Question

【题目】The World Stage (舞台)

Today, people everywhere enjoy watching movies and television. Before movies and television, people didn’t have lots of amusements. ______ they did things at home, or they went to theaters to see plays and performances. Watching performances on stage didn’t stop being popular.

There were theaters in Greece more than 2,000 years ago. Most Greek cities had a theater. Greek plays were funny or sad, but all of them taught important lessons about life. In those times, all the actors were men or boys, and there was a chorus with people singing. Greek plays are still popular today. Every summer people enjoy watching them in ______ theaters, so they don’t feel hot.

William Shakespeare made the theater popular in England about 400 years ago. Shakespeare wrote many plays. People laughed and cried when they watched them in the 1600s, and they still do today. Nowadays you can see his plays in theaters all over the world in many different ______, including Chinese, Japanese, German and so on. One of his most famous plays is Romeo and Juliet.

Music and dance are also popular stage performances. In Spain, people love watching performances of flamenco (吉卜赛). Flamenco comes from Southern Spain. It ______ hundreds of years ago when people moved to Spain from the East. Usually there’s a guitar, and men and women dance. “Palmeros” clap (击掌) in a special way with the dancers. Flamenco music and dance are very attractive. Together, the music and dance tell a story.

In Vietnam, people enjoy watching an interesting kind of theater called Mua Roi Nuoc. There aren’t any actors---only puppets (木偶). The puppets are on a stage filled with water. People from the Red River Delta began this kind of ______ in the 11th century, but people still watch them today. They’re magic.

Stage performances made us happy ______ history and they continue to make us smile or cry although the TV and movies are a lot of fun.

【1】A.AlsoB.InsteadC.StillD.Yet

【2】A.freeB.unusualC.openD.real

【3】A.copiesB.countriesC.detailsD.languages

【4】A.startedB.changedC.deliveredD.happened

【5】A.showsB.recordsC.customsD.hobbies

【6】A.withinB.duringC.throughD.among

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】A

【6】C

【解析】

文章大意：今天，世界各地的人们都喜欢看电影和电视。在电影和电视之前，人们没有很多娱乐活动。2000多年前希腊就有剧院。大多数希腊城市都有剧院。莎士比亚写了许多戏剧。现在你可以在世界各地的剧院看到他的戏剧，有很多不同的语言，包括汉语、日语、德语等等。他最著名的戏剧之一是《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。音乐和舞蹈也是很受欢迎的舞台表演。在越南，人们喜欢看一种叫做mua roi nuoc的有趣的戏剧。没有演员，只有木偶。木偶在满是水的舞台上。红三角洲的人们在11世纪就开始了这种表演，但今天人们仍然在观看。它们很神奇。舞台表演使我们在历史中快乐，尽管电视和电影很有趣，但它们仍然让我们笑或哭。

【1】句意：相反，他们在家里做事，或者去电影院看戏剧和表演。

A.同样；B.代替，相反；C.仍然；D.还。根据上句Before movies and television, people didn’t have lots of amusements.和空后they did things at home, or they went to theaters to see plays and performances.可知，此空是代替，相反的意思，应填Instead，故选B。

【2】句意：每年夏天，人们都喜欢在敞开的电影院里看电影，这样他们就不会觉得热了。

.A.免费的；B.不寻常的；C.敞开的；D.真实的。根据空后名词theaters可知，此空应填形容词，根据句意可知，此空是“敞开的”意思，应填open，故选C。

【3】句意：现在你可以在世界各地的剧院看到他的戏剧，有很多不同的语言，包括汉语、日语、德语等等。

A.副本；B.国家；C.细节；D.语言。根据空后including Chinese, Japanese, German and so on.可知，此空是“语言”的意思，应填languages，故选D。

【4】句意：几百年前，当人们从东方移居西班牙时，它就开始了。

A.开始；B.更改；C.交付；D.发生。根据后面when people moved to Spain from the East.可知，此空应填动词的过去式，根据句意可知，此空是“开始”的意思，应填started，故选A。

【5】句意：红三角洲的人们在11世纪就开始了这种表演，但今天人们仍然在观看。

A. 表演；B.记录；C.海关；D.爱好。根据空前 this kind of 可知，此空应填名词，根据句意可知，此空是“表演”的意思，应填shows，故选A。

【6】句意：舞台表演使我们在历史中快乐，尽管电视和电影很有趣，但它们仍然让我们笑或哭。

A.within 在之内；B.during在…期间；C.through通过，从…一端至另一端，穿过；D.among在…中, 在三者或以上中。根据空后history 可知，此空应填介词，根据句意可知，此空是“通过”的意思，应填through，故选C。

完型填空，考查学生们在具体语境中运用语言的能力，综合性较强。做题时，应先通读短文，了解大意；然后根据上下文语境的提示做题，先易后难，注意辨析选项中的单词的意思和用法，并注意空前后的搭配；最后应再读一遍短文，检查答案。例如第3小题，句意：现在你可以在世界各地的剧院看到他的戏剧，有很多不同的语言，包括汉语、日语、德语等等。

A.副本；B.国家；C.细节；D.语言。根据空后including Chinese, Japanese, German and so on.可知，此空是“语言”的意思，应填languages，故选D。