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【题目】Sad ending unites two families

The story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona in Italy. Two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, hate each other so much that they fight on the street whenever they meet.

One of these families, the Capulets, holds a big party. They introduce their daughter Juliet to a rich nobleman (贵族), Count (伯爵) Paris, who has asked to marry her. Juliet is nearly 14, and her parents are keen for her to marry soon.

That night, at the party, Romeo, the son of the Montague family, meets Juliet and they fall in love at first sight. However, Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, knows Romeo is from the Montague family and wants to kill him. Romeo hides in the garden and talks to Juliet when she appears on her balcony. The next day they go to a priest (神父) called Friar Lawrence, who marries them in secret.

Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, gets angry very easily. He starts a fight with Romeo’s best friend. When Romeo steps in to break up the fight between the two men, his best friend is accidentally killed. Romeo runs after Tybalt in anger and kills him. Romeo is sent away from Verona.But Friar Lawrence, the priest who organized the secret wedding between Romeo and Juliet, arranges for them to spend one night together as husband and wife.

Meanwhile, the Capulets decide that Juliet must marry Count Paris at once. When Juliet says that she doesn’t want to, her parents are very angry with her. Of course, they do not know that she has already secretly married Romeo. Juliet asks Friar Lawrence to help her to see Romeo again. Friar Lawrence has an idea － he gives Juliet a drug which will make everyone think that she is dead. But in fact she’s only in a long, deep sleep. While Juliet is sleeping, Friar Lawrence sends a message to Romeo to tell him to come to her tomb (坟墓) and take her away.

When the guests arrive for Juliet’s wedding the next day, they find Juliet’s lifeless body. Believing she is dead, her family put her in their tomb. Sadly, Romeo never gets Friar Lawrence’s message that Juliet has taken a drug and is really alive. He only hears that she is dead. Romeo returns to Verona, and goes to Juliet’s tomb. There, inside the tomb, he meets Count Paris, who has also come to say goodbye to Juliet. The two fight and Romeo kills him. Romeo still believes that Juliet is dead, so he drinks poison (毒药) and dies. But soon after this, Juliet’s drug stops working and she wakes up. She sees that Romeo is dead, takes his knife, and kills herself, too.

【1】Where did the story take place?

A. In England. B. In Italy. C. In France. D. In America

【2】Which of the following is TRUE about the two families?

A. Juliet comes from the Capulet family.

B. The Montagues and the Capulets are friends.

C. The Montague family organizes the big party.

D. Romeo and Juliet have been friends since they were little.

【3】What can you learn from Paragraph 4?

A. Romeo’s best friend kills Juliet’s cousin Tybalt.

B. Romeo accidentally kills his best friend in a fight.

C. The priest hopes Romeo and Juliet can be husband and wife.

D. Friar Lawrence is a nobleman who wants to marry Juliet.

【4】Which is the right order of events of the last two paragraphs?

a. Romeo took the poison and died.

b. Romeo went to Juliet’s tomb.

c. Juliet drank the drug and fell asleep.

d. Juliet woke up and killed herself with the knife.

e. Romeo killed Count Paris.

A. c-b-e-a-d B. b-d-a-e-c C. c-e-a-b-d D. e-b-a-c-d

【5】What is the ending of the story ?

A. Two families held a wedding party for the couple.

B. Two families promised to have another marriage.

C. Two families complained each other and fought often.

D. Two families made peace and built a monument(纪念碑) for the two.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 A

【5】 D

【解析】

《罗密欧与朱丽叶》是莎士比亚的名作，描写了两个有世仇的家族里的青年男女恋爱了，最后阴差阳错都死了。这是一部著名的悲剧，这篇短文给我们介绍了这部作品的主要内容。

【1】细节理解题。根据短文的开头The story of Romeo and Juliet takes place in Verona in Italy.可知，《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的故事发生在意大利的维罗纳。故应选B。

【2】推理判断题。根据短文第二段中One of these families, the Capulets, holds a big party. They introduce their daughter Juliet to a rich nobleman (贵族), Count (伯爵) Paris可知，朱丽叶来自于凯普莱特家族，故A是正确的，同时排除C。根据第一段中Two families, the Montagues and the Capulets, hate each other so much that they fight on the street whenever they meet.可知B不对；根据That night, at the party, Romeo, the son of the Montague family, meets Juliet and they fall in love at first sight.可知，罗密欧和朱丽叶是在一个聚会上认识的，故D不对。本题是让选正确的，故答案是A

【3】细节理解题。根据短文第四段中But Friar Lawrence, the priest who organized the secret wedding between Romeo and Juliet, arranges for them to spend one night together as husband and wife.可知，Lawrence神父希望罗密欧和朱丽叶在一起。故应选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据短文最后两段的内容可知，故事是这样的：Juliet在神父的帮助下吃了一种药，可以睡很长时间，看起来像死去了一样；然后Romeo得知Juliet去世的消息去了坟墓；在那里，Romeo遇到了Paris伯爵，并杀死了他；然后Romeo也喝了毒药死了；最后Juliet醒来发现Romeo死了，自己也自杀了。故应选A。

【5】推理判断题。根据短文最后一段的内容可知，故事的结尾罗密欧和朱丽叶都死了，故A和B两个选项是不对的。根据短文的题目Sad ending unites two families意为：悲剧性的结局把两个家族连在了一起，由此可知，两个家族在罗密欧和朱丽叶死了之后和好了。故应选D。