William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor (演員) when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer's daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-up-on-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
(1) Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except
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(2) Shakespeare decided to be an actor in ________.
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(3) In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ________.
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A．with his wife
B．with his daughter
C．with his wife and children
D．alone
(4) Shakespeare got much money from ________.
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(5) According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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A．Shakespeare had two children.
B．Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.
C．Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.
D．Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.
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整體把握：文章講述的是英國著名戲劇作家、詩人沙士比亞的人生經歷。他生于 1564年，于1582年結婚，1585年離開家鄉，28歲來到倫敦，參加了一個戲劇公司，從此開始了他的演員和劇作生涯。他49歲退休回家，52歲去世。一生共寫了27部戲劇，被譯為世界各種語言，沙士比亞是世界上最著名的作家之一。(1) 點撥：由第一自然段得知。 (2) 點撥：由第二自然段的He decided... at the age of fourteen.得知。 (3) 點撥：由第二自然段倒數二、三句話得知。 (4) 點撥：由第三自然段倒數第二句話得知。 (5) 點撥：由第一自然段第一句話得知。 |
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O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His 1 name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862． 2 a young boy he lived a poor life. He did not go to school for very long, 3 he managed to teach 4 everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas. He 5 different jobs there. He first worked for a newspaper, and then he had a 6 in a bank. When some money went 7 from the bank, O. Henry was 8 to have stolen it. Because of 9 , he was sent to prison (監獄). During the three years in prison, he learnt to write 10 . After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on 11 . He wrote 12 about New York and the 13 of the poor there. People liked his stories, 14 though the stories were simple, they would 15 with a sudden change at the end, to the readers' surprise.
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No Pains No Gains is about Harry, who works with his father, a carpenter, in America.They work long, hard hours making tables and chairs, but they do not have any money. Then one day a man dressed all in black buys the most beautiful table in the shop and…
( )56. ___________ wrote the book The Longest Night.
A. Susan B. William Smith C. Emma Brown D. Bestseller
( )57. From The Longest Night we know ________.
A. William Smith was once a teacher of English
B. William Smith is the baby’s father
C. William Smith is Susan’s husband
D. William Smith helped Susan and the baby
( )58. The Longest Night is about __________.
A. William Smith’s life B. William Smith’s last book
C. William Smith’s job D. the nurse Susan and a sick baby
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A. a bestseller B. a hard-working man
C. a person who makes wooden(木制的) things D. a business man
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( )37. A. thanks to B. thank to C. thanking to D. because
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( )39. A. at B. in C. of D. about
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( )36. Robert Lee Frost’s parents had _____.
A. only one child B. two children
C. three children D. four children
( )37. William Prescott Frost moved to California because _____.
A. the American Civil War broke out(爆發)
B. he had found a better job there
C. he wanted to live a more comfortable life
D. he had joine
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A. his father
B. his grandfather
C. his mother
D. his father’s hero
( )39. What does the underlined word “bury” mean in Chinese?
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A. Robert Lee Frost’s father was born in New England.
B. Robert Lee Frost was 11 years old when his father died.
C. Robert Lee Frost spent his high school years in England.
D. North of Boston was Robert Lee Frost’s second book of poetry.
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