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Unit 3 Festivals and customs
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Happy birthday
The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The Whitehaired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.
Time/ date: 7:30 p.m., September 7th, 8th
Location: Tianqiao Theatre
Tel: 65514787, 83156170
Tickets: 60500 yuan (U.S. $7.260.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood”, “Memorial Ceremony for God” and “Wine Song”.
Time/date: 7:30 p.m., September 13th
Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel: 68485462, 68419220
Tickets: 30200 yuan (U.S. $3.624.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centered on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River”.
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time / date: 7:30 p.m., September 21st
Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel: 66068888, 66069999
Ticket: 40240 yuan (U.S. $4.827)
1.“Madame Butterfly” is______.
A.a Chinese opera B.a piece of music
C.a Western opera D.a song
2.If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial ______.
A.65514787 B.66069999
C.83156170 D.68485462
3.In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?
A.People. B.Ent