舞獅表演活躍在舊金山

黃連英

The Chinese New Year parade isnt the only place to watch a lion dance in the San Francisco Bay Area. At weddings， grand openings of new businesses and other celebrations， the traditional Chinese art is performed year-round， thanks to the efforts of lion dance groups and young people increasingly embracing the activity.

Connie Lu， a senior at Lincoln High School in San Francisco. She performed as the lions “head” at a high school competition during the weekend in San Franciscos Chinatown to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Lus team—11 girls and 2 boys—participated in the competition， along with four other teams of about 100 contestants. The event also attracted hundreds of tourists.

Blinking big eyes and shaking the body， the yellow lion played by Lu and her teammate jumped up on a narrow bench to the beat of drums and gongs and picked up a hanging flower bouquet. The dancers skillful movements won a big round of applause from the audience.

Accompanied by beating drums and clashing cymbals， lion dances imitate a lions movements， such as scratching， shaking the body and licking the fur. Each performance also has a unique meaning. Lus performance tells the story of a lion who tries to cross a river to get a flower for his friend， but he is afraid of the river at first. Finally， he conquers the challenge and gets the flower to his friend.

Saturdays competition was the second following last years success， according to one of the organizers， LionDanceME. “We want to show to the public young Asian Americans carrying and celebrating AAPI heritage.” the organizer said. The first Inter-League High School Lion Dance Competition received positive feedback and encouragement for participants and also attracted hundreds of tourists to Chinatown.

Over the past few years， lion dance groups in the Bay Area have participated in rallies and marches to bring awareness to anti-Asian hate.

（材料來自“ChinaDaily”網站，有刪改）

1. What does the underlined word “embracing” mean in Paragraph 1？

A. Being against.? ? ? ? ? B. Being enthusiastic about.

C. Losing interest in.? ? D. Being ignorant of.

2. How many contestants participated in the competition？

A. About 13.? ? ? ? ? ?B. About 111.

C. About 100.? ? ? ? ? D. About 113.

3. Which of the following isnt mentioned according to Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 4？

A. How to perform a lion dance.

B. The popularity of Lus team.

C. The influence of the lion dance.

D. The meaning behind Lus performance.

4. Whats the purpose of this passage？

A. To report a competition about the lion dance.

B. To arouse peoples interest in lion dances.

C. To help our community to overcome the difficulties.

D. To call on people to participate in lion dances.

1. B。解析：詞義猜測題。材料第一段畫線詞所在的句子大意為：由于舞獅團體的努力和年輕人越來越喜歡這項活動，在婚禮、新企業的開業活動和其他慶祝活動中，中國傳統藝術——舞獅一年四季都在上演。由此，“embracing”應有“欣然接受”之意。故選B。

2. D。解析：細節理解題。根據材料第二段中的“Lus team—11 girls and 2 boys—participated in the competition， along with four other teams of about 100 contestants”，我們可知，Lu的隊伍有11名女孩和2名男孩，共13人，另外4個參賽隊伍大約共有100人。由此可知，大約有113人參加了比賽。故選D。

3. C。解析：細節理解題。材料第三段第一個句子和第四段第一個句子講述了如何舞獅，故排除A；根據材料第三段第二個句子，我們可知Lu的隊伍很受歡迎，故排除B；根據材料第四段第三個和第四個句子，我們可知Lu的表演講述了一只獅子為了給朋友摘花而試圖過河的故事，故排除D。文章未提到C選項的相關內容，故選C。

4. A。解析：推理判斷題。本文是一篇新聞報道，圍繞“舊金山唐人街舉行的慶祝亞太裔傳統月（Asian Pacific American Heritage Month）的一場比賽”展開。故選A。