As our national treasure, Beijing Opera has a...

As our national treasure, Beijing Opera has a rich list of plays, artists, audiences, and wide influences, making it the most important opera in China. Beijing Opera is a comprehensive acting art. It combines singing, reading, acting, fighting, and dancing together by using acting methods to tell stories and describe characters. The roles in Beijing Opera include the male, female, painted-face, and comedic roles. Besides, there are other supporting roles as well. In addition, the types of facial make-up, especially concerning the color, are the most particular art in Beijing Opera, because they can symbolize the personalities, characteristics, and fates of the roles.

It is believed that the end of the 18th century was the most flourishing period in the development of Beijing Opera. During this time, there were lots of performances not only in folk places, but also in the palace. The noble class loved Beijing Opera, which played a positive role in the performances, make-up, and stage setting. The influence between palace and non-government places promoted Beijing Opera's development.

From the 1920's to the 1940's of last century was the second flourishing period of Beijing Opera. The symbol of this period was that lots of sects (流派)of the opera appeared. The four most famous were "Mei" (Mei Lanfang 1884-1961), "Shang" (Shang Xiaoyun 1900-1976), "Cheng" (Cheng Yanqiu 1904-1958), and "Xun" (Xun Huisheng 1900-1968). Every sect had its groups of actors and actresses. Furthermore, they were extremely active on the stage in Beijing, Shanghai, and so on. The art of Beijing Opera was very popular at that time.

1.According to Paragraph 1, Beijing Opera is ________.

A.an art of dancing and acting B.a comedic art

C.an art of painted- face D.a comprehensive acting art

2.The most flourishing period of Beijing Opera was________.

A.in the 20th century B.in the 18th century

C.from the 1920's to the 1940's D.from 1920 to 1940

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.There are four roles in Beijing Opera.

B.The singing style is the most particular art in Beijing Opera.

C.The noble class had an effect on the development of Beijing Opera.

D.The symbol of the second period of the opera was the appearance of four sects.

4.What's the passage mainly about?

A.A brief introduction of Beijing Opera. B.The roles of Beijing Opera.

C.The famous sects of Beijing Opera. D.The history of Beijing Opera.

八年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beijing Opera is our national opera ________ a history of 200 years.

A. about　　　　　 B. with　　　　 C. at

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Beijing Opera is our　　 1.　　 opera. It came into being after 1770 and has over 200 years of history. Its music and singing 　　 2.　 Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. There are four main 　 3.　 in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is 4.　　 of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. It is an　　 5.　　　 part of Chinese culture.

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根据首字母填单词，完成短文。

Beijing Opera is our n 1.　　 opera. It came into being a 2.　　 1790s and has a history of over 200 years .Its music and s　 3.　　 came from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei .

There are f 4.　　　　 main roles in Beijing Opera:Sheng ,Dan ,Jing and Chou .Beijing Opera is f 5.　 for famous stories ,beautiful facial paintings,wonderful gesture and fighting.Some of the stories are f 6.　　 history book,but most are from famous novels .The people in the stories usually can’t a 7. with each other .They become angry,unhappy,sad and lonely .Sometimes they are f　 8.　　 and worried .Then they find a way to make p 9.　 with each other . Everyone is usually happy in the end .

Beijing Opera is an important p　 10.　　　　 of Chinese culture .In China it used to be popular with old people while young people didn’t like it very much .

However , more young people are b 11.　 　　 interested it nowadays .And more people a 12.　　 the world are learning about Beijing Opera’s special singing,acting and facial painting .

八年级英语单词拼写中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beijing Opera (京剧) as well as paper cutting is a symbol of our ________ culture.

A.possible B.traditional C.dangerous

八年级英语单选题中等难度题查看答案及解析

Beijing Opera is our national play. You can learn the music, dance and art when you enjoy Beijing Opera. It has a long history and is very famous around the world.

In order to make Beijing Opera wider and make the middle school students love and develop (发展) our Chinese culture, our country makes a project. That is to take Beijing Opera into students’ music classes. Now many students can enjoy Beijing Opera in class.

