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【题目】阅读理解
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 Hubei. 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 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 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.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 role Chou most probably has a (n) feature.
A.honest
B.funny
C.dull
D.serious
（4）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.
D.The people in the story usually are in agreement.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）A
（2）B
（3）B
（4）A
【解析】短文大意：本文中先后介绍了京剧的形成，四大主要角色，以及京剧的主要创作特点。通过本文可以让我们对中国京剧有一个大致的了解。
（1）细节理解题。根据第一段中Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er—huang in Anhui and Hubei.可知京剧的唱腔来自安徽和湖北，故选A。
（2）细节理解题。根据第二段中There are four main roles in Beijing Opera可知该段主要是介绍举得四大角色，故选B。
（3）细节理解题。根据第二段中Chou is the comedy actor or clown.可知丑角是喜剧演员或者小丑。故选B。
（4）细节理解题。根据文中It's full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting.及下文对京剧四个主要角色的描述，可知京剧中的手势应是多种多样，其它几个选项在文中找不到适当依据，故选A。