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 edy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the edy 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 bee 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.
【小题1】.Beijing Opera’s singing is from .A．Anhui and hubeiB．Beijing and AnhuiC．the history bookD．the literature and novls【小题2】.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the of Beijing Opera.A．storiesB．rolesC．gesturesD．Paintings【小题3】From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) feature.A．honestB．funnyC．dullD．serious【小题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.【小题5】What role is Sheng ?A．the eading male actorB．the female roleC．the edy actor or clown.D．the face-painted roleA
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(答案→)A
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试题分析:
【小题1】根据Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei.可知选A。
【小题2】根据There are four main roles in Beijing Opera:可知选B。
【小题3】根据Chou is the edy actor or clown.丑角是喜剧演员或者小丑。可知选B，有趣的。
【小题4】根据It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting.及下文对京剧四个主要角色的描述，可知京剧中的手势应是多种多样，其它几个选项在文中找不多适当依据，故选A。
【小题5】根据Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。可知选A。