廣東省廣州市2021年中考英語一模試卷匯編：閱讀理解

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廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)2021年中考一模英語試題

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(A)

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Topic:HowCanWeUseaModernPublicLibrary?

Editor'snote:Hasitbeenalongtimesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybe

surprisedtolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.Theycanhelpdevelopyourlovefbrknowledge,

meetinterestingpeopleandsoon.Herearesomeideasfromthereaders.

Topic:Checkoutabook

Librariesstillloanoutbooks,butyou'llfinditeasiertoborrowwhateveryou're

lookingforwithanetworkofarealibraries.Bysuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbooksin

aconvenientway.Oncethebookyouneedarrives,theywille-mailyoutopickitupinthe

nearestlibrary.

AmyRrowii

Topic:Checkoutotherthings

Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone(多媒體區(qū)域)withdifferentformsof

informationlikemoviesonDVDs,musiconCDsandpopularmagazines.Childrencanalso

findtoysandgamesthere.Ifapopularmagazineyouwantisn'tofferedandthelibrary

keepsalistofsuchrequests,itmaybringinthemagazinewhenenoughinterestisshown.

_BenSmith___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Topic:Joinreadinggroups

Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupmeetingsfbrpeopleofdifferentagedgroups.

Perhapsyou'dliketomakemorefriends,andBettyGreenthelibrarymayhavea

book-sharinggroupyoucouldjoin.Also,youmightfinditrelaxingtositquietlyina

cornerwithagoodbookwhileyoubringyourlittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTime.

BettvGreen

26.AccordingtoAmyandBen,whichcan'tweborrowfromthepubliclibrary?

27.AccordingtoBetty,takingalittlekidtoahalf-hourStoryTimeallows.

A.thekidtolearnanewlanguage

B.theparentstoenjoyquietreading

C.theparentstomeettheirbestfriends

D.thekidtoenjoydifferentkindsoftoys

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28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toimproveservicesofmodempubliclibraries.

B.Toencouragepeopletoworkinmodernpubliclibraries.

C.Tointroducedifferentusagesofmodernpubliclibraries.

D.Totellustheimportanceofmodernpubliclibraries.

(B)

Emmastaredsadlyoutofthewindowofthebus.Only50milesoutside

townwasthefarmwhereshegrewup.Shethoughtaboutthefarmallthe

time,especiallytheanimals.

Whenherfamilysoldthefarmandmovedtonearbytown,Emmawas

excited.Butwhenshegottothenewschool,shefeltoutofplace.Shehad

fewclassmatestotalkto.

Withasigh,Emmaturnedherattentionbacktothepresent.Thebus

cametoastop."WelcometotheNatureCenter,herteachersaid."Aguidewillgiveusapresentationaboutthe

animals,andthenyou'IIhelptofeedthebabysquirrels.Now,Iwanteveryonetofindapartner.^^

Emmadidn'thaveanyfriendsyetwhowouldbeherpartner?EmmagotclosetoJulia,atalkativeandoutgoing

girl."CouldIbeyourpartner?^^Emmaaskeduncertainly.

“Sure,“saidJuliawarmly.

Together,thegirlswalkedintothecenter.Afterthepresentation,akeepershowedthemhowtoholdthe

bottleofmilkforbabysquirrels.Thenthegirlsstartedtofeedtheirownbabysquirrels.

Afterthebabiesfinishedeating,thekeeperasked,"Wouldyouliketohelpfeedtheadultsquirrels,too?”

Emmawasquicktovolunteer,butwhenthekeeperopenedthefirstcage,asquirrelinsidejumpedout.Emma

remainedcalm,heldoutherhand,madequietsounds,andthenquicklygotit.

“Wow!Youaresobrave!”Juliasaid."You'realwayssoquiet.Ithoughtyouwereafraidofeverything.”

“Iknowthatwehavetostaycalmwhenanimalsarefrightenedorexcited.”

ThekeepernoddedinagreementandaskedEmma,“Wouldyouliketovolunteertohelpoutwiththeanimals

atthecenter?”

“Cool!Iwouldlovetoworkhere!That'sagreatchance!,,Emmarepliedcheerfully.

Thatafternoon,inthebusonthewaybacktoschool,EmmasatnexttoJulia,hernewfriend.Arushof

new-foundhappinesswashedoverher.

