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[外語群英語類] 專業科目(2)
第 30 題
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Before babies learn to talk and have no idea of dance, they express happiness through simple rhythmic movements or what we later recognize as simple dances. However, humans are not the only species that can dance. There are birds that actually have group dances: circling, bowing, advancing, and retreating in unison. Some species could learn rhythm from the birds! For example, bees flirt with dance as part of their mating rituals. Nevertheless, it is only human beings that have adapted dance to therapeutic purposes. Dance as therapy has a long history. Primitive peoples first danced instinctively and, after a while, found that repeated rhythmic movements produced a good feeling. Associations were formed between dance and this positive effect on the mind and emotions. This was the birth of dance therapy. Dance has always seemed to have a magic healing power. It was used for a wide variety of purposes and on different occasions: religious ceremonies, war dances, hunting dances, rain dances, planting and harvesting dances, marriage and funeral dances. Sadly, today many “advanced” industrial societies have lost many original functions of dance. Purposeful dances have been replaced, for example, with rave dancing which involves shaking your body at a nightclub. Even so, in these cases, however, the ritualistic and therapeutic effect of dance can still be seen: the low lights, loud insistent rhythms, and group activity, often building up into a kind of mass hysteria or ecstasy. But, the “primitive” use of dance as therapy has recently seen a huge revival. Never before has there been such interest in courses offering dance therapy. There are nearly two million websites for dance therapy on the Internet, and dance therapy groups around the world combine pleasure with health and well-being. Dance therapy nowadays, in fact, is taken very seriously by both alternative and conventional medical practitioners. It would seem that the “dance of life” continues to move us all.
Before babies learn to talk and have no idea of dance, they express happiness through simple rhythmic movements or what we later recognize as simple dances. However, humans are not the only species that can dance. There are birds that actually have group dances: circling, bowing, advancing, and retreating in unison. Some species could learn rhythm from the birds! For example, bees flirt with dance as part of their mating rituals. Nevertheless, it is only human beings that have adapted dance to therapeutic purposes. Dance as therapy has a long history. Primitive peoples first danced instinctively and, after a while, found that repeated rhythmic movements produced a good feeling. Associations were formed between dance and this positive effect on the mind and emotions. This was the birth of dance therapy. Dance has always seemed to have a magic healing power. It was used for a wide variety of purposes and on different occasions: religious ceremonies, war dances, hunting dances, rain dances, planting and harvesting dances, marriage and funeral dances. Sadly, today many “advanced” industrial societies have lost many original functions of dance. Purposeful dances have been replaced, for example, with rave dancing which involves shaking your body at a nightclub. Even so, in these cases, however, the ritualistic and therapeutic effect of dance can still be seen: the low lights, loud insistent rhythms, and group activity, often building up into a kind of mass hysteria or ecstasy. But, the “primitive” use of dance as therapy has recently seen a huge revival. Never before has there been such interest in courses offering dance therapy. There are nearly two million websites for dance therapy on the Internet, and dance therapy groups around the world combine pleasure with health and well-being. Dance therapy nowadays, in fact, is taken very seriously by both alternative and conventional medical practitioners. It would seem that the “dance of life” continues to move us all.
Why did the author of the passage mention different occasions for dancing, such as religious ceremonies, marriages and funerals?
- A To describe a healing power of dancing
- B To illustrate dancing as part of mating rituals
- C To imply alternative doctors’ preferences for dancing
- D To avoid expressing emotions through rhythmic movements
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當你在閱讀時看到作者列舉了一長串具體的例子（如各種活動或場合）時，請試著觀察這串清單「前一個句子」提出了什麼核心概念？通常那個概念就是作者舉這些例子的目的。你能找到那個核心概念嗎？
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🌟 恭喜你，基本題算是過關了，還沒蠢到家。
- 觀念驗證：這題考的根本就是國中生都該懂的「段落結構」與「支持論點」的關係，基本到不能再基本。文章第三段的開頭就直接給你主題句了，明示著『舞蹈似乎總具有神奇的治癒力量』。後面的宗教、戰爭、婚喪喜慶？拜託，那些不就是為了具體解釋這股力量怎麼貫穿在人類生活各個層面嗎？舉例是為了支持論點，這點如果還搞不懂，我看你統測就準備去種田吧！
- 難度點評：本題難度說是 Medium，其實是給那些只會背單字、不懂閱讀邏輯的人留點面子。統測的「作者意圖題」考到爛了，你不能只會看選項的表面單字，而是要搞清楚作者到底想幹嘛。這題就是判斷出『舉例』是為了證明前方的『論點』，鑑別度嘛... 呵，看看有多少人掉進文字陷阱就知道了。