高三英语第三次12月月考试卷及答案

高三第三次月考试卷

I听力（共两节。满分35分）

第一节听力理解（5段共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

每段播放两遍。各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各

段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1〜3题。

1.WhatisJackworriedaboutwhenhestartscollege?

A.Hisformerclassmateswillgraduatethisyear.

B.Histimeoffwillputhimatadisadvantage.

C.Hewillhavetopracticealot.

2.AfterhowmanyyearsdidSusanreturntocollege?

A.Threeyears.B.Twoyears.C.Oneyear.

3.WhatadvicedoesSusangiveJackabouthisstudy?

A.Don'texpecttocatchonquickly.

B.Don*ttaketheEnglishmajor.

C.Don*ttaketoomanycourses.

听第二段对话，回答第4〜6题。

4.WhatdoesthemanthinkofChinatowninSanFrancisco7

A.It'slargerthanhisowntown.

B.It'slikeanyothertown.

C.It'sthebestintheU.S.

5.WhydoestheChineseNewYearchangeeveryyear?

A.It'sbasedonthedifferentcalendars.

B.It'sintheextramonth.

C・It'ssetasaholiday.

6.Inwhatyearwasthemanborn?

A.YearoftheRooster.B.YearofthePig.C.YearoftheOx.

听第三段独白，回答第7〜9题。

7.Whyisthemarathonatthe1968Olympicsatrulyhistoricevent?

A.Becausethreerunnerstriedveryhardtowinthemarathon.

B.BecauseBikilawonhisthirdvictoryinthemarathon.

C.BecausethelastrunnerwontheOlympicmarathon.

8.WhatdidWoldedowhenhesawBikiladropout?

A.HestoppedtoassistBikila.

B.HefilledBikila'sshoes.

C.Heranevenfaster.

9.Whydidthecrowdcheerwhenthelastrunnercrossedthefinishline?

A.Theyweresurprisedtoseehiswoundedleg.

B.Theyweregreatlymovedbyhisspirit.

C.Theythoughthewasthewinner.

听第四段对话，回答第10〜12题

10.WheredidthemanmeetClaudia?

A.Ataclassdiscussion.

B.Atamusicstore.

C.OntheInternet.

11.WhatistherelationbetweenthemanandClaudia?

A.Boyfriendandgirlfriend.

B.Closefriends.

C.Webfriends.

12.WhatdoesthewomansuggestaboutgreetingClaudia1?

A.Bringinghersomeflowers.

B.Usingherfamilyname.

C.Arrivingontime.

听第五段独白，回答第13〜15题。

13.Howdorainforestsmanagetosurvive?

A.Bystoringlargequantitiesofcarbondioxide.

B.Bydevelopingwaystoprotectthemselves.

C.Byproducingalargeamountofoxygen.

14.Whydotheleavesofatreeneveractuallytouchthoseofothers?

A.Becauseit'sawaytopreventthespreadofanytreediseases.

B.Becauseitmakesitdifficultforinsectstoeatleaves.

C.Becauseanimalscanjumpbetweenthem.

15.Howmuchraincanrainforestsproduceinsomeareasinayear?

A.About75%oftheirownrain.

B.Asmuchas430inches.

C.Atleast80inches.

第二节听取信息(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标

号为16〜20的空格中。听录音前，你将有10秒钟的阅题时间，录音读两遍。你将有60

秒钟的作答时间。

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II.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选

项.

Thefinestandmostsought-afterviolinswerehandcraftedbyanItalianviolin

makerover250yearsago.Theman'snamewasAntoniusStradivarius.Hewasborn

in1644andbeganhiscareer21aviolinmaker'sapprentice（学徒）.Workingon

hisownby1680,hebecamedeterminedtomake22thatcouldreproduce

tonesasrichasthoseproducedbythehumanvoice.He23severalshapesand

stylesforhisviolinsuntilhearrivedatadesignthatpleasedhim.Duringhiscareer

hecrafted1,100violins.Thosein24havebecometreasuredpossessions.

