問題詳情：
Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戲班) 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*) 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*) 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
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?
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 are usually in agreement.
【回答】
1. A 由第一段中Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei.可知，京劇唱腔來自安徽和湖北。
2. B 第二段主要介紹了京劇中的四種主要角*，由There are four main roles in Beijing Opera…可知B項正確。
3. B 由第二段中…is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.可知，Chou是喜劇演員或者是小丑，因此可推知 Chou的特點是“有趣的、滑稽的”。
4. D 由第二段中Sheng is the leading male(男*) actor. 可知，Sheng是最重要的男演員，排除A、C兩項；由Jing, mostly male, is the face-painted role…可知，Jing是花臉，排除B項。故選D。
5. A 由文中There are four main roles in Beijing Opera…可排除B項；由This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.可排除C項；由The people in the story usually have some disagreements.可排除D項。 由第一段中It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting.可知，京劇中有許多優美的手勢，故A項正確。
知識點：日常生活類
題型：閱讀理解
