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Peking Opera is one of the most popular styles of opera in China. This art form is a combination of music, singing, dancing and acting. The traditional Peking Opera mainly focuses on ancient stories and important historical events. Some of the newer operas perform stories from novels of Ming and Qing dynasties.
In Peking Opera, there are four main types of roles: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the male lead, while Dan is the female lead. Most of the time, Jing is the male hero with his face painted. And Chou is usually the funny male character.
Peking Opera actors often have different colours of facial make-up and costumes. Red make-up often shows loyalty. White stands for evil, and black for honesty and strength. As for the colours of the costumes, red is usually worn by high-ranking officials. Low-ranking officials often wear blue costumes. And black costumes can be used for any role.
The music of the Peking Opera band is important to the performance. The musical instruments in the band can be divided into two types. The percussion instruments, such as drums, are called Wu Chang. And the string instruments, such as the erhu, are known as Wen Chang. The actors can fight with the exciting music of Wu Chang, or sing with the gentle music of Wen Chang. The music played by the band builds up the atmosphere of the whole story. It helps strengthen the emotional expression of the characters. The music is so detailed that it can even match the movements of the actors' eyes and fingers.
In 1919, Mei Lanfang, a master of Peking Opera, visited Japan. After he gave amazing performances there, this traditional Chinese art form became known all over the world. It has made excellent contributions to the cultural exchanges between China and other countries. Today, you can see Peking Opera performances not only in China, but also in many other countries around the world.
( )1. The traditional Peking Opera mainly focuses on ______.
A. ancient stories and historical events
B. modern novels or historical events
C. ancient stories of the Ming Dynasty
D. ancient novels of the Qing Dynasty
( )2. If an actor has red make-up, it shows that ______.
A. he is a bad man
B. he is an honest man
C. he is a loyal minister
D. he is a low-ranking official
( )3. From the last paragraph we can infer that ______.
A. Mei Lanfang became famous in 1919
B. people began to know Peking Opera in 1919
C. Peking Opera performances are popular around the world now
D. only masters can perform Peking Opera
( )4. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Music is important to the performance of Peking Opera.
B. In Wen Chang, the music of the Peking Opera band is gentle.
C. Peking Opera is popular and has a long history.
D. In Peking Opera, only Jing's face can be painted.

答案： 1.A 2.C 3.C 4.D