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【题目】 When you travel in China, you can often see some very special puppets (木偶) in many gift shops. They are thin, colorful, made of animal skin (皮) and in all kinds of shapes. They are traditional Chinese shadow puppets.

The Chinese shadow puppet play (皮影戏) is an old art. It's also called "the business of the five", because a shadow puppet play group is usually made up of five people. One moves the puppets, one sings and the other three play instruments.

How did this art start? There is a story behind it. It is said that more than 2 000 years ago, the wife of Emperor Wu of Han died from illness. The emperor was very sad. His minister (大臣), Li Shaoweng, one day saw children playing with dolls and the shadows of the dolls were dancing on the wall. Then Li went back home and made a puppet of emperor's wife. He put sticks (技条) on the puppet's hands and feet to make it easy to move.

When night came, he put up a curtain (帘), lit a candle, and invited the emperor to sit before the curtain. Li moved the puppet from behind the curtain. The emperor felt like he was seeing his wife again and was very happy. After that the shadow puppet play became the emperor's favorite pastime.

Over the past thousands of years, the shadow puppet play has won the hearts of many people in China. And now, more and more people around the world are showing interest in the art.

【1】What is NOT the quality of Chinese shadow puppets?

A.Thin and colorful.B.Made of animals.C.Different kinds of shapes.

【2】How many people are there in a shadow puppet play group?

A.1.B.3.C.5.

【3】How did the wife of Emperor Wu of Han die?

A.Because of the illness.B.Because of the emperor.C.Because of the minister.

【4】What is NOT necessary when we play the shadow puppets?

A.Spoons.B.Curtain.C.Sticks.

【5】What can we infer (推断) according to the passage?

A.The emperor is a very strict person.

B.The Chinese shadow puppet play is a symbol of China.

C.Chinese shadow puppet play has been popular around the world for 2,000 years.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】A

【5】B

【解析】

本文讲述中国传统文化之一——皮影戏。它始于汉武帝时期，汉武帝的妻子死于疾病，一天一个大臣看到孩子在玩玩具的时候有影子，然后发明了皮影戏。皮影由动物皮制成，通常一组5个人，一个人操作，一个人唱，另外三个演奏。在过去的几千年里，皮影已经成为中国的一种象征。

【1】细节理解题。根据文章内容“They are thin, colorful, made of animal skin (皮) and in all kinds of shapes.”可知，它们由动物皮制成，而不是动物，故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章内容“a shadow puppet play group is usually made up of five people.”可知，通常由5个人组成，故选C。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章内容“the wife of Emperor Wu of Han died from illness.”可知，这位妻子死于疾病，故选A。

【4】细节理解题。根据文章内容“He put sticks (技条) on the puppet's hands and feet to make it easy to move. When night came, he put up a curtain (帘), lit a candle, and invited the emperor to sit before the curtain.”可知，在演奏皮影戏时，需要用到枝条和帘子，并没有勺子，故选A。

【5】推理判断题。根据文章内容“Over the past thousands of years, the shadow puppet play has won the hearts of many people in China. ”可知，皮影戏在中国赢得了很多人的心，它是一个古老的艺术，是中国的一种象征，故选B。