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Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?
Lively music, singing and the sound of beating drums fill the room. As an orchestra（管弦乐队）plays, performers dressed in colorful costumes move across the stage（舞台）. Welcome to Chinese opera.
Chinese opera is an important element（元素）of Chinese culture. Most operas are based on stories from long ago. The amazing stage performances are often set against grand backgrounds. Beautiful paintings, hand movements and martial arts（武术）help tell these famous stories.
There are more than 300 forms of Chinese opera, including Beijing Opera, Yue Opera, Yu Opera, Ge Zai Xi and many other forms. Of all of them, Beijing Opera is the most famous. Beijing Opera combines（合并）singing, dancing and acrobatics. Instruments such as drums, bells and cymbals accompany（伴奏）the performances.
Facial design
Traditionally, performers used masks（面具）for their facial design. Today, however, performers use makeup. They paint colorful designs on their faces. These colors and designs help to create each character. For example, a brave character has a red face, while a black face means bold. A yellow and white face represents（代表）someone who is dishonest.
Costumes
Costumes give clues（线索）to the performers’ characters and roles. Audiences（观众）that are familiar with opera will get to know a story by the masks and costumes. Costumes usually have many designs and colors. The same costume can be used in different shows, however, it will represent a different character.
Promoting the arts
Many colleges and schools in China desire（渴望）to keep the art of Chinese opera alive. They provide an education system for talented students. Applicants（应试者）must pass a written test, an audition（试镜）and an interview and only the most promising students are accepted to study at these colleges and schools. Once accepted into the program, students begin a seven-to-twelve-year journey through the school. After graduation, many go on to work as professional actors on stage or in the movies.
1. Of all forms of Chinese opera, which is the most famous?
A. Beijing Opera B. Ge Zai Xi C. Yu Opera
2. The character with a yellow and white face is________.
A. brave B. dishonest C. bold
3. What does the word promising mean in the passage?
A. 诚信的 B. 热情的 C. 有前途的
4. Which of the statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Anyone who likes Chinese opera can be accepted into the program.
B. If a person knows opera well, masks and costumes will help know the story.
C. Once in the program, you have to study for 7 to 12 year at school.
5. What is the passage mainly talking about?
A. Chinese culture B. Beijing Opera C. Costumes and facial design
The label (标签), made in China, is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States, shoppers at WalMart, the nation’s largest retailer (零售商), have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China. A large number of people begin to buy more and more products made in China. These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations, where Chinesemade goods are quite popular. Chinese brand names are also becoming more wellknown outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland, gifts from the U.S. are a must. But anything “Made in China” shouldn’t be considered in any case.
“When I decide to visit my family members in China, I’ll have a big headache. What should I buy for them？They may not all speak English，but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said.“When they see the label ‘Made in China’，they will think，‘Why do you send me this？’ ”
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result, the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes (税) and import restrictions. However, the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
- Around the world，the products made in China are ________ in the shopping malls.
- unwelcome
- expensive
- popular
7. What is the Chinese meaning of the underlined word “selection” in the second paragraph?
A. 选择 B. 区域 C. 生产地
8. Why do Chinese Americans usually have a headache if they come back to China?
A. Because their Chinese friends can not speak English.
B. Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China.
C. Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts.
9. How do other countries try to reduce the Chinese goods in their own countries?
A. By developing the qualities of their own products.
B. By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods.
C. By using taxes and import restrictions.
10. From the passage, we can know that ________.
A. products made in China are more and more popular all over the world
B. TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people
C. everyone in China can speak English
According to a study by some organizations, more than half of the things in the world are made in China. And these things are all about people’s everyday life.
In order to truly understand why so many things are made in China, you have to understand the history. China is one of the greatest countries with rich civilization (文明) on the earth for thousands of years. Chinese people have made a lot of things very smartly. Usually it would take Westerners and other foreigners 100 more years to find out how to make them. They have clever minds and work hard, so you can see why so many things are made in China.
If you study Goldman Sach’s report on the future, you will see that China will take charge of (控制）a quarter of the world's GDP in the near future. Although some big companies are moving to other countries from China, China is making more products with fine quality, as well as Japan, the USA and Europe. In 20 years or so, people will not look for a Ferrari, but a Chinese car that no one has heard of yet.
China isn’t just making products. It’s helping people in the world live better.
- According to the study, of the things in the world are made in China.
A. about 15% B. less than 25%
C. over 50% D. over 75%
12. What does the underlined word “They” refer to?
A. Westerners. B. The Chinese.
C. Other foreigners. D. The Japanese.
13. The underlined word “quality” means “ ” in Chinese.
A. 质量 B. 名声 C. 影响 D. 背景
14. What makes China a great country in the world for thousands of years?
A. Its large area. B. Its large population.
C. Its fine products. D. Its rich civilization.
15. What can we learn from the third paragraph?
A. China has taken charge of a quarter of the world’s GDP.
B. China is producing more products with fine quality.
C. More and more big companies are moving to China.
D. Ferrari cars will be found everywhere in China in the future.
In the United States, many products include the words “made in China”. But one small company in America is 1 traditional Chinese chopsticks and sending them to China.
Chopsticks are sticks used in some 2 countries to eat food. They are made of wood, but can also be made of plastic. 3 of the word’s chopsticks are made in China. Several hundred Chinese factories produce about 63 billion paird of chopsticks a 4 . However, those need more 5 . About one-third of the world’s population uses chopsticks. 6 , people in Japan use about 23 billion pairs of the sticks each year.
One small company in Georgia has 7 this situation . Georgia Chopsticks 8 at the end of 2010. Today, the company has 57 people in 9 factory.
Jae Lee is the 10 of Georgia chopsticks. He says the word market for chopsticks is huge. He hopes to increase production and provide more 100 workers.
- A. buying B. ordering C. collecting D. making
- A. Asian B. African C. American D. European
- A. All B. Most C. Few D. None
- A. day B. month C. year D. century
- A. wood B. water C. time D. money
- A. By chance B. At first C. Such as D. For example
- A. discussed B. won C. realized D. understood
- A. closed B. opened C. changed D. grew
- A. its B. her C. his D. their
- A. visitor B. teacher C. worker D. boss
