Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costumes are all fascinating and artistic. It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.
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 an old man. 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 interesting. 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 unhappy. 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 laughter and people are all happy in the end.
小题1:Beijing Opera’s singing is from ____________.
A．Anhui and Hubei
B．Beijing and Anhui
C．the history book
D．the literature and novels小题2:The second paragraph of the reading is about the _________ of Beijing Opera.
A．stories
B．roles
C．gestures
D．paintings小题3:From the reading, we know the role Chou most probably has a (n) _________ feature.
A．honest
B．funny
C．dull
D．serious小题4:Which of the following is the role Sheng?
A．
B．
C．
D．
小题5:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
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.
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
题目分析：这篇文章讲解了作为中国国粹的京剧的发展历史，剧中角色，故事来源等方面，通过这篇文章我们可以对京剧有一个大概的了解。
小题1:细节理解题。根据文中原句Its music and singing(唱腔) come from Xipi and Erhuang in Anhui and Hubei.（它的音乐和唱腔来自安徽和湖北的西皮和二簧），所以此题选A。
小题2:细节理解题。根据文中原句There are four main roles in Beijing Opera（在京剧中主要有四种角色）可知此段主要讲京剧中的角色，故选B。
小题3:推理判断题。根据文中句子Chou is the comedy actor or clown.（“丑”是喜剧演员或者小丑）可知丑这个角色非常滑稽，故选B。
小题4:细节理解题。根据文中描述Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor.（“生”是男性主角），故选D。
小题5:推理判断题。根据全文所提供的信息及文中原句It’s full of famous stories, beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting.可知此题选A。