Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous

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 comedy actor or clown. Dan is the female (女性)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

2．The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the ______of Beijing Opera.

A. stories      B. roles    C. gestures   D. Paintings

3．From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.

A. honest      B. funny    C. dull      D. serious

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.

5．What role is Sheng ?

A. the leading male actor

B. the female role

C. the comedy actor or clown

D. the face-painted role

1．A

2．B

3．B

4．A

5．A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了中国的京剧，文中详细描述了京剧的发源，京剧的角色组成和京剧的艺术特点。

1．根据Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei.描述，可知选A。

2．根据There are four main roles in Beijing Opera:及下文描述，可知本段主要讲述的是京剧中的角色，故选B。

3．根据and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.丑角指的是喜剧演员或者小丑，故选B，有趣的。

4．根据第一段It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. 描述，可知选A。

5．根据最后一段Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。描述，可知选A。

考点：关于京剧的说明文阅读

点评：本文浅显易懂，各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。