What’s On Stage
An acrobatic show: To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the China Acrobatic Troupe (剧团) will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
Time: 7:30 p.m., September 13-19
Place: Capital Theatre, 22 Wangfujing Dajie, Dongcheng District
Exhibitions
Joint Show: A group ink painting exhibition is running at the Huangshicheng Art Gallery in Beijing. About 50 works by 25 young artists including Ge Yun and Yu Yang are on display.
Time: 9:00 a. m.-5:00 p.m. until September 10
Place: Huangshicheng Art Gallery, 136 Nanchizi Dajie, Dongcheng District
Oil paintings: The Wanfung Art Gallery will host a joint show of oil painting by 10 young and middle-aged artists. On display are more than 30 of their latest works, which capture the wondrous variety of life in unique styles.
Time: 9:00 a.m. -4:00 p.m. until September 15
Place: 136 Nanchizi Street, Dongcheng District
Literature museum: The National Museum of Modern Chinese Literature offers an in-depth study of the evolution of Chinese contemporary literature from 1919 to 1949.
Time: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., daily
Place: 45 Anyuan Donglu, Chaoyang District (Shaoyaoju area)
Concerts
Beijing rocks: “The Fashion Night of Chinese Rock” is set to bring rock fans out by the thousands next month. Nine Chinese rock bands will perform at the concert, including older generation bands, middle generation and some recent arrivals. The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.
Time: September 16
Place: The Olympic Center
Belgium orchestra：La Petite Bande, the Baroque Orehestra of Belgium, will perform in Beijing at the Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities as part of activities across the world in memory of the 250th anniversary of Bach’s death.
Time: 7:30 p.m. September 11-14
Place: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
【小题1】 What do you think of the acrobatic show mentioned above?A．When you watch it, you will certainly feel cold.B．Unexpected things will make you excited and surprised.C．Something strange will puzzle everyone, including scientists.D．Even the bravest ones will be too frightened to go on watching.【小题2】The most characteristic thing about the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock is that .A．it will certainly cause a rock storm throughout ChinaB．it is to bring thousands of rock fans out of their homesC．it is to be held in memory of one of the greatest musiciansD．it will let the audience choose the performers and the music【小题3】 Suppose it is September 14 today, how many activities can people choose to attend?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.【小题4】On the whole, we can conclude .A．we can enjoy a large variety of cultural activities in BeijingB．people in Beijing prefer modern culture to something traditionalC．most of the cultural activities in Beijing are for foreign visitors onlyD．there are usually more cultural activities in September than in any other monthB
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(答案→)B
解析：
【小题1】从第一段的：the China Acrobatic Troupe (剧团) will present “The Soul of China”, where the seemingly impossible is made real. Chills will run down your spine(脊柱) as you watch breathlessly as performers take their art and their bodies to the edge.
说明杂技表演会使不可能的事成真。而且会让人兴奋，选B。
【小题2】细节题,在concerts,这部分里的：The audience will be given a chance to decide what songs they want to hear, which is sure to bring a storm.说明the Fashion Night of Chinese Rock会让观众选择表演者和歌曲，选D。
【小题3】细节题，在文章中选择包含September 14这天的活动，共有4个。选C。
【小题4】总结归纳题：这篇文章主要讲的是北京的各种文化活动。选A。