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專題17電影與戲劇

一、閱讀單選

（2022?湖北武漢?模擬預測）MyfriendrecentlytoldmeaboutafilmcalledTheFarewell.Ifsabouta

Chinese-AmericangirlwholiveswithherparentsintheUnitedStates.Iwasdeeplyattractedbytheprotagonisfs

（主角的）family,soIdecidedtowatchthefilm.

TheopeningsceneshowsBillie,themaincharacter,onthephonewithhergrandma.Lateron,thefilmtells

thathergrandmahascancerandonlyhasafewmonthstolive.Thefamilydecidetokeepitasecretbecausethey

wantGrandmatolivetherestofherlifefreefromworry.

BilliefinallyfindsoutaboutGrandma'sillnessandwantstotellher,buthermomtellshernotto.Afewdays

later,Billieandherparentsgobacktovisithersickgrandma,possiblyforthelasttime.Stayingwithhergrandma,

Billietellsalotofstoriestohergrandmaanditalsoremindshergrandmaofherchildhood.Billielearnsmany

valuablelessonsandmakeslotsofhappymemories.

Thiswasaveryemotionalfilmtowatch,especiallythescenewhenBilliehadtosayfarewelltohergrandma.

Shewascryingbecauseshethoughtitwouldbethelasttimeshewouldseeher.Luckily,hergrandmalivesfor

anothersixyears.

ThisfilmshowstheculturaldifferencesbetweenChinaandAmerica.Forexample,Billiewasbroughtupin

theUS,wheretheyteachchildrentoalwaystellthetruth.Butsometimes,youhavetoconsidertheimpactthe

truthwillhaveonsomeone'slife,andit'sprobablybettertotellagoodthanthetruth.

1.WhostoppedBilliefromtellinghergrandmaaboutherillness?

A.Billie^father.B.Billie'smother.C.Billie^grandfather.D.Thedoctor.

2.Billieandherfamilygobacktovisithergrandmabecause.

A.theywanttolivewithhergrandmaB.theywanttoknowherhealthcondition

C.theymisshergrandmaverymuchD.hergrandma'sillnessisgettingreallyserious

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Culturaldifferencesmakefamilyrelationsworse.B.Billietellshergrandmathetruth.

C.Afterbeingill,Billie'sgrandmastillliveshappilyforyears.D.Billie'sgrandmabringsherup.

4.Theword“impact“canbereplacedby"

A.differenceB.memoryC.influenceD.impression

5.WhatisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.PeopleintheU.S.alwaysteachchildrentotellalie.

B.Thefamilydecidetohidetheillnessfromhergrandma.

C.Peoplearetouchedbythefarewellscene.

D.Sometimes,ifsprobablybettertotellagood"lie".

Narrator:Thereoncewasabeautifulprincesswhosefavoriteamusementwasagoldenball.Onedaytheprincess

tossedtheballtoohigh,anditlandedinthewell.Astheprincesscriedoverthelosttreasure,sheheardsomeone

askaquestion.

Frog:Whyareyousosad,beautifulprincess?

Narrator:Theprincesslookedaroundandsawonlyafrog.

Princess:Myfavoritegoldenballfellintothewell.

Frog:Icanretrieveitforyou,butfirst,youmustagreetoonecondition.Youmustpromisetotakemehomeand

bemyfriend.

Narrator:Theprincessdidn'twanttobefriendswithafrog,butshepromisedanyway.Whenthefrogbrought

hertheball,theprincesssnatcheditfromhimandhurriedhome!

Frog:Whataselfishprincess!I'mcertainthatshehasforgottenherpromise,riljusthopovertothecastleto

remindher.

Narrator:Thefroghop-hop-hoppedthroughthegrassandknockedontheheavydoorofthecastle.

Princess:Whatareyoudoinghere,youbumblingfrog?

Frog:Dearprincess,Iamheretoremindyouofthepromiseyoumade.

Narrator:Theprincessslammedthedoorinthefh)g'sfacewithabigBANG.

King:Iheardadoorslam.Whafshappening?Ifyoumadeapromise,youmusthonorit.

Narrator:Theprincesswasangrybutobeyedherfather.So,theking,theprincess,andthefrogenjoyeddinner

together.Itwasmuttonstew,thecook'sspecialty.

Frog:Iwashungry,butnowI'mfull.Thankyoufordinner.Kindlyshowmetomybednow.

