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【題目】“Anywhere they play in Bangkok, I’ll be there,” said Warin Nithihiranyakul, 73, a dedicated fan of the Sai Yong Hong Chinese Opera troupe（劇團(tuán)）for more than 10 years. While waiting for his friends to arrive, he helps out by starting to set up plastic red chairs for the audience to watch the evening’s performance in an area just south of Bangkok’s Chinatown. A devotee of 11 years, Wandee Tengyodwanich, 62, says that Sai Yong Hong is the best Chinese opera in Thailand because it invests in very splendid costumes. She and her friends go to see the group a couple of times a year. They eat and catch up as they recall the first time they saw Chinese opera as children.

They are part of a shrinking community of people that has formed around Chinese opera in Thailand. They are preserving a cornerstone of culture and heritage（遺產(chǎn)）dating to the seventh-century Tang Dynasty, making it one of the oldest dramatic art forms in the world. Like so much of Chinese opera throughout the world, the performances are a product of a large Chinese migration. Sai Yong Hong is one of about 20 Chinese opera troupes in Thailand. The audience consists mostly of older Thai-Chinese adults, some of whom take their grandchildren to connect with a cultural memory that has been passed down for generations.

Chinese migration to Thailand can be traced to the 13th century. Today about 14 percent of the population is ethnically（人種上）Chinese, making Thailand the home of one of the world’s largest Chinese communities outside China.

For many of the actors, the stage is home. Women could not even touch the shrine（神龕）, only men were allowed; now the whole industry has changed. As the community ages and audiences decrease, there is a fear that the art will die out. Performers face uncertain futures. Mr. Tatchai, who is Chinese and Thai, has been in the industry since he was 7. He has seen the changes as well, and he said he thought the industry would continue to get smaller but would not go away. “As long as Chinese shrines exist and people continue praying,” he said, “the Chinese opera will be here.”

【1】What impressed Wandee most on Sai Yong Hong?

A. Its comfortable service. B. Its long history.

C. Its wonderful costumes. D. Its enormous dedicated fans.

【2】It can be inferred that Chinese overseas usually .

A. basically forget their native cultures

B. try to bring oversea culture back to hometown

C. forbid their offspring to see Chinese opera

D. spread traditional dramatic arts globally

【3】What’s Mr. Tatchai’s attitude on the future of the Chinese opera?

A. Pessimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Optimistic. D. Neutral.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

文章介紹了中國(guó)戲劇在泰國(guó)的演出情況，受歡迎度和前景。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段A devotee of 11 years, Wandee Tengyodwanich, 62, says that Sai Yong Hong is the best Chinese opera in Thailand because it invests in very splendid costumes.可知Wandee認(rèn)為Sai Yong Hong是泰國(guó)最好的京劇，因?yàn)樗�的戲服非常華麗。給她印象最深的是精美的服裝，故選C.

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段They are preserving a cornerstone of culture and heritage（遺產(chǎn)）dating to the seventh-century Tang Dynasty, making it one of the oldest dramatic art forms in the world. The audience consists mostly of older Thai-Chinese adults, some of whom take their grandchildren to connect with a cultural memory that has been passed down for generations可知海外的華人們?cè)谟酶鞣N方式保護(hù)和傳承著中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)戲劇藝術(shù)，故選D.

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段.最后一段he thought the industry would continue to get smaller but would not go away. “As long as Chinese shrines exist and people continue praying,” “the Chinese opera will be here”.可知Mr. Tatchai認(rèn)為中國(guó)戲劇行業(yè)將繼續(xù)縮小，但不會(huì)消失。只要中國(guó)的神龕還存在，人們還在祈禱，中國(guó)戲曲就會(huì)繼續(xù)存在。他是樂(lè)觀的態(tài)度，故選C.