Question

Keep in the air: The Chaoyang Theater is one of the Beijing theaters to present acrobatics(杂技) all year round. Top acrobatic artists invited from all the country perform for Chinese and foreign tourists. The program includes trick cycling, leaping, through hoops and Chinese magic tricks. Some of the artists have won prizes in international competitions.

Time: 7:15 p.m., daily.

Place: 36, Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District.

Tel: 65072421, 65071818

Use your head: Green Hat is a new drama given by a group of young Chinese actors. It’s a rewrite of American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne’s famous novel The Scarlet Letter. It describes the girl hero’s greatest courage in finding the true love against the public disagreement.

Time: 7:15p.m. until March 5, except Mondays.

Place: China Children’s Theater.

Tel: 66037255, 66037265

Mix and match: The story of Puppets tells of a fairy, Zixia, who looks for true love in the human world. After watching a puppet play Peony Pavilion, she thinks there must be true love in the real world, so she uses magic to turn the puppet characters into humans, wanting to fall in love with the puppet hero. But things don’t go as she planned…Li Liuyi, the director of the play has made several successful tries present traditional operas in one play. This time he mixes Peking Opera, Kunqu Opera, Pingju Opera along with a band(乐队), using the structure of modern dramas.

Time: 7:30 p.m. until March 10, except Mondays.

Place: Small Playhouse of Beijing People’s Art Theater.

Tel: 65250123

Peking Opera: The Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances at the Chang’an Grand Theater. Each performance includes two classical excerpts(选段). One is Wenxi(a play focusing on singing and dancing); the other is Wuxi(a play full actions or dancing). The first night will be the Crossroad and Presenting a Pearl of the Rainbow Bridge. And the second night will see the performance of The Goddess of Heaven Scatters Flowers and Havoc in Heaven.

Time: 7:30 p.m., February 27, 28.

Place: Chang’an Grand Theater.

Tel: 86531043

1.We can learn from the passage that _________.

A. the story of puppets is a play held in China Children’s Theater

B. the artists who have won prizes will perform magic tricks

C. on March 5 there will be two plays for us to choose

D. the artists in the Peking Opera Troupe are from all over the country

2.If a tourist wants to see a performance on March 15, he can call _________ to book a ticket.

A. 86531043 B. 65250123 C. 66037255 D. 65071818

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The director of the story of Puppets mixes different operas in it.

B. Green Hat is from a famous novel acted by some American artists.

C. Top acrobatic artists will present their performances around our country.

D. The Peking Opera Troupe will give two performances with the same excerpts.

Answer 1