29.HowdidEmmafeelwhenshegottothenewschool?

A.Excitedbutsad.

B.Nervousandlonely.

C.Lonelyandsad.

D.Warmbutnervous.

30.WhatprobablyhelpEmmastaycalmwhenthesquirreljumpedout?

A.Herdecisiontoprotectherfriend.

B.Herknowledgefromherclassmates.

C.Hercloserelationshipwiththesquirrel.

D.Herexperiencewithanimalsonthefarm.

31.Onthewaybacktoschool,Emmafelthappybecause.

A.theteacherpraisedherforbeingbrave

B.sheeasilycaughtthebabysquirrel

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C.shereturnedtothefarmandlearnedalotaboutanimals

D.shecouldcareforanimalsagainandmadeafriend

32.Whichofthefollowingshowstheorderofthedevelopmentofthestory?

a.Emmamovedfromthefarmtothetown.

b.Emmadidwellinfeedingadultsquirrels.

c.Emmagotachancetofeedbabysquirrels.

d.Emmawasinvitedtovolunteeratthecenter.

e.EmmapartneredwithJuliaatNatureCentre.

A.a-e-c-b-dB.a-d-e-c-b

C.e-c-b-d-aD.d-e-c-b-a

（C）

C1M0N2isafloatingcomputerassistant.ItfirstappearedasahelperintheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）

onDecember5th,2019.Accordingtothespaceplan,CIMON2willgobacktoEarthin2022.

Actually,theISSisasciencelabinspace.Usuallyastronautsstayinitforfiveorsixmonths.Canyou

imaginehowboringitistoliveinatightspacewithjustfiveother

peopleforsixmonths?SoCIMONishere.

CMONstandsforCrewInteractiveMobile（互動移動）Companion.

AsaproductofaEuropeanairplanecompany,itisarobotwitharound

face,weighingabout5kilograms.Ithasnolegsorarms,butitcanmove

whereitneedstogowithmotors（馬達）inside.Somepeoplealso

describeitas“akindofflyingbrain”.

CIMONkeepstwojobsinmind.Oneishelpingastronautswith

tasks.Theotheristryingtobe"someone“astronautscantalkto.HelpingastronautsiseasyforCIMON-itcan

see,hear,understand,andspeak.ThebrainofCIMONcanunderstandnotjustwhatpeoplesay,butalsowhatthey

mean.Ifastronautsaskitforinstructionsorinformation,itcangiveanswers,oruseitsscreentoshowpicturesor

papers,ifneeded.Inaddition,CIMONhasseveralcameras,whichcantakepicturesandvideostohelpastronauts

keeprecordsofexperimentsorimportantactions.ThemoredifficultpartofCIMONsjobisbeingacompanion

fortheastronauts.ThefirstCIMONwasabletounderstand1,000sentences,butthatwasn'tenough.CIMON1

seemedtomisunderstandandbecomeconfusedwhenhearingdifficultsentences.

CIMON2hasbeenimprovedsothatitcanfindouthowpeoplearefeeling.ThecompanywantsCIMON2to

beacalmandtrustedfriend.Thiscouldbeespeciallyimportantiftension（緊張氣氛）inagroupofastronauts

causesthemtostopthinkingclearly,andtheastronautsdon'twanttodiscusswiththeirteammates,theycanturn

toCIMON2.

33.HowlongdidCIMON2plantostayinthesciencelabinspace?

A.Forabout5to6months.

B.Forabout3years.

C.Forabout6to12months.

D.Forabout1year.

34.WhatcanwelearnaboutCIMON?

A.Itisahuge,human-likerobotfloatingbyitself.

B.Itisahelpermovingfreelyinthespacestation.

C.PeoplenameditafteraEuropeancompany.

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D.Peoplecreateitforalessinterestinglifeinspace.

35.InParagraph4,CIMON1worksasacompanion,whichmeansCIMON1.

A.isamusicandvideoplayerforastronauts

B.hasthesimilarhobbieswiththeastronauts

C.isanexperimentandliferecorderfbrastronauts

D.lives,worksandtalkswiththeastronauts

36.ComparedwiththefirstCIMON,whatistheadvantageofC1M0N2?Itcan.