Narrator:Theprincessdidasshewasasked,butthefroglookedsad!

Frog:Youhavewelcomedmeintoyourhome,butIcantellthatyoudon'twanttobemyfriend.

Narrator:Theprincess'sfacewentred,fbrwhatthefrogsaidwastrue.Shebentdowntokissthefrog,butended

upkissingaprince.

Frog:Iamaprincewhowasturnedintoafrog,andyourkissturnedmeback.Thankyou,dearfriend!

Narrator:Theprinceandprincesswerefriendsfromthatdayonandlivedhappilyeverafter.

6.Thereadingmaterialaboveis.

A.apoemB.aplayC.aninterviewD.aquestionnaire

7.Whafsthemeaningoftheunderlinedword/retrieva”?

A.bringbackB.takeawayC.breakdownD.putaway

8.Whatistherightorderofwhattheprincessdidinthestory?

?Shewentbacktothecastle.②Shebentdowntokissthefrog.

(3)Shegothelpfromthefrogandmadeapromise.@Sheobeyedherfatherandatethemealwiththeguest.

A.②④③①B.③④①②C.③①④②D.④③②①

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A.Itisoftendifficulttokeepafriendship.B.Wearealwaysafraidofmakingfriends.

C.Onceyoumakeapromise,youmustkeepit.D.Weshouldn'taskforhelpwhenweareintrouble.

（2022?河南?模擬預測）

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10.Whywon'tNickgotowatchUncharted1

A.Becauseheisn'tallowedtoplayvideogames.

B.Becausehelikesactionmoviesverymuch.

C.Becausehehastogobackhomebefore9p.m.

D.BecausehehasfreetimeafterclassonlyonTuesday.

11.Ifyouareamusiclover,whichmovieisthebestchoiceforyou?

A.Uncharted.B.Sing2.

C.TheOldTownGirls.D.ThelegendofSealedBook.

12.Jessicaandhersisteraremiddleschoolstudents.TheyaregoingtoseeTheOldTownGirlswiththeirparents.

Howmuchwilltheypayatleast?

A.￥80.B.￥96.C.￥112.D.￥128.

13.HowisTheLegendSealedBookdifferentfromtheothermoviesaccordingtothetext?

A.Itisacartoon.B.ItcanbeseenonFriday.

C.Itsticketpriceonweekendsisthehighest.D.It'smadeinthetraditionalChineseartstyle.

14.Whereisthetextmostprobablyfrom?

A.Afilmwebsite.B.Amovieposter.

C.Anartmagazine.D.ATVadvertisement.

（2022.河南三門峽.模擬預測）AfterwatchingthemovieHI,MOM,QiuJinweidrovetoXiangyangon

February12.Heandhisfamilytookphotosatthefactorywherethemoviewasmade.Allthebuildingsarebuiltin

thestyleofChinain1980s.Thereareredbrickhouses,oldstores,publicdininghalls,publicbathsandbasketball

courts.

Qiugrewupinafactorylikethis.Tohim,everythingherelookedsofamiliar.LikeQiu,thousandsofvisitors

camehereafterwatchingHI,MOM.Themoviebecameveryfamous,andhelpedthedirectorJiaLingbecomeone

ofthemostsuccessfulwomendirectorsinChinesemoviehistory.

Inthemovie,JiaXiaolingandhermotherwerehitbyatruck.Motherwasbadlyhurt.Whileshewasin

hospital,Jiatravelledto1981whenhermotherwasinhertwenties.Jiawantedtomakehermomhappybybuying

heratelevisionandhelpinghertowinabigvolleyballmatch.However,Jiafeltverysorrybecauseshestill

couldn'thelphermomliveahappylife.Momsaidherbiggestdreamwasherfuturedaughterwouldbehealthy

andhappy.Infact,thedirectormadethismovieinmemoryofhermotherwhodiedinanaccident.Althoughthe

movieiskindofcomedy,thestoriesinitareverymoving.Manypeoplecouldn'thelpcryingwhilewatching.

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15.WhatdidQiuandhisfamilydoafterwatchingthemovie?

A.Theytookphotosatthefactorywherethemoviewasmade.

B.Theyinvitedtheirfriendstoseethiswonderfulmovie.

C.Theybuiltahousewithredbricksandblackthickroofs.

