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1 Shakespeare's late comedies--including Cymbeline, The Tempest and The Winter's Tale--are classified as romances. They are based on a tradition of romantic literature going back at least to ancient Greece, in which the central theme of love serves as the trigger for extraordinary adventures. Love is subjected to abnormal strains, often involving separation, jealousy, and other elements of tragedy. There are also fantastic journeys to exotic lands, and absurd coincidences and mistaken identities that complicate the plot, but everything is resolved in the traditional happy ending of comedy.
2 All of Shakespeare's romances share a number of these classical themes, such as the theme of separation and reunion of loved ones, particularly family members. Daughters are separated from parents, and wives from husbands, in Cymbeline and The Winter's Tale. Sons are separated from fathers in The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. The related idea of exile also occurs, with the banished characters--usually rulers or future rulers-- restored to their rightful position at the end of the play. The theme of jealousy is prominent, with the conclusion that love requires patience in times of adversity. The characters are frequently subjected to long journeys, many involving shipwrecks. Magical developments arise and supernatural beings appear, most notably in The Tempest, in which the leading character is a sorcerer.
4. An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
SHAKESPEARE'S ROMANCES
1 Shakespeare's late comedies--including Cymbeline, The Tempest and The Winter's Tale--are classified as romances. They are based on a tradition of romantic literature going back at least to ancient Greece, in which the central theme of love serves as the trigger for extraordinary adventures. Love is subjected to abnormal strains, often involving separation, jealousy, and other elements of tragedy. There are also fantastic journeys to exotic lands, and absurd coincidences and mistaken identities that complicate the plot, but everything is resolved in the traditional happy ending of comedy.
2 All of Shakespeare's romances share a number of these classical themes, such as the theme of separation and reunion of loved ones, particularly family members. Daughters are separated from parents, and wives from husbands, in Cymbeline and The Winter's Tale. Sons are separated from fathers in The Winter's Tale and The Tempest. The related idea of exile also occurs, with the banished characters--usually rulers or future rulers-- restored to their rightful position at the end of the play. The theme of jealousy is prominent, with the conclusion that love requires patience in times of adversity. The characters are frequently subjected to long journeys, many involving shipwrecks. Magical developments arise and supernatural beings appear, most notably in The Tempest, in which the leading character is a sorcerer.
4. An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
【正确答案】
A、B、E
【答案解析】Key information: ...the central theme of love serves as the trigger for extraordinary adventures...fantastic journeys to exotic lands...; ... and other elements of tragedy...but everything is resolved in the traditional happy ending of comedy; Love is subjected to abnormal strains, often involving separation, jealousy.., separation and reunion of loved ones Answer (C) is not mentioned; answers (D) and (F) are minor ideas.