76．features/characteristics　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 77．martial arts　　　　 78．A sharp style

75．based on

71．Peking Opera　　　　　　 72．History　　　　　　　 73．Origin　　　　　　　　 74．Anhui Opera troupes

70．What is the writer likely to talk about if he continues to write?

　　　 A．Citizenship．　　　 B．Invention．　　　　 C．Ruins．　　　　　　　 D．Psychoanalysis．

PART FOUR WRITING

Section A

Directions：Read the following passage．Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage．

Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer．

With its fascinating and artistic accompanying music, singing and costumes, the Peking Opera

is China' s national opera．Full of Chinese cultural facts, the opera presents the audience with an encyclopedia(百科全书) of Chinese culture, as well as developing stories, beautiful paintings, magnificent costumes, graceful　 gestures and martial arts．Since Peking Opera enjoys a higher reputation than other local operas, almost every province in China has more than one Peking Opera troupe．Opera is so popular among Chinese people, especially seniors, that even "Peking Opera Month" has been declared．

Peking Opera’s　 main tune originated from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei and, over time, techniques from many other local operas were incorporated into Peking Opera．

It is believed that Peking Opera gradually came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing．Peking Opera experienced fast development during the period of Emperor Qianlong and the infamous Empress Cixi, eventually becoming more accessible to the common people．

In ancient times, Peking Opera was performed mostly on stage in the open air, teahouses or temple courtyards．Since the orchestra played loudly, the performers developed a sharp style of singing．The costumes were a gorgeous collection of sharply contrasting colors to stand out on the stage lighted only by oil lamps．Peking Opera is a harmonious combination of the Grand Opera,

ballet and acrobatics (杂技) consisting of dance, dialogue and martial arts．

The Peking Opera band mainly consists of an orchestra and percussion (打击乐器)band．The former frequently accompanies peaceful scenes while the latter provides the right atmosphere for battle scenes．The orchestral instruments include the Erhu, Huqin, Yueqin, Sheng, Pipa and other instruments．The band usually sits on the left side of the stage．

Title： 71．　　　　

69．Which happening is NOT mentioned in this passage before World War II?

　　　 A．Hitler came into power．

　　　 B．Japan attached Pearl Harbor．

　　　 C．Poland was attacked by Germany．

　　　 D．USA had not planned to go into the war．

68．Why was the Great War renamed as World War I?

　　　 A．Because it destroyed a generation of Europeans．　　　　　　　　　

　　　 B．Because it was not only a war but a human disaster．

　　　 C．Because it was followed by the other world war．

　　　 D．Because it was influenced by new ideas．

67．Because of the inventions like the railroad, telegraph and typewriter, people could _______．

　　　 A．know that the progress was made only by scientists

　　　 B．enjoy their life more comfortably and conveniently

　　　 C．tell that a mankind killing was about to take place

　　　 D．make their dreams of a better life and a better world come true

66．It can be inferred from the passage that at the beginning of the 20th century 　　　　　 ．

　　　 A．great changes occurred between the 19th century and the 20th century

　　　 B．the world knew nothing about science, industry and moral philosophy

　　　 C．mankind came to realize there was not a change in the 19th century

　　　 D．Darwin, the builder of the theory of evolution, was in his forties

65．According to the passage, which of the following statements about Chile is TRUE?

　　　 A．Its official language is Spanish and English．

　　　 B．It is a developing country without foreign students．

　　　 C．It seldom rains and natural disasters often happen．

　　　 D．Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners．

C

Thanks to science, industry and moral philosophy, mankind's steps were at last guided up the right path in the past century．The 19th century of steam was about to give way to the 20th century of oil and electricity．Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, only 41 years old in 1900, provided a scientific basis for the idea that progress was not to be stopped, determined by natural law．And almost everybody thought that the development would continue to be as slow as that in the 19th century．

　 Inventions like the railroad or the telegraph or the typewriter enabled people to live their everyday lives a little more conveniently．No one could have guessed that new ideas would storm the world with a force and frequency at an amazing pace．This high-speed attack of new ideas and

technologies seemed to make people believe in the old dreams of a perfect life on earth, of a safe world in which natural disasters would be controlled．But the fast progress was accompanied by something against mankind's will．

Murders in Sarajevo (萨拉热窝)in 1914 led to the Great War, which did more than destroy a generation of Europeans．The Great War was most commonly called so until the beginning of World War II when it was renamed World War I ．Hitler rose to power in the 1930's．It was this very man who ordered the attack of Poland, only to meet with his failure when Great Britain and France made war on Germany．On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed the American naval base at Pearl harbor．Americans decided to enter the war, and World War II was now truly a world war．

But civilization was not crushed (压碎) b y the two great wars, and from the ruins people built a way of life again．The citizens of the 20th century felt free to reinvent themselves．In that task they were aided by two far-reaching developments -Psychoanalysis (精神分析)and the Bomb．

64．What did the author most probably think of his life in Chile?

　　　 A．Wonderful and worthwhile．　　　　　　　　 B．Difficult but meaningful．

　　　 C．Difficult　 and meaningless．　　　　　　　　 D．Boring and disappointing．