Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site hard to be provided for the performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting areas and the "auditorium". In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitation of animal movements and sounds.
What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph?
A. The reason drama is often unpredictable.
B. The reason in which dramas were performed.
C. The importance of costumes in early drama.
D. The connection between myths and dramatic plots.
There are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumption that drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world, even the seasonal changes, as unpredictable, and they sought, through various means, to control these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retained and repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. Eventually stories arose which explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and costumes were almost always used. Furthermore, a suitable site hard to be provided for the performances, and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the "acting areas and the "auditorium". In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leaders usually assumed that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect- success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.
Another theory traces the theater's origin from the human interest in storytelling. According to this view, tales (about the hunt, war or other feats) are gradually elaborated, at first through the use of impersonation, action, and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitation of animal movements and sounds.
What aspect of drama does the author discuss in the first paragraph?
A. The reason drama is often unpredictable.
B. The reason in which dramas were performed.
C. The importance of costumes in early drama.
D. The connection between myths and dramatic plots.
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích: Lĩnh vực nào của phim kịch mà tác giả bàn đến trong đoạn đầu?
A. Lí do phim kịch thì không thể đoán được.
B. Lí do mà phim kịch được trình diễn.
C. Tầm quan trọng của trang phục hóa trang trong thời kì đầu của kịch.
D. Sự kết nối giữa thần thoại và truyện kịch.
Thông tin: As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Tạm dịch: Thời gian trôi qua, một số nghi thức đã bị bỏ, nhưng những câu chuyện, sau này được gọi là thần thoại, vẫn tồn tại và cung cấp tài liệu cho nghệ thuật và kịch.
Giải thích: Lĩnh vực nào của phim kịch mà tác giả bàn đến trong đoạn đầu?
A. Lí do phim kịch thì không thể đoán được.
B. Lí do mà phim kịch được trình diễn.
C. Tầm quan trọng của trang phục hóa trang trong thời kì đầu của kịch.
D. Sự kết nối giữa thần thoại và truyện kịch.
Thông tin: As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.
Tạm dịch: Thời gian trôi qua, một số nghi thức đã bị bỏ, nhưng những câu chuyện, sau này được gọi là thần thoại, vẫn tồn tại và cung cấp tài liệu cho nghệ thuật và kịch.
Đáp án D.