Ancient Chinese folk painting and many other art styles have been passed down from generation to generation, and are still practiced in different parts of China. Here’s a look at four unique Chinese folk art forms.
Chinese Opera is the traditional form of Chinese drama. According to incomplete statistics, in China’s various ethnic regions there are about more than 360 kinds of operas. The most famous ones include Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yueju Opera, Yuju Opera, Sichuan Opera, Fujian Opera, Hebei opera, Huangmei Opera and so on, in total more than 50, among which Peking Opera is the most popular in China.
Shadow Play dates back to Western Han Dynasty in Shaanxi more than 1000 years ago. The moving figures, usually carved out from leather, are operated by folk artists, accompanied by music and singing. It is the world’s first dubbed (配音的) motion picture art form, thus considered the “ancestor” of modern film. Today this art form is still popular in northern China.
Paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional decorative arts in China with a long history. Paper-cutting can be seen across China and it has even developed into different local genres (流派). They are usually used to decorate gates and windows during festivals.
The Kite was invented by Chinese people. According to legend the earliest kite in China was a wooden bird by Mo Di in the Eastern Zhou dynasty. Later his student Lu Ban improved the tech and used bamboo as material to make a kite. Today, various kite-flying activities can be found in different regions of China. Shandong Weifang Kite Festival is held every year and attracts lots of kite lovers and travelers.
【小题1】Which Chinese Opera is the most popular in China?| A．Peking Opera. | B．Kunqu Opera. |
| C．Yueju Opera. | D．Yuju Opera. |
| A．It has a history of more than 1000 years. |
| B．It was operated by ancient folk artists. |
| C．It is accompanied by music and dances on the stage. |
| D．It is the world’s first dubbed motion picture art form. |
| A．Different local genres. | B．Traditional decorative pictures. |
| C．Paper-cutting art works. | D．Popular Chinese handwriting. |
| A．Paper. | B．Wood. |
| C．Bamboo. | D．Leather. |
| My Left Foot (1989) Imagine |  |
| Shine (1996) Do you have a talent you’re afraid to share with the world? David Helfgott seemed meant from childhood to be “one of the truly great pianists,” but the pressures of performing (and pleasing his father) resulted in a complete breakdown. Ten years in a mental institution didn’t weaken Helfgott’s musical gift: When he was rediscovered, he was playing concertos in a bar. Shine received seven Oscar nominations (提名), and Geoffrey Rush won best actor for his performance of Helfgott. |  |
| Life Is Beautiful (1997) Nothing’s more powerful than the love between a parent and a child. In this heartbreaking Italian film, a father (Roberto Benigni) makes an unbelievable sacrifice for his 4-year-old son: trapped in a Nazi concentration camp in 1945, the Jewish man convinces his boy that they are playing a complicated game. He manages to spare him the horror of the terrible war, and even in his final moments of life, keeps his son smiling and hopeful. Benigni won the best actor Oscar. |  |
| Stand and Deliver (1988) Few people can inspire us more than a good teacher. Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos got Oscar nomination for best actor) is a great one. Employed at a high school where kids are expected to fail, Escalante challenges his math students to struggle for better things, like getting good grades in the AP exam. Despite the obstacles in their lives, the classmates accomplish their goals, thanks to Mr. Escalante’s support. The real Jaime Escalante, the Best Teacher in America, says that Stand and Deliver is “ 90% truth, 10% drama.” |  |
【小题1】The underlined part in the passage means _______
| A．The main character in My Left Foot is a prisoner |
| B．The main character in My Left Foot is a disabled person |
| C．The main character in My Left Foot is trapped by others |
| D．The main character in My Left Foot can’t control his whole body |
| A．My Left Foot. | B．Life Is Beautiful. |
| C．Shine. | D．Stand and Deliver. |
| A．teaching | B．drawing and writing |
| C．making stories | D．playing the piano |
| A．They are all based on real stories. |
| B．The main characters all won Academy Award for Best Actor. |
| C．They are all inspiring stories that make a difference. |
| D．The main characters are all sick to some degree but succeed. |
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WILD AT HEART 127mins.
Wen 6--Fri8 February
Director: David Lynch
Starring: Nicholas Cage, Laura Dern, Willam Dafoe. A first--class film. Cage and his girlfriend Dean are on the run through the dangerous Deep South. They are hiding from gunmen who have been hired to kill Cage by Dean's mother. Victims, yes—but they also have fun. It's wild at heart, strange on top. Funny, frightening and brilliant.
DICK TRACY 113mins
Mon 11--Sat16 February 6pm
Tickets on sale 5--6 pm
Director: Warren Beatty
Starring: Warren Beatty , Madonna The famous detective (侦探)tries to stop Big Boy and the Blank from taking over the city. A colorful and exciting film. Some parts are frightening, so think twice about taking children.
BATMAN 126mins
Mon11--Sat16 February 8.30pm
Tickets on sale 7.30--8.30pm
PIZZA PLUS offer 6--7pm
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson. A few essential questions must be asked...Is Batman a mad hero? Why does Bruce Wayne spend millions dressing up as a bat? Has Nicholson's Joker stolen the whole movie? Great action and excellent acting, especially by Nicholson.
【小题1】We know from Wild at Heart that _________.
| A．Cage was not accepted by his future mother-in-law. |
| B．Wild at Heart is funny rather than frightening. |
| C．A famous detective happened to help Cage and Dean. |
| D．Cage and Dean are playing the hide-and-seek game with Dean’s mother. |
| A．Batman has the longest running time |
| B．One can buy tickets in advance for all the films |
| C．While watching Batman one can enjoy pizza at 7:30 pm. |
| D．You’d better not take your children with you to see Dick Tracy |
| A．In an advertisement page. |
| B．In a movie review. |
| C．In a short story. |
| D．In an introduction of an art center. |
COMING TO AMERICA (1988)
This movie continues to be a classic. Watching it as a kid, I thought all the characters that Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall played in the movie were extremely funny. But even more than the comedy, I loved the scale of this film — the size of the wedding and the scope of the ceremony with the African dancers. It never feels like a small, cheap movie.
BRIDESMAIDS (2011)
I remember watching it in the theater and thinking that this will forever change the face of comedy. Not only was it about women, but they weren’t all gorgeous women. Bridesmaids tells a story about five bridesmaids all experiencing different struggles in life. But due to the wedding, they became friends and faced the challenges in life.
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989)
I fell in love with Nora Ephron after watching this movie. I always go back to it when I write dialogues between two characters who are madly in love with each other, because you’re hard-pressed to find dialogues as sharp as this. It’s basically a master class. It’s still my favorite romantic comedy.
BIG (1988)
Tom Hanks is incredible, and there are so many funny, lovely moments in it. My favorite scene is when Tom Hanks and Robert Loggia play “Chopsticks” with their feet using the giant piano at FAO Schwarz. It’s really well-written with lots of laughs, but a lot of heart.
【小题1】What do we know about the film COMING TO AMERICA?| A．The characters were boring. |
| B．It was adapted from a classic. |
| C．The scale of the film was small. |
| D．It was made on a low budget. |
| A．COMING TO AMERICA. |
| B．BRIDESMAIDS. |
| C．WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. |
| D．BIG. |
| A．They are all thrillers. |
| B．They are all starred by Tom Hanks. |
| C．They are all comedies. |
| D．They are all set in Western America. |
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