Peking Opera is 1.form of traditional Chinese...

Peking Opera is 1.form of traditional Chinese theatre which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became 2.(full)developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the 3.(culture) treasures of China. Major performance troupes(剧团) 4.(base)in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.

Peking Opera comes5.four local operas, Hui Opera in Anhui, Han Opera in Hubei, Kun Opera in Jiangsu and Qingqiang in Shaanxi. It has drawn the merits of these local operas and created its own style.

Speech, song, dance and combat 6.(be)the four classic performing arts in Peking Opera, which are also the basic7.(skill)for performers and is usually trained since the performers are very young. There are many roles in Peking Opera, mainly Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, each of 8.has its own costume and mask-paintings. Masks with different colors have different meanings, which is used to 9.(represent)the character of the roles and illustrate their emotional state.

No China trip is complete without 10.(watch)the classic Peking Opera! Enjoy the fantastic Peking Opera!

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While Peking Opera is widely regarded as a symbol of Chinese culture, it has been losing young audiences due to its __________ outdated style and slow rhythm.

A. responsibly　　 B. relatively

C. plainly　　 D. deliberately

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Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is an ancient form of healthcare that dates back over 2,500 years, which aims to prevent or cure disease by maintaining or restoring yinyang balance. Fundamentally, TCM seeks to restore a dynamic balance between two complementary forces, yin(passive) and yang(active) . According to the yinyang theory, a person is healthy when harmony exists between these two forces; illness, on the other hand, results from a breakdown in the balance.

TCM practitioners(从业者) look to treat the root cause of disease and take a holistic approach to helping people experience complete recovery without the use of conventional drugs. TCM is “holistic” because it takes into account all aspects of a patient's life, rather than just several obvious symptoms. TCM practitioners view the body as a complex system, rather than separate organs. They use smell, hearing, touch, and pulse diagnosis(诊断) to discover the source of an unbalanced health condition. In addition, the practitioner typically makes use of what is known as five phases(wuxing) . Using the five-phase theory, the practitioner can create a plan for treatment that might contain such components as herbs, lifestyle changes, and foods for recovery.

Over the past several decades, TCM has been going global. It is now practiced in 183 countries and regions with 86 of them signing agreements with China to promote it. More and more medical schools are now recognizing the importance of training students and staff in “mind-body” practices that emphasize disease prevention and holistic treatments. A study of 3,200 physicians, conducted by Health Products Research, indicates that more than 50 percent of physicians in the U. S. planned to begin or increase use of TCM.

1.What is the most important to stay healthy according to TCM?

A.Having as little yin as possible. B.Ensuring much yang all the time.

C.Staying away from conventional drugs. D.Keeping the balance between yin and yang.

2.Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “holistic”?

A.optimistic B.dull

C.systematic D.passive

3.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A.The globalization of TCM. B.The history of TCM.

C.The significance of TCM. D.The benefits of TCM.

4.On what theories is TCM based according to this passage?

A.Practitioner and patient. B.Yinyang and wuxing.

C.Diagnosis and cure. D.Prevention and treatment.

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Tyler Thompson is1.unlikely star in the world of Peking opera. The 15-year-old from Oakland has fascinated audiences in the U.S. and China with his ability2.(sing) pitch-perfect Mandarin(普通话) and perform the ancient Chinese art form. The teen,3.is black and only speaks some basic Chinese, has been praised by teachers since he4.(pick) up the music as a kindergartner. “As soon as he opens5.(he) mouth and sings in Chinese, the Chinese are very surprised and they feel very proud of him,” said his music teacher. “When he puts on the costume, and all the acting, you can see that he is pretty good.”

Tyler has learned to sing several well-known pieces of Peking opera, a centuries-old form of musical theater6.(know) for its highly structured costumes, changing gongs(锣) and cymbals(钹), wide-ranging voices and highly stylized7.(move). Tyler got8.(stand) cheers when he performed9.Justice Bao, a famous Song Dynasty judge who fought corruption, from the Chinese classic Bao Qing Tian. “The music is very beautiful, and it’s very passionate,” said Tyler, “It’s made me want to know10.(much) about the world outside of America or California or Oakland.”

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STAGE

1.We can learn from the text that.

A. Story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

D. the artists in the Beijing Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

2.If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call  to book a ticket.

A. 86531043       B. 65250123     C. 66037255       D. 65071818

3.According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. The director of the Story of Puppets combines different operas in it.

B. Green Hat is based on a famous novel acted by some American artists.

C. Top Acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.

D. The Beijing Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.

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How affordable is high culture? One great myth of our time is that tickets for opera, theatre, ballet and orchestral (管弦乐) concerts are too expensive, especially for the young. This is infuriating as, in Britain, at least, the claim is ridiculous and offensive. The cheap tickets to hear London's orchestras range from ￡7 to ￡9 — same as a cinema ticket, and lower than the entry price to many pop music and comedy clubs. For comparison, when the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra performs with top soloists and conductors the cheapest seat is ￡30; and at the Berlin Philharmonic, it's an expensive ￡46.