However, only a few people think it’s important and useful for middle school students. Most people think that students are very busy with their lessons and it’s a waste of time to learn Beijing Opera. Most people are afraid that some music teachers know little about Beijing Opera and its history. Most parents always ask “Is it useful for children’s future to learn Beijing Opera?”

We need a long way to go to make Beijing Opera come into classes.

根据短文内容，完成任务。

任务一：判断正误。

1.Many people agree with the country’s project.

2.Most people think students are too busy to learn Beijing Opera.

任务二：将画线句子译成中文。

3.___________________________________

任务三：选择正确答案。

4.Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Learning Beijing Opera can make students learn about Chinese culture.

B. Some people think Beijing Opera can help students little.

C. Beijing Opera has a long history in China.

D. Both A, B and C.

任务四：回答问题。

5. Do you think it’s helpful for middle school students to learn Beijing Opera? why?

__________________________________________________________________

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综合填空 选择方框内的单词并用其正确形式填空。

Beijing Opera is our　　　 1.　 opera. It came into being after 1970 and has over 200 years of history. Its music and singing 　　 2.　　 Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. There are four main 　　 3.　 in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is 4.　　 of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, wonderful gestures and fighting. It is an　　 5.　　 part of Chinese culture.

八年级英语选词填空简单题查看答案及解析

As an American, Jack is a big fan of Chinese Kung fu. __________, he is crazy about Beijing Opera.

A.Therefore B.However C.Moreover D.Otherwise

八年级英语单选题困难题查看答案及解析

Mount Huangshan is probably one of the most famous mountains in China. It has been listed as a World Natural and Cultural Heritage Site.

It lies in the south of Anhui Province. It is about 1,200 square kilometers. Every year, thousands of Chinese and foreigners pay a visit there. While you are climbing the mountain, you can enjoy the sea of clouds, wondrous pines（松树）and unique（独特的）rocks around you. Early morning when the sun rise, the sky looks very beautiful. It's really a nice place to visit. Each of the four seasons on Mt.Huangshan has their different beauty.

It is said that you won't want to visit any other mountain after the Five Famous Mountains, and you won't wish to see even the Five Famous Mountains after returning from Mt.Huangshan. This saying may give you some ideas of the beauty and uniqueness of Mt.Huangshan. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, Mt.Huangshan has become one of the great symbols of China.

1. What can you enjoy when you climb Mount Huangshan?

A. The sea of clouds.　　　　　　 B. Wondrous pines.

C. Unique rocks.　　　　　　　　　 D. Above all.

2. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word "uniqueness" in the last paragraph?

A. 独一无二的事物　　　 B. 雄伟的　　

C. 吸引人的　　 　　　　 D. 享受的

3. Which one can represent China according to the passage?

A. Mount Tai.　　 　 B. Guilin.　　　

C. Mt.Huangshan.　　 D. Beijing.

4. Which one is NOT true in the following sentences?

A. Mt. Huangshan is a natural wonder in China.

B. Mr. Huangshan has the same view in different seasons.

C. Many foreigners come to visit Mt.Huangshan every year.

D. Mt. Huangshan has become one of the great symbols of China.

八年级英语阅读理解极难题查看答案及解析

This year students in my school can enjoy Beijing Opera in our music classes. The music teacher will teach us how to play Beijing Opera.

1. Because we can learn a lot from it, especially the history and traditional culture. They also think it can improve our Chinese. There are so many poems and stories in Beijing Opera.

Some students don’t think so. 2.They prefer pop music. They don’t understand why their school will take Beijing Opera into classes.

3.They think learning Beijing Opera is helpful. But they’re afraid it will affect our study. 4. If we have opera lessons, we’ll have less time to study.

I think different people have different hobbies. 5.They can give different kinds of classes. We students can choose what we like.

A. Parents care more about our study.

B. Teachers shouldn’t force us to learn Beijing Opera.

C. Teachers think it’s necessary for us .

D. They’re bored with it.

E. Parents think we are busy with our lessons.

A. Parents care more about our study.

B. Teachers shouldn’t force us to learn Beijing Opera.

C. Teachers think it’s necessary for us .

D. They’re bored with it.

E. Parents think we are busy with our lessons.

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