题目内容
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 1 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the same 2 night after night. One would 3 them to know their parts by heart and 4 have cause to falter (结巴). Yet 5 is not always the case.A famous actor in a 6 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 7 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty year. In the last act, a gaoler (监狱长、看守) would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 8 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 9 , he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 10 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 11 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed (使显露) the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then, the gaoler 12 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 13 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in14 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 15 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then, squinting (眯着眼看) his eyes, he said,“The light is 16 . Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 17 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,“The light is indeed dim, sir. I must get my 18 ”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat's 19 , the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 20 copy of the letter which he proceeded (继续进行) to read to the prisoner.
1. A. fortunate B. unfortunate C. happy D. unhappy
2. A. lines B. words C. plays D. roles
3. A. want B. ask C. expect D. wish
4. A. always B. never C. sometimes D. often
5. A. such B. the thing C. one D. this
6. A. highly B. high C. poorly D. poor
7. A. where B. what C. which D. who
8. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Though
9. A. play B. performance C. role D. case
10. A. with B. in C. on D. to
11. A. pages B. joke C. lines D. contents
12. A. appeared B. disappeared C. came out D. came in
13. A. room B. cell
C. complete tasks easily D. talk a lot in class
3.Watching TV at an early age may cause all of the following problems EXCEPT________.
A. gaining weight B. being too aggressive
C. poor eyesight D. attention deficit disorder
tyle='mso-tab-count:3'> C. stage D. office
14. A. English B. French C. order D. full
15. A. wondered B. surprised C. anxious D. afraid
16. A. bright B. dim C. dark D. out
17. A. To see B. To find C. Seeing D. Finding
18. A. glasses B. lines C. light D. letters
19. A. surprise B. satisfaction C. anger D. amusement
20. A. usual B. old C. unusual D. new
Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end. In many ways, this is 36 for the poor actors who are required to go on repeating the sane 37 night after night. One would
38 them to know their parts by heart and 39 have cause to falter(结巴).Yet 40 is not always the case.
A famous actor in a 41 successful play was once cast in the role of an aristocrat 42 had been imprisoned in Bastille for twenty years. In the last act,a gaoler(监狱长,看守)would always come on to the stage with a letter which he would hand to the prisoner. 43 the noble was expected to read the letter at each 44 ,he always insisted that it should be written out in full.
One night, the gaoler decided to play a joke 45 his colleague to find out if, after so many performances, he had managed to learn the 46 of the letter by heart. The curtain went up on the final act of the play and revealed(使显露)the aristocrat sitting alone behind bars in his dark cell. Just then,the gaoler 47 with the precious letter in his hands. He entered the 48 and presented the letter to the aristocrat. But the copy he gave him had not been written out in
49 as usual. It was simply a blank sheet of paper. The gaoler looked on eagerly, 50 to see if his fellow actor had at last learnt his lines. The noble stared at the blank sheet of paper for a few seconds. Then,squinting(眯着眼看)his eves,he said,“The light is 51 .Read the letter to me.”And he promptly handed the sheet of paper to the gaoler. 52 that he could not remember a word of the letter either, the gaoler replied,“The light is indeed dim,sir. I must get my 53 ”With this, he hurried off the stage. Much to the aristocrat’s 54 ,the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the 55 copy of the letter which he proceeded(继续进行)to read to the prisoner.
| 36.A. fortunate | B. unfortunate | C. happy | D. unhappy |
| 37.A. lines | B. words | C. plays | D. roles |
| 38.A. want | B. ask | C. expect | D. wish |
| 39.A. always | B. never | C. sometimes | D. often |
| 40.A. such | B. the thing | C. one | D. this |
| 41.A. highly | B. high | C. poorly | D. poor |
| 42.A. where | B. what | C. which | D. who |
| 43.A. Because | B. Even though | C. When | D. Though |
| 44.A. play | B. performance | C. role | D. case |
| 45.A. with | B. in | C. on | D. to |
| 46.A. pages | B. joke | C. lines | D. contents |
| 47.A. appeared | B. disappeared | C. came out | D. came in |
| 48.A. room | B. cell | C. stage | D. office |
| 49.A. English | B. French | C. order | D. full |
| 50.A. worded | B. surprised | C. anxious | D. afraid |
| 51.A. bright | B. dim | C. dark | D. out |
| 52.A. To see | B. To find | C. Seeing | D. Finding |
| 53.A. glasses | B. lines | C. light | D. letters |
| 54.A. surprise | B. satisfaction | C. anger | D. amusement |
| 55.A. usual | B. old | C. unusual | D. new |
New York Times---( DINITIA SMITH )Tomorrow is the 433d anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth. A recent survey shows that more people are watching him, reading him and studying him than ever before.
Consider the recent yearly conference of the Shakespeare Association of America in Washington, where more than 600 people who study or admire Shakespeare from 18 countries took in topics like ‘‘Whither Attribution Studies,’’ ‘‘Unpopular Shakespeare’’ and ‘‘Sex Me Here,’’ a talk on breast-feeding and Lady Macbeth.
‘‘The national media is saying that fewer students’ taking Shakespeare,’’ Barbara Mowat, the editor of The Shakespeare Quarterly, observed in a speech at the conference. ‘‘But Shakespeare is thriving.’’ The association’s membership has increased by a third since 1990.
The Shakespeare business is so good these days that W. W. Norton is introducing a huge new collections of the plays into the already crowded field just in time for tomorrow’s birthday anniversary. Priced at $44.95, ‘‘The Norton Shakespeare: Based on the Oxford Edition’’ runs for 3,420 pages, offering introductions, illustrations and notes and three versions(版本) of ‘‘King Lear.’’
Today, movies and videos have made the plays even more accessible. Last year, ‘‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet’’ was No. 1 at the box office when it opened, and it grossed nearly $50 million. In New York in January, crowds lined up in the freezing cold to see Kenneth Branagh’s four-hour ‘‘Hamlet.’’ The students select a scene and then have a violent discussion about it.’’ Influenced by films, professors are increasingly teaching students by having them perform the plays.
【小题1】Why people from 18 countries came to Washington this year?
| A.To celebrate Shakespeare’s 433d birth day only. |
| B.To watch some plays by Shakespeare as planned. |
| C.To celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday and study his works. |
| D.To discuss how to teach students using Shakespeare’s plays. |
A. Washington D.C. B. Shakespeare Association.
C. The birthday anniversary. D. The Shakespeare business.
【小题3】Which of the many plays by Shakespeare was most popular the year before?
| A.King Lear. | B.Hamlet. |
| C.Macbeth. | D.Romeo and Juliet. |
A. More and more people are becoming interested in Shakespeare.
B. Shakespeare business is being run well in America nowadays.
C. Plays by Shakespeare can be used at school for more studies.
D. Shakespeare belongs not only to Britain but also to the USA.