7.The Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday called attention to the struggles of traditional operas in China.
The newspaper said the number of unique traditional Chinese opera styles had decreased to 286from 368in 1959,with three disappearing every two years on average.Altogether,74opera styles had only one troupe left,and most were at the risk of fading away.
Xie Boliang,a professor at the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts,said,"It is well known that people should be held accountable for soil erosion,but why do we feel at ease when traditional operas fade away?"
Overwhelmed by modern culture and entertainment such as movies,TV programs and pop music,traditional Chinese operas have been severely marginalized.Despite being included on the state-level Intangible Cultural Heritage list,some operas still have no place to perform.
Because of the market slump (衰退) and low salaries,more traditional Chinese opera practitioners are finding other work,as are many directors and playwrights.Sun Jiazheng,chairman of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles,said traditional operas are important carriers of Chinese culture,and should be preserved.
The State Council issued a circular in July calling for the promotion and protection of traditional Chinese operas,saying that it would allocate financial support and extend preferential policies to opera troupes and schools.
28.Which of the following words is the closest in meaning to the underlined word"marginalized"?D
A.Emphasized.B.Promoted.C.Prevented.D.Ignored.
29.Many directors and playwrights find other jobs becauseC.
A.Chinese operas are booming
B.they do not enjoy their work any more
C.the market is not promising and they get paid poorly
D.they are not considered as important inheritors of Chinese culture
30.What is the purpose of this passage?B
A.To call for more people to watch traditional Chinese operas.
B.To tell people traditional Chinese operas are facing danger.
C.To inform us of the notice of the State Council.
D.To criticize the market slump and low salaries.
31.The passage might come fromB.
A.a science fiction
B.a news website
C.the introduction of an art gallery
D.a brochure about operas.
分析 本文属于新闻报告类阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们讲述了北京青年报的报道,中国特有的传统戏曲样式数量在下降,大部分都存在消失的危险,因此作者呼吁中国传统戏曲的推广和保护.
解答 28.D 词义猜测题,根据第四段Overwhelmed by modern culture and entertainment such as movies,TV programs and pop music,traditional Chinese operas have been severely marginalized.可知前面提到传统文化被一些现代艺术形式所淹没,故Ignored(被忽视)与marginalized意义相近,故选D.
29.C 细节理解题,根据第五段Because of the market slump (衰退) and low salaries,more traditional Chinese opera practitioners are finding other work,as are many directors and playwrights.可知越来越多的导演和剧作家寻找其他工作是因为市场并不看好,而且他们得到的报酬也很差,故选C.
30.B 主旨大意题,通读全文可知本文主要介绍了中国传统曲艺正在面临的严峻形势,故选B.
31.B 文章出处题,根据第一段The Beijing Youth Daily on Thursday called attention to the struggles of traditional operas in China.以及第二段The newspaper said 可知本篇文章时效性很强,而且是一个新闻报道,故选B.
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力.做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确选择.在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.