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Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience can hear them, but they cannot see them. That is because they are putting on a shadow play(皮影戏).

Shadow puppets(玩偶) are made of hard leather. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object. Each puppet is painted in bright colours and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.

During a shadow play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit in front of the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.

Shadow plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TVs and films, shadow plays are not as popular as before.

Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.

1.How often does Wang Weifang with his friends put on a shadow play?

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2.What are the shadow puppets made of?

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3.What color does the screen use in the play?

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4.Are the shadow plays still popular now?

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5.Why do Wang and his friends work hard at the shadow play?

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1.Once a week 2.Hard leather 3.White. 4.No, they aren’t. 5.Because they want to keep this traditional art form alive. 【解析】【主旨大意】本文主要介绍了中国的一种古老的艺术形式——皮影戏，以及王伟方和他的朋友们为保护皮影戏所做出的努力。 1.题意...

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