Question

Every Saturday, Wang Weifang puts on a play with his friends in a small town near Xi’an. The audience can hear them but they cannot see them that is because they are putting on a shadow puppet play.

(A) 皮影是由硬的皮革制成的. The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an object Each puppet is painted ( B) ________ bright colors and put on a stick. Some puppets have movable arms and legs.

During a shadow puppet play, Wang stands behind a white screen with lights behind it. The audience sit (C) before the screen. Wang and his friends hold the puppets very close to the screen (D) ________ the audience can see the puppets’ shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different characters.

Shadow puppet plays are an ancient Chinese art. Now with TV and films, (E) shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before.

Wang and his friends often work very hard for little money, but they do not (F) mind. They want to keep this traditional art form alive.

1.将文中划线部分A译成英语：____________________________

2.在文中(B)和(D)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：________;________

3.写出文中划线部分(C)和(F)的同义词语或近义词语：________;________

4.将文中划线部分(E)改写为

shadow puppet plays are ________ popular ________ before.

5.在文中找出能说明本文中心大意的词语：_____________________________

Answer 1