Ⅰ.阅读理解
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Theatre audiences usually rise to their feet only during breaks or when the curtain comes down. For a special production of Shakespeare' s Hamlet, however, getting up and moving around is required if you want to catch all of the action.
The production is staged in the James J. Hill House in St. Paul, Minnesota. The action takes place in several rooms on several levels of the 36,000squarefoot building.
This is not the first time that the Wayward Theatre Company has chosen a special place to stage a theatrical production. Cofounder and director Sarah Nargang said that the group prefers to perform (表演) in untraditional spaces. She noted, “It allows people to communicate with these spaces, as well as the text, in new and interesting ways.”
Besides the James J. Hill House, the group has performed at the Minnesota Transportation Museum, in hotel rooms, and in the back of a brewery (酒厂)．
“We usually choose a play and then find a place for it，” Nargang said. “But we try to choose historic places as much as we can.”
The James J. Hill House was built for a railroad businessman of the same name. The fivestory mansion (豪宅) sits on a large area of land overlooking the city of St. Paul and the Mississippi River. Completed in 1891, in what was known as the Gilded Age, it is now owned by the Minnesota Historical Society.
“The James J. Hill House allowed us to stage Hamlet during the Gilded Age and show much of rich people' s lives of that time，” Nargang said.
Performing Hamlet in a mansion affected the way the production was choreographed (为……编舞). “Entering and exiting are more difficult because you don't have many choices of where you can go，” said Tim McVean, who plays the role of Hamlet.
“There' s a lot more running around，” added actor Tim Perfect, who plays Claudius, the ruler who marries Hamlet's mother. “But there's no way any stage could compete with this place for beauty.”
1．What is special about the production of Hamlet in the James J. Hill House?
A．It is performed by very famous actors.
B．It has attracted the largest audience ever.
C．It is produced in a new and humorous way.
D．The audience must move around to watch it.
2．The Wayward Theatre Company prefers to perform in ________.
A．open areas B．traditional spaces
C．historic places D．highrise buildings
3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．The Gilded Age.
B．The city of St. Paul.
C．The Mississippi River.
D．The James J. Hill House.
4．What does Tim Perfect think of performing in a mansion?
A．Difficult but enjoyable.
B．Traditional but interesting.
C．Comfortable and exciting.
D．Relaxing and helpful.
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
1．D 细节理解题。由第一和第二段可知，剧院观众通常只在中场休息或演出结束时才起身走动，但在詹姆斯·希尔故居中上演的《哈姆雷特》的场景设置在不同的房间，甚至不同的楼层，这就要求观众随着剧情发展移动到不同的地方观看演出。
2．C 细节理解题。由第四段中的“the group prefers to perform in untraditional spaces”和第五段中的“we try to choose historic places as much as we can”可知，该公司喜欢在非传统的地方演出，尤其是有历史意义的场所。
3．D 词义猜测题。倒数第四段介绍该故居的基本情况，原本是为一位名叫詹姆斯·希尔的铁路商人而建，于1891年建成，现在属于明尼苏达州历史学会。因此，it指代詹姆斯·希尔故居。
4．A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“There's a lot more running around”和“there's no way any stage could compete with this place for beauty”可知，他认为在这里演出较以往相比活动量更大，但这个地方的美是其他的舞台不能与之媲美的。
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Theatre audiences usually rise to their feet only during breaks or when the curtain comes down. For a special production of Shakespeare' s Hamlet, however, getting up and moving around is required if you want to catch all of the action.
The production is staged in the James J. Hill House in St. Paul, Minnesota. The action takes place in several rooms on several levels of the 36,000squarefoot building.
This is not the first time that the Wayward Theatre Company has chosen a special place to stage a theatrical production. Cofounder and director Sarah Nargang said that the group prefers to perform (表演) in untraditional spaces. She noted, “It allows people to communicate with these spaces, as well as the text, in new and interesting ways.”
Besides the James J. Hill House, the group has performed at the Minnesota Transportation Museum, in hotel rooms, and in the back of a brewery (酒厂)．
“We usually choose a play and then find a place for it，” Nargang said. “But we try to choose historic places as much as we can.”
The James J. Hill House was built for a railroad businessman of the same name. The fivestory mansion (豪宅) sits on a large area of land overlooking the city of St. Paul and the Mississippi River. Completed in 1891, in what was known as the Gilded Age, it is now owned by the Minnesota Historical Society.
“The James J. Hill House allowed us to stage Hamlet during the Gilded Age and show much of rich people' s lives of that time，” Nargang said.
Performing Hamlet in a mansion affected the way the production was choreographed (为……编舞). “Entering and exiting are more difficult because you don't have many choices of where you can go，” said Tim McVean, who plays the role of Hamlet.
“There' s a lot more running around，” added actor Tim Perfect, who plays Claudius, the ruler who marries Hamlet's mother. “But there's no way any stage could compete with this place for beauty.”
1．What is special about the production of Hamlet in the James J. Hill House?
A．It is performed by very famous actors.
B．It has attracted the largest audience ever.
C．It is produced in a new and humorous way.
D．The audience must move around to watch it.
2．The Wayward Theatre Company prefers to perform in ________.
A．open areas B．traditional spaces
C．historic places D．highrise buildings
3．What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 6 refer to?
A．The Gilded Age.
B．The city of St. Paul.
C．The Mississippi River.
D．The James J. Hill House.
4．What does Tim Perfect think of performing in a mansion?
A．Difficult but enjoyable.
B．Traditional but interesting.
C．Comfortable and exciting.
D．Relaxing and helpful.
【能力提升】
Ⅰ.阅读理解
1．D 细节理解题。由第一和第二段可知，剧院观众通常只在中场休息或演出结束时才起身走动，但在詹姆斯·希尔故居中上演的《哈姆雷特》的场景设置在不同的房间，甚至不同的楼层，这就要求观众随着剧情发展移动到不同的地方观看演出。
2．C 细节理解题。由第四段中的“the group prefers to perform in untraditional spaces”和第五段中的“we try to choose historic places as much as we can”可知，该公司喜欢在非传统的地方演出，尤其是有历史意义的场所。
3．D 词义猜测题。倒数第四段介绍该故居的基本情况，原本是为一位名叫詹姆斯·希尔的铁路商人而建，于1891年建成，现在属于明尼苏达州历史学会。因此，it指代詹姆斯·希尔故居。
4．A 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“There's a lot more running around”和“there's no way any stage could compete with this place for beauty”可知，他认为在这里演出较以往相比活动量更大，但这个地方的美是其他的舞台不能与之媲美的。