Unfortunately,thesecretoftheStradivariusviolindiedwithitsmaker.During

hislifetimeStradivariuskepthisnotessafely25,evenhistwosons,who

helpedhiminhisworkshop,didnotknowallthestepsinvolvedineachviolin's

construction.

Throughtheyears,manyexpertshaveoffered26explanationsforthe

uniquetoneofa“Strad”.Somesayitisduetotheviolin'sshape.Otherssuggest

thatthesecret27thespecialproperties（特性）ofthewood,which

StradivariusobtainedfromnativeItaliantreesthatnolongerexist.Themostwidely

acceptedexplanationisthatitiscreatedbythevarnish（清漆）thatthe28

usedtocoathisviolins.Chemistshaveanalyzedascloselyaspossiblethevarnish

andhavefoundits29hasimprovedthesoundofmanyviolins.30no

otherviolinmakerhasbeenabletofullyreproducethetoneoftheStradivarius^

violins.

21.A.jobB.careerC.professionD.work

22.A.instrumentsB.facilitiesC.equipmentD.tools

23.A.investigatedB.surveyedC・tested

D.experimented

24.A.fashionB.existenceC.possession

D.use

25.A.protectedB.buriedC.hiddenD.covered

26.A.possibleB.accurateC.detailed

D.persuasive

27.A.bringsinB.takesinC.resultsin

D.liesin

28.A.masterB.violinistC・expert

D.user

29.A.attentionB.applicationC.invention

D.foundation

30.A.AdditionallyB.LuckilyC.ThereforeD.Still

第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题L5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的

词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31-40的相应位置上。

ChinaDaily09/29/

TheShenzhouVIIastronautsLiuBoming,ZhaiZhigangandJingHaipengall

returnedsafeandsoundat5：37pmyesterdayafternoonwithasolidtouchdownin

theInnerMongoliaautonomousregion.Theprocesswasbroadcastlive31

nationaltelevision.

SpaceshipcommanderandspacewalkerZhaiZhigangtoldChinaCentral

Televisionshortlyafterheandhiscrew32(help)outofthere-entrycapsule-

"Itwasagloriousmission(使命)，fullofchallengeswithaperfectending.Ifeel33

(pride)ofourmotherland."

Thethreeheroicastronautswillhavetowait34thismorningbeforethey

canreturntotheirhomes.Beforethen,theywerearrangedforafullnight*srestin

Hohhot,thecapitalofInnerMongolia.

Zhai,a42-year-oldastronautfromHeilongjiangProvince,got35placein

thehistorybookswitha20-minutespacewalkonSaturday.''Greetingstothe

Chinesepeopleandthepeopleoftheworld,"ZhaisaidashefloatedoutofShenzhou

VII36(slow).Liustayedinsidetheorbitalmoduletoassisthim37Jing

monitoredtheoperationfromthere-entrycapsule.

PresidentHuJintaowatchedthespacewalkfromtheBeijingcenter38a

numberofotherStateleaders.Shortlyafterward,Hutoldtheastronautsina

televisedtelephoneexchange-"Your39(succeed)representsabreakthrough

inourmannedspaceprogram,themotherlandandthepeopleare40(thank)to

you."

三、阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

Asyoureadthis,nearly80,000Americansarewaitingforanewheart,kidney

orsomeotherorganthatcansavetheirlife.Tragicallyabout6.000ofthemwilldie

thisyear-nearlytwiceasmanypeopleasdiedintheSept.11attacks--because

theywon'tgettheirtransplantintime.86%ofAmericanssaytheysupportorgan

donation,butonly20%actuallysignuptodoit.

