Beijing Opera is famous to us. It has a history from 1790. Its music and singing come from Anhui and Hebei. There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng, Dan, Jing and Chou. Beijing Opera is full of famous stories, beautiful facial(脸部的) paintings, wonderful clothes and fighting. Some of the stories are mainly from history books, but many of them are from famous novels(小说). The people in the stories usually can’t agree with each other. They became angry, unhappy, sad and lonely. Sometimes they are frightened and worried. Then they find a way to get on well with each other. Everyone is usually happy in the end.
Beijing Opera is an important part of Chinese culture. In the past, it was popular with old people while young people didn’t like it. But now, more and more young people are becoming interested in it. At the same time,more people around the world are learning about Beijing Opera.
Choose the best choice from A, B or C according to the passage.【小题1】How long is the history of Beijing Opera until 2025?
| A．Less than 220 years. | B．More than 220 years. | C．230 years. |
【小题2】Beijing Opera’s music and singing came from _______.
| A．Anhui and Hubei | B．Beijing | C．Henan and Hubei |
【小题3】People usually feel _______ at the end of the stories in Beijing Opera.
【小题4】There are many of the stores manly from _______.
| A．newspaper | B．magazines | C．history books and famous novels |
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
| A．There are three main roles in Beijing Opera. |
| B．Beijing Opera isn’t a part of Chinese culture. |
| C．More and more people are interested in Beijing Opera nowadays. |
