Question

In any theatrical performance the actors are just a small part of the people needed.

Once the play has been decided by the director, the actors must be chosen. This is done by casting, a very skillful and important occupation. The actors will create a success or a failure out of a production. They have to be right for the part they will play, and also work well with the director.

Production planning is the next important step. The style of the play is confirmed(确定) and then a small model of the different rooms on stage (sets) is created. It will be important that the sets can be taken down and rebuilt easily as the production may travel to different theatres.

Detailed drawings of each set are produced and the Workshop, Paint shop and Props Department go to work. The Props Department is responsible for some of the stage furniture plus the extra items which the actor will need while they are on stage.

The Costume Designer decides how all the actors will be dressed. This includes shoes, hats, costumes, jewels. Costume makers have fittings with the actors to get the costume sizes right for the whole cast. Wigs (假发) and make-up are dealt with by another set of experts.

It is the Stage Planning team who schedule rehearsals(排练) and decisions made here will affect how the production is organized.

The Stage Department is responsible for making sure that everything at the theatre is in place and working properly. Before the play is performed， they will have a technical run of the performance in which the Lighting and Sound team work to create the right effects.

Few realize how many people are behind the scenes every time the curtain rises at the theatre!

1.What is the text mainly about？

A. The course of choosing actors.    B. The work behind the stage.

C. The importance of a director's job.    D. The course of a theatrical performance.

2.Why is it important for the sets to be taken down?

A. It will save much money.

B. The director wants to create the right effects.

C. The sets will often be used in other theatres.

D. It will make the stage convenient for the actors to use.

3.Which of the following shows the correct steps of a theatrical performance？

a. creating stage settings       b. finishing the casting

c. deciding a play             d. having rehearsals

A. c﹣a﹣b﹣d.    B. b﹣a﹣c﹣d.    C. b﹣a﹣d﹣c.    D. c﹣b﹣a﹣d.

4.Which of the following can be learned from the text？

A. The actors' job is the least important of a theatrical performance.

B. More and more people realize the job done behind the scenes.

C. The Stage Department takes charge of the technical run of the performance.

D. Costume makers sometimes take care of wigs and make﹣up as well.

Answer

1. B

2. C

3. D

4. C

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲了一场戏剧演出的背后，其他工作人员的工作。

1.主旨大意题。最后一段Few realize how many people are behind the scenes every time the curtain rises at the theatre!是全文的主题句，结合全文内容可知，这篇文章主要讲了一场戏剧演出的背后，其他工作人员的工作，故选B。

2.细节理解题。答案定位在第三段It will be important that the sets can be taken down and rebuilt easily as the production may travel to different theatres.可知，布景被拆卸很重要是因为它经常被用于不同的剧场，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据每一段落的第一个句子可知，一部戏剧表演的正确步骤是：决定剧本——完成角色分配——创造舞台布景——进行排练，故选D。

4.细节理解题。答案定位在倒数第二段The Stage Department is responsible for making sure that everything at the theatre is in place and working properly. Before the play is performed, they will have a technical run of the performance in which the Lighting and Sound team work to create the right effects.可知，舞台部门负责表演的技术运行，故选C。