Partoftheproblemisthewaywehandleorgandonation.Americanswhowant

tomakethissortofgifthavetooptin一thatis,indicateonadriver'slicensethat

whentheydie,theywanttheirorganstobemadeavailable.ManyEuropeanand

Asiancountriestaketheopposite,approach.InSingapore,forexample,allresidents

receivealetterwhentheycomeofageinformingthemthattheirorgansmaybe

donatedunlesstheyobject.InBelgium,whichadoptedasimilarpresumed-consent

system12yearsago,lessthan2%ofthepopulationhasdecidedtooptout.

FurthercomplicatingthesituationintheU.S.isthefactthatwhateverdecision

youmakecanbeoverruledbyyourfamily.Thefinalsayislefttoyoursurviving

relatives,whomustmakeuptheirmindsinafewhoursafterbraindeathhasbeen

declared.Thereareasmanyas50bodypartsthatcansaveortransformthelifeof

someothers,butformanyfamilieslostingrief,theideaofoperatingonalovedone

ismorethantheycanlbear.TheU.Slikeallmedicallyadvancedsocietieshas

struggledtofindawaytobalanceanindividuafsrightoverhisbodywithsociety's

needtosaveothersfromdeath.TommyThompson,HealthSecretary,lastspring

announcedplanstoencouragedonations.Perhapsitistimethatthegovernment

consideredimprovingtilesystem.

41.WhatismostAmericans，attitudetowardstheorgandonation?

A.TragicalB.DoubtfulC.SupportiveD.Objective

42.Accordingtotheauthor,oneofthereasonforashortageoforgansinAmerica

isthat

A.mostAmericansareafraidtodonatetheirorgansafterdeath

B.tileinformationaboutorgandonationisnotpopularinAmerica

C.thewaytohandleorgandonationisfarfromperfect

D.peoplewaitingfortransplantarerapidlyincreasinginAmerica

43.Theunderlinedterm“presumed—consent"inParagraph2means

A.theirorgansshouldbedonatedwhethertheyagreeornot

B.theyagreethattheirorganswillbedonatedafterdeath

C.operatingonadeadbodyisinhuman

D.theyaresuretobehappyaftertheydecidetodonatetheirorgans

44.Itcallbeinferredfromthepassagethat

A.Americanshavealongtraditionoforgandonation

B.allthestatesinAmericaresistthepresumed—consentsystem

C.it'snoteasytofindawaytoservetilesociety'sneed

D.tilegovernmentisnotactiveinsolvingtheproblem

45.Whatisprobablytobediscussedinthenextparagraph?

A.Meetsociety'sneedtosaveothers.

B.Findawaytobalanceanindividual'sright.

C.Makeaplantoencouragetheorgandonation.

D.Improvetheorgan一donationsystem.

B

Kincaidlookedathiswatch：eight-seventeen.Thetruckstartedonthesecond

try,andhebackedout,shiftedgears,andmovedslowlydownthealleyunderhazy

sun.ThroughthestreetsofBellinghamhewent,headingsouthonWashington11,

runningalongthecoastofPugetSoundforafewmiles,thenfollowingthehighway

asitswungeastalittlebeforemeetingU.SRoute20.

Turningintothesun,hebeganthelong,windingdrivethroughtheCascades.

Helikedthiscountryandfeltimpressed,stoppingnowandthentomakenotesabout

interestingpossibilitiesforfutureexpeditionsortoshootwhathecalledumemory

snapshots.nThepurposeofthesecausalphotographswastoremindhimofplaces

hemightwanttovisitagainandapproachmoreseriously.Inlaterafternoonhe

turnednorthatSpokane,pickingupU.SRoute2,whichwouldtakehimhalfway

acrossthenorthernUnitedStatestoDuluth,Minnesota.

Hewishedforthethousandthtimeinhislifethathehadadog,agolden

retriever,maybe,fortravelslikethisandtokeephimcompanyathome.Buthewas

frequentlyaway；overseasmuchofthetimeanditwouldnotbefairtotheanimal.

