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【題目】 They may seem like ordinary people by day but in their spare time, these office, shop and school workers bring history to life. During the week they work in shops, offices, clinics and schools, but at weekends they transform into Vikings, Romans and Medieval peasants. The world of re-enactment (重演) is booming with more and more men and women taking up the hobby of travelling to bygone times.

Factory manager of a busy printers, Brett Freeman, 46, from Nottingham, changes into “Padmore,” a Victorian street-seller selling stationery (文具).

Already a veteran (老兵) of military re-enactments, Brett joined the “Ragged Victorians” when middle-age kicked in. “I was too old to portray a soldier but I wanted to get back into the hobby and the Ragged Victorians looked the best in terms of being genuine.”

At his first event, group members gave him “loaner gear” and a year to research his character. His teeth blackened with theatrical stain, in top hat and floppy coat, Brett looks every bit his Victorian image.

Seeking inspiration, Brett dipped into the works of Victorian journalist, Henry Mayhew, who wrote about the working people of London.

“My character is inspired by the description of a stationer in Mayhew’s London Labour and London Poor. I mixed that up with my own background in print, and local historical sources to create street stationer, Padmore, which is the name of my Victorian great-great grandfather.”

“Getting into kit (裝備) helps immensely and once you are in the public area you try to remain in character wherever possible.” For extra authenticity, Brett combines his language with Victorian selling patter (順口溜), replacing the word “envelope” with “hangflups.”

“Re-enacting is great fun, but we’re always glad of a hot shower and a comfortable bed at the end of the weekend,” says Brett. “Normal life can seem very dull after a particularly good weekend. It would be wonderful to go back in time for a visit, but studying the period as I have done, makes you realise just how hard life was for our ancestors.”

【1】Why does Brett choose to be a Victorian street-seller?

A.He has already played a veteran.

B.Portraying a soldier no longer fit him.

C.He is a manager of a busy printers.

D.His blackened teeth make it real.

【2】What does the underlined phrase “l(fā)oaner gear” in paragraph 4 mean?

A.Stage costume lent to him.B.Money paid on loan.

C.Adequate time.D.An assistant.

【3】Which of the following words can best describe Brett?

A.Brave and careful.B.Kind and positive.

C.Humorous and caring.D.Serious and devoted.

【4】Where can you probably find the above passage?

A.In a research report.B.In a magazine.

C.In a travel brochure.D.In an advertisement.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章介紹隨著越來越多的男人和女人開始有了去舊時(shí)旅行的愛好，重現(xiàn)舊時(shí)的世界正在蓬勃發(fā)展。Brett就是這些人中的一個(gè)，文章重點(diǎn)敘述了他的演出經(jīng)歷。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中I was too old to portray a soldier “我太老了，不適合扮演一個(gè)士兵”。由此可知，Brett之所以選擇成為維多利亞時(shí)代的街頭小販，是因?yàn)榘缪菔勘�不再適合他了。故選B。

【2】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第四段中His teeth blackened with theatrical stain, in top hat and floppy coat, Brett looks every bit his Victorian image. “他的牙齒被夸張的污跡染黑了，戴著禮帽，穿著寬松的外套，Brett看起來完全是維多利亞時(shí)代的形象。”可知，“在他的第一次活動(dòng)中，團(tuán)隊(duì)成員給了他“租借裝備”和一年的時(shí)間來研究他的性格。”由此推知?jiǎng)澗�詞的意思是“借給他衣服”。故選A。

【3】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段Seeking inspiration, Brett dipped into the works of Victorian journalist, Henry Mayhew, who wrote about the working people of London. “為了尋找靈感，布雷特翻閱了維多利亞時(shí)代記者亨利·梅休的作品，梅休曾寫過有關(guān)倫敦勞動(dòng)人民的文章。”和第七段中For extra authenticity, Brett combines his language with Victorian selling patter (順口溜), replacing the word “envelope” with “hangflups.” 為了更加真實(shí)，布雷特將他的語言與維多利亞時(shí)代的銷售模式結(jié)合起來，將“envelope”替換為“hangflups”。由此可知，Brett認(rèn)真投入。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段They may seem like ordinary people by day but in their spare time, these office, shop and school workers bring history to life. During the week they work in shops, offices, clinics and schools, but at weekends they transform into Vikings, Romans and Medieval peasants. The world of re-enactment (重演) is booming with more and more men and women taking up the hobby of travelling to bygone times. “他們可能白天看起來像普通人，但在他們的業(yè)余時(shí)間，這些辦公室、商店和學(xué)校的工作人員將歷史帶入生活。工作日，他們?cè)谏痰�、辦公室、診所和學(xué)校工作，但到了周末，他們就變成了維京人、羅馬人和中世紀(jì)的農(nóng)民。隨著越來越多的男人和女人開始有了去舊時(shí)旅行的愛好，重現(xiàn)舊時(shí)的世界正在蓬勃發(fā)展。”由此可知，文章內(nèi)容不可能來自“研究報(bào)告”、“旅游指南”和“一則廣告”，它最有可能來自“一份雜志”。故選B。