There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.
Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.
1. .Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.
| A．Anhui and hubei | B．Beijing and Anhui |
| C．the history book | D．the literature and novls |
| A．stories | B．roles | C．gestures | D．Paintings |
| A．honest | B．funny | C．dull | D．serious |
| A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures. |
| B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera. |
| C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world. |
| D．The people in the story usually are in agreement. |
| A．the eading male actor | B．the female role |
| C．the comedy actor or clown. | D．the face-painted role |
2 . In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests. Today the forests have almost gone. A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand. China doesn’t want to copy (照搬) the USA’s example. We’re planting more and more trees. We’ve built the “Great Green Wall” of trees across northern part of our country. The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide. It will stop the wind from blowing (吹) the earth away. It will stop the sand from moving towards (朝、向) the rich farmland in the south. More “Great Green Walls” are needed. Trees must be grown all over the world. Great Green Walls will make the world better.
1. In 1620, about _________ the USA was covered by forests.| A．a third | B．half | C．two thirds | D．a fourth |
| A．sand | B．water | C．wind | D．forests |
| A．7,000 kilometers |
| B．1,700 kilometers |
| C．7,000 meters |
| D．400 kilometers |
| A．China | B．the USA |
| C．some countries | D．every part of the world |
| A．The Great Wall |
| B．Tall buildings |
| C．Great Green Walls |
| D．Flowers and grass |
3 . A good way to pass an exam is to work hard every day in the year. You may fail in an exam if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the exam. If you are taking an English exam, do not only learn rules of grammar.
Try to read stories in English and speak English whenever you can. A few days before the exam you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night studying and learning things. Before you start to answer the questions, read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pack up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your exam, read over your answers. Correct the mistakes if there are any mistakes and make sure that you have not missed anything out.
1. What is the passage about?2. What will happen if you work hard only a few days before the exam?
3. What should we do before the exam?
4. What should we do before answering the questions?
5. What should we do after finishing the exam?