Still,hethoughtaboutitanyway.Inafewyearshewouldbegettingtoooldforthe

hardfieldwork.UImustgetadogthen."Hesaidtohimself.

Driveslikethisalwaysputhimintoasentimentalmood.Thedogwaspartofit.

RobertKincaidwasaloneasit'spossibletobe-anonlychild,parentsbothdead,

distantrelativeswhohadlosttrackofhimandheofthem,noclosefriends.

HethoughtaboutMarian.Shehadlefthimnineyearsagoafterfiveyearsof

marriage.Hewasfifty-twonow,thatwouldmakeherjustunderforty.Marianhad

dreamsofbecomingamusician,afolksinger.SheknewalloftheWeavers'songs

andsangthemprettywellinthecoffeehouseofSeattle.Whenhewashomeinthe

olddays,hedrovehertotheshowsandsatintheaudiencewhileshesang.

Hislongabsences-twoorthreemonthssometimes-werehardonthe

marriage.Heknewthat.Shewasawareofwhathedidwhentheydecidedtoget

married,andbothofthemhadavague(notclear)sensethatitcouldallbehandled

somehow.Itcouldn'twhenhecamefromphotographingastoryinIcelandand,she

wasgone.Thenoteread,“Robert,itdidn'tworkout,IleftyoutheHarmonyguitar.

Stayintouch.”

Hedidn'tstayintouch.Neitherdidshe.Hesignedthedivorcepaperswhen

theyarrivedayearlaterandcaughtaplaneforAustraliathenextday.Shehad

askedfornothingexceptherfreedom.

46.WhichrouteistherightonetakenbyKincaid?

A.Bellingham-Washington11-PugetSound-U.SRoute20-U.SRoute2一

Duluth

B.U.S.Route2-Bellingham-Washington11-PugetSound-U.SRoute20-

Duluth

C.U.S.Route2一U.SRoute20-Duluth-Bellingham-Washington11

D.Bellingham-Washington11-U.S.Route2-U.SRoute20-Duluth

47.Whichstatementistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Kincaid'sparentsweredeadandheonlykeptintouchwithsomedistant

relatives.

B.Kincaidwouldhavehadadogifhehadn'tbeenawayfromhometoomuch.

C.Kincaidusedtohaveagoldenretriever.

D.Kincaidneededadogindoinghishardfieldwork.

48.WhydidKincaidstoptotakephotoswhiledriving?

A.Towrite“memorysnapshots”.

B.Toremindhimselfofplaceshemightwanttovisitagain.

C.Toavoidforgettingthewayback.

D.Toshootbeautifulsceneryalongtheroad.

49.WhatcanyouknowaboutMarian?

A.Shediedafterfiveyearsofmarriage.

B.ShewasolderthanKincaid.

C.Shecouldsingverywellandearnedbigmoney.

D.Shewasnotaprofessionalpopsinger.

50.Wecandrawaconclusionfromthepassagethat

A.MarianknewwhatwouldhappenbeforeshemarriedKincaid.

B.KincaidthoughthisabsencewouldbeaproblemwhenhemarriedMarian.

C.ItturnedoutthatMariancouldnotstandKincaid'sabsenceandlefthim.

D.AfterMarianlefthim,theystillkeptintouchwitheachother.

c

Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthata

landlord（房东）canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatit

protectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartment.Theirrentcannotincrease；therefore,

theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythataftera

longtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannot

increasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycan

increasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsobe

rent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneed

apartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theendresultofrentcontrolis

ashortageofapartmentsinthecity.

Someexpertsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesame

way.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.

Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.

However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywill

replaceworkerswithmachinery.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumber

ofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsholdtheopinionthatan

increaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemay

findthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.

Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.

Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.

Furthermore,employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.

Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecision,suchasdecisions

aboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybe

correctedonlyif“otherthingsareequal”.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthe

predictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Some

economistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdo

agree,however,thattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.

51.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay.

