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1.For a 400-year-old art form,opera(歌剧) had a bad fame:overweight actresses singing the words which were hard to understand in one of those romance languages you were supposed to learn in high school.And with tickets costing as much as $145 a performance,opera-goers(常去看京剧的人) also had a certain appearance in people's mind:rich,well-dressed and old.
But now opera companies around the country are loosening their ties and kicking off their shoes in an attempt (尝试)to keep opera alive and take it to a younger and not so wealthy audience.
Opera producers have found that to attract this crowd,they need to make the opera closer to common people.Because young people don't or won't come to the opera,companies are bringing the opera to them,giving performances in such unusual places as parks,libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera's choice is the public library,where it performs"mobile operas",shortened versions(简装剧本) of child-friendly opera.This summer's production is Hansel &Gretel.By performing smaller versions of large productions,producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level.The San Francisco Opera,which will be celebrating its 75th anniversary(周年) this year,is staging Cinderella free of charge,keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists'Training Program.

24.Which is the main idea of this passage?B
A.Opera is famous for its long history.
B.Opera companies are trying to keep opera alive
C.Opera is only performed for rich people.
D.Young people are not interested in opera.
25.Opera companies prefer to perform short versions becauseA.
A.they can make more people come to opera
B.short versions are easy to perform
C.it is hard to find long versions
D.they can be performed in public libraries
26.The San Francisco Opera employs students in order toD.
A.celebrate its 75th anniversary
B.make Cinderella popular
C.attract young people
D.reduce the cost
27.From the passage we can infer thatA.
A.operas are not so popular an art form today
B.he tickets for operas are very expensive
C.operas are performed in a difficult language
D.students enjoy performing operas very much.

分析 本文是一篇文学艺术类阅读,属于说明文,对于一个400年的艺术形式,歌剧有一个坏的名声:超重的女演员唱着难以理解的语言.本文以此展开,主要讲述了歌剧团如何设法使歌剧保持活力.

解答 24.B.主旨大意题.通读全文,根据文章内容可知,文章主要讲述了歌剧团如何设法使歌剧保持活力.故选B.25.A.细节理解题.由最后一段第三句By performing smaller versions of large productions,producers are able to make people interested while keeping costs at a reasonable level.可知,这样做的目的是降低演出成本,同时吸引更多观众来观看演出.故选A.
26.D.细节理解题.由最后一段最后一句…keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists'Training Program.可知,旧金山歌剧院为了降低成本而聘请学生.故选D.
27.A.推理判断题.文章通篇讲述的是歌剧团如何设法使歌剧保持活力,由此可推断出当今歌剧不太受大众欢迎.故选A.

点评 本文是一篇文学艺术类阅读,题目涉及多道主旨大意题,细节理解题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.

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