Hamlet is a famous play by Shakespeare.

    Many years ago in Denmark there was a prince called Hamlet. One day Hamlet’s father, the king, dies suddenly and Hamlet is very sad. After this, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, gets married again very quickly. She marries her husband’s brother, Claudius, and Claudius is now the king!

    One night Hamlet’s friend, Horatio, tells him that there is a ghost in the castle. It is the ghost of Hamlet’s father! “Claudius killed me with poison (毒药)! Hamlet, you must punish Claudius for me!”

    Hamlet is confused. He doesn’t know if he believes the ghost and he doesn’t know what to do. Hamlet now acts very strangely. He is unkind and angry, and he makes his girlfriend Ophelia unhappy.

    “Go away! Leave me alone!” Hamlet says. “Oh, he is so mean!” says Ophelia.

    One day a group of actors come to the castle and Hamlet makes a plan. He asks the actors to change their play. The new play will show a king poisoned like Hamlet’s father. “With this play I will catch the king.” Hamlet thinks to himself.

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1.1.Hamlet lived in _______.

A Sweden

B Denmark

C Dominica

D Switzerland

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第二段的“Many years ago in Denmark there was a prince called Hamlet.”可知，哈姆雷特生活在丹麦。故选B。

2.2.Who first knows the ghost of Hamlet’s father?

A Hamlet.

B Gertrude.

C Claudius.

D Horatio.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“One night Hamlet’s friend, Horatio, tells him that there is a ghost in the castle.”哈姆雷特的朋友荷瑞修告诉他城堡里有鬼，即荷瑞修最先知道城堡里有哈姆雷特父亲的鬼魂。故选D。

3.3.What does the underlined word “confused” mean in Chinese?

A 惊讶的.

B 好奇的.

C 困惑的.

D 羞愧的.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据划线词后文“He doesn’t know if he believes the ghost and he doesn’t know what to do.”他不知道该不该相信鬼魂，也不知道该怎么办，可知，哈姆雷特感到很困惑。故选C。

4.4.Why does Hamlet ask the actors to change their play?

A To make Ophelia happy.

B To make the play better.

C To catch the new king.

D To make the castle active.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后两句“The new play will show a king poisoned like Hamlet’s father. ‘With this play I will catch the king.’ Hamlet thinks to himself.”新戏将上演一个像哈姆雷特父亲一样被毒死的国王，“我要用这出戏抓住国王，”哈姆雷特暗自思忖。即哈姆雷特是为了抓到这个新国王。故选C。

5.5.On which website can we most probably read the passage?

A www.qisuen.com.cn/literature

B www.freedictionary.com/geography

C www.mooc.com. cn/music

D www.space.com/spaceflight

解析：选A。推理判断题。本文主要介绍了莎士比亚的一部久负盛名的悲剧作品《哈姆雷特》的主要内容，属于文学方面的内容，读者最有可能在一个网站的文学版块上读到本文。故选A。