罗密欧和朱丽叶

    Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet. It’s a great and famous work.

    Many years ago in Verona, Italy, there were two families. They are the Capulets and the Montagues. These families are always fighting. The Montagues have a son, Romeo. The Capulets have a daughter, Juliet.

    One night the Capulets have a party and Romeo goes. He meets Juliet and they fall in love. Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, sees Romeo and is very mad. “He’s a Montague! Get him out!” Tybalt says.

    “Oh Romeo, why are you a Montague?” says Juliet. Romeo and Juliet talk and decide to get married. They know that their families will be very ____▲____ so they go to Friar (神父) Lawrence and are married in secret.

    The next day, Tybalt sees Romeo. He is still angry with Romeo and wants to fight him. Romeo doesn’t want to fight but his best friend, Mercutio, does. “If you won’t fight him, I will!” Mercutio says.

    Mercutio fights Tybalt. Tybalt kills Mercutio! Romeo is so upset that he fights Tybalt and kills him too! The Prince of Verona is very angry and sends Romeo away. Juliet goes to Friar Lawrence for help...

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1.1.The relationship between the two families is _______.

A friendly

B bad

C close

D special

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“These families are always fighting.”这两个家族总是在争斗，即这两个家族的关系不好。故选B。

2.2.Why does Romeo go to the Capulets’ house?

A To go to a party.

B To make friends.

C To meet Juliet.

D To fight with Tybalt.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“One night the Capulets have a party and Romeo goes.”一天晚上凯普莱特家有个派对，罗密欧去了，即罗密欧去凯普莱特家参加派对。故选A。

3.3.Which word can be put in the “____▲____”?

A happy

B surprised

C angry

D nervous

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据前文可知，罗密欧的家族和朱丽叶的家族关系不好，并且结合“Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt, sees Romeo and is very mad.”朱丽叶的堂兄提伯尔特看到了罗密欧，非常生气。此处罗密欧和朱丽叶瞒着各自的家人偷偷结婚，他们的家人肯定会非常生气，因此空白处填“angry”。故选C。

4.4.The underlined word “him” refers to ________.

A Tybalt

B Romeo

C Mercutio

D Lawrence

解析：选A。词意指代题。结合句意，罗密欧不想跟提伯尔特决斗，但他最好的朋友茂丘西奥想跟提伯尔特决斗。茂丘西奥说:“如果你不跟他决斗，我来!”。由此可知划线的him指代的是提伯尔特。故选A。

5.5.In which part of a magazine can we read the text? 

A Science & Technology.

B History & Geography.

C Life & Sports.

D Culture & Literature.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第一段“Shakespeare wrote the play Romeo and Juliet. It’s a great and famous work.”莎士比亚写了话剧《罗密欧与朱丽叶》，这是一部伟大而著名的作品。并结合后文主要内容是介绍该话剧的主要情节，可知，本文最有可能出现在“文化与文学”部分。故选D。