A.gettoknowastronauts9truefeelings

B.helpastronautsbecometrustedfriends

C.stopastronautsfromtalkingwhendoingtheirtasks

D.stopastronautsfromhavinggooddiscussions

（D）

Howdoyoufeelaboutnature?Afterspendinghoursindoors,doyoufeelbetterwhenyouvisityourlocal

park?1believetheanswermustbe"YES".

Mostpeoplethinkthatnatureisgoodforourbodiesandbrains.However,humansarespendingmoretime

insideandlesstimeoutside.Forexample,thenumberofvisitorstoCanada'snationalparksisgettingsmaller

everyyear.AndincountriessuchastheUSA,only10%ofteenagersspendtimeoutsideeveryday.Manydoctors

feelthatthisisaprobleminthetwenty-firstcentury.

Therefore,somedoctorsarestudyingtheconnectionbetweennatureandhealth:oneexampleistheworkof

Dr.MatildainSweden.Thedoctorgavepeopleamathtest.Duringthetest,theirheartrates（心率）werefast.

Afterthetest,onegroupofpeoplesatina3D-irlual-eality（虛擬現(xiàn)實）roomforfifteenminuteswithpicturesand

soundsofnature.Theirheartrateswereslowerthanpeople'sintheothergroup.Thevirtualtouchwithnature

helpedthemfeelmorerelaxed.Thenaturalworldallowsourbrainstorestandslowdown,andcanleaveus

feelinghappierandlessstressed.AnotherexamplefromCanadaalsoshowsnatureisgoodforhealth.InToronto,

researchersstudied31,000peoplelivinginthecity.Ingeneral,theyfoundthathealthierpeoplelivednearparks.

Becauseofstudieslikethese,somecountriesandcitieswantpeopletoenjoynatureintheireverydaylife.In

Dubai,peopleplantobuildanewshoppingmallwithalargegarden,soshopperscanrelaxoutsidewithtrees,

plantsandwater.AndSouthKoreahasnewforestsnearitscitiesandaround13millionpeoplevisittheseforests

everyyear.Gettingclosetonaturehasbeenthoughttobenecessaryforbraindevelopmentinchildren.In

Switzerland,"forestschools“arepopular.Schoolchildrenstudytheirsubjectsintheforestsandexercisealot

outside.Soafterbuildingcitiesfbrsolong,perhapsit'snowtimetostartrebuildingnature.

Inaword,natureholdsaspecialkindofenergy:itisclean,wildandspirit-renewing,whichmakesusgrow

stronger△

37.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph2?

A.Toraisetheproblemofpeople'slifestyle.

B.Tooffersomeadvicefbrpeople'slives.

C.Tosharepeople7sideasaboutnature.

D.Toshowpeople'slivesindifferentcountries.

38.WhatdotheresultsofthestudiesinParagraph3mainlyshow?

A.MoreHealthierCanadiansliveclosetoparks.

B.Themathtestisdifficultandmakespeoplenervous.

C.Naturecanrelaxpeopleandinfluencethempositively.

D.People'sheartratesincreaseina3D-virtual-realityroom.

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39.Tohelppeopleenjoynature,countriesdothefollowingexcept.

A.rebuildingnaturenearcities

B.havingclassesanddoingsportsinnature

C.planningagreenareaforshoppers

D.startingabraindevelopmentprogramme

40.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanbebestputintheblank△?

A.Sowhynotrunawayfromthecities?

B.Sonatureisourbestchoice,isn'tit?

C.Sowhynotletnaturebepartofourdailylife?

D.Sonatureismoreimportantthancities,isn'tit?

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WhenthedognamedJudysawthefirstsheepinherlife,shedidwhatcomesnaturally.Thefour-year-olddog

setoffracingafterthesheepacrossseveralfieldsand,beingacityanimal,lostbothhersheepandhersenseof

direction.Thensheranalongtheedgeofcliff（懸崖）andfell100feet,jumpingoffarockintothesea.

HerownerMikeHoldenwasworriedandcalledthecoastguardofCornwall,whoappearedinseconds.Six

volunteerswentdownthecliffwiththehelpofaropebutgaveupallhopeoffindingheraliveaftera90-minute

search.

Threedayslater,ahurricanehitthecoastnearCornwall.Mr.Holdenreturnedhomefromhisholidayupset,

believinghispetwasdead.Hecomfortedhimselfwiththethoughtshehaddiedinthemostbeautifulpartofthe

country.