A.causeashortageofapartments

B.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomes.

C.Increasetheprofitsoflandlords.

D.Encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments.

52.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol.

A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartments.

B.isunnecessary.

C.willprobablybringinactiveeffectsinthelongrun.

D.isnecessaryunderallconditions

53.Therewillbetheproblemofunemploymentif.

A.theminimumwageissettoohigh..

B.theminimumwageissettooearly.

C.theworkersareunskilled.

D.themaximumwageissetforpoorworkers.

54.Thepassagetellsusabout.

A.therelationshipbetweensupplyanddemand

B.thepossibleresultsofgovernmentcontrols

C.thenecessityofgovernmentcontrol

D.theurgencyofgettingridofgovernmentcontrol

55.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Theresultsofeconomicdecisionscannotalwaysbepredicted.

B.Minimumwagecannotalwaysprotectemployees.

C.Economictheorycanhelppredicttheresultsofeconomicdecisionifother

factorsarenotchanging.

D.Economistsusuallyhavethesamepredictionaboutaneconomicdecision.

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应

选项字母涂黑。

首先请阅读以下花语：

A.RedRoses

Redroses,aswethinkofthemtoday,arethetraditionalsymbolforloveand

romanceandatime-honoredwaytosay“Iloveyou."Theredrosehaslong

symbolizedbeautyandperfection,soabouquetofredrosesistheperfectwayto

expressyourdeepfeelingsforsomeonespecial.Forthebuddingrelationship,ared

rosebouquetcanalsosignalthebeginningofromanticintentions.Theycansenda

messageofcommitmentandaninvitationtotakethenextstep.

B.Carnations

Themeaningsofcarnationsincludefascination,distinction,andlove.Likemany

otherflowers,differentmessagescanalsobeexpressedwiththeflower'sdifferent

colorvarieties.Lightredcarnations,forexample,areoftenusedtoconvey

admiration,whereaspinkcarnationsareoftengivenasasignofgratitude.Today

carnationsarewornandgiftedworldwideonMothersDayandhavebecome

symbolicofpurity,strengthandenduranceofmotherhood.Asacustompink

carnationsareworntohonorlivingmothersandwhitecarnationsforthedeceased

mothers.

C.Chrysanthemums

ChrysanthemumswerecultivatedinChinaasafloweringherbasfarbackas

the15thcenturyBC.ItwasnamedfromtheGreekprefixchrys-,whichmeans

golden（thecoloroftheoriginalflowers）,and-anthemion,meaningflower.

Chrysanthemumscanbeyellow,whiteorevenbrightred.Manyflowerformsare

available,spoon-shaped,threadlikeorspiderlike.Withitsspecialmeaning“Rest”

associatedwiththem,chrysanthemumsareoneofthetraditionalfuneralflowers

whichyoucanevenconveyyoursincerefeelingsforthedeceased.

D.Sunflowers

Sunflowersturntheirheadstowardsthesunandthisishowtheygottheir

commonname.TheyoriginatedinCentralandSouthAmerica.Sunflowersarenot

onlyprettytolookatbutsunflowerseedsarepower-packedwithhealthyfats,

protein,fiber,minerals,andvitaminE-allimportanttothenutritionalqualityof

yourdiet.

E.Purplehyacinth

Thelanguageofflowerscanbefoundasfarbackasthe14thcentury.Every

flowerhasaspecial.Purplehyacinthsareameaningfulgift,perfectforexpressing

feelingsforafriendtoconveythefeelingslike“YouareawonderfulfriendandI

wishyoupeace,prosperityandhappiness，^or“Iamsorry.Pleaseforgiveme.”

F.Forget-me-not

ThelittleblueForgetMeNotflower,thoughquitesmallinsize,expresses

sweetmemoriesoftrueandfaithfullove,asoftcry-"Donotforget"thesunnyand

cloudydaysofadeeprelationship.Medicinally,thisplanthasastrongaffinityfor

therespiratoryorgans,especiallytheletlowerlung.Insomecountries,itis

sometimesmadeintosyrupandgivenforlungaffections.

