《2025年通城学典课时作业本八年级英语下册译林版苏州专版》

In traditional Chinese performing arts, there are many classic roles, like sheng, dan, jing, mo and chou. Most people usually pay little attention to chou. However, it is a very important part in traditional Chinese operas. The reason is that it joins beauty and ugliness together perfectly. In the past, the chou performer was the first one to get dressed and have his make - up done.
Usually there are two kinds of chou on the stage, wen chou and wu chou. Wen chou often has a white patch(小块) painted around his nose and takes the roles of fisherman, boatman, servant and so on. The other kind is wu chou. Wu chou performers often wear tight clothing(紧身衣) and move quickly. They are good at martial arts(武术) and can jump several meters high. They usually express themselves in loud voices and play humorous roles, for example, kind thieves.
Chou performers often make people laugh by their spoken parts and body language, instead of singing skills. Whether they look ugly or beautiful, whether the roles they play are officials or thieves on the stage, the roles of chou are all humorous characters in funny faces. They use the roles of chou to bring out the good qualities in people. Maybe it is the charm(魅力) of traditional Chinese operas.
Next time, when you are enjoying a traditional Chinese opera, you can probably understand the different beauty behind it.
1. The role of chou is important in traditional Chinese operas because _______.
A. most people usually pay much attention to it
B. it joins beauty and ugliness together perfectly
C. the chou performer was the first to get dressed
D. it is funny and makes people laugh and happy
2.（创新考法·图片理解）Which picture is the role of chou in traditional Chinese operas?
A. B. C. D.
3. A kind thief in tight clothing on the stage may be the role of _______.
A. wu chou B. sheng C. wen chou D. dan
4. Chou performers often use _______ to make people laugh on the stage.
A. dancing skills and spoken parts B. spoken parts and body language
C. painting skills and spoken parts D. singing skills and body language

答案： 1~4. BCAB