Forthenexttwoweeks,theHoldenswereheartbroken.Then,oneday,thephonerangandSteveTregear,the

coastguardofComwall,askedHoldenifhewouldlikehisdogback.

Abirdwatcher,usingatelescope,foundthepetsittingonarock.Whilehesoundedthealarm,astudentfrom

LeedsclimbeddowntheclifftopickupJudy.

Thedoghadbeenknockedunconscious（失去知覺的）buthadsurvivedbydrinkingwaterfromafresh

streamatthebaseofthecliff.Shemayhavefedonthebodyofasheepwhichhadalsofallenovertheedge."The

dogwasverythinandhungry,”SteveTregearsaid,“Itwasavery_dog,Shesurvivedbecauseofthefreshwater

around,headded.

Itwas,asMr.Holdenadmitted,t4amiracle（奇跡）

26.WhydidJudyfelloffthecliff?

A.Thesheepkickedheroffthecliff.

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B.Sheplayedwiththesheepalongthecliff.

C.Judysawasheepforthefirsttimeinherlife.

D.Sherantothewrongdirectiontotheedgeofthecliff.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ThesheepJudymetalsofellovertheedge.

B.OnlydrinkingtheseawatersavedJudy'slife.

C.Judyhadstayedontherockforonlysevendays.

D.IttookthevolunteersoneandahalfhourstolookforJudy.

28.WhatdidJudy'sownermeanby"amiracle,,?

A.Judysurvivedintheend.

B.Therewasastreamaround.

C.AsheepwasjustlyingbesideJudy.

D.Thebirdwatcher,usingatelescope,foundhispet.

29.Whichwordismostsuitabletobeputintheblankofthesentence“Itwasaverydog.”？

A.interestingB.happyC.luckyD.pretty

Watershortagesinfluencesomanylives.ThecompanyWatergenproducedanewmachinetohelpsolvethis

problem.Themachine,calledGENNY,issmallenoughtobeusedinahome

orofficebutcanproduceupto30litersofwateraday.Moreimportantly,it

canproducecleanwateroutofair.

GENNYtakesairinandpassesitthrougha:filler（過濾器）toremove

dustanddirt.Thefilterispowerfulenoughtoworkeveninareaswithhighair

pollution.Theairthenpassesthrougharoomwhereheatingandcoolingturns

steamintheairintowater.Thiswateristhenpassedthroughseveralmorefilters,andmineralsareaddedtomake

ithealthierandbetter-tasting.Finally,thewateriskeptinatankwhereitiscontinuallyrecycledtokeepitfresh.

Theheatingandcoolingprocess,calledGENius,isfarmoreenergy-efficientthanothertechnologiesthat

producewaterfromair.Itproducesfourtofivetimesmorewaterperkilowatt-hour（千瓦時）.Watergenhasother

productsthatusethissametechnologyonalargersize,thelargestofwhichcanproduceupto5,000litersofwater

perday.

Asacompany,Watergenaimstoprovidedrinkingwatertothebillionsofpeoplewhodon'thavesafe

drinkingwaterathome.LastyearWatergen'slarge-sizeproductsweregiventothelocalgovernmentinBrazil,

VietnamandIndia.

Watergentriestohelptheenvironmentbyreducingwastecausedbyplasticbottles.Peoplecanpulthewater

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fromGENNYintoreusablebottlessothatplasticonesdon'tgetusedandthrownaway.Italsocallsforsaving

energy.ThereareeventwotypesofGENNY:onethatusestheelectricalpowersupplyandanotherthatrunson

energyfromsolarpower.Thelatteroneisparticularlyusefulforvillagesorotherareasnotconnectedtoan

electricalnetwork.

Watergen'stechnologyissuretohelpmanypeoplearoundtheworldaswellashelptakecareofourplanet.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it"refertoinparagraph1?

A.Thelatesttechnology.

B.ThecompanyWatergen.

C.ThenewmachineGENNY.

D.TheheatingandcoolingprocessGENius.

31.WhatisthecorrectorderofGENNYproducingwateroutofair?

a.Somemineralsareaddedintothewater.

b.Ittakesairinandpassesitthroughafilter.

c.Thewaterisstoredinatanktokeepitfresh.

d.Thewaterpassedthroughseveralmorefilters.

e.Theheatingandcoolingturnssteamintowater.

