Unit 9 单元话题阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年九年级英语全一册单元重难点易错题精练（人教版）

Unit 9 I like music that I can dance to. 单元话题阅读理解练习 （2023秋·山东滨州·九年级统考期中） Do you know facing changing? The amazing skill in Sichuan Opera is used to express the changing feelings of characters. There are over 300 kinds of local operas in China. Among them, Sichuan Opera is one of the oldest. As the most important and the most interesting opera form from Southwestern China, it is popular in Sichuan, Chongqing and some areas of Yunan and Guizhou provinces. A large number of Sichuan Opera performers are active throughout Sichuan Province, both in the countryside and in cities. The opera has three special skills: changing faces, spitting(吐) fire, and rolling lights. Face changing, or “bianlian” in Chinese, is the most famous one. It is an important intangible heritage(非物质文化遗产). Only a few artists have picked up this skill. They know how to change Sichuan Opera masks magically. As they wave their arms and turn their heads, their painted masks change again and again. Face changing got its start about 300 years ago. In the beginning, opera artists changed the color of their faces during performances by blowing into a bowel of red, black or gold powder(粉末). The powder would stick to their oiled skin quickly. In another way, actors would cover their faces with colored paste hidden in their hands. By the 1920’s, opera artists began using layers(层) of masks made of oiled paper. They could peel one after another in the blink of an eve. At present, the artists use full-face painted silk masks which can be worn in layers. 1．Facing changing in Sichuan Opera tells ________. A．how the story goes on B．how the characters feel C．that the characters are busy D．that the characters are getting old 2．Opera artists perform face changing while ________. A．spitting fire B．doing magic tricks C．moving parts of their body D．singing along with the music 3．The last paragraph is mainly about the ________ of facing changing. A．development B．importance C．popularity D．future 4．What can we learn fr