C(2025·山东烟台)
Lady White Snake, a dance production by Shanghai Grand Theatre(SGT), will make its first show at the Summer for the City—Shanghai Day event in New York. The event aims to encourage international cooperation and people-to-people exchange through cultural communication.
On July 26 and 27, three shows of the classic Chinese fairy story will be held at the David H. Koch Theatre, one of New York City's most famous theatres. The first US show will be performed by an international team of creators and performers led by a famous Chinese director Tan Yuanyuan. With the creativity of Eastern stage beauty, the performance will show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts to the worldwide audience(观众).
The dance Lady White Snake is a creative adaptation(改编) of China's famous fairy story, The Tale of the White Snake. It changes a thousand-year-old story into a deep exploration of the human spirit.
Zhang Xiaoding, general manager of SGT, said that Lady White Snake was created in 2021. They wanted to retell the fairy story through the connection of classical ballet and Chinese classical dance.
During the Shanghai Day event, a Chinese folk music concert about the 12 Chinese zodiac signs will also be given. A musical festival and the themed marketplace will bring together Shanghai's cultural products, cartoon arts, cultural brands, and special foods and drinks. With these performances and activities, audience will fully enjoy the cultural imagination of Chinese artists.
1. What's the purpose of the Summer for the City—Shanghai Day event?

2. How will Lady White Snake show the cultural energy of modern Chinese performing arts?

3. What does "a thousand-year-old story" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

4. According to Zhang Xiaoding, what's special about the dance Lady White Snake?

5. Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 into Chinese.

1. It aims to encourage international cooperation and people-to-people exchange through cultural communication.
2. With the creativity of Eastern stage beauty.
3. It refers to China's famous fairy story, *The Tale of the White Snake*.
4. It retells the fairy story through the connection of classical ballet and Chinese classical dance.
5. 通过这些演出和活动，观众将充分领略到中国艺术家的文化想象力。

1. 本题为细节理解题，直接定位到文章第一段末尾的内容即可找到该活动的举办目的。
2. 本题为细节理解题，定位到文章第二段最后一句的内容，即可找到《白蛇传》舞蹈展现中国当代表演艺术文化活力的方式。
3. 本题为指代判断题，定位到第三段第一句的内容，即可明确划线短语指代的内容。
4. 本题为细节理解题，定位到第四段末尾的内容，即可得到张晓丁介绍的该舞蹈的独特之处。
5. 本题为英译汉题，准确翻译短语含义，调整语序符合中文日常表达习惯即可。