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WELCOME UNIT
Unit 5 A delicate world
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Peking Opera is __1__ form of traditional Chinese theatre
which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and
acrobatics. It arose in the late 18th century and became fully
developed __2__ recognized by the mid19th century. The
form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the __3__ (culture) treasures of China. Major performance troupes (剧团) __4__ (base) in Beijing and Tianjin in the north, and Shanghai in the south. It has also spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Peking Opera comes __5__ four local operas, Hui Opera in Anhui, Han Opera in Hubei, Kun Opera in Jiangsu and Qinqiang in Shaanxi. It has drawn the merits of these local operas and created its own style.
Speech, song, dance and combat __6__ (be) the four classic performing arts in Peking Opera, which are also the basic __7__ (skill) for performers and are usually trained from the time when the performers are very young. There are many roles in Peking Opera, mainly Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou, each of __8__ has its own costume and maskpaintings. Masks with different colors have different meanings, which are used __9__ (represent) the character of the roles and illustrate their emotional state.
No China trip is complete without __10__ (watch) the classic Peking Opera! Enjoy the fantastic Peking Opera!
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.a 2.and 3.cultural 4.are based 5.from 6.are 7.skills 8.which 9.to represent 10.watching
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Peking Opera is a combination of music, dance, art and acrobatics. What's more, it is the national essence of our culture.
京剧集音乐、舞蹈、美术和杂技为一体。而且,京剧是我们文化的精粹。
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