DoyouknowthestoryabouttheChineseliondance?Inancienttimespeoplethoughtthelionwastheonlyanimalthatcouldfrightenthemonster(恶魔)awaysotheymadea"lion"outofbambooclothandpapertodrivethemonsteraway.

DoyouknowthestoryabouttheChineseliondance?Inancienttimespeoplethoughtthelionwastheonlyanimalthatcouldfrightenthemonster(恶魔)awaysotheymadea"lion"outofbambooclothandpapertodrivethemonsteraway.Thatiswhytheliondanceisperformedtodaytobringgoodluckandhappiness.

ButdoyouknowanythingelseaboutChinesedances?ThefirstdancesinChinawereperformedbeforewritingwasinvented!Thereareceramics(陶器)showingdancesinChinaabout6000yearsago.Thehandsandfeetwereusedtoexpressthoughtsforexampleabouttheharvestsodancewasameansofcommunicatingideas.Itwasnotonlyperformedassomethingbeautifultolookat.

Around1200yearsagoChinesedancewasperhapsatitspeak.Thewholebodywasusedandtherewerewonderfulcostumespoemsstoriesmusicandsongs.

InmoderntimesyoungpeoplewhowanttobecomedancersinChinausuallylearnballetfirstandthentheystudyandperformtraditionalChinesedancessuchasfolkdances.Folkdancesaredancesthatcommonpeopleperformonspecialoccasions(场合)，usuallyingroups.

HaveyouheardoftheCloudGateDanceTheatre(云门舞集)？Itwassetupin1973inTaiwanandperformsmoderndancesinChinaandabroad.ThesedancesusemovementsfromChinesetheatreandfromothercountriesespeciallyAmericawhichdevelopedmoderndanceintheearlytwentiethcentury.

( )26.Youmightuse_________tomakealionfortheliondance.

A.metal B.glass C.paper D.grass

( )27.Theliondancemakespeople___________.

A.sad B.frightened C.surprised D.happy

( )28.Songswereincludedindancesabout___________.

A.500yearsago B.2000yearsago C.1000yearsago D.1200yearsago

( )29.Moderndancedevelopedin_________intheearlytwentiethcentury.

A.America B.theatres C.England D.China

( )30.Folkdancesareperformed___________.

A.onlyinmoderntimes B.bycommonpeople

C.onlyinTaiwan D.onlybygooddancers