D.Theyhadavolleyballmatchatthefactorywheretheyworked.

16.Whendidthestoryhappeninthemovie?

A.About10yearsago.B.About20yearsago.

C.About40yearsago.D.About80yearsago.

17.WhydidJiafeelsorryinthemovie?

A.Becauseshecouldn,tfindhermom.B.Becausehermomdidn'trememberher.

C.Becauseshecouldn'thelphermomliveahappylife.D.Becausehermomdiedinanaccident.

18.WhatkindofmovieisHI,MOM?

A.Ifsacomedy.B.Ifsadocumentary.

C.It'sasciencefiction.D.It9satragedy.

19.Whafsthemainsubjectofthismovie?

A.Family'seducation.B.Mother'slove.

C.Daughter'shelp.D.Children'schildhood.

（2022?重慶市育才中學二模）Narrator（旁白）：Today,wearegoingtoperformaplayintotaldarkness.In

ourplay,DavidisblindandCassandraiswearingeyepatches（眼罩）foradaytoexperiencethelifeoftheblind

people.

SceneIOnabusystreet

Cassandra:David?David...Ump!I'vestumbledinto（撞上）arubbishbin.

David:Followmyvoice.

Cassandra:Therearetoomanycars!Isn'titdangerous?WhatifIgethurt?

David:Don'tworry.We'regoingtolistenforthesignal（信號）.Ifsachirpingnoise.Doyouhearit?There9s

oneateverypedestriancrossing（人行橫道）.Ittellsblindpeoplewhenit'ssafetocross.Lefsgo.

Scene2Inthesupermarket

David:Whenwe'reblind,wemainlydependonthreesenses:smell,touchandhearing.

Cassandra:Wow,I'mstartingtonoticesoundsIdidn'tnoticebefore.Thisissoamazing,isn'tit?

David:Yeah!TodayI'mbuyingsomevegetablesandsometinnedtuna（罐裝金槍魚）.So,guesswhatkindof

vegetablearewecloseto?

Cassandra:IcantellI'mvery,veryclosetotheonionsbecauseIcansmellthem...Yeah,onions!!AmI

right?

David:Yes!You'resobrilliant.Let'sgetsomeonions.Nowlet'sgofindthetuna.

Cassandra:Buttherearetoomanykindsoftinnedfood.Howwillweknowwhichonesaretuna?

David:Therearealwayspeoplearoundtohelpout.Lefsgo.

Scene3:Inthesupermarket

20.Theplayismainlyabout.

A.twoblindpersons5unusualexperienceB.bowapersonbecameblind

C.whatblindpeoplecanactuallydoD.whatitisliketobeblind

21.Whatdoes"苴"inScene1referto?

A.Thepedestriancrossing.B.Thenoisefromcars.

C.Thesignal.D.Thenoisefrombuses.

22.FromScene1toScene2,howdidCassandra'sfeelingschange?

A.worried——excitedB.relaxed——nervousC.calm-excitedD.happy——regretful

23.WhatwillScene3probablybeabout?

A.CassandraandDavidbuyingsomedrinks.B.CassandraandDavidbuyingsomebeef.

C.CassandraandDavidaskingpeopleforhelp.D.CassandraandDavidcheckingout.

（2022?重慶實驗夕卜國語學校二模）Formorethanfourhundredyears,peoplearoundtheworldhavebeen

reading,watchingandlisteningtotheplaysandpoemsoftheEnglishwriterWilliamShakespeare.Hewas

consideredasoneofthemostfamousandskillfulwritersinthehistoryofliterature.Heeveninventedthousands

ofwordstocolorhisworksandtheyhavebecomepartoftheEnglishlanguage.

MostpeoplethinkofShakespeareonlyasawriter.Buthewasalsoatheaterproducer（制作人）,andapart

ownerofanactingcompany.

In1599Shakespeare5scompanywassuccessfulenoughtobuilditsowntheatercalledTheGlobe.Public

theaterslikethisduringthistimewereusuallythreefloorlevelshighandwerebuiltaroundastageareawherethe

actorsperformed.TheGlobecouldholdasmanyasthreethousandpeople.Peoplefromalllevelsofsocietywould

attendperformances.

