In Shanghai’s Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage. He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves. Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song. Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.
It’s the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater. But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese-born singer; who has made it her mission to help preserve China’s traditional ethnic music.
Several years ago, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China’s remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups. In the course other four- month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs. But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.
“I was shocked the beauty of what I heard-it was so good,” she says. “But it needed support. I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times.”
So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience. By doing this, she hopes to rekindle (再次点燃) the interest of the younger generation. “Young people don’t like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs. They think these songs are something their grandma sings. This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage.”
Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots. “China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top,” she says. “For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path. So what can represent China today?” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”.
1.From the first paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. the audience are all young people
B. Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music
C. Guo Yong is the only minority performer on the stage
D. tree branches make good musical instruments
2.Which of the following is TRUE of Zhu Zheqin?
A. She teaches music in a conservatories.
B. She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music.
C. She works as an official in the United Nations.
D. She’s created all the music for the Grand Theater.
3.Zhu Zheqin traveled to some of China’s remotest regions to ________.
A. record the traditional ethnic music
B. help the local musicians play the music
C. show the UN Chinese musical traditions
D. enjoy the music of various ethnic groups
4.What is Zhu Zheqin’s idea about Chinese traditional music?
A. It is completely out of date.
B. Only old musicians play it well.
C. It needs changes to attract young people.
D. It is quickly dying out.
5.What does Zhu Zheqin mean in the last paragraph?
A. The traditional music should be repackaged.
B. Chinese conservatories shouldn’t teach Western music.
C. China has contributed a lot to the Western art.
D. Only the things created in China can be symbols of China.
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In Shanghai's Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage.He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves.Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song.Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.
It's the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater.But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantoneseborn singer, who has made it her mission to help preserve China's traditional ethnic music.
In 2009, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China's remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups.In the course of the fourmonth trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs.But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.
“I was shocked by the beauty of what I heard—it was so good,” she says.“But it needed support.I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times.”
So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience.By doing this, she hopes to rekindle(点燃) the interest of the younger generation.“Young people don't like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs.They think these songs are something their grandma sings.This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage.”
Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots.“China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top,” she says.“For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path.So what can represent China today?” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”.
1.From the first paragraph, we learn that________.
A. the audience are all young people
B. Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music
C. Guo Yong is the only minority performer in China
D. tree branches make good musical instruments
2.Which of the following is true of Zhu Zheqin?
A. She teaches music in a conservatory.
B. She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music.
C. She works as an official in the United Nations.
D. She's created all the music for the Grand Theater.
3.What is Zhu Zheqin's idea about Chinese traditional music?
A. It is completely out of date.
B. Only old musicians play it well.
C. It needs changes to attract young people.
D. It is quickly dying out.
4.What does Zhu Zheqin mean in the last paragraph?
A. The traditional music should be repackaged.
B. Chinese conservatories shouldn't teach Western music.
C. China has contributed a lot to the Western art.
D. Only the things created in China can be symbols of China.
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In Shanghai’s Grand Theater, a fashionable, mainly young audience applauds enthusiastically as Guo Yong takes center stage. He holds a large bushy tree branch with leaves. Blowing on one of the leaves, he produces a sound like the singing of birds as he plays a traditional Buyi folk song. Some other musicians are also playing the traditional instruments from various ethnic groups in China.
It’s the first time such music has ever been performed in the Grand Theater. But all this is the efforts of Zhu Zheqin, a Cantonese-born singer; who has made it her mission to help preserve China’s traditional ethnic music.
Several years ago, after being appointed a United Nations Development Program ambassador, Zhu traveled through some of China’s remotest regions in an attempt to document the traditional music of various minority groups. In the course other four- month trip, she recorded more than a thousand songs. But she noticed that many of the best musicians were old, and some of the music was at risk of dying out.
“I was shocked the beauty of what I heard-it was so good,” she says. “But it needed support. I hope to let people see the beauty of these things in the contemporary times.”
So Zhu decided to introduce some of the musicians to a wider audience. By doing this, she hopes to rekindle (再次点燃) the interest of the younger generation. “Young people don’t like this music much; they prefer pop music and love songs. They think these songs are something their grandma sings. This kind of repackaging gives young people a new door into their heritage.”
Zhu believes China needs to look again at its own roots. “China today is basically all Western art; in our conservatories (音乐学院) Western classical music is the top,” she says. “For China to really contribute to the world, we need to go on our own path. So what can represent China today?” The answer, she suggests, is to move from “made in China” to “created in China”.
1.From the first paragraph, we learn that ________.
A. the audience are all young people
B. Guo Yong is playing the Buyi folk music
C. Guo Yong is the only minority performer on the stage
D. tree branches make good musical instruments
2.Which of the following is TRUE of Zhu Zheqin?
A. She teaches music in a conservatories.
B. She is helping preserve Chinese ethnic music.
C. She works as an official in the United Nations.
D. She’s created all the music for the Grand Theater.
3.Zhu Zheqin traveled to some of China’s remotest regions to ________.
A. record the traditional ethnic music
B. help the local musicians play the music
C. show the UN Chinese musical traditions
D. enjoy the music of various ethnic groups
4.What is Zhu Zheqin’s idea about Chinese traditional music?
A. It is completely out of date.
B. Only old musicians play it well.
C. It needs changes to attract young people.
D. It is quickly dying out.
5.What does Zhu Zheqin mean in the last paragraph?
