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1. Cleopatra admired Caesar so much that she went to see him secretly.

F

2. Caesar helped Cleopatra to win back her power.

T

3. Caesar was murdered by his nephew Octavian.

F

4. Antony was defeated by Octavian mainly because the luxurious life had dulled his mind.

T

5. Antony died a hero.

F

6. Cleopatra killed herself in order to avoid public disgrace.

T

1. According to this article, Cleopatra was the most famous queen of Egypt because of .

A) her beauty

B) her wits and love stories

C) her power of mind to win back her power

D) her ability to speak eight languages

B

2. Cleopatra concealed herself in a carpet and was brought before Caesar so that .

A) she should escape her brother’s notice

B) she could win Caesar’s love

C) she could run away from exile

D) she could win Caesar’s help

D

3. Caesar invited Cleopatra to Rome because .

A) he wanted to make her Queen of the world

B) he wanted to form an alliance with Egypt

C) he came to love her

D) he needed her help to take the crown

C

4. What made Cleopatra win the love of the two greatest Romans of their age?

A) Her personal charm.

B) Her quite pleasing features.

C) Her power of mind.

D) Her graceful manners.

C

5. Which of the following is the basic cause for Antony’s defeat?

A) He had been away from Rome for too long.

B) He had fallen into the habit of luxury.

C) He was thinking too much of Cleopatra.

D) He took too much pride in his fighting skills.

B

1. Caesar was charmed by her manner.

凯撒不禁被她的高贵气质所倾倒。

2. He became one of three men who shared power over the Roman empire after Caesar’s death.

在凯撒死后,安东尼成为统治罗马帝国的三头政治中的一员。

3. Thousands of Antony’s soldiers went to the enemy side.

数千名安东尼的士兵纷纷投向敌军。

4. In despair, he fell upon his sword.

在绝望中,安东尼拔剑自刎。

5. It is said that she tried to use her charms on him but had no success.

据说克里奥佩特拉曾试图对屋大维施展魅力,但没有成功。

6. She might have remained in exile had it not been for Julius Caesar.

若不是尤利乌斯?凯撒,她或许仍流放在外。

If it were not for这一结构用来表示一个特定的情况改变了一切,意即“倘没有,要不是”;有关过去的情况则用if it had not been for;倒装结构则为Were it not for/Had it not been for:

e.g. If it hadn’t been for your help, we had never finished it.

倘若没有你的帮助,我们永远也完不成。

7. Of all the queens of Egypt, the most famous was Cleopatra. She lived two thousand years ago, but her legend has never died.

埃及的所有女王中,最著名的当属克里奥佩特拉。虽然她生活在两千多年以前,但她的故事流传千古。

8. The few portraits that exist do not show her as a great beauty. But her features were not displeasing, and she was said to have much wit and personal charm.

从现存的为数不多的克里奥佩特拉的肖像来看,她并不是一个绝代佳人。但她的相貌还是惹人喜爱的,据说她智慧超人,具有一种独特的魅力。

9. Antony did not display the sharp wits he had shown in past battles.

安东尼没有表现出以往战斗中的那种灵活机智。

10. Asking for an hour to visit Antony’s grave, Cleopatra made ready to die by her own act.

她请求给她一个小时去安东尼的墓地进行悼念,并作好了自杀的准备。

吉林大学远程教育学院 Distant Education College, Jilin University