One of China’s most famous art forms is the 200-year-old Jingxi (Beijing Opera ). It is not only a treasure（财富）of the Chinese nation but also a cultural symbol of China.

       Beijing Opera is an art on stage that includes singing, dancing ,acting and acrobatics（杂技动作）. Beijing Opera uses special imagery（意象）in creating the characters. All roles are divided according to sex , personality, age, profession and social status（地位）. Hangdang is the general term for role types in Beijing Opera .There are four types of roles in Beijing Opera today, namely ,the sheng, dan ,jing and choo. The sheng is the male protagonist（主角）,the dan the females protagonist, the jing (painted face) a male supporting role with different characteristics. And chou(clown )a comic or negative figure for the protagonist. The four role types come from the large number of roles of earlier stages in the history of Beijing Opera.

       There are many schools of Beijing Opera ,with different styles .The music is beautiful and facilitating , and the stage an is bright and colorful.

1．把划线句子翻译成汉语。

       One of China’s most famous art forms is the 200-year-old Jingxi (Beijing Opera).

2．根据短文内容写出a male supporting role 的汉语意思。

3．把下列图片与所给的词匹配，只填写字母即可。

   （1）clown     （2）female role      （3）painted face       （4）male role     

4．回答下面问题。

How does Beijing Opera create the characters?

1、1．中国最著名的艺术形式之一就是具有二百年历史的京戏(京剧)。

2．男配角

3．(1)d (2)c (3)a (4)b

4．Beijing Opera uses special imagery in creating the characters．／Beijing Opera creates the characters by using special imagery．