Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.
1.Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.
A．Anhui and hubei B．Beijing and Anhui
C．the history book D．the literature and novls
2.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.
A．stories B．roles C．gestures D．Paintings
3.From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.
A．honest B．funny C．dull D．serious
4.Which of the following statements is TURE?
A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures.
B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.
C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.
D．The people in the story usually are in agreement.
5.What role is Sheng ?
A．the eading male actor
B．the female role
C．the comedy actor or clown
D．the face-painted role
Mr. Green worked in an office in London, but he lived in the country and came to work by train every day. The station was not very far from his office, and he always went on foot from the station to his office and back from his office to the station. Every evening he walked past a poor man near a bridge. The man sat at the road and sold matches, and there was a dog near him. There was a piece of wood round the dog’s neck, and the words “I AM BLIND” were on the piece of wood.
Mr.Green was a kind man. He always stopped and gave a penny to the man, but he did not take any of his matches. One day, Mr.Green had a lot of work in his office and left the office very late. He came to the man and his dog, but he did not stop. The poor man stood up quickly, ran after him and said, “You’re always very kind to me. Give me a penny today. I’m a poor man.” Mr.Green stopped and he was surprised. Then he said, “You’re a blind man. How did you see me?” The poor man said, “No, I’m not blind. My dog is.”
1.Mr.Green lived in __________.
A．London
B．the city near London
C．the country near London
D．the country not far from his office
2.Mr.Green went to his office __________.
A．by train
B．first by train and then on foot
C．on foot
D．first on foot and then by train
3.Every evening Mr.Green passed a poor man near a bridge__________.
A．on his way to work
B．on the way to his office
C．on his way home by train
D．on his way to the station
4.One day Mr.Green did not stop and give the poor man a penny because__________.
A．he did not like the man
B．he was afraid of the dog
C．he worked too late
D．he hurried to catch the train
5.-- What is the Chinese for “blind”?
-- ___________________.
A．看见的 B．聋的 C．瞎的 D．哑的
Hello, I’m David. I’m a middle school student. It’s nice to meet you here. First, let me tell you __1___ about my family. There are five people in my __2___. They are my mother, my father, my sister, my brother and me.
My father is a worker, and my mother is an English teacher. My sister is 18 and my brother is 16. I’m 14. we are ___3____the same school. We all enjoy ___4___football games.
My __5___ is on West Street. There is a big tree and some small trees around my house. The big one is a pear tree and the small ones are apple ___6__, ___7__ there ___8__any pears or apples on them now. ____9___a photo of my house. In the photo, you can see three cats in my house. They are all black and white. We ___10___ them very much.
1. A．anything B．something C．thing D．anyone
2. A．school B．house C．room D．family
3. A．off B．to C．at D．on
4. A．seeing B．looking at C．watching D．looking
5. A．store B．school C．room D．home
6. A．trees B．rivers C．houses D．schools
7. A．but B．and C．so D．or
8. A．isn’t B．is C．are D．aren’t
9. A．He’s B．Here’s C．Its D．Here are
10. A．are liking B．likes C．like D．is liking
Lily is my uncle’s daughter. She is my ___________.
A．sister B．cousin C．aunt D．parent
—Mum, look! My trousers _____ short. Can you buy me a new _____?
—OK.
A．is; one B．are; one C．are; pair D．is; pair
What do young people think places in town ?
A. about B over C. of D. out
