【正文】 rounded by the seaB. Most native English speakers have heard the expression notenough room to swing a cat, but few know that the cat does notrefer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The cat isactually a short form of cat of nine tails — a whip with nine, knotted(打結(jié)的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of spacein order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!（1）The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________. A. Pipe down!, meaning Be quiet!, is anothermon expression that has nautical origins. The ship39。 The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life thatthey even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originallynautical (航海的)terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people monlydescribe an honest and fair business deal as being above board. Thisexpression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship39。s development. Shipssetting sail from England determined to extend Britain39。 The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by thesea, so it is not surprising that the sea has always played an important role intheir lives. After the development of large, ocean173。 【點(diǎn)評】本題考點(diǎn)涉及細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷兩個題型的考查，是一篇文化類閱讀，考生需要準(zhǔn)確掌握細(xì)節(jié)信息，并根據(jù)上下文進(jìn)行邏輯推理，從而選出正確答案。根據(jù)The Restoration Theater部分中的“The stage was a very clever idea , in that on the sides of the stage large back shutters (百葉窗) were painted with the scene.”舞臺是一個非常聰明的想法，因?yàn)槲枧_兩側(cè)的大背板上都畫著場景)可知，在The Restoration Theater舞臺設(shè)計(jì)非常巧妙。故選C。 （2）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。這使得一大群人可以一次欣賞一場演出，可知，希臘劇院建在山上是為了讓更多的觀眾可以一起欣賞演出。 （1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。Some of the plays told sad stories, but the majority of the plays were really funny. Many specialized machines were used to create the scene. The stage was a very clever idea , in that on the sides of the stage large back shutters (百葉窗) were painted with the scene.（1）Why were ancient Greek theaters built on hills? hold a large audience. build a big and strong stage. have a better sound effect. emphasize exaggerated performances.（2）In which theater could actors39。 an upper stage or balcony for various purposes. The reason for this design is that there were no scene changes, or breaks during the play. Very little scenery was used, so the actors had to create a scene through their voices and dialogues. This led to a more poetic script, and poets became the main source of script writing.s theater developed rapidly in the years following the defeat of the Spanish Navy. The dominant feature of Elizabethan theater was the stage. It has three parts: The fore stage for outside scenes。 The Elizabethan TheaterThe Medieval theater started in churches. That39。 Theaters developed in many parts of Greece. Ancient Greek theaters were built in natural open air sites on conveniently shaped hills. This allowed a great mass of people to enjoy a show at a time. Due to this, actors placed emphasis on exaggerated (夸張的) action and speech. And, colorful symbolic masks and costumes were used. 英語試卷英語閱讀理解(社會文化)題分類匯編及解析一、高中英語閱讀理解社會文化類1．閱讀理解 Theaters of the PastThe Greek Theater The Medieval Theater s why medieval plays were about Bible stories. At first, it became a custom for priests (牧師) to act out brief scenes during Christmas and Easter. These acts attracted large crowds. Finally the church refused to allow priests to participate in any such events again, so ordinary people began these performances outside. Performances were set in the town square, with several stage settings around it. The England39。 the inner stage for scenes inside a building。The Restoration Theater voices and speech help create scenes? Greek Theater. Medieval Theater. Elizabethan Theater. Restoration Theater.（3）What is special about the Restoration Theater? masks were used. stage was smartly designed. of its plays were sorrowful. people were the performers.【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）B 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇說明文，介紹了四個古代的劇院。根據(jù)The Greek Theater部分中的“Ancient Greek theaters were built in natural open air sites on conveniently shaped hills. This allowed a great mass of people to enjoy a show at a time.”古希臘的劇院建在自然開闊的地方，建在形狀方便的山上。故選A。根據(jù)The Elizabethan Theater部分中的“Very little scenery was used, so the actors had to create a scene through their voices and dialogues.”布景用得很少，所以演員們不得不通過他們的聲音和對話來創(chuàng)造一個場景，可知，在The Elizabethan Theater, 演員的聲音和言語能幫助創(chuàng)造場景。 （3）考查推理判斷。故選B。2．閱讀理解going sailing ships in the fifteenthcentury, the sea became even more important to the country39。s territories, its wealthand its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, peopleand new ideas from foreign places. By the nineteenth century, Britain had the largest,most powerful navy in the world.sbusiness would be carried out below decks (below the boards) out of public the other hand, honest business was always conducted on deck (above the boards),in the open where everyone could see what was going on.s boatswain (水手長) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at theend of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.they occupied more land around the worldthey got more wealth from the seaC.D.secretivehonestcheerfuldishonest（3）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A.Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.C.There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.（4）What is the main idea of the passage? A.The influence of British sailors39。The sailing history of England.D.英國曾有著強(qiáng)大的海軍。（1）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選C。根據(jù)第二段中的“…people monly describe an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”可知，如果”一個誠實(shí)公正的人就會被認(rèn)為是39。”。（3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。s boatswain (水手長) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the