Thepoorerpeoplecouldbuyticketsforasmallamountofmoneytostandnearthestage.Richpeoplecould

buymorecostlyticketstositinotherareas.Interestingly,itwasnotveryimportantifthesepeoplecouldseethe

stagewell.Itwasmoreimportantthattheycouldbeinaseatwhereeveryonecouldseethem.

Itwasdifficulttolightlargeindoorspacesduringthistime.TheGlobewasanoutdoortheaterwithnoroof

ontopsothatsunlightcouldcomein.Becauseoftheopen-airstage,actorshadtoshoutveryloudlyandmakebig

motions（動作）tobeheardandseenbyall.Thisactingstyleisquitedifferentfromplay-actingtoday.Itmightalso

surpriseyouthatallactorsduringthisperiodweremen.Youngboysinwomen'sclothingplayedtherolesof

womencharacters.ThisisbecauseitwasagainstthelawinEnglandforwomentoactonstage.

24.Theunderlinedword"they"inParagraph1refersto"

A.Shakespeare9splaysB.skillfulwriters

C.theworkswrittenbyShakespeareD.thewordscreatedbyShakespeare

25.TheShakespeare^theaterwasNOT.

A.athree-floorpublictheaterB.bigenoughtoholdthreethousandpeople

C.anindoortheaterwitharoofonitstopD.builtaroundanopen-airstage

26.Richpeopleboughtmoreexpensiveticketsusuallyinorderto.

A.sitinthefrontofthetheaterB.seethestagebetterthantheothers

C.beseenbytheotherpeopleinthetheaterD.showtheyaremoreimportantthanothers

27.Thepassagemainlywantstoshow.

A.Shakespearewasasuccessfultheaterowner

B.whatShakespeare'stheaterwaslikeatthattime

C.howhard-workingtheactorswereinShakespeare'stheater

D.itwasunfairforwomenbecausetheycouldn'tactinthetheater

（2022?貴州遵義?二模）AmongalltraditionalChineseoperas,typesoffacial（面部的）makeup（化妝）

inPekingOperahavedevelopedintothemostsystematic（成體系的）one.Differentcolorsareusedtoshow

differentcharacters,butatfirst,onlythreecolorswereused:red,white,andblack.

Redisgenerallyusedtoshowthataroleishonest,frank（坦率的）andloyal.Infact,atfirst

redisjustusedtoshowthecolorofpeople'sskin.Becausemanyrolesuseredandblacktoshow

theyareverybraveandhonest,redgraduallyhasanothermeaning.Atypical4tredfullface,?isGuan

*Yu,knownforhisloyaltytohisemperor,LiuBei.

Therolewiththewhitefacecommonlyseenonthestageisbadinhumannature.Typical

A.charactersareCaoCao,whowaspowerfulbutcruelinthetimeoftheThreeKingdoms,andQin

V-Hui,whoputthenationalheroYueFeitodeath.

Theblackfaceshowseitherarudeandbravecharacterorafairandselflesspersonality.

.gTypicalcharactersoftheformerareZhangFeiwithablackangrybutterflyfaceofRomanceofthe

ThreeKingdomsandLiKuiofWaterMargin,andatypicalcharacterofthelatterisBaoZheng,a

fearlessandfairofficialoftheSongDynasty.

Later,othercolorsaregraduallyaddedtothem,suchaspurple,symbolizingjustice（公正）;yellowusedfor

soldiers,showingbravery;blue,showingacharacterhasastrongpersonalityandisverycalculating（精明的）.

28.Thecolorofredisusedtoshowatfirst.

A.aperson'sbraveryB.aperson'sage

C.aperson'sskinD?aperson'sloyalty

29.WhydoestheroleofQinHuihaveawhiteface?

A.Becausehewaspowerfulinhistime.B.Becauseheputthenationalherotodeath.

C.Becausehewasalwayscrueltoothers.D.Becauseheisamanwhohasnofear.

30.Typicalcharactersoftheblackfaceinthispassageare.

A.ZhangFeiandLiKuiB.BaoZhengandYueFei

C.ZhangFeiandCaoCaoD.BaoZhengandLiuBei

31.TherearecolorsmentionedinthefacialmakeupofPekingOpera.

A.3B.4C.5D.6

32.Whatcolorshouldthefacialmakeupforasoldierbe?

A.Red.B.Purple.C.Yellow.D.Blue.

（2022?安徽?二模）TheBattle（戰役）atLakeChangjinisoneofthemostexpensivefilmsevermadein

China.

