Question

【題目】In the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was an important part of civic, economic and religious life. During this period after the fall of Roman civilization, many cities were destroyed. Southern and Western Europe, famous for its agriculture, became increasingly more agricultural. After several hundred years, many towns appeared again. The Roman Catholic Church took over religion, education and politics. What remained of theater was mostly on the Greek and Roman performing arts.

Theater was reborn as liturgical（禮拜式的）dramas. It was written in Latin and dealing with biblical（圣經(jīng)）stories which would be performed by church members. Then there came local dramas spoken in common language not Latin. They were more wonderful one-act dramas taking place in town squares or other parts of the city. There were three types of local dramas. Mystery or cycle plays were short dramas based on biblical stories organized into historical cycles. Miracle plays dealt with the lives of the great. Morality（道德的）plays taught a lesson through characters standing for good or bad qualities. Secular plays in this period existed, but religious drama in the Middle Ages is mostly remembered today. As the Middle Ages ended, the number of religious theatres became small as the church weakened and more secular qualities won over religious theaters.

【1】According to the passage, what does "secular plays" mean here?

A. Plays that deal with the lives of the great.

B. Plays that taught a lesson.

C. Plays based on biblical stories.

D. Plays that are not connected with the church.

【2】Why did religious theatres become less important as the Middle Ages came to an end?

A. People were not interested in them any longer.

B. The church was not as important as what it had been.

C. People liked new plays.

D. The stories of religious theatres were outdated.

【3】According to the passage, why did religious theatres take over in the Middle Ages?

A. People preferred religious theatres to other ones.

B. There were no other types of theatres.

C. The church played an important part in people’s life.

D. The quality of religious theatres was better than that of other theatres.

【4】What would be the best title for the passage?

A. European dramas

B. Religious dramas

C. Religious theatres in the Middle Ages

D. Secular dramas in the Middle Ages

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文介紹了歐洲中世紀(jì)的宗教劇院的興衰。

【1】D 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)最后一段倒數(shù)第二句Secular plays in this period existed, but religious drama in the Middle Ages is mostly remembered today.（這一時期的世俗戲劇存在，但是今天中世紀(jì)的宗教戲劇主要被人們銘記。）可知，前后兩句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，與宗教戲劇對應(yīng)的是世俗戲劇。故選D。

【2】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句As the Middle Ages ended, the number of religious theatres became small as the church weakened and more secular qualities won over religious theaters.可知，隨著中世紀(jì)的結(jié)束，由于教會削弱，更世俗品質(zhì)的劇院贏得了宗教劇院，宗教劇院的數(shù)量變小。也就是說教會不像以前那樣重要導(dǎo)致宗教劇院不太重要了，故選B。

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一句In the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was an important part of civic, economic and religious life.可知，在中世紀(jì)歐洲，劇場是公民、經(jīng)濟和宗教生活的重要組成部分。故選C。

【4】C 主旨大意題。縱觀全文可知，文章主要講述歐洲中世紀(jì)的宗教劇院的興衰。故C項符合題意。