There are many theories about how drama (戲劇) came into being in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama developed gradually from ceremonies. The argument for this view goes as follows.
In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world as unpredictable, and they sought through various means to control these unknown powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies. Eventually stories arose which explained the mysteries of the ceremonies. As time passed, some of them were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths (神話), provided materials for art and drama
Those who believe that drama came out of ceremonies also argue that those ceremonies contained the seed of theater because music, dance, and masks were almost always used. In addition, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the rules of ceremonies, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks, they often impersonated (扮演) other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and performed the desired effect by gestures -- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival (復(fù)活) of the Sun -- as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory finds out the theater came from the human Interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war, or other events) are gradually formed, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a speaker and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person A closely related theory about drama traces to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations (模仿) of animal movements and sounds.
小題1:Which of the following is Not true according to the passage?
A．Three theories about how drama came into being are mentioned.
B．The majority of people believe drama came from ceremonies.
C．Stories were made up to explain the mysteries of the ceremonies.
D．Religious activities developed gradually from ceremonies.
小題2:We can infer from the passage that ______.
A．a(chǎn)ll measures couldn't bring the desired results
B．religious leaders usually didn't perform in the ceremonies
C．mistakes are unavoidable in the religious ceremonies
D．performers usually used languages to reach the desired results
小題3:The underlined part "traces to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.
A．dates back toB．is devoted toC．gives way toD．is familiar to
小題4: The best title for the text would be ______.
A．The Development of DramaB．The History of Drama
C．The Origin of DramaD．The Popularity of Drama

小題1: D
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇文章講的是戲劇是怎么形成的，有的理論認(rèn)為戲劇來自于儀式，也有人認(rèn)為戲劇是人類講故事的興趣。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama developed gradually from ceremonies. 可知是戲劇從儀式中逐漸演變而來。選D
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then kept and repeated until they hardened into fixed ceremonies.可知似乎能到來想要的結(jié)果的措施被保留下來了�？芍皇撬械拇胧┒际怯行У�。選 A
小題3:猜詞題：最后一段的句子：Another theory finds out the theater came from the human Interest in storytelling.其中的came from和 traces to是相近的意思，就是“來自，追溯到”所以選A
小題4:主旨題：從文章第一段的句子：There are many theories about how drama (戲劇) came into being in ancient Greece.可知這篇文章講的是戲劇是怎么形成的。選C
點(diǎn)評：這篇文章講的是戲劇是怎么形成的，有的理論認(rèn)為戲劇來自于儀式，也有人認(rèn)為戲劇是人類講故事的興趣。文章分析了具體的現(xiàn)象。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑�(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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