Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing (唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hnbei. 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 wonder 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 Xiaosheng is a young man. A Laosheng is an old man 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.Beiiing and Anhui C.the history book

2.The second paragraph(%%)of the reading is about the ______ of Beijing Opera.

A.stories B.roles C.paintings

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

A.honest B.funny C.dull

4.Which of the following is the role Sheng?

A. B. C.

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

Tom is a hard working boy with a good education. He works in the office of a factory. His boss is very pleased with him. One evening Tom went out with his brothers. It was his birthday. At eight o’clock they got to a friend’s house. They danced and drank all through the night. At seven o’clock in the morning, Tom went away. He was completely drunk. “Oh dear,” he said. “Seven o’clock, I can’t go to the office today.” He picked up the telephone and telephoned his boss at home. The boss answered the telephone. “Hello, who is it?” “It is me … Tom. Look. I’m very sorry, I’m afraid I can’t work today … I’m terribly sorry … I … er … I’m ill … I’ve got a terrible cold I must stay in bed. I’m very sorry.”

“That’s all right, Tom.” And his boss answered. “Don’t worry. It doesn’t matter. I don’t need you today. Stay in bed. Stay in bed today. But, Tom, don’t be late tomorrow. I need you tomorrow. ___________”

根据短文内容选择最佳答案。

1.The underlined words “was completely drunk” in the passage most probably means “___________”.

A.liked drinking B.drank too much C.enjoyed himself

2.Tom is ___________.

A.a hard working student B.a good boss C.an office worker

3.Tom stayed at his friend’s house for ___________ hours.

A.7 B.8 C.11

4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.Tom wanted to find an excuse but he forgot what day it was that day.

B.Tom had a cold that day so he couldn’t go to work.

C.Tom was late for work so the boss didn’t need him.

5.“___________” can be the missing sentence in the passage.

A.Today is weekend. B.Tomorrow is weekend. C.Today is weekday.

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