Finding cheap tickets to the opera and ballet isn't so easy. True. British companies don't charge the ridiculous high prices found on the Continent (￡2,000 for a good seat at a premiere of La Scala's Carmen last December), but the tickets are still pretty steep. Large fees paid to star performers mostly account for that. Luckily, however, one spectacular technological innovation has transformed the scene. It's live (or slightly delayed) cinema transmissions. The New York Metropolitan Opera now beams its shows to 800 cinemas round the world, and British companies aren't far behind. Cinematic opera is excellent value. For the cost of a good bottle of wine (￡10 or ￡15 for the Royal Opera House's shows) you can sit in your local movie-house and see a high-definition relay of what's occurring on the world's grandest stages. No, it's not the same as being there, but it's almost as good. The sound is incredible. The images, particularly of dancers, are fantastic. And you can react to the show as part of a live audience, rather than sitting on your own at home.

To me, this mountain of evidence, together with free museum admissions, indicates that the arts world should stop worrying that its audiences are still mostly middle-class. Anyone who can afford to visit a pub can also afford to see top-quality drama, music and dance. The real battle now should be ensuring that school children are given enough tastes of high culture to make them want to buy all those cheap tickets when they grow up.

1.What does the underlined word "infuriating" in paragraph 1 mean?

A.Quite interesting. B.Very annoying. C.Not certain. D.Extremely obvious.

2.What is the main reason for expensive opera tickets?

A.The amount of money charged by top performers.

B.The costly technology required for broadcast.

C.The demand of companies for big profits.

D.The high cost of renting the stages.

3.Which of the following is true about cinematic opera?

A.People can decide where to watch the opera.

B.Audiences are discouraged from responding to The performances.

C.It provides an inexpensive way of enjoying a live opera performance.

D.The sound and visual quality are superior to the live performance.

4.Which statement would the author agree with?

A.The quality of opera performances is improving.

B.High culture is becoming more affordable in Europe.

C.The cost of access to high culture activities should be lowered.

D.Children should be encouraged to participate in high culture events.

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1. 音乐会时间、地点

2. 音乐会内容

注意:1.词数100左右　 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Microblogging is a broadcast medium in the form of blogging. A microblog differs from a traditional blog in that its content is typically much smaller, in both actual size and aggregate file size. Microblogs “allow users to exchange small elements of content such as short sentences, individual images, or video links”.

As with traditional blogging, microbloggers post about topics ranging from the simple, such as "what I'm doing right now," to the thematic(主题的), such as "sports cars.” Commercial microblogs also exist, to promote (促进) websites, services and/or products, and to promote collaboration within an organization.

Some microblogging services offer features such as privacy settings, which allow users to control who can read their microblogs, or other ways of publishing rights besides entering the web-based interface.(界面) These may include text messaging, instant messaging, E-mail, or digital audio.

The first microblogs were known as tumblelogs. The term was invented in a blog post on April 12, 2005. However, by 2006 and 2007, the term microblog came into greater usage for such services provided by Tumblr and Twitter. Other leading social networking websites Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, and XING also have their own microblogging features, better known as status updates.

Several studies, especially by Harvard Business School have tried to analyze the usage behavior of Microblogging services. Many of these studies show that for services such as Twitter, there is a small group of active users contributing to most of the activity.

Twitter, Facebook and other microblogging services are also becoming a platform for marketing and public relations, with a sharp growth in the number of social media marketers. The Sysomos study shows that this specific group of marketers on Twitter is much more active than general user population, with 15% following more than 2,000 people.

1.Why is a microblog different from a traditional blog?

A. Because a microblog doesn’t include pictures, but a traditional blog does.

B. Because a microblog doesn’t include videos, but a traditional blog does.

C. Because a microblog has smaller contents than a traditional blog in actual and total file size.

D. Because a microblog can only be written on the cell-phones.

2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “collaboration” in the second paragraph?

A. Competition.      B. Discussion.      C. Tradition.       D. Cooperation

3.Microblogging can protect the following privacy EXCEPT_______.

A. deciding the readers of the microblogs

B. allowing readers to publish their views

C. readers’ deleting what a microblog says

D. deciding whether readers can enter it

4.We can infer from the passage that______.

A. microbloggers always post about the thematic topics instead of the simple ones

B. microblogging has developed so quickly and brought the owners more and more benefits.

C. microblogging protects both the owners’ and the readers’ privacy

D. the studies by Harward Business School have analyzed the usage of microblogging services

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-QQ, as a means of communication, is quite popular among us and costs less than the traditional forms.

--______________.

So is WeChat　         B. So it is WeChat

C. So does WeChat　     D. So WeChat is

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--QQ，as a means of communication，is quite popular among us and costs less than the traditional forms．

--______________．

A． So is WeChat　　　 　 　 B． So it is WeChat

C． So does WeChat　　　　 D． So WeChat is

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