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1、山东省威海市2020年中考英语试题学校:_姓名:_班级:_考号:_ Lively music, singing and the sound of beating drums fill the room. As an orchestra(管弦乐队)plays, performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage(舞台). Welcome to Chinese opera.Chinese opera is an important element(元素)of Chinese culture. Most operas are b
2、ased on stories from long ago. The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds. Beautiful paintings, hand movements and martial arts(武术)help tell these famous stories.There are more than 300 forms of Chinese opera, including Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Yu Opera, Ge Zai Xi and ma
3、ny other forms. Of all of them, Beijing Opera is the most famous. Beijing Opera combines(合并)singing, dancing and acrobatics. Instruments such as drums, bells and cymbals accompany(伴奏)the performances. Facial designTraditionally, performers used masks(面具)for their facial design. Today, however, perfo
4、rmers use makeup. They paint colorful designs on their faces. These colors and designs help to create each character. For example, a brave character has a red face, while a black face means bold. A yellow and white face represents(代表)someone who is dishonest.CostumesCostumes give clues(线索)to the per
5、formers characters and roles. Audiences(观众)that are familiar with opera will get to know a story by the masks and costumes. Costumes usually have many designs and colors. The same costume can be used in different shows, however, it will represent a different character.Promoting the artsMany colleges
6、 and schools in China desire(渴望)to keep the art of Chinese opera alive. They provide an education system for talented students. Applicants(应试者)must pass a written test, an audition(试镜)and an interview and only the most promising students are accepted to study at these colleges and schools. Once acce
7、pted into the program, students begin a seven-to-twelve-year journey through the school. After graduation, many go on to work as professional actors on stage or in the movies.1Of all forms of Chinese opera, which is the most famous? ABeijing OperaBGe Zai XiCYu Opera2The character with a yellow and w
8、hite face is_.AbraveBdishonestCbold3What does the word promising mean in the passage?A诚信的B热情的C有前途的4Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?AAnyone who likes Chinese opera can be accepted into the program.BIf a person knows opera well, masks and costumes will help know the story.
9、COnce in the program, you have to study for 7 to 12 year at school.5What is the passage mainly talking about?AChinese cultureBBeijing OperaCCostumes and facial designI rememberMary Chan asked her grandfather what he could remember about his secondary school. This is part of what he told her.Ill neve
10、r forget Mr. Tan. We called him Tiger Tan. He was our math teacher when I was in Sec 1. He was a wiry(筋骨强壮的),muscular man and he was very strict. I never saw him smile while I was at school.Mr. Tan was an excellent math teacher. He explained everything slowly and clearly on the blackboard. When he l
11、ooked at the class, you had to be looking at his hawk-like eyes. He stared at us like a tiger facing a group of rabbits. If you werent looking directly at him, he summoned(命令)you to the front of the class. Then he took Joey from his cupboard. Joey was a length of garden hose about half a metre long.
12、 After few painful wallops(猛)from Joey you paid attention all the time!Sometimes Mr. Tan felt that the class was getting sleepy. Then he suddenly said, Outside everybody! Round the school! RUN! He stood at the door of the classroom, waiting for us to return. He had a slipper(拖鞋)and hit the last one
13、or two pupils. I was usually the first back.We were all scared of Tiger Tan. We didnt like him but we respected(敬重)him. He was a good teacher and was always fair.We had a very different math teacher in Sec 3. He was Mr. Hu. He was cheerful and friendly. When he entered the room, somebody would ask h
14、im how a camera worked. Then he spent the rest of the lesson explaining how something worked. He drew diagrams on the board and sometimes one of us asked another question to keep him talking. Most of the class sat and day-dreamed about food or sport. We werent really interested in cameras. We just w
15、anted to avoid doing any work.We liked Mr. Hu but we didnt respect him. We knew that we didnt learn much in his lessons.6In Mr. Tans class, _.Ahis students had to pay attention all the timeBhe drew diagrams and explained everything fastChe taught his students how to run around the school7The underlined word Joey probably refers to _.Aa boy who wasnt looking directly at Mr. TanBsomething Mr. Tan used to punish his studentsCa rabbit that was facing a tiger8Mr. Tan asked his students to run outside to make them _.Astrong and healthyBrefilled with energyCscared of him