A. The traditional music should be repackaged.
B. Chinese conservatories shouldn’t teach Western music.
C. China has contributed a lot to the Western art.
D. Only the things created in China can be symbols of China.
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— Did Alice enjoy the concert held in Grand Theater yesterday?
— Yes, she did. She _____ such an excellent concert for a long time.
A. didn’t take part in B. wouldn’t take part in
C. hasn’t been in D. hadn’t been in
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— Did Alice enjoy the concert held in Grand Theater yesterday?
— Yes, she did. She _____ such an excellent concert for a long time.
A.didn’t take part in B.wouldn’t take part in
C.hasn’t been in D.hadn’t been in
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—We'll go to the party to be held in Qinghai Grand Theater at 8 tonight. Could you join us?
—I'm afraid I can't. I ________ the holiday plan with my friends.
A.am discussing B.have discussed
C.will be discussing D.will have discussed
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27. The Grand Theatre in Shanghai is open to visitors during the daytime ______ there is a performance going on.
A.when | B.except for |
C.except when | D.Except |
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Sally’s never seen a play in the Shanghai Grand Theatre, _______?
A. hasn’t she B. has she C. isn’t she D. is she
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The main hall of a 135-year old temple in Shanghai will be moved 30 meters to its north in order to create more space for visitors. Thousands of people gather and see the moving of the temple that started on Saturday.
The Mahavira Hall, of Shanghai's Jade Buddha Temple, was built in 1882. The temple in downtown Shanghai attracts more than two million visitors a year. Daily visitors can reach as high as 100,000.
A major renovation project started in 2014. The moving of the temple started on Saturday and is set to be finished in two weeks. The main hall of the temple will be relocated 30.66 meters northward within the temple and elevated 1.05 meters.
Master Jue Xing, abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple and vice president of the Buddhist Association of China, said moving the hall will create more space between buildings and reduce the risks of a stampede as the temple is usually tightly packed.
Buddhist statues and relics in the hall will also be moved together with the hall, he said.
Workers pumped cement into the foundation of the hall because the old building's foundation was rather soft, he said.
Statues and other relics in the building were stabilized and protected with frames to avoid damage, he said.
The moving will be carried out with the help of relic preservation experts from the Shanghai Museum, he said.
Shanghai has had several successful projects to move old buildings, including a school in 2009 and a concert hall in 2002. On Aug. 31st, Shanghai Concert Hall began to move 66.46 meters northward after the last concert was held in the previous location and reopened to audience two years later. The moving was recognized as a wonder of construction protection and inspired the experts of the moving of the the Mahavira Hall.
1.Which of the following job will not be done?
A. The temple will be relocated about 30 meters northward
B. Buddhist statues and relics in the hall will be moved together
C. The foundation of the hall will be strengthened with cerement
D. Statues and relics in the hall will be stabilized with frames
2.What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The Jade Temple of Shanghai attracts 100,000. visitors every year
B. The major renovation project completed in 2014
C. Moving the hall is to make more space for visiting and to reduce the risks of stampede
D. Shanghai have had some successful experience of moving buildings
3.Which column on the the website is the article from?
A. Science and technology B. culture
C. Travel D. Life and Health
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My sister met him at the Grand Theater yesterday afternoon, so he ________ your lecture.
A.couldn’t have attended | B.needn’t have attended |
C.mustn’t have attended | D.shouldn’t have attended |
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SHANGHAI - Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.
About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families, 50 percent in public places, and almost 6 percent on public transportation, shows a research released by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center on Tuesday.
"Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive smoking," said Tang Jingyan, a doctor at the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.
"Actually, those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke."
Research has shown that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds, coughs and sore throats, and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis, pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer.
Doctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers.
Other research by the Shanghai Children's Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke-filled household, where one or both parents smoke.
"Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over, it is still hard to reach a totally 'smoke free' home," said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen, noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
China has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke, 180 million of them younger than 15.The age of smokers is also getting lower, earlier reports said.
"There are more young smokers than before.You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street.Some of them are even female students," said Jing Xingming, a professor of children's developmental behavior at the center.
"Children like to imitate adults, especially their parents.If parents often smoke at home, it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit, which can cause a vicious circle," Jin said.
Reports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers, of whom 15 million are underage smokers.Also, around 40 million of the country's 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking, and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco.
1.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.About half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke.
B.Experts are calling for more protection for youngsters from smoking.
C.More and more youngsters are picking up the habit of smoking.
D.Smoking does great harm to the health of the youngsters.
2.What kind of the youngsters most possibly develop a habit of smoking?
A.Children of non-smoking mothers. B.Children of non-smoking fathers.
C.Children of heavy smokers. D.Children from some smoking centers.
3.Which of the following disease may not be connected with secondhand smoking?
A.Cancer. B.Behavioral problems. C.Sore throats. D.Coughs.
4.The underlined word “vicious” in the last paragraph but one most probably means ___________.
A.complete B.simple C.great D.bad
5.What can be inferred from the passage?
A.About 80% of the children in the Shanghai Children's Medical Center smoke heavily.
B.About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in the Shanghai Children's Medical Center.
C.About 540 million people are heavy smokers in China.
D.Children aged between 13 to 18 are more likely addicted to smoking.
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