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For a 400-year-old art form, opera 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 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 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 associate opera with common people. That means no formal suits, old-style theatre or bank breaking ticket prices. And because young people don’t or won’t come to the opera, companies are bringing the opera to them, giving performances in such usual places as parks, libraries and public schools.
The Houston Grand Opera’s choice is the public library, where it performs “mobile operas”, shortened version of child-friendly operas. 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 this year, is staging Cinderella free of charge, keeping costs down by employing students from its Young Artists’ Training Program.
72. Which of the following is the main idea of this passage?
A. Opera is famous for is history.
B Opera is only for rich people.
C. Opera companies are trying to keep operas alive.
D. Young people are not interested in operas.
73．The underlined part in Paragraph 2 most probably means ________.
A. breaking up the old rules B. changing the dresses
C. making the audience at ease D. advertising themselves
74. The San Francisco Opera employs young students in order to ________.
A. attract young people B. reduce the cost
C. celebrate its 75th anniversary D. make Cinderella popular
75．What can you infer from the passage?
A. The tickets for opera are very expensive at present.
B. Opera is performed in a language difficult to understand.
C. Opera is not so popular an art form today.
D. Students enjoy performing operas very much.
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Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
36. A. dwarfs B. giants C. mammals D. ancestors
37. A. measure B. weigh C. sell D. sound
38. A. grow up B. bring up C. take up D. go up
39. A. suit B. fit C. match D. seize
40. A. go to B. turn to C. back to D. return to
41. A. keep up with B. keep track of C. keep in touch with D. keep to
42. A. swim B. hide C. sleep D. stay
43. A. push B. draw C. drag D. pull
44. A. away B. from C. for D. to
45. A. becomes B. turns C. changes D. leads
46. A. lay B. lie C. laid D. lain
47. A. the other B. another C. other D. others’
48. A. but B. and C. or D. so
49. A. when B. where C. why D. as
50. A. technique B. talent C. ability D. opportunity
51. A. walk B. travel C. wander D. play
52. A. adopted B. adapted C. adequate D. admitted
53. A. the way B. the manner C. the method D. the shape
54. A. paddles B. sticks C. wings D. tails
55. A. abnormal B. unusual C. ordinary D. unbelievable
查看习题详情和答案>>Sea turtles are found in all warm waters throughout the world. Sea turtles are the___36____ of the turtles. The largest kind of sea turtle can grow as long as eight feet and ___37___ 1,500 pounds. Even the smallest kind, Kemp’s-Ridley, can ___38___ to 28 inches long and weigh almost 100 pounds. Many other turtles are small enough to___39___ in your hand. It is difficult to find population numbers for sea turtles because they do not___40____ shore once they hatch and reach the ocean, which makes it hard to ___41___ them. Sea turtles___42___ in the water because they are safer there. They cannot___43___ their heads and feet into their shells like other turtles can. Sea turtles cannot hide inside their shells __44___ other animals that want to eat them. They need to move quickly to stay safe.
When the weather ___45___ warm, sea turtles leave the ocean to___46___ their eggs on the beach. This is the only time they will ever leave the water. Most___47____ turtles spend part of the time in water___48___ part of the time on land. It is easy to understand___49____ sea turtles stay in the water. Their___50___ to swim is greater than their ability to walk. Their heavy bodies and unusual feet make it hard for them to ___51___ on land. They are better___52___ for life in the water. They are well suited for life in the sea because of__53___ their bodies are made.
The way their feet are made helps sea turtles swim very quickly. Their feet look like long __54___. When they swim, they flap their feet like a bird flaps its wings. This ___55___ way of swimming benefits sea turtles. It allows them to escape from their enemies.
36. A. dwarfs B. giants C. mammals D. ancestors
37. A. measure B. weigh C. sell D. sound
38. A. grow up B. bring up C. take up D. go up
39. A. suit B. fit C. match D. seize
40. A. go to B. turn to C. back to D. return to
41. A. keep up with B. keep track of C. keep in touch with D. keep to
42. A. swim B. hide C. sleep D. stay
43. A. push B. draw C. drag D. pull
44. A. away B. from C. for D. to
45. A. becomes B. turns C. changes D. leads
46. A. lay B. lie C. laid D. lain
47. A. the other B. another C. other D. others’
48. A. but B. and C. or D. so
49. A. when B. where C. why D. as
50. A. technique B. talent C. ability D. opportunity
51. A. walk B. travel C. wander D. play
52. A. adopted B. adapted C. adequate D. admitted
53. A. the way B. the manner C. the method D. the shape
54. A. paddles B. sticks C. wings D. tails
55. A. abnormal B. unusual C. ordinary D. unbelievable
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