Question

The film Forever Enthralled was directed by the director Chen Kaige, and famous stars acted in it, such as Li Ming and Zhang Ziyi and Chen Hong. This film shows Mei Lanfang’s life as a master of Beijing opera.

Mei grew up in a family of Beijing opera performers. He began to perform on the stage in 1904 when he was 10 years old. He learnt his acting skills and played female roles. Singing, dancing, and acting are the three main parts of the traditional Chinese opera. Mei Lanfang became highly good at all of them. He turned himself into a performer of almost all types of the “Dan” female roles. After many years of effort he enabled(使得) the Dan to have an important place in Beijing opera, with a clear-cut form for new comers to follow and develop. In his 50-year stage life, he used new acting skills and made lots of good operas.

In July 1937, the Japanese army occupied(占领) Beijing. The officer of the army told Mei to perform for them and promised to give him a reward. Mei refused at the risk(风险) of his life and from then on he did not appear on stage during the war. His decision to give up made him poor until the war ended in 1945.

Mei Lanfang was the first artist to introduce Beijing opera to foreign countries. He had his opera tours abroad, and people in other countries started to understand this kind of play. After 1949, he became the symbol of Beijing opera through making a great contribution to the development of Beijing opera.

1.Forever Enthralled shows the life of _______ .

A. a famous actress    B. a film director

C. an unknown film star    D. a master of Beijing opera

2.After many years of effort he________ that the Dan had an important place in Beijing opera.

A. made it possible    B. suggested    C. put it forward    D. thought

3.During the war, Mei refused to appear on stage because he ________ .

A. had a lot of other things to do    B. hated performing before the Japanese army

C. had enough money to live a good life    D. did not like to perform Beijing opera

4.Mei made tours outside China in order to ________ .

A. practise his new acting skills    B. go around and see the whole world

C. let other peoples understand Beijing opera    D. learn Western operas from foreign artists

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】电影《梅兰芳》是由导演陈凯歌执导，著名明星出演，如李明、章子怡、陈红等。这部影片展现了梅兰芳作为京剧大师的光辉一生。梅兰芳1894年出生在北京的一个京剧世家。10岁开始登台演出，经过多年的努力，梅兰芳使“旦角”在京剧中占有重要的地位，他痛恨在日军面前表演，体现了极大的爱国热忱，梅兰芳是第一位向国外介绍京剧的艺术家，弘扬了中国文化。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段中的句子描述“This film shows Mei Lanfang’s life as a master of Beijing opera.”可知，电影《梅兰芳》展示了梅兰芳作为京剧大师的一生。故答案为D。

2.细节理解题。根据短文中的句子“After many years of effort he enabled(使得) the Dan to have an important place in Beijing opera.”可知，经过多年的努力，梅兰芳使“旦角”在京剧中占有重要的地位，A. made it possible使它成为可能；B. suggested建议；C. put it forward推动；D. thought想，认为。根据四个选项可知，C最符合题意。

3.推理判断题。根据短文倒数第二段中的句子“In July 1937, the Japanese army occupied(占领) Beijing. The officer of the army told Mei to perform for them and promised to give him a reward. Mei refused at the risk(风险) of his life and from then on he did not appear on stage during the war.”可知，梅兰芳痛恨在日军面前表演，故答案为B。

4.推理判断题。根据短文最后一段中的句子“He had his opera tours abroad, and people in other countries started to understand this kind of play.”判断，梅兰芳在国外巡回演出的目的是让其他国家的人了解这种戏剧。故答案为C。