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The English theatre

　　The most important period in the history of the English theatre was the reign (王朝)of Queen Elizabeth I when William Shake spear was alive Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616. He was the only author of the period hat people seem to know about although students of literature(文学)and drama(剧) know about others as well—writers like Kyd and Marlowe Shakespeare’s plays were as popular then as they are now and the theatre was probably the most popular form of entertainment available at that time.

　　In 1642 however the theatres were closed because Oliver Gromwell who was ruling England at that time thought theatres were immoral(不正经) places. The theatre was made legal(合法)—that is to say they were allowed to open again—when CharlesⅡ became King after he had been forced to live on the Continent while gromwell was in Power.

　　The only other time that London theatres closed was for a brief period during the Second World War because of the danger of bombing.

1．The reign of Queen Elizabeth I was the most important period in the history of English theatre because ________.

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A．William Shakespeare liver in the period

B．The theatre was the most popular form of entertainment available at the time

C．Queen Elizabeth I was in power

D．Students know about Kyd and Marlo we

2．People seem to know about ________ among the writers of that period.

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A．Shakespeare only

B．Shakespeare and Kyd and Marl owe

C．kyd and Marlowe

D．Marlowe and other writes

3．In the sentence “Shakespeare’s plays were as popular then as they are now” “they” refers to___.

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A．Kyd and Marlowe

B．Shakespeare and other writers

C．Kyd and Marlowe’s plays

D．Shakespeare’s pays

4．The theatres were closed in 1642 because ________ .

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A．CharlesⅡbecame King after he had forced to live on the Continent

B．Oliver Gromwell didn’t like plays

C．The theatres were made legal

D．CharlesⅡthought the theatres were immoral places

5．The theares were closed ________ .

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A．only once

B．twice

C．for many times

D．three times

Answer 1

答案：A;A;D;B;B