A.b-e-a-c-dB.b-e-d-a-cC.e-b-d-a-cD.e-b-a-c-d

32.HowcanGENNYhelptheenvironment?

A.Itproducescleanandsafewaterandair.

B.Itusessolarpowertoturnairintowater.

C.Itstopspeoplefromusingbottlestodrink.

D.Itsolvestheproblemofwatershortageintheworld.

33.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WaterfromAir

B.CleanAiroutofWater

C.WaysofTurningAirintoWater

D.NewTechnologySavestheWorld

C

Alongthehistoryofhumansociety,itseemsthatthereisn'tacivilization（文明）withouttoys,butwhenand

howtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.

Inancienttimes,justliketoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.In

societieswheresocialrolesarestrictlydivided,boyscopythebehavioroftheirfathersandgirlscopythebehavior

oftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarepreparingtostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesofthe

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adultworldeveninthegame.

Surprisingly,fromthehistoryoftoys,smallchangeshavetakenplaceoverthecenturies.Thechangeshave

beenmostlyaboutworkmanship,mechanicsandtechnology.Itisamazingthattoysaresimilarinthedevelopment

ofallpartsoftheworld.What'smore,toysusedtobesimilartowhattheyarenow.AmongpeoplesinEgypt,the

Americas,China,JapanandtheArctic,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Changesdependedonlocal

customsandwaysoflifebecausetoysshowtherealworldaroundthepeople.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,

littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.

Sincetoyscanoftenberegardedasanartform,theyhavenotbeeninfluencedbytechnologicalprogress.The

developmentfromwheelstocarriagetoautomobilesisastraightline.Ifwecomparearattle（撥浪鼓）usedbya

babytodaytotheoneusedin3000BC,wewillfinditdoesnotappeartobemorecreative.Everyrattleisa

productoftheartistictasteofthetimeandislimitedbymaterials.

34.Whyarethetoysforboysandgirlsdifferent?

A.Theirfathersandmothersaredifferent.

B.Mostoftheboysaremoreactivethangirls.

C.Theirmothersaremorepowerfulthantheirfathers.

D.Thefutureadultsocietyrequiresmenandwomendifferently.

35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor'sopinion?

A.Noteverycivilizationhastoysinhumanhistory.

B.Similarkindsoftoysappearsinalmostallcivilization.

C.Toyshavechangedalotduringthelonghistory.

D.Peoplefromdifferentcountrieshavetotallydifferentkindsoftoys.

36.Inthenextpartofthearticle,thewritermay.

A.talkaboutsomepopulartoysinChina

B.telluswhatkindsoftoystheboyslike

C.showmoreaboutthehistoryofthetoys'development

D.giveanotherexampletoshowtoysareworksofart

D

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Areyouhavingahardtimestayingfocusedonwork?Somesimpleskillscanmakeabigdifference.

1.Takecareofyourphysicalneeds.

Themostbasiconeforfocusingistotakegoodcareofyourself.

Thismeansgettingregularexercise.Beyondthat,makesure

you'regettinggoodnutritionwhichsupportsyourbrain'swork.

Mostofall,getplentyofsleep.Whenyou4retired,it'smuch

hardertofocusonanything.

2.Planforyour“absent--mindedbehaviours.^

Youmaytrytodosomethingtoreducethestresscomingfromatask.Thesethings,

likemindlesssnacking,checkingemail,checkingphonetexts,orsuddenlygetting

verysleepy,mayalsomakeyouabsent-minded.So,ifyouwanttogetfocused,plan

forthesebehaviours.

Ifyouarelikelytogetsleepy,trymovingtoastandingdeskforawhile.Preparea

healthysnacktokeepbyyourdesk.Ifyoucan'thelpreadingemailorchecking

yourmobilephone,turnoffthenoticeswhichareflashingandremindingyouallthetime.

3.Planregularbreaks.

OnepopularwayisthePomodoroTechnique,whichcallsfor25minutesoffocused

workfollowedbya5-minutebreak,withatleasta15-minutebreakeverytwohours.

Recently,anewexperimentshowsthatitisbestforyoutotakea17-minutebreakafter

workingfor52minutes.

4.Acceptyourselfforlosingfocus.

