综合类职称英语阅读理解考试练习以及答案(3)
<p> <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="survives">survives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="adjusted">adjusted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.</p><p> <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="royal">royal</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Renaissance">Renaissance</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="queens">queens</span>，<span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span>，<span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="pageants">pageants</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="music">music</span>，<span word="poetry">poetry</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="dance">dance</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="entertainments">entertainments</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>，<span word="court">court</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="dresses">dresses</span> <span word="prevented">prevented</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>，<span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="elaborate">elaborate</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1600<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="shortened">shortened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="skirts">skirts</span>，<span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="shoes">shoes</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leaps">leaps</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="men">men</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1600<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="XIV">XIV</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span>，<span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devoted">devoted</span> <span word="dancer">dancer</span>，<span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Academy">Academy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dance">Dance</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="feet">feet</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="finalized">finalized</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="late">late</span> 1700<span word="s">s</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span>. <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="performed">performed</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="acts">acts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>. <span word="Elaborate">Elaborate</span> <span word="wigs">wigs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="costumes">costumes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="eliminated">eliminated</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 1800<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toes">toes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="floating">floating</span>.</p><p> <span word="Classical">Classical</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="influenced">influenced</span> <span word="primarily">primarily</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> -1800<span word="s">s</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> 20<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="Sergei">Sergei</span> <span word="Diaghilev">Diaghilev</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="company">company</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ballets">Ballets</span> <span word="Russes">Russes</span>，<span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ballet">ballet</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="assistants">assistants</span>，<span word="George">George</span> <span word="Balanchine">Balanchine</span>，<span word="went">went</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="Ballet">Ballet</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1948 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dancers">dancers</span>.</p>
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