事实上芭蕾舞延续至今说明了其随着时代的变化而有所调整。 Ballet began in the royal courts during the Renaissance. 在文艺复兴时期，芭蕾舞开始于皇家宫廷。At that t

2、ime it became common for kings and queens, as well as other nobility, to participate in pageants that included music, poetry, and dance.1在那时，芭蕾舞在国王、王后以及贵族之间变得普遍，并且与音乐、诗歌以及舞蹈一起参与盛会的表演。 As these entertainments moved from the Italian courts to the French ones, court ladies began participating in them.

3、当这些娱乐形式从意大利宫廷流传到法 国宫廷的时候，宫女们开始参与进来。Though their long dresses prevented much movement, they were able to perform elaborate walking patterns.虽然她们的长裙子阻碍了很多的动作，但是她们能够表演 复杂的步伐。 It was not until the 1600s that women dancers shortened their skirts, changed to flat shoes, and began doing some of the leaps a

4、nd turns performed by men.2直到17世纪女舞者缩短了她们的裙子，改穿平底鞋，并且开始做一些男舞者表演的跳跃和转圈动作。 It was also in the 1600s that professional ballet began. 而且也是在17世纪，专业的芭蕾舞舞蹈团应运而生。King Louis XIV of France, himself a devoted dancer, founded the Royal Academy of Dance.法国国王路易十四建立了皇家舞蹈学 院，而他本身就是一个芭蕾舞爱好者。 The five basic feet posi

5、tions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized.3 由此正式确定了脚的5个基本位置，这5个外开的位置成为发展芭蕾舞技术的基础。In the late 1700s another important change occurred.18世纪末，发生了另一个重要的改变。 Ballet began to tell a story on its own.芭蕾舞幵始通过自己的表演来 讲述故事。 It was no longer simply dance to be performed between acts of plays.它再也不仅仅是

6、幕间表演的插舞。 Elaborate wigs and costumes were eliminated. 精致的假发和服装被淘汰。By the early 1800s dancers to rise on their toes to make it appear that were floating.在19世纪初，舞者学会了用脚尖站立使其看起来像是在漂浮。Classical ballet as we know it today was influenced primarily by Russian dancing. 正如我们所知，现如今古典芭蕾主要受到了俄罗斯舞蹈的影响。The Russia

7、ns remained interested in ballet when it declined in other European countries in the mid-1800s. 在19世纪中叶，当欧洲其他 国家对于芭蕾舞的兴趣有所减少时，俄罗斯人始终保持着对芭蕾舞的兴趣。 One of the most influential figures of the early 20th century was Sergei Diaghilev.在20世纪初，最有影 响力的人物之一便是谢尔盖?基列夫。His dance company, the Ballets Russes, brough

8、t a new energy and excitement to ballet. 他的舞蹈公司俄罗斯芭蕾舞团，为芭蕾带来了新的动力与 活力。One of his chief assistants, George Balanchine, went on to found the New York City Ballet in 1948 and to influence new generations of dancers.他的主要助手之一，乔治?巴兰钦，在1948年建立了纽约市芭蕾舞舞蹈团并影响了新一代的舞者。词汇： adjust /v调整pageant /n盛会eliminate/ v淘汰in

9、fluential /adj有影响力的 注释：1 .At that time it became common for kings and queens, as well as other nobility, to participate in pageants that included music, poetry, and dance在那时，芭蕾舞在国王、王后以及贵族之间变得普遍，并且与音乐、诗歌以及舞蹈一起参与到盛会的表演。2. It was not until the 1600s that women dancers shortened their skirts, changed to

10、 flat shoes, and began doing some of the leaps and turns performed by men直到17世纪女舞者缩短了她们的裙子，改穿平底鞋，并且通过男舞者的帮助开始做一些跳跃和转圈动作。3. The five basic feet positions from which all ballet steps begin were finalized由此正式确定了脚的5个基本位置，这5个外开的位置成为发展芭蕾舞技术的基础。练习：1. This passage deals mainly with _.A) famous names in ball

11、etB) French versus Russian balletC) the way ballet developedD) why ballet is no longer popular2. An important influence in early ballet was _.A) BalanchineB) Marie AntoinetteC) DiaghilevD) Louis XIV3. You can conclude from this passage that ballet _.A) is a dying artB) will continue to change as new

12、 people and ideas influence itC) is only currently performed in Russia and the United StatesD) is often performed by dancers with little training4. The information in this passage is presented _.A) through the story of one dancerB) by describing various positions and stepsC) by listing reasons why b

13、allet has succeededD) in chronological order5. The word pageants means _.A) dancesB) instructorsC) kingsD) elaborate shows 2014年综合类职称英语教材阅读理解第十一篇：The Development of Ballet答案与题解： 1. C 本题问的是：这篇文章主要讲述的是，A, B.SD选项都是文章的一部分，而本文主要讲的就是芭蕾舞的发展，因此C是正确答案。2. D 本题问的是：对于早期芭蕾舞最重要的影响是，本文第三段提到“在17世纪，专业的芭蕾舞蹈团应运而生”“法国国