Which of the following is not a strategy to identify the author's opinion?
A、Consider whether the words are informative or emotional.
B、Monitor your own emotions.
C、Read more than one piece of news on the same issue.
D、Learn about the world.
A、Consider whether the words are informative or emotional.
B、Monitor your own emotions.
C、Read more than one piece of news on the same issue.
D、Learn about the world.
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Beijing opera or Peking opera is a form of Chinese opera which arose in the late 18th century and became fully developed and recognized by the mid-19th century. The form was extremely popular in the Qing Dynasty court and has come to be regarded as one of the cultural treasures of China. Major performance troupes (剧团,戏班子) are based in Beijing and Tianjin in the north,and Shanghai in the south. The art form is also enjoyed in Taiwan,and has spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan. Beijing opera features four main types of performers. Performing troupes often have several of each variety,as well as numerous secondary and tertiary performers. With their elaborate (认真的, 精心的) and colorful costumes,performers are the only focal points on Beijing opera's characteristically small stage. They make use of the skills of speech,song,dance,and combat in movements that are symbolic and suggestive,rather than realistic. Above all else,the skill of performers is evaluated according to the beauty of their movements. Performers also hold a variety of stylistic conventions that help audiences navigate the plot of the production. The layers of meaning within each movement must be expressed in time with music. The music of Beijing opera can be divided into the Xipi and Erhuang styles. Melodies include arias (唱腔),fixed-tune melodies,and percussion patterns. The repertoire of Beijing opera includes over 1,400 works,which are based on Chinese history,folklore,and,increasingly, contemporary life. In recent years,Beijing opera has attempted numerous reforms in response to sagging audience numbers. These reforms,which include improving performance quality,adapting new performance elements,and performing new and original plays,have met with mixed success. Some Western works have been adopted as new plays,but a lack of funding and an adverse political climate have left Beijing opera's fate uncertain as the form enters the 21st century. |
1. How long has Beijing Opera become a popular art form? |
A. About one and a half centuries. B. More than two centuries. C. More than one century. D. About half a century. |
2. How many art forms of Beijing Opera at present? |
A. Two including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south. B. Two including Beijing and Tianjin in the north. C. Three including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south and Taiwan. D. Five including Beijing and Tianjin,and Shanghai in the south,Taiwan,US and Japan. |
3. What are the features of the performers' movements of Beijing Opera? |
A. Elaborate. B. Colourful. C. Realistic. D. Representative. |
4. Which of the followings is NOT true according to the passage? |
A. Performers can take different stylistic traditions in the plays. B. The standard to estimate a performer is the amount of his/her movements. C. It's necessary to keep movements along the music in time. D. The content of Beijing Opera is plentiful but much fixed. |
5. What will be the future of the Beijing Opera? |
A. Very bright. B. Certainly good. C. Much uncertain. D. More popular. |
A、(i) and (ii)
B、(ii) and (iii)
C、(iii) and (iv)
D、(ii) and (iv)
The main objective of the Molecular Genealogy Research Group is to build a database containing over 100,000 DNA samples from individuals all over the world. These individuals will have provided a pedigree chart of at least four generations and a small blood sample. Once the database has enough samples to represent the world genetic make-up, it will eventually help in solving many issues regarding genealogies that could not be done by relying only on traditional written records. Theoretically, any individual will someday be able to trace his or her family origins through this database.
In the meantime, as the database is being created, molecular genealogy can already verify possible or suspected relationships between individuals. “For example, if two men sharing the same last name believe that they are related, but no written record proves this relationship, we can verify this possibility by collecting a sample of DNA from both and looking for common markers (in this case we can look primarily at the Y chromosome(染色体)),” explains Ugo A.Perego, a member of the BYU Molecular Genealogy research team.
People in a large area may possess the same DNA thread because______.
A.DNA is characteristic of a region
B.they are beyond doubt of common ancestry
C.DNA strand has the ability to identify individuals
D.their unique identification can be provided via DNA
A、The casualties.
B、The damages.
C、The rescue.
D、The relief efforts.
A、The Big Apple
B、The Big City
C、The Empire City
D、The Fun City
A、dozen: 10
B、score:12
C、decade: 20
D、fortnight: 14
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