再阅读以下顾客信息，然后匹配顾客与适合他们的鲜花。

1.Davidhasjustheardthatoneofhisfriendsheknowshaslostafavoriterelative

andheknowsthathisfriendreallyneedstobeconcernedatthismoment.Sohe

callstheflowershopforflowerdeliveryasawaytoshowhisfriendshipand

supportduringthisdifficulttime.

2.MaryhasnotmethermothersinceshemovedtoParisafterthegraduationfrom

CambridgeUniversity.WhenMothers，Dayiscomingthisyear,shewantsto

sendsomethingspecialtohelpherexpressrespectandthankfulnessforthe

virtuesofmotherhood.

3.Truelove'sdifficulttofind,butCatherineisfortunateenoughtohavefoundit,

sosheintendstogiveherbelovedagiftontheAnniversaryDay,whichhis

regardedasanemblemoflovingremembrance,faithfullove,constancyand

undyinghope.

4.TonymetGloriaathisfriend'sgraduationpartylastweekend,andfellintolove

withheratthefirstsight.Heisplanningtoaskherforthefirstofficialdate,

expectingGloriatoreceivethemwithasparkleinhereyes.

5.HebehasreallygotareasontosendflowerstoherfriendCarriewhowas

deeplyhurtbyhercarelessmistake.Whatsheneedstodoismakeanapology,

showinghowregretfulsheis.Forthisspecialoccasion,sheiswonderingwhat

flowerswillbeappropriatetosend.

第二部分写作（共40分）

第一节：基础写作（满分15分）

元月18日下午3点你校在学校礼堂举行了成人宣誓仪式。请以日记的方式记录仪式过

程并谈谈自己的感想.

主题成长、责任

参加人员高三师生，全体学生家长

1.学生宣誓

仪式程序2.学生代表发言（表达谢意，畅谈理想）

3.教师和家长代表发言（表示祝贺，寄予希望）

4.各班学生表演节目

参考词汇：成人仪式agrown-upceremony宣誓makeanoath

【写作内容】

1.举行仪式的时间、地点；

2.表格中的内容；

3.你自己的感想。

【写作要求】

1.必须扣紧题目的要求，用5个规范的英语句子组织成连贯的文章

2.组织成连贯的短文，开头已经写好，不计入总句子数

【评分标准】

1.句子结构的准确性和复杂度

2.短文内容的完整性和连贯性

第二节读写任务(共1小题，满分幺分)

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

(Xinhua)—Thecountry'sMinistryofEducationonThursdayannouncedapilotprogramto

teachstudentsinprimaryandsecondaryschoolsitstraditionalPekingOpera.Deemedoneof

thenation'suniqueculturaltreasures,theoperawillbeaddedintomusiccoursesfor200

schoolsin10provinces,municipalitiesandautonomousregionsthroughoutChina.

Themoveimmediatelydrewheatedreactionfromthepublic.supportthisproject

汕oleheartedly,“saidzhuShihui,armbvmcdPdcmgOperaperformer.^Interestshouldbe

fosteredsincechildhood.Imyselfbegantoget&scinatedwithPekingOperawhileinprimary

school.Iteventuallybecamemylifetimecareer,hetoldXinhua.Thegeneralpublic,however,

arenotenthusiastic.Nearly70percentofvoterswereagainsttheproject.Inanotheropinion

pollbyChina'sleadingwebportalS,ofover21,000respondents,only27percent

believesettingupthecoursewillhelppromotetraditionalChineseculture.Nearly38,percent

thinkthecourseshouldnotbecompulsoryasstudents5choicesshouldberespected,andthe

remaining35percentproposedifferentlocaloperasbetaughtindifferentareassinceChina

boastsa