Break dancing(霹雳舞) , the athletic high-energy street dance, is a uniquely US phenomenon (现象) and the best break dancers or B-boys and B-girls are American, righ? Wrong.
Young South Koreans have taken to break dancing with the same sort of passion that their parents devoted to building Asia’s third largest economy and now regularly win B-boy dance competitions, beating the US and European competitors at their own game.
Break dancing sprang from the streets of urban America in the late 1970s building over the years into an international youth movement with a number of parts including dance, rapping, and music sets played by DJs.
South Korea’s club scene fed the frenzy as dancers tried to outdo each other. What had once been a subculture in South Korea quickly became the main stream with B-boys and B-girls appearing on best time TV shows and advertisements.
The dance part of the culture has had such an effect on South Korea because it appeals to a long-standing and widely acknowledged element of the national identity (特征) – the love of a party.
Korean people love singing and dancing. They have a long culture of dancing. Koreans are born with a dancing rhythm. It makes the B-boy culture very attractive to them.
The drive to put everything into winning is a key part of Korean life and partly explains why a country with few natural resources other than its people rose from a ruinous war some 50 years ago into a major economic power.
The biggest thing is the amount of practice the B-boys here put in. When Korean people love something they focus on it. American B-boys do it because they love it and enjoy it but Korean B-boys keep practicing and practicing.
It’s an American idea that’s been absorbed into Korea but it has turned around and been presented to the world as a representation of modern Korea.

56. What made South Korea become a rich country?
A.The strong devotion to /American culture.
B.The strong love for various parties.
C.The strong passion for break dancing.
D.The strong desire to win over others.
57. Why have young South Koreans taken to break dancing?
A.Because break dancing has had an effect on South Korea.
B.Because they like American culture.
C.Because they are born dancers.
D.Because they want their country to be a major economic power.
58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.Only athletes can do break dancing.
B.Break dancing becomes a part of Korean culture.
C.Break dancing is mainly performed in clubs.
D.Break dancing is deeply rooted in Europe.
59.Korean youth differs from American youth in ________.
A.where they perform break dancing
B.whether they love beak dancing
C.how much practice they do
D.what music they dance to

霹雳舞，这种运动型高能耗街头舞蹈，是美国独有的现象吗，并且,最好的霹雳舞者,或被称之为霹雳男孩和霹雳女孩的都是美国人，这种说法对吗？错。

年轻一代的韩国人已经在霹雳舞上倾注了极大的热情,而他们的父母,曾经以同样的热情致力于亚洲第三大经济体的建设，现在,来自韩国的年轻人通常都能击败美国和欧洲的竞争对手，在欧美人自己发明的游戏上,赢得霹雳男孩舞蹈比赛的奖项。

霹雳舞起源于上世纪70年代末美国城市的街头,经过多年的发展后,它已成为一种集舞蹈，说唱，和由DJ们配放的音乐伴奏为一体的文化运动形式,流行于世界各国的青年人间。

韩国的俱乐部制度为霹雳舞的狂热奠定了基础,各个俱乐部的舞者们都试图击败对手。随着霹雳男孩和霹雳女孩们于黄金时段在电视和广告节目中相继出现,曾一度作为亚文化形式的霹雳舞,在韩国迅速蜕变而为主流文化。

在韩国,这种文化形式的舞蹈部分之所以具有如此之大的影响力,其原因在于,它唤醒了这个民族体内长期蛰伏并被广泛认知的特征之一--对舞会的热爱.

韩国人素来喜爱唱歌跳舞。他们拥有长期的热爱舞蹈的民族文化传统。朝鲜人天生富于舞蹈韵律。这使得霹雳舞对他们非常具有吸引力。

韩国人生活的一个重要特征,就是每一件事都被纳入竞争机制,这是驱使他们成功的推动力,同时也是之所以像韩国这样一个除了人口增长而外,没有什么其他自然资源可言的国家,能够从大约50年前的战争废墟上迅速崛起,成为世界的一个主要的经济力量的部分原因.

韩国的霹雳男孩们在这种舞蹈中投入最多的是练习.当韩国人爱上什么时,他们就全神贯注于此.美国的霹雳男孩们跳霹雳舞,是因为他们喜欢跳它,并且享受跳它的快乐.而韩国的霹雳男孩们则是练习,练习,再练习.

作为一种由美国人原创,而被韩国人融会贯通的文化形式,霹雳舞已经,并且成为现代韩国的标志之一,呈现在全世界的面前.

56. What made South Korea become a rich country?
令韩国成为一个富裕国家的是什么？

A.The strong devotion to /American culture.全身心的投入/美国文化。

B.The strong love for various parties.对于各种舞会强烈的热爱.
C.The strong passion for break dancing. 对霹雳舞的强烈的热情.
D.The strong desire to win over others.战胜对手的强烈欲望.

57. Why have young South Koreans taken to break dancing? 为什么年轻的韩国人跳霹雳舞?
A.Because break dancing has had an effect on South Korea.因为霹雳舞在韩国已经起作用了。
B.Because they like American culture.因为他们喜欢美国文化。
C.Because they are born dancers.因为他们是天生的舞者。

D.Because they want their country to be a major economic power.因为他们希望自己的国家成为一个主要的经济大国。

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?下面的哪一项陈述是正确的？

A.Only athletes can do break dancing.只有运动员才能够跳霹雳舞。
B.Break dancing becomes a part of Korean culture..霹雳舞成了韩国文化的一部分。
C.Break dancing is mainly performed in clubs.霹雳舞主要是在俱乐部里表演。
D.Break dancing is deeply rooted in Europe.霹雳舞深深地植根于欧洲.
59.Korean youth differs from American youth in ________.韩国青年不同于美国青年在于________ 。

A.where they perform break dancing 他们表演霹雳舞的地点

B.whether they love beak dancing他们是否喜欢霹雳舞

C.how much practice they do 他们做的练习的量
D.what music they dance to 他们跳舞时的配乐