1995年8月托福考试阅读理解全真试题（下）

　　36. The word "enactment" in line 22 is closest in meaning to

　　（A） establishment

　　（B） performance

　　（C） authorization

　　（D） season

　　37. The word "they" in line 23 refers to

　　（A） mistakes

　　（B） costumes

　　（C） animals

　　（D） performers

　　38. According to the passage， what is the main difference between ritual and drama？

　　（A） Ritual uses music whereas drama does not.

　　（B） Ritual is shorter than drama.

　　（C） Ritual requires fewer performers than drama.

　　（D） Ritual has a religious purpose and drama does not.

　　39. The passage supports which of the following statements？

　　（A） No one really knows how the theater began

　　（B） Myths are no longer represented dramatically.

　　（C） Storytelling is an important part of dance

　　（D） Dramatic activities require the use of costumes.

　　40. Where in the passage does the author discuss the separation of the stage and the audience？

　　（A） Lines 8-9

　　（B） Lines 12-14

　　（C） Lines 19-20

　　（D） Lines 22-24

　　Questions 41-50

　　Staggering tasks confronted the people of the United States， North and South， when the Civil war ended. About a million and a half soldiers from both sides had to be demobilized，readjusted to civilian life， and reabsorbed by the devastated economy. Civil government also had to be put back on a peacetime basis and interference from the military had to be stopped.

　　The desperate plight of the South has eclipsed the fact that reconstruction had to be undertaken also in the North，though less spectacularly. Industries had to adjust to peacetime conditions， factories had to be retooled for civilian needs.

　　Financial problems loomed large in both the North and the South. The national debt had shot up from a modest $65 million in 1861， the year the ear started to nearly $3 billion in 1865， the year the war ended. This was a colossal sum for those days but one that a prudent government could pay. At the same time， war taxes had to be reduced to less burdensome levels.