阅读理解 The distinctive architectural feature of the typical Broadway Theatre is th

阅读理解

The distinctive(特别的) architectural feature of the typical Broadway Theatre is that two almost independent buildings are built side by side in such a way that they face and open into each other. The audience sits in the auditorium(礼堂) structure and watch the actors perform in the stage house. This separation is more than an aesthetic(美的) impression, because the building codes(标准) require that a physical barrier(屏障) protect the audience from a fire starting on the stage. A fireproof wall, rather than mere partition(隔墙), separates the structures, and this separation is completed by a fireproof curtain that is furnished in such a way as to fall automatically in case of fire. Automatic fire doors similarly close all other openings between the two structures. The building codes keep such openings to a minimum(最小限度).

This separation came about in the nineteenth century as a result of theatre fires. It has produced fundamental architectural change from previous centuries without making much change in the appearance of the building.

So far as the audience is concerned(就观众而言), a theatre is primarily a place for entertainment. In the theatre the audience is enabled to undergo(经历) a vivid emotional(情感) experience similar to that undergone by the characters in the play. The audience approaches(走近) the theater with the expression of some sort of excitement. The architect and the decorator(装饰者) try to sustain(保持) and increase this excitement an expectation as the spectator(观众) moves through the theater. One of the familiar architectural devices for this effect is spaciousness(宽敞) of lobby(大厅) and auditorium. Color and ornamentation(装饰品) are other devices for the same purpose, as seen in almost all theatres built before that nineteenth century.

1．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

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A．The Difference Between the Auditorium and the Stage House of the Broadway Theater

B．How the Broadway Theater is Decorated

C．Characteristics of the Physical Structure of Broadway Theater and Their Practical Functions

D．High Incidence of Fires in Broadway Theater

2．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．Before the 19th century the auditorium and the stage house of the Broadway Theater were separated from each other with a fire-proof curtain.

B．Broadway theaters are now more beautifully decorated than they were before the 19th century.

C．More people go to Broadway theatres now than before the 19th century because they feel safer now.

D．None of the above.

3．Which of the following is not mentioned by the author as what increases the excitement the audience expect?

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A．Color.

B．Ornamentation.

C．The spaciousness of the lobby.

D．The plot of the play.

试题答案

答案：C;D;D