莎士比亚“四大悲剧”之《麦克白》
莎士比亚“四大悲剧”之《麦克白》


Have you ever read Shakespeare’s great play Macbeth. Here is what it is about.

Macbeth and his best friend, Banquo, are brave soldiers. One day, after a battle, three ugly witches come out of the fog. “Macbeth. You will be the new King of Scotland! He, he, he, ha, ha, ha!” one of them says. “Me? The new King of Scotland?”asks Macbeth.
Macbeth writes a letter to his wife, Lady Macbeth. He tells her what the witches said. Lady Macbeth says to herself, “Yes! If he is the king, I will be the queen!”
King Duncan comes for dinner and sleeps at Macbeth’s castle. When Duncan is asleep, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to kill him. “I really want to be king. But I am very frightened about killing Duncan. He is a good king...” Macbeth sees a knife in front of him. He knows it is wrong, but he decides to kill Duncan. “I must do this quickly.” says Macbeth. Duncan is dead but Macbeth feels bad about killing him. “It’s OK. Nobody will know our secret,” Lady Macbeth says to him. 
Macbeth becomes king but he is worried that his friend Banquo knows he killed Duncan. He decides that Banquo must die too and he orders his servant to kill him. “I am king, but I am not happy. I feel terrible about killing Duncan and Banquo and I am worried people will know my secret.”
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1.1.Who says Macbeth will be the new king?

A Banquo.

B A soldier.

C A witch.

D The king.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“three ugly witches come out of the fog”“‘Macbeth. You will be the new King of Scotland! He, he, he, ha, ha, ha!’ one of them says.”可知，三个女巫中的一个对麦克白说他会成为苏格兰的新国王。故选C。

2.2.What can we know about Lady Macbeth?

A She wants to help Macbeth.

B She wants to be the queen.

C She writes a letter to the king.

D She tries to kill King Duncan.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“Lady Macbeth says to herself, ‘Yes! If he is the king, I will be the queen!’”可知，麦克白夫人想当王后。故选B。

3.3.Macbeth kills King Duncan when ________.

A Duncan is eating

B Duncan is riding

C Duncan is running

D Duncan is sleeping

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。根据第四段的“When Duncan is asleep, Lady Macbeth tells Macbeth to kill him.”邓肯国王睡着后，麦克白夫人让麦克白杀了他。故选D。

4.4.Macbeth feels ________ being the king.

A excited

B unhappy

C surprised

D lonely

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“I am king, but I am not happy.”可知，麦克白当了国王后并不开心。故选B。

5.5.Where would this passage most probably appear?

A A literary magazine.

B A science magazine.

C A sports magazine.

D A health magazine.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。本文介绍了莎士比亚的四大悲剧之一《麦克白》的相关内容，属于文学作品介绍，因此读者最有可能在一本文化杂志上读到本文。故选A。