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IBT-SAT小马过河—专业备考社区听觉导向历史学段落练习（一）表的发展史39. (A) Reasons for increased productivity.(B) How wristwatches are manufactured.(C) The industrialization of the United States.(D) The development of individual timepieces.40.(A)They were common in the United States, but not in Europe.(B) Only a few people had them.(C) People considered them essential.(D) They were not very accurate.41. (A) They were a sign of wealth.(B) It was important to be on time.(C) It was fashionable to wear them.(D) They were inexpensive.42. (A) Watches were of higher quality than ever before.(B)More clocks were manufactured than watches.(C) The availability of watches increased.(D) Watches became less important because factories had clocks.Talk by a history professor.I'm sure every one of you looked at your or at a before you came to class today. Watches and clocks seem as much part of our life as breathing or eating. And yet were in the United States until the . In the late 1700s, people didn't know the exact time unless they were near a clock. Those delightful clocks in the squares of European towns were built for the public. , citizens simply . Well into the in Europe and United States, the main purpose of a watch, which by the way was off and on a gold chain, was to show others how you were. The word "wrist watch" didn't even enter the English language until nearly 1900. the of the___________ in the United States meant that measuring time had become essential. How could the factory worker get to work unless he or she knew what time it was? Since the efficiency was now measured by how fast the job was done, everyone was interested in time. And since made possible the manufacture of large quantities of goods, watches became Furthermore electric lights keptfactories going around the clock. Being “on time” had entered the language and life ofevery citizen.39. What does the professor mainly discuss?40. What was true of watches before the 1850s?41. According to the speaker, why did some people wear watches in the 1800s?42. What effect did industrialization have on watch-making?2 小马过河X——专业备考社区 小马过河新托福备考社区（二）现代舞的起源47. (A) The origins and characteristics of modern dance.(B) The influence of modern dance on ballet.(C) Pioneer modern dancers.(D)The training of modern dance choreographers.48. (A) They were created in Europe.(B) They were conventional.(C) The theaters were crowded.(D) The tickets were overpriced.49. (A) Lightness of movement.(B) Elaborate scenery.(C) Free expression.(D) Rigid choreography.50. (A) They performed mainly in Europe.(B) They imitated the techniques of ballet.(C) They performed to classical music.(D) They weren’t formally trained.Lecture in a dance history class.So why did what is now called begin in the United States? To begin to answer this question, I'll need to back track a little bit and talk about classical ballet. By the late , ballet had lost a lot of its popularity. the ballet dancers who performed in the United States were brought over from Europe. They performed using the techniques that'd been through the centuries. Audiences and dancers in the United States were eager for their own and so around dancers created one. how was this moderndance so different from classical ballet? , it wasn't carefully choreographed. Instead the dance depended on the and__________ of the dancers. Music and scenery were of little importance to the moderndance. And lightness of movement wasn't important either. modern dancers made no attempt at all to conceal the effort involved in the dance step. if improvisation appeals to audiences, many dance critics were_____________aboutthe performances. They questioned the artistic integrity of dancers who were not ___ and the artistic value of works that had no . Loi Fore, after performing fire dance was described as doing little more than turning around and around like an eggbeater. Yet the free personal expression of the pioneer dancers is the basis of the controlled freedom of modern dance today.47. What does the speaker mainly discuss?48. Why were ballet performances unpopular in the United States in the early 1900s?49. What is the distinguishing feature of the modern dance performances?50. Why were early modern dancers criticized by dance critics?3 小马过河新托福备考社区(三)玉米的发展史47. (A) Different uses of corn.(B) The history of the development of corn.(C) The popularity of corn.(D) Increasing the production of corn.48. (A) Europe.(B) The Caribbean islands.(C) Canada.(D) Mexico.49. (A) They failed to improve their s。