Question

【題目】

Beijing Opera is the most representative of all Chinese traditional dramatic art forms and the largest Chinese opera form. Having a history of about 200 years, it is developed from absorbing(吸收)many other dramatic forms, mostly from the local drama 'Huiban', which was popular in South China during the 18th century. It is a scenic（戲劇的）art integrating music, performance, literature, aria, and face painting.

Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama. An opera singer, for example, neither dances nor speaks on stage; there are no singing or dancing parts in a modern play; in a dance drama, the dancer has no speaking role and does not sing either. Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.

In addition to its presence in China, Beijing Opera has spread to many other places. Mer Lanfang, one of the most famous performers(表演者)of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.

“You will be puzzled(困惑)all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background. "This is how one American traveller described his firs experience in watching Beijing Opera.

Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions. Welcome to China and enjoy Beijing Opera!

【1】What makes Beijing Opera different from theatrical art forms in many other countries?

A. It has one opera singer on stage.

B. It has one dancer who has no speaking role.

C. It has already spread to many other countries.

D. It includes spoken parts, singing dancing and acrobatics.

【2】People think Mei Lanfang played an important role in the spread of Beijing Opera because_______.

A. he made many tours o a foreign country

B. he was a famous Beijing Opera performer

C. he was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners

D. he made Beijing Opera different from other theatrical art forms.

【3】From Paragraph 4 we know that the American traveler ________.

A. felt bored all the way

B. thought highly of Beijing Opera

C. found Beijing Opera interesting at first

D. knew the background of Beijing Opera

【4】What does the underlined word “it” mean in the passage?

A. Beijing Opera B. Local drama C. An opera singer D. A modern play

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

考點(diǎn)本文意在向各國友人介紹京劇，主要介紹了京劇與其他國家舞臺藝術(shù)形式的不同，京劇在國外的傳播和發(fā)展以及外國友人對京劇的看法。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。是什么使京劇不同于其它國家的劇場藝術(shù)形式？根據(jù)文章第二段中內(nèi)容：Theatrical art forms in many other countries do not present singing, dancing and spoken parts in one single drama.（許多國家的戲劇藝術(shù)形式在單一戲劇中不存在歌唱、舞蹈和說唱等形式；Traditional Chinese drama, including Beijing Opera, is a kind of entertainment which includes spoken parts, singing, dancing and acrobatics.（傳統(tǒng)的中國戲劇形式包括京劇，是一種同時(shí)包括說念、演唱、舞蹈和雜技等的娛樂形式）�？芍獞�(yīng)選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。人們認(rèn)為梅蘭芳在京劇傳播中發(fā)揮著重要的作用是因?yàn)?/span> 。根據(jù)文章第三段內(nèi)容：Mei Lanfang, one of the most famous performers(表演者)of all time, was the first to introduce Beijing Opera to foreigners and made highly successful tours to foreign countries.（梅蘭芳，中國有史以來最著名的京劇表演藝術(shù)家之一，是第一個將京劇介紹給外國，并成功地在國外巡回演出的人）故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段中我們知道，美國的游客 。根據(jù)第四段美國游客的敘述：“You will be puzzled(困惑)all the way through and a little bored from time to time; but you will be charmed and interested. You will be strongly attracted to Beijing Opera even if you know nothing of the dramatic background. "（你將全程感到困惑，有時(shí)還有點(diǎn)無聊，但是你將會被它陶醉、對它感興趣，即使你沒有一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)戲劇背景，你也將會被它強(qiáng)烈地吸引。）這是對京劇的高度評價(jià)，可知應(yīng)選B。

【4】詞義猜測題。文章中劃線部分“it”意指什么？根據(jù)最后一段：Beijing Opera is China’s national opera and it is full of Chinese cultural traditions.（京劇是中國的國劇，它包含著中國的文化傳統(tǒng)）可知it指代Beijing Opera，應(yīng)選A。