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.

One morning, it was already a quarter to eight when I got up. I was afraid that I would be late so I put on my clothes hurriedly and left without breakfast.

There were so many people at the bus stop that it was not easy to catch a bus. Five minutes went by, I still couldn’t get on one. The only thing I could do was to walk. I rushed through the crowded and ran towards my school. Unexpectedly, I hit an old woman, and she fell down. Without saying sorry, I left her and went on my way.

That evening, when I was back from school, I learned that the old woman was badly hurt in the leg from the fall. Some kind people sent her to a hospital after I left. I felt very sorry and nearly cried. The only way for me to ask her pardon was to pay her a visit.

The next day, I went to the hospital, I met the old woman and told her who I was. At first I thought that she would give me a scolding. To my surprise, she didn’t, but smiled. For me, that smile was worse. She touched my hand and said, “Never mind, my girl, I knew you didn’t want to hurt me, did you? Don’t worry, I will be better soon.”

1.The writer had to walk to school because ____________.

A. he got up early B. he hit the woman the bus

C. the bus was late D. it was difficult to get on

2.What happened to the old woman after her fall?

A. her leg was badly hurt

B. She was all right

C. She scolded the writer

D. The writer sent her to a hospital.

3.The underlined phrase “a scolding” means some__________.

A. cold eyes B. bad words

C. warm smile D. useful money

4.From the passage, we know that___________.

A. The writer might be a manager in a company

B. The writer wanted to hit the old woman.

C. The old woman understand the writer very well.

D. The old woman was probably ill at home.

任务型阅读

Michael, Tim, Peter, Gina, Sarah正在打算去参观一座名塔.请仔细阅读1-5题中的个人情况说明和A-E的介绍,选出符合他们要求的最佳选项.

1.Tim, from America, is travelling around the world. His last stop is to visit a tower where he can stay over the night.

2.Michael, a student of history, is ready to write a paper on old towers. He is going to visit one in Europe.

3.Gina, a teacher from Australia, likes shopping very much. She is thinking of buying different things for his students.

4. Sarah is a college student. She is on holiday in July and would like to visit the tallest tower of the five below.

5.Peter is interested in plants and animals. He is now looking for a tower where he can see fish and other water animals.

书面表达

随着环境的不断恶化和人类的大量捕杀，东北虎濒临灭绝。目前野生东北虎在我国境内仅存不足20只。请以“Protect the tigers”为题，写一篇词数为90左右的英语短文。

提示：1.东北虎的现状。

2.造成这一现象的原因。

3.我们应该如何保护他们。（至少提出两条建议）

参考词汇：rare(稀少的)， wild，in danger

How do you ______ this in English?

A. speak B. tell C. talk D. say

Andy is my brother. often takes dog for a walk.

A. He, his B. She, her

C. He, her D. She, his

They had a party __________ the evening of October 1.

A. in B. at C. on D. /

— I want to buy _____ bananas, but I don’t have _____ money with me. Can you lend me ______?

— Sorry, I don’t have _____ either（也）.

A. some; some; any; any B. some; any; some; any

C. some; any; any; any D. any; some; any; some

The weekend , I have ______ homework, so I am _____ busy.

A. too much, much too B. much too, too much

C. too many, many too D. many too, too many

Dad, my trousers are old. I want to buy a new ______.

A. trousers B. one C. it D. pair