Passage B
    Beijing Opera appeared in the Qing Dynasty（朝代）.In 1790，many opera troupes （戲班） went to Beijing for performances to celebrate the birthday of Qianlong.This kind of unusual performance touched the hearts of the people deeply.While in Beijing，the troupes created a new kind of opera called Beijing Opera.It was on the basis （基礎(chǔ)） of Anhui Opera by taking in the advantages of other operas.
    Beijing Opera is quite unique （唯一的） in role shaping because it divides the roles into different kinds.They are sheng，dan，jing and chou which are quite different in many ways.
    A popular song goes like this，“Foreigners call Jingxi Beijing Opera.“In fact，Beijing Opera is different from opera.Opera tells the story and expresses the thoughts by singing instead of speaking.But Beijing Opera stresses （強調(diào)） chang，nian，zuo and da.Chang means singing，nian means musical spoken parts，zuo means dance movements and da means martial （武打） skills.
    Mei Lanfang is an excellent performing artist of Beijing Opera in Chjye.aia.In 1930，he led an opera troupe to America and presented Beijing Opera before western people.Today，Beijing Opera has become the sign of Chinese culture.It is changing with the development of different musical styles.

（1）Beijing Opera appeared in the

D

D

Dynasty.
A.Song
B.Yuan
C.Ming
D.Qing
（2）Beijing Opera was created by

D

D

.
A.performing in Beijing
B.touching the hearts of the people
C.celebrating Qianlong's birthday
D.taking in the advantages of other operas
（3）There are four important kinds of

A

A

in Beijing Opera.
A.roles
B.styles
C.shapes
D.signs
（4）In Beijing Opera，

B

B

means dance movements.
A.nian
B.zuo
C.da
D.chang
（5）Which of the following is Right？

D

D

A.Beijing Opera is the same as opera
B.Opera expresses the thoughts by speaking
C.Beijing Opera has never changed until now.
D.Mei Lanfang brought Beijing Opera to the world.