三、完形填空
Beijing opera is our national opera. It has a history of over 200 years. It is the 1 of Chinese national culture. It began after 1790 2 the four famous Anhui opera troupes (戏班) went to Beijing. Beijing opera is3 in historical stories, beautiful clothes and wonderful shows.
Its music and singing came from *Xipi* and *Erhuang* in Anhui and Hubei. There are mainly 4 kinds of roles in Beijing opera: *Sheng*, *Dan*, *Jing* and *Chou*. The *Sheng* is a(n) 5 man's role. The *Dan* is a woman's role. The *Jing* is a man's role 6 a painted face and the *Chou* is a comedy role.
Beijing opera tells stories and shows characters (角色) in four 7 : singing, speaking, acting and martial arts (武打). These ways help people feel the 8 feelings, language, music and action.
Many Chinese people 9 Beijing opera. Today, more and more young people are becoming 10 in it. Some foreign visitors are also travelling to China to 11 Beijing opera.
I think the 12 face paint on Beijing opera actors is very interesting. What's that? It is 13 as “lianpu” in Chinese. Different colours of “lianpu” 14 different personalities. For example, red means loyalty (忠诚) and black means honesty.
Beijing opera shows the soul of Chinese culture. Its special beauty 15 many Chinese people. It is indeed a true treasure of Chinese culture.
() 1. A. story
B. style
C. heart
D. treasure
() 2. A. when
B. before
C. until
D. so
() 3. A. rich
B. sure
C. proud
D. full
() 4. A. three
B. four
C. two
D. five
() 5. A. old
B. main
C. popular
D. strange
() 6. A. in
B. with
C. of
D. under
() 7. A. shows
B. ways
C. models
D. works
() 8. A. painters'
B. dancers'
C. actors'
D. listeners'
() 9. A. enjoy
B. write
C. call
D. make
() 10. A. skilled
B. interested
C. good
D. rich
() 11. A. feel
B. paint
C. learn
D. understand
() 12. A. colourful
B. dark
C. light
D. heavy
() 13. A. known
B. called
C. used
D. became
() 14. A. wait for
B. stand for
C. look for
D. ask for
() 15. A. has
B. shows
C. tells
D. attracts