Withthreewell-knowndirectors-ChenKaige,HarkTsuiandDanteLam-the176-minute-longfilmtellsus

aboutthebattlebetweentheUSarmyandChinesePeople'sVolunteers（CPV）.ThejoiningofCPVquicklyturned

thesituationofthewholewarbutmostofthemlosttheirlives.

ThemovierecreatestherealfightontheKoreanPeninsula（朝鮮半島）duringthecoldwinterin1950.

Breakingover10records,themoviehasmadearound2billionyuansinceitsopeningonSept30.Onthepopular

socialmedia,mostpeoplepraisedthesoldiersandshowedgreatrespectforthem.Theyalsosaidthatthemovie

filledtheirheartwithnationalprideandremindedthemtobethankfulfortoday'speacefullife,especiallyduring

theon-goingChina-UStension（緊張局勢）.

Mostprofessionalssaythatthemovie9ssuccesshasliveduptotheexpectation.Throughtheeffortstobring

thathistorytolife,themoviehasraisedChinesewarfilmstoanewhighlevel,showinggreatprogressinthe

productionofChinesefilms.However,someprofessionalsbelievethatChinesefilmindustrystillhasalongway

togo.Thewasteofmoneyandtheshortageofinternationalinfluenceswillnotbegoodforthelong-term

developmentoftheChinesefilmindustry.

33.Whichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribethefilm?

A.Realbutboring.B.Expensiveandterrible.

C.Meaningfulandsuccessful.D.Funnyandeducational.

34.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Thefilmhelpedthefilmmarkettogetwarm.B.ThefilmwillharmtheChina-USrelationship.

C.Thesuccessofthefilmdependsonthreedirectors.D.TheCPVshouldberememberedforwhattheydid.

35.Whatistheinfluenceofthemovie?

A.Itcausestheon-goingChina-UStension.B.Ithascollected2billionyuantohelpCPV.

C.ItbringstroubletotheChinesefilmmarket.D.ItraisesnationalprideamongChinesepeople.

36.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Weshouldn'tproduceawarfilm.B.Themovie9ssuccessistotallyunexpected.

C.TheChinesemoviemarketstillfacesproblems.D.Themovieremindedustostartawarifnecessary.

（2022?河南洛陽?三模）

Home:AcartoonmoviefromtheUS

Producedby:Dreamworks

Director:TimJohnson

Actors:JimParsons,JenniferLopez,Rihanna,SteveMartin

Release（發行）time:March27,inNorthAmericaThestoryisaboutanalientribe（音B落）Boovtravelingall

aroundtheuniverseforanewhomeontheearthawayfromitsdeadlyenemies.Theykidnap（綁架）themotherof

an11-year-oldgirl.ThegirldrivestoFloridaforhermom.OnthewayshemeetswithaBoovaliencalledJ.Lo.

Theyquicklybecomegoodfriendsandgothroughalotofinterestingadventures（冒險）.

ShauntheSheep:AcartoonmoviefromtheUK

Producedby:AardmanAnimation

Director:MarkBurton,RichardStarzack

Releasetime:March20,inNorthAmericaAstheleaderofthesheep,Shaunisverysmart,andadventurous.

Once,afarmeriskidnappedduetohermischief（淘氣）.Tosavethefarmer,Shaunhastotakealltheyoungsheep

tothetownforadventure.

37.WhodirectedthemoviecalledHome?

A.SteveMartin.B.TimJohnson.C.MarkBurton.D.RichardStarzack.

38.WhatisAardmanAnimationinthepassage?

A.Anameofacartoonmovie.B.Acompanyofmakingcartoons.

C.Aprizeforgoodcartoonmovies.D.Anorganizationforprotectinganimals.

39.WhydoesthealientribeBoovtravelaroundtheuniverseinthemovieHome?

A.Toenjoythebeautyintheuniverse.B.Tokidnapamotherofan11-year-oldgirl.

C.Tofindtheirenemiesandfightwiththem.D.Tofindanewhomeawayfromtheirenemies.

40.WhichofthefollowingaboutShaunisNOTTRUE?

A.Shelikestakingadventures.B.Sheistheleaderofthesheep.

C.Shewenttosavethefarmerbyherself.D.Shecausedthefarmertobekidnapped.

41.Whatdothetwomovieshaveincommon?