Itistruethatyouwon'talwaysmeetyourownexpectationsoffocus.Gettingangryorupsetaboutitwillonly

makethingsworse.Instead,praiseyourselfforwhateverworkyoumanagetogetdone.Andbeinghappiermay

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helpyousucceed.

37.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisagoodwaytoavoidthe“absent-mindedbehaviour”?

A.Havingdifferentsnacks.

B.Usingastandingdesk.

C.Gettingregularexercises.

D.Turningoffthephone.

38.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothePomodoroTechnique?

A.Youcanstayfullyfocusedifyoufollowtheruleofit.

B.Youmusttakea25-minutebreakafterworkingfor60minutes.

C.It'sunnecessaryforyoutotakeabreakifyoucanstillstayfocused.

D.Takea17-minutebreakafterworkingfor52minutesisthebestchoice.

39.YourfriendTinaisupsetfbrlosingfocusintheclassthismorning.Afterreadingthepassage,whatwillyou

probablysaytoher?

A.Doingisbetterthansaying.

B.Experienceisthemotherofwisdom.

C.Abadworkmanquarrelswithhistools.

D.Goldcan'tbepureandmancan'tbeperfect.

40.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?

A.Totellpeoplehowtostayfocused.

B.Toshowhowimportantstayingfocusedis.

C.Todiscussthepossibilityofstayingfocused.

D.Tosupportanewexperimentaboutstayingfocused.

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(B)30.C31.B32.B33.A

(C)34.D35.B36.C

(D)37.B38.D39.D40.A

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(A)

PekingOpera(BeijingOpera)isoneofthemostancientformsofdramaintheworld.Therolesinitwere

Sheng,Dan,Jing,Mo,Chou,Wuhang,andLongtaoduringitsearlyage.ButwiththedevelopmentofPeking

Opera,therearefourmainrolesinittoday:Sheng,Dan,JingandChou.

ShengMenRoles

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ShengisthemanroleinPekingOpera,whichcanbedividedintoLaosheng,Wusheng,Xiaoshengand

Wawasheng.

Laoshengisthemiddleagedoroldermanwhoisdecisiveandhonest.Hongsheng,atypeofLaosheng,

hasaredface.ThereareonlytworolesknownasHongsheng.OneisGuanGongandtheotherisZhao

Kuangyin.Wushengistheyounggeneralskilledinmartialarts（武術(shù)）.Xiaoshengisclean-shaven（沒有胡須

的）andhandsome.Wawashengisthechild'spart.

DanWomenRoles

Danisthewomanrolethatcanbedividedintodifferenttypes-Laodan,Qingyi,Huadan,Wudanand

Caidan.

Laodanplaystheoldandcleverwoman.Qingyiisthemainwomanrole.Huashan,atypeofQingyi,

wascreatedbyMeiLanfang,whoplayedanimportantroleinshapingPekingOpera.Huadanisthelively

andunmarriedwomanrole.Wudancharactersarewomenskilledinmartialarts.Caidanistheclown（4、丑）

infunnyplaysandcomedies.

JingFace-paintedMenRoles

AJingroleisanimportantmancharacterwithattractivelookandhighsocialposition.Themaintypes

ofJingareTongchui,goodatsingingandusuallyageneral;Jiazi,goodatactingwithlesssinging;and

Wujing,aroleskilledinmartialartsandacrobatics（雜技）.

ChouComedyRoles

ChouisthecomedyroleinPekingOpera.ThereisWenchouwhospeaks,actsandsings,andWuchou

whospeaksandfights.Whatmakesthistypeoffacepaintedrolespecialisasmallpalch（塊）ofwhitechalk

aroundthenose.OneofthefamousrolesistheMonkeyKing,whohasaspecialpositionintheheartsofall

whoareinterestedinChineseopera.

26.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.therolesinPekingOpera

B.thedevelopmentofplays

C.differentformsofdramas

D.thehistoryofPekingOpera

27.belongtothesameroletypeinPekingOpera.

A.WujingandHuadan

B.TbngchuiandJiazi

C.LaoshengandLaodan

D.QingyiandWuchou

28.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.MeiLanfangcreatedatypeofQingyiHongsheng.

B.ZhaoKuangyinandGuanGongaretworolesknownasXiaosheng.

C.TheMonkeyKinghasaspecialpositionamongChineseOperafans.

D.Wushengisthemiddle-agedoroldergeneralskilledinmartialarts.

（B）