Question

Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes 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 an old man. 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 interesting. 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 unhappy. 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 laughter 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 novels

2. The second paragraph of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.

A. stories       B. roles

C. gestures D. paintings

3. From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.

A. honest          B. funny

C. dull            D. serious

4. Which of the following is the role Sheng?

A. B. C. D.

5.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

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.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要讲了京剧出现在1790年，著名的四个安徽戏曲剧团来到北京之后。它的音乐和唱腔来自安徽和湖北。它充满了著名的故事,美丽的面部绘画,美妙的手势和打斗。

1.细节理解题。根据Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hube京剧也被称为京剧。它出现在1790年著名的四个安徽戏曲剧团来到北京之后。它的音乐和唱腔来自安徽和湖北。可知选A。

2.细节理解题。根据There are four main roles in Beijing Opera在京剧里有四个主要的角色。可知应选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Chou is the comedy actor or clown.丑是喜剧演员或小丑。故选B。

4.细节理解题。根据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 an old man.生是男性演员。可知故选D。

5.归纳理解题。通过It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. 它充满了著名的故事,美丽的面部绘画,和美妙的手势和打斗。故选A。

考点：故事类阅读。