2017年3月30日雅思考试阅读机经真题部分答案（2）

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2017年3月30日雅思考试阅读机经真题部分答案（2） 

Passage 2

Topic

English Restoration Theatre

Content Review

A

Charles I was removed from the throne and in 1 660, Charles I, who have been living in the France, was invited to retur from exile and rule England. Monarchy was restored and the new period was called restoration. And Charles II began to reform the theatre. The old theatre was out of date.

B

There are two important person: Thomas and William Davenant, who are the playwrights before the civil war, when many theaters were closed. In 1 656, Davenant presented the

Siege of Rhodes, whichis considered the first English Opera .

C

All the theatres were now indoor proscenium- arch buildings. Stages were divided into two distinct halves. the apron-the forestage in front of the proscenium, and the backstage. The

proscenium doors were used for entrances and exists. Musicians played in the room above. The shutters would be opened and closed when the scenes changed.

C

At that time, many female actors began to perform in the theatre. Although they were not trained, they were good at acting. Nell Gwynn was the first celebrity actor.

E

Another revolution happened in the playhouse and their audience. Audience were quite spirited in their behaviour during performances. They will spoke to the actors, arranged

assignations with each other and attended the theatre to be seen rather than to see the play.

F

The play also changed a lot At that time, the most popular play was those have the characteristics of that period. Aphra Behn was one of the first English women to eam her

living by her writing, she broke cultural barriers and served as a literary role model for later generations of women authors.

G

At that time, tragedy was also very popular. There was a famous performer names Thomas Betterton, who was noted for his dazzling characterizations of Shakespeare's

tragic heroes.

Questions & Answers

Questions 14-20 List of heading

14. ParagraphA- new beginning of monarchy and theatre

15. Paragraph B _links with old times

16. Paragraph C- - the change of layout in actor areas

17. Paragraph D---female performers

18. Paragraph E- _the change of theatre and audience

19. Paragraph F- _the most typical style in that period

20. Paragraph G-- comedy is not the only type of play

Questions 21-23 matching

21. the first female playwight.-- Aphra Behn (F段)

22. write the first English opera- -William Davenant(B段)

23. acted in tragedy- -Thomas Betterton (G段)

Questions 24-26 sentence completion

(答案在C段关于theatre. architecture 的部分)

24. The front of the stage was calld apron

25. During the play, musician were in the room above the proscenium- arch.

26. The shutters would be moved when a new scene began.

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