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【題目】Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A Peking Opera Legend That Redefined Female Roles

When it comes to Peking Opera, a few key things come to mind for most Chinese: its quintessential connection to the history and traditions of China; the richness of its dazzling costumes with their 【1】 colors and patterns; and the bold work of its facial make-up. Some may even be able to hum a few lines or talk about their favorite artists, but for the vast majority of people, traditional Chinese opera remains a classic art form that is far 【2】 from everyday life.

However, only a century ago, Peking Opera was no less 【3】 to the regular populace than is today’s pop music. The performers were admired by a large number of fans who were willing to spend a fortune on a ticket to their performances. Throughout the history of Peking Opera, there have 【4】 many renowned masters of the form. But MeiLanfang (1894 - 1961) was arguable the most outstanding figure of this craft, who was famous for his portrayal of the female lead roles (dan)

【5】 as one of the “four famed dan,” Mei was so much more than even this. He brought forth a number of new ideas to several aspects of Peking Opera: make-up (he was the first to war lipstick), music (his productions first 【6】 the erhu in shows), choreography(編舞藝術(shù))(his iconic sword dance in Farewell My Concubine《霸王別姬》) and, most importantly characterization.

At a time when actual women were banned from performing, Mei 【7】 the dan to starring roles. He combined elements of the qingyi (elegant lady), huadan (young woman) and daomadan (female warrior) into a new huashan character that excelled in singing, dancing and martial arts. The techniques he introduced led to the development of the “Mei School”, which was considered one of the three major dramatic performing art systems in the world at the time.

“My father broke the 【8】 between almost all the different types of female role,” Mei Baojiu, the youngest child of Mei Lanfang who followed his father into dan acting, was quoted as saying.

Thanks to Mei’s 【9】 innovations, even those who know little about traditional Chinese opera can easily see the beauty of the art form the moment performers take the stage. “His make-up, the overlay of carmines(胭脂紅) and darker tones, is the most beautiful I have ever seen in a theater,” wrote U.S. playwright Stark Young after watching Mei Lanfang’s performance in New York in 1930.

But the true beauty of Peking Opera is not solely about visual aesthetics. “For veteran artists, even their performances without make-up can be just as 【10】 as full-on stage performances,” Mei wrote in his 1958 memoir, Forty Years of Life on the stage. Just as Peking Opera has become an icon of Chinese culture, Mei has come to be acknowledge on the grand stage of the world as its quintessential performer.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】H

【2】I

【3】E

【4】D

【5】F

【6】G

【7】C

【8】K

【9】A

【10】J

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。文章介紹了重新定義女性角色的京劇傳奇——梅蘭芳大師。

【1】考查形容詞。句意：帶著豐富色彩和圖案的華麗的服飾。根據(jù)colors and patterns可知此處要用形容詞修飾名詞詞組，因此luxurious“奢侈的，豐富的”符合題意。故選H。

【2】考查動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。句意：有些人甚至能哼唱幾句臺(tái)詞或談?wù)撍麄冏钕矚g的藝術(shù)家，但對(duì)絕大多數(shù)人來說，傳統(tǒng)的中國戲曲仍然是一種遠(yuǎn)離日常生活的經(jīng)典藝術(shù)形式。短語remove from“除掉，移動(dòng)”，根據(jù)is可知此處要用動(dòng)詞的過去分詞形式，因此removed符合題意。故選I。

【3】考查動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。句意：然而，就在一個(gè)世紀(jì)以前，京劇與普通大眾的聯(lián)系并不亞于今天的流行音樂。短語connect to“連接到，相連”，根據(jù)was可知此處要用動(dòng)詞的過去分詞形式，因此connected符合題意。故選E。

【4】考查動(dòng)詞的過去分詞。句意：在京劇的歷史上，出現(xiàn)了許多著名的京劇表演大師。根據(jù)have可知此處要用動(dòng)詞的過去分詞形式，因此arisen符合題意。故選D。

【5】考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。句意：梅蘭芳被公認(rèn)為“四大名旦”之一，他的成就遠(yuǎn)不止于此。此處要用非謂語動(dòng)詞，根據(jù)recognize 與邏輯主語Mei 之間是被動(dòng)關(guān)系，因此要用過去分詞形式，因此recognized符合題意。故選F。

【6】考查動(dòng)詞的過去式。句意：他為京劇的幾個(gè)方面帶來了許多新思想：化妝(他是第一個(gè)使用口紅的人)、音樂(他的作品中首次使用了二胡特色)、編舞(他在《霸王別姬》中標(biāo)志性的劍舞)，以及最重要的人物塑造。根據(jù)主語是his productions可知此處要用謂語動(dòng)詞，且時(shí)態(tài)是一般過去時(shí)，因此featured“使…有特色，起重要作用”符合題意。故選G。

【7】考查動(dòng)詞的過去式。句意：有一次當(dāng)真正的女性被禁止表演時(shí)，梅蘭芳把旦角提升為主演。根據(jù)主語是Mei可知此處要用謂語動(dòng)詞，且時(shí)態(tài)是一般過去時(shí)，因此elevated“提升，提拔”符合題意。故選C。

【8】考查名詞。句意：“我父親打破了幾乎所有不同類型的女性角色之間的界限，”梅蘭芳最小的孩子梅葆玖說。根據(jù)冠詞the可知此處要用名詞作break的賓語，因此distinction“差別，界限”符合題意。故選K。

【9】考查形容詞。句意：多虧了梅蘭芳的開創(chuàng)性創(chuàng)新，即使是那些對(duì)中國傳統(tǒng)戲曲知之甚少的人也能很容易地從表演者登臺(tái)的那一刻就看到藝術(shù)之美。根據(jù)名詞innovations可知此處要用形容詞修飾名詞，因此groundbreaking“開創(chuàng)性的”符合題意。故選A。

【10】考查形容詞。句意：梅在他1958年的回憶錄《舞臺(tái)上的40年》中寫道：“對(duì)于資深藝術(shù)家來說，即使不化妝，他們的表演也可以和舞臺(tái)上的全套表演一樣吸引人�！备鶕�(jù)as …as可知此處要用形容詞，因此appealing“吸引人的”符合題意。故選J。