阅读理解IntheMiddleAgesinEurope,theat

阅读理解In the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was an important part of civic, economic and religious life. During this period after the fall of Roman civilization, many cities were destroyed. Southern and Western Europe, famous for its agriculture, became increasingly more agricultural. After several hundred years, many towns appeared again. The Roman Catholic Church took over religion, education and politics. What remained of theater was mostly on the Greek and Roman performing arts. Theater was reborn as liturgical(礼拜式的) dramas. It was written in Latin and dealing with biblical(圣经) stories which would be performed by church members. Then there came local dramas spoken in mon language not Latin. They were more wonderful one-act dramas taking place in town squares or other parts of the city. There were three types of local dramas. Mystery or cycle plays were short dramas based on biblical stories organized into historical cycles. Miracle plays dealt with the lives of the great. Morality(道德的) plays taught a lesson through characters standing for good or bad qualities. Secular plays in this period existed, but religious drama in the Middle Ages is mostly remembered today. As the Middle Ages ended, the number of religious theatres became small as the church weakened and more secular qualities won over religious theaters.1.The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means that _____.A.people got away from the citiesB.people liked to live in the countryC.agriculture was more developed at that timeD.people thought less of city life2.According to the passage, what does secular playsmean here?A.Plays that deal with the lives of the great.B.Plays that taught a lesson.C.Plays based on biblical stories.D.Plays that are not connected with thechurch.3.Why did religious theatres bee less important as the Middle Ages came to an end?A.People were not interested in them any longer.B.The church was not as important as what it had been.C.People liked new plays.D.The stories of religious theatres were outdated.4.According to the passage, why did religious theatres take over in the Middle Ages?A.People preferred religious theatres to other ones.B.There were no other types of theatres.C.The church played an important part in people’s life.D.The quality of religious theatres was better than that of other theatres.5.What would be the best title for the passage?A.European dramasB.Religious dramasC.Religious theatres in the Middle AgesD.Secular dramas in the Middle Ages