In 1590, the GLOBE was built using wood from an earlier theatre, which had been built by Richard Burbage's father, James Burbage, in Shoreditch in 1576. The first performance for which a firm record remains was Jonson's Every Man out of His Humour—with its fist scene welcoming the "gracious and kind spectator""- at the end of the ear.
On 29h June 1613, the GLOBE Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry VII. A theatrical gun, set off during the performance, misfired, burning the wooden beams and straws. According to one of the few surviving documents of the event, no one was hurt except a man whose burning breeches (炮后膛) were put out with a bottle of beer. It was rebuilt in the following year.
Like all he other theatres in London, the GLOBE was closed down by the Puritns in 1642. It was pulled down in 1644, or slightly later — the commonly cited document dating the act to 15 April 1644 has been identified as false-to make room for other buildings. A modern reconstruction of the theatre, named "Shakespeare's GLOBE", opened in 1997, with a production of Henry V. It is an academic approximation of the original design, based on available evidence of the 1599 and 1614 buildings, and is located about 750 feet (230m)from the site of the original theatre.
【小题1】In what order is the text arranged?
| A．Space | B．Time | C．Flashback (倒叙) | D．Importance |
【小题2】How did the GLOBE Theatre start to fire on 29 June 1613?
| A．It caught fire by accident during a play. |
| B．It was set fire to by a performer by design. |
| C．A man put out breeches with a bottle of beer. |
| D．It was started by wooden beams and straws. |
【小题3】All the plays were performed in the GLOBE Theatre EXCEPT ________.
| A．Henry V | B．Every Man out of His Humour |
| C．Henry VIII. | D．James Burbage |
【小题4】The passage is mainly about ________.
| A．The function o the GIOBE Theatre |
| B．The construction of the GLOBE Theatre |
| C．The history of the GLOBE Theatre |
| D．The popularity of the GLOBE Theatre |
