Question

    When French musical Mozart-L’opera Rock toured nine Chinese cities in the last two years, it drew a big crowd of fans, including Chen Yike, a 28-year-old resident of Hangzhou.

“It was the first French musical that I had ever seen,” Chen said. She was so captivated by the show that she saw the production two more times.

Chen is one of many young Chinese who are increasingly fueling the country’s performing arts market. More and more young people are investing time and money in live performances, such as concerts and plays.

According to a report released by the Lighthouse Research Institute and ticketing firm Damai on March 25, young Chinese accounted for a record 55 percent of consumers of performing arts ticket sales in 2019 and 72 percent of concert attendees were people born after 1990.

Xiaomi, a 25-year-old girl from Chongqing became a loyal fan of singer Hua Chenyu after she saw his concert at the National Stadium in Beijing in 2018. Last year, she and three of her friends even traveled to Hainan province to see one of his concerts.

“It has now become a way of life for young people to spend money on performances by their idols,” Zhang Yiwu, a professor at Peking University, told China Daily.

Apart from young audiences, Chinese young performers are also doing increasingly well in the domestic (国内的) market and show a great potential for indigenous (本土的) culture to build a stronghold (大本营).

For example, the 19-year-old Chinese singer-actor Jackson Yee (易烊千玺) featured as a coach on the reality show Street Dance of China (《这！就是街舞》). With more than 80 million followers on his Sina Weibo platform, Yee’s participation helped attract audiences to an otherwise less known art.

On the iQiYi’s The Big Band, many young bands got the opportunity to show their music, and some have become quite popular. As a result, music that would have remained underground is now in the spotlight. “Many young bands on the The Big Band inspire me to learn more about their stories and indie (独立制作的) music,” Yang Zixu, a fan of The Big Band, wrote on the Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu.

Thanks to the joint effort of young audiences and performers, there’s “a driving force for Chinese cultural and creative industries” and it also “indicates China has entered a higher stage of development with better economic and social foundations,” according to China Daily.

1.The underlined word “captivated” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “______”.

A.confused B.fascinated

C.shocked D.disappointed

2.What is the main method the author used to develop arguments?

A.By using examples. B.By making a comparison.

C.By following the order of time. D.By analyzing the cause and effect.

3.How did Street Dance of China and The Big Band promote Chinese cultural and creative industries according to the text?

A.They allowed different works and forms of arts to gain more attention.

B.They offered young people a glimpse of new lifestyles.

C.They made audiences more willing to invest in live shows.

D.They drew talented followers to the coaches in the show.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.The popularity of live performances among young Chinese.

B.Changes in the ways that young Chinese performers attract audiences.

C.How young Chinese performers promote indigenous culture.

D.How young people have helped fuel Chinese cultural and creative industries.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇新闻报道。通过大量的事实和评论，议论国内演出市场的演变和发展，说明年轻人是如何为中国文化和创新产业助力的。

1.

猜测词义题。通过审题定位在“ she saw the production two more times.”所以又看了两遍。根据山下文的语境判断出她被这个节目迷住了。所以划线词的意思是“着迷的”故故选B。

2.

推理判断题。通过浏览全文信息得知全文到处都是用例子在说明问题，比如第三段Chen is one of many young Chinese who…；第五段Xiaomi, a 25-year-old girl from Chongqing became a loyal fan of；第八段For example, the 19-year-old Chinese singer-actor Jackson Yee (易烊千玺) featured as a coach；等等。由此判断出，作者通过使用例子的方法展开论述的。故选A。

3.

推理判断题。审题得知街舞和The Big Band是如何提升中国文化和创新产业的。先看街舞的相关描述：With more than 80 million followers on his Sina Weibo platform, Yee’s participation helped attract audiences to an otherwise less known art.有着8千万追随者的新浪微博平台，易烊千玺的参与吸引了观众到一宗很少被人知道的艺术。这里说明这一艺术之所以有吸引人的地方，是因为这种艺术少众，能够凸显自己的风格。再看与后者的描述：As a result, music that would have remained underground is now in the spotlight.结果，现在那些可能处于地下的音乐走到荧光灯底下。即从不被人知到众所周知，之所以这样是因为Many young bands on the The Big Band inspire me to learn more about their stories and indie (独立制作的) music。许多年轻的乐队激励着我了解到了更多的他们的故事和独立制作的音乐。这说明这些音乐都是有着个体风格的音乐，用不同的作品、不同的表现形式来吸取大家的注意力。由此判断出他们允许不同的作品和艺术形式得到更多的关注来助力中国文化和创意产业发展的。故选A。

4.

主旨大意题。此类题目考查的是综合归纳能力。通过浏览得知第三段：Chen is one of many young Chinese who are increasingly fueling the country’s performing arts market.越来越多的中国年轻人推动着中国的表演艺术市场，陈就是其中之一。因为前面是举例说明看法国剧在中国的巡回演出的例子，而后面则是用更多的例子来说明此一观点。再看最后一段里的描述：Thanks to the joint effort of young audiences and performers, there’s “a driving force for Chinese cultural and creative industries”多亏了年轻观众和演出者的多方努力，才有了中国文化和创新产业的驱动力。故选项D中How young people have helped fuel Chinese cultural and creative industries年轻人是如何帮助推动中国文化和创意产业发展的。能概括短文的主旨。故选D。