Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes 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 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.
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 novls小题2:.The second paragraph(段落) 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 the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.
A．honest
B．funny
C．dull
D．serious小题4:.Which of the following statements is TURE?
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5:What role is Sheng ?
A．the eading male actor
B．the female role
C．the comedy actor or clown.
D．the face-painted role
