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A [传统文化]
中国传统戏剧焕发新光彩
Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company has held two seasons of "Youth Runway", a long-term opera development project, hoping to find young opera talents. 118 young performers have successfully shown 200 plays and classical pieces. Most of them were born between 1995 and 2000, making them the company's newest power. They will show both classical and new plays in many different styles.
① __________ The Butterfly Lovers, one of the plays in this spring, is changed from a sad love story between a poor young man, Liang Shanbo, and Zhu Yingtai, the daughter of a wealthy family. They return as butterflies after their death. Another one, Twelve Roles, which will be presented in the summer, largely gets its idea from an American film 12 Angry Men. The 12 members, all from different backgrounds, must decide a child's fate(命运) in a murder.
Yueju opera, which developed around 1906 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of China's most famous operas. In the old days, people loved it because of its styles of singing and melodies. Now, it is getting a new life. ② __________ The performing season for young performers is held in its fifth year and has its own characteristic. Moreover, the project worked with BesTV to create a Yueju opera short video series about the 24 solar terms of traditional Chinese calendar.
Every year the China Shanghai International Arts Festival provides chances for traditional opera performers like Yueju opera talents to perform. ③ __________ Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and revealing behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites.
④ __________ They try many ways to make traditional art forms attractive to today's youth, including the creation of short opera films and the use of popular melodies. "We believe that traditional operas like Yueju opera can attract today's young people because they can be mixed with different art forms," says Chen Daming, a theatre critic.
( )1. What does the underlined word "melodies" in the passage probably mean?
A. 旋律 B. 演员 C. 舞台 D. 背景
( )2. The Butterfly Lovers and Twelve Roles are both __________.
A. based upon foreign films B. changed from other stories
C. presented at the same time D. sad love stories from China
( )3. It's better to put the sentence "Young performers have an important role in spreading the art." in "__________".
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
( )4. From the passage, we know Yueju opera __________.
A. is made into films about the 24 solar terms on TV
B. is less attractive because of the use of popular melodies
C. becomes more popular now for its special styles of singing and dancing
D. gets more fans because the performers show how they prepare for a concert
( )5. According to Chen Daming, the future of traditional operas is __________.
A. hopeful B. unsure C. challenging D. mysterious
A [传统文化]
中国传统戏剧焕发新光彩
Since 2011, the Shanghai Peking Opera Company has held two seasons of "Youth Runway", a long-term opera development project, hoping to find young opera talents. 118 young performers have successfully shown 200 plays and classical pieces. Most of them were born between 1995 and 2000, making them the company's newest power. They will show both classical and new plays in many different styles.
① __________ The Butterfly Lovers, one of the plays in this spring, is changed from a sad love story between a poor young man, Liang Shanbo, and Zhu Yingtai, the daughter of a wealthy family. They return as butterflies after their death. Another one, Twelve Roles, which will be presented in the summer, largely gets its idea from an American film 12 Angry Men. The 12 members, all from different backgrounds, must decide a child's fate(命运) in a murder.
Yueju opera, which developed around 1906 in Shengzhou, Zhejiang Province, is one of China's most famous operas. In the old days, people loved it because of its styles of singing and melodies. Now, it is getting a new life. ② __________ The performing season for young performers is held in its fifth year and has its own characteristic. Moreover, the project worked with BesTV to create a Yueju opera short video series about the 24 solar terms of traditional Chinese calendar.
Every year the China Shanghai International Arts Festival provides chances for traditional opera performers like Yueju opera talents to perform. ③ __________ Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and revealing behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites.
④ __________ They try many ways to make traditional art forms attractive to today's youth, including the creation of short opera films and the use of popular melodies. "We believe that traditional operas like Yueju opera can attract today's young people because they can be mixed with different art forms," says Chen Daming, a theatre critic.
( )1. What does the underlined word "melodies" in the passage probably mean?
A. 旋律 B. 演员 C. 舞台 D. 背景
( )2. The Butterfly Lovers and Twelve Roles are both __________.
A. based upon foreign films B. changed from other stories
C. presented at the same time D. sad love stories from China
( )3. It's better to put the sentence "Young performers have an important role in spreading the art." in "__________".
A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④
( )4. From the passage, we know Yueju opera __________.
A. is made into films about the 24 solar terms on TV
B. is less attractive because of the use of popular melodies
C. becomes more popular now for its special styles of singing and dancing
D. gets more fans because the performers show how they prepare for a concert
( )5. According to Chen Daming, the future of traditional operas is __________.
A. hopeful B. unsure C. challenging D. mysterious
答案：
1. A 词义猜测题。根据文章内容及画线词前的 styles of singing 可推知，过去人们喜欢越剧是因为它的演唱风格和旋律。2. B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The Butterfly Lovers，one of the plays in this spring，is changed from ...”可知，The Butterfly Lovers 改编于梁山伯与祝英台的故事；根据“Another one，Twelve Roles，which will be presented in the summer，largely gets its idea from an American film 12 Angry Men.”可知，Twelve Roles 改编于美国电影《十二怒汉》。因此，两部戏剧都是改编于其他故事的。3. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段中 They try many ways to make traditional art forms attractive to today's youth 可推断，They 指代 Young performers。根据最后一段内容可知，年轻人在传播艺术方面起着重要作用，因此把该句放在最后一段最合适。4. D 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Many traditional opera performers have got fans among students and young performers in recent years by showing how they prepare for a concert and revealing behind-the-scenes stories with mobile apps on video websites.”可知，许多传统戏剧演员通过视频网站上的移动应用程序展示他们如何准备音乐会和揭露幕后故事，在学生和年轻演员中赢得了粉丝。5. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“We believe that traditional operas like Yueju opera can attract today's young people because they can be mixed with different art forms ...”可知，他们相信像越剧这样的戏曲可以吸引现今的年轻人，因为它们可以与不同的艺术形式相融合。所以，戏曲的未来是充满希望的。
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