A.TheyarebothfromtheUS.B.TheyarebothshowninMarch.

C.Theyarebothaboutanimals.D.Theyarebothdirectedbytwopeople.

（2022?黑龍江?大慶市景園中學模擬預測）DoyouknowthemovieI,Robot?Ittellsusastoryaboutthe

future.

Theyearis2035androbotsarejustascommonasmobilephones.Peopleordertheirrobotstodolotsof

things,forexample,babysitting,cooking,doingchoresandtakingtheirdogsforawalk.Robotshavetoobey（聽

從）human?sorders,becausetheirdesignersmakethemdoso.ApoliceofficercalledSpoonerhatesrobots.He

doesn'tthinkhumanscangetonwellwiththeirrobotsatall!ButthescientistSusanhasdifferentopinions.Susan

worksonrobots9mindandshethinksonedayrobotswillbecomemorepowerful（強大的）thanhumansandhelp

humanstomakeprogress（進步）.

WhenSpoonerandSusanworktogether,theyfindthatsomethingiswrongwiththeworld'srobots.Afew

robotshavetheirownthoughtsandthey5retryingtogetoutofhumans'control（控制）!Ofcoursetheserobots9

dreamdoesn'tcometrue.Humansworkhardtocontroltheirrobotsagainandtheysucceedatlast.

42.Thestorywillhappen（發生）in.

A.2010B.2020C.2035D.2040

43.SpoonerisaandSusanisa.

A.scientist;professorB.bankclerk;policeofficer

C.policeman;doctorD.policeofficer;scientist

44.Susanthinksthatoneday________.

A.robotscan'tgetonwellwithhumansB.robotswillhelphumantomakeprogress

C.robotswillhavetheirownthoughtsD.robotswillcontroltheworld

45.WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothisarticle?

A.ThemovieI,Robottalksaboutthefuture.

B.Peopleusetheirrobotstodoeverything.

C.Afewrobotswanttogetoutofhuman?scontrol.

D.Atlasthumanssucceedincontrollingtherobotsagain.

（2022?江蘇?蘇州市振華中學校二模）Since2011,theShanghaiPekingOperaCompanyhasheldtwo

seasonsof“YouthRunway”,along-termoperadevelopmentproject,hopingtofindyoungoperatalents.118

youngperformershavesuccessfullyshowed200playsandclassicalpieces.Mostofthemwerebombetween

1995and2000,makingthemthecompany'snewestpower.Theywillshowbothclassicalandnewplaysinmany

differentstyles.

①“TheButterflyLovers”,oneoftheplaysinthisspring,ischangedfromasadlovestorybetweenayoung

poorman,LiangShanboandZhuYingtai,thedaughterofawealthyfamily.Theyreturnasbutterfliesaftertheir

death.Anotherone,"'TwelveRoles”,whichwillbepresentedinthesummer,largelygetsitsideafroman

Americanfilm"12AngryMen”.The12members,allfromdifferentbackgrounds,mustdecideachild'sfateina

murder.

Yuejuopera,whichdevelopedaround1906inShengzhou,ZhejiangProvince,isoneofChina'smostfamous

operas.Intheolddays,peopleloveditbecauseofitsstylesofsingingandmelodies（旋律）.Now,itisgettinga

newlife.②Theperformingseasonforyoungperformersisheldinitsfifthyearandhasitsowncharacteristic.

Moreover,theprojectworkedwithBesTVtocreateaYuejuoperashortvideoseriesaboutthe24solarterms

（節氣）oftraditionalChinesecalendar.

Everyyear,theChinaShanghaiInternationalArtsFestivalprovideschancesfortraditionaloperaperformers

likeYuejutalentstoperform.③Manytraditionaloperaperformershavegotfansamongstudentsandyoung

performersinrecentyearsbyshowinghowtheyprepareforaconcertandbehind-the-scenesstorieswithmobile

appsonvideowebsites.

④Theytrymanywaystomaketraditionalartformsattractivetotoday'syouth,includingthecreationof

shortoperafilmsandtheuseofpopularmelodies.4tWebelievethatXiqu（traditionalopera）likeYuejucanattract

today'syoungpeoplebecauseitcanbemixedwithdifferentartforms,saysChenDarning,atheatercritic.

46.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,theproject“YouthRunway^^isto.

A.discoveryoungoperatalentsB.