Peking Opera used to sound strange to Dou Yi. The14-year-old Beijinger said whenever she came across Peking Opera on TV, she changed the Channel (频道). Like most of today's teenagers, Dou loves pop music.

   But since Dou entered the Xuanwu branch school of Beijing No. 15 Middle School, she has been studying Peking Opera in music class every week.

   Dou and her classmates listen to Peking Opera and learn the basics(基础知识) from professional actors. They also sing along with the operas.

  "We laugh sometimes because the tunes(声调)are really hard to learn, "said Dou. But she said that now she would watch Peking Opera on TV.

   "After all, I am no longer a layman, 'she said.

   Since 2008, schools around the country have been teaching students Peking Opera. It's part of a plan to introduce young people to the country's artistic traditions. Clearly, Dou's school has been taking the job seriously.

   Yang Ning, 14, is Dou's classmate. She has been studying Peking Opera since she was 8. She is a member of the school's Peking Opera club.

   Yang said she had learned a lot from Peking Opera.

   "I learn a lot of history from the operas," she said." I've also found out about many ancient poems, since there are so many of them in the operas."

   Yang doesn't think everyone can learn to sing Peking Opera well, but she does say that it's helpful for all people to learn about it.

    "The more you learn about it, the more you understand it. If people do study it, this old art form won't disappear. It would be a great pity if it did!” she said.

56. Dou Yi               .

   A. was a 14-year-old boy     B. was a middle school student

   C. liked today's teenagers    D. first met the Beijinger at the TV station

57. From the passage we know           .

   A. Dou Yi listened to pop songs every week

   B. the students could watch Peking Opera on TV in class

   C. even some professional actors came to the school to study

   D. Peking Opera has become a studying subject in Dou Yi's school

58. What does the underlined word "layman" mean in the passage?

   A.悠闲的人  B.外行的人    C.懒惰的人   D.初学的人

59. Which of the following is ,NOT true according to the passage?

  A. Most of the teenagers prefer pop music to Peking Opera.

  B. Yang Ning started learning Peking Opera earlier than Dou Yi.

  C. Dou Yi is as old as Yang Ning and she is Yang Niag's classmate.

  D. Both Dou Yi and Yang Ning are members of the school's Peking Opera club.

60. Why have schools around the country taught students Peking Opera since 2008?

   A. To give the students more history knowledge.

   B. To help the students to learn the ancient poems.

   C. To introduce the young people to the traditional art.

   D. To help the students to find a good job after graduation.

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A lot of boys and girls in western（西方的）countries are wearing the same kind of clothes, and many of them have long hair, so it is often difficult to tell whether（是否）they are boys or girls.
One day, an old man went for a walk in a park in Washington, and when he was tired, he sat down in a chair. A young person was standing on the other side of the pool.
“Oh!” the old man said to the person sitting be side him on the chair. “Do you see that person with the glasses and long hair? Is it a boy or a girl?” “A girl.” said the neighbor（隔壁的人）. “She is my daughter.” “Oh!” the old man said quickly. “Please forgive me, I did not know that you were her mother.” “I’m not.” Said the other person, “I’m her father.”
【小题1】What did the old man see on the other side of the pool?

A．A girl

B．A boy

C．A young person

D．A man

【小题2】“Is it a boy or a girl?” The word “it” here means         .

A．he

B．she

C．the person

D．the pool

【小题3】The meaning of the word “forgive” is          .

A．忘记

B．责骂

C．放弃

D．原谅

【小题4】The old man thought his neighbor was          .

A．a woman

B．a man

C．a girl

D．a boy

【小题5】The old man thought that his neighbor was the girl’s mother became his neighbor   .

A．was wearing a skirt	B．had long hair
C．had a beautiful face	D．was young