In recent years we’ve seen more and more people fall in love with dancing in public spaces, especially the elderly in China. We call this kind of dance “Guangchangwu” or “square dancing”. About the square dancing, people have mixed views.

  Some people think it a form of entertainment and physical exercise. It gives the elderly a good way to relax, keep fit and enrich their lives. It’s a better choice for the senior to go out to dance with their neighbors, friends, or someone they even don’t know in their communities or in parks than to play mahjong(麻将) or watch TV at home, because the senior need to keep healthy and be social.

  However, not all people have the same view. You may have the following experiences: you want to sleep late into noon on weekend mornings, but find it impossible because the senior citizens are dancing since the early hours, making a lot of noise. Sometimes you want to have a rest or chat for a while with your friends in a quiet park, but you have to stop because of the loud music from the square dancing.

  Should square dancing be stopped? It is all right for the elderly to get exercise and have fun. But whatever entertainment they choose should not affect other people’s life.

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1.Which of the following best describes “square dancing”?

A A physical activity taught in schools.

B A dance people do in public squares.

C A form of entertainment only for the elderly.

D A new way for the young to relax and keep fit.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，广场舞指的是人们在公共场所跳舞，特别是老年人，故选B。

2.Which is NOT the benefit of square dancing?

A Reducing people’s stress.

B Helping people stay healthy.

C Making people’s life colorful.

D Solving people’s problems.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，广场舞对人们有许多有利之处，比如放松身体、保持健康和丰富生活。A、B、C均属于广场舞的益处，故选D。

3.What is the best way to keep the elderly being social?

A Playing mahjong with friends.

B Watching TV with families.

C Dancing with strangers.

D Living with children.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段“It’s a better choice for the senior to go out to dance...than to play mahjong(麻将) or watch TV at home...”可知跳广场舞比打麻将和看电视更具社交性，故选C。

4.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?

A Time for square dancing.

B Music for square dancing.

C The truth about square dancing.

D Some disadvantages of square dancing.

解析：选D。D 段落大意题。根据第三段首句“并不是所有人都有相同的观点”可知该段提出了一些不同的观点。结合下文的例子，可知本段主要讲的是伴随广场舞会出现的一些问题。故选D。

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards square dancing?

A He/She is all for it.

B He/She is totally against it.

C He/She shows no interest in it.

D He/She accepts it conditionally.

解析：选D。D 态度观点题。根据最后一段But whatever entertainment they choose should not affect other people’s life.可知，作者认为人们选择娱乐方式的时候不应该影响别人的生活，言外之意是在不影响其他人的条件下，作者能接受广场舞，故选D。