Question

【题目】Happy birthday

The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.

Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like The White-haired GM and The Hundred Bride, as well as, arias (咏叹调) of such western opera classics as Madame Butterfly, La Traviata and Rigoletto.

Time/date: 7:30 pm, September 7, 8

Location: Tianqiao Theatre

Tel: 65514787, 83156170

Tickets: 60-500 yuan (US $ 7.2-60.2)

Folk music

A concert will be held to feature some recently-composed traditional Chinese music works. The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as Memory of childhood, Memorial Ceremony for God and Wine Song.

Time/date: 7:30 pm, September 13

Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China

Tel: 6848-5462, 6841-9220 Tickets:30-200 yuan(US $ 3.6-24.1)

Moon Music

A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.

The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as Moonlight, Spring Night on a Moonlit River and Lofty Mountain and Flowing river.

A number of popular traditional Chinese music performers, like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as cooperate with the folk music orchestra (管弦乐队).

Time/date: 7:30 pm, September 21st

Location: Grand theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999

Tickets: 40-220 yuan(US $ 4.8-27)

【1】If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music Memory of Childhood, you will dial ______.

A. 6551-4748 B. 6848-5462

C. 8315-6170 D. 6606-9999

【2】Which statement is right according to the passage?

A. Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.

B. Rigoletto is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.

C. Lofty Mountain and Flowing River is a traditional Chinese music.

D. Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will cooperate with the folk music orchestra.

【3】Madame Butterfly is ______.

A. a Chinese opera B. a western opera

C. a pieces of music D. a song

【4】In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?

A. Entertainment. B. People. C. Culture. D. Sports.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：文章写出了几个音乐，戏曲节目的简介，表演时间，电话等信息。

【1】B细节理解题。由folk music的段落Tel: 6848-5462, 6841-9220 所以音乐有关的电话可以有这两个，可知B选项符合题意。

【2】C细节理解题。由文中Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like The White-haired GM and The Hundred Bride, 可知这几个人都是中国京剧的人物，可知C符合题意。

【3】B细节理解题。由文中western opera classics as Madame Butterfly, 可知Madame Butterfly 是一种西方戏曲。

【4】A推理判断题。由文章可知，文中写的有音乐，戏曲等，所以这样的通知应该放在娱乐版面上，所以推理出A符合题意。