题目内容
In England people don’t usually talk too much .You can go on a bus ,or in a train ,and everyone sits looking out of the window .
Often they read .They read books and papers .But they don’t talk much .
When you meet English people , they often talk about one thing ,the weather. So when you meet somebody in English ,you can say ,“Nice weather for the time of year !”
“But it was a little cold yesterday ,”somebody may answer .
“But it got a bit warmer later!” you can say .
Talk like this ,and the English will think ,how friendly you are !
( )1. English people often _______on a bus .
A. talk much B. talk about C. eat something D. read papers
( )2. When you meet English people ,talk like this :_________
A. How do you do? B. How are you ?
C. Nice weather! D. Nice to meet you
( )3.If you talk with the English people about the weather, they will think _____________
A .you are friendly B. you are right C. you are English C. you talk too much.
( )4. English people always hope the weather will get ____________.
A. better B. warmer C. colder D. hotter
( )5.Which is right?_________________
A. English people like to talk on a bus .B. English people enjoy the best weather.
C. English people are the most friendly . D. English people don’t talk much .
B
Channel 1(一频道) Channel 2
18:00 Around China 17:45 Computers today
18:30 Children’s programme (节目) 18:10 Foreign arts
19:00 News 18:30 Mordern English
19:30 Weather report 19:00 Animal world
19:40 Around the world 19:25 In Asia
20:10 TV play :Sisters 20:20 Sports
21:00 English for today 21:00 Sports player: Yao Ming
21:15 Pop music 21:45 English news
21:55 Talk show 22:05 On TV next week
( )6 If you want to know something about Yao Ming, the best programme for you is _____.
A. Talk Show B. Sports C. Sports player D. TV play
( )7You’ll know something about _____ at 19:00 on Channel 2.
A. animals B. news C. foreign D. Asia
( )8 If you want to watch NBA, the best programme for you would be ______.
A. Sports B. Around the world C. foreign arts D. English news
( )9 If you like music very much, the best programme is _______.
A. at 21:45 on Channel 2 B. at 21:55 on Channel 1
C. at 21:00 on Channel 2 D. at 21:15 on Channel 1
( ) 10 “Modern English” is a programme that ______.
A. teaches you English B. tells you something about English classroom
C. let you know English news D. makes foreign friends
1D 2A 3A 4D 5A 6C 7A 8A 9D 10A
Willam 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 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. In1585, 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-upon-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..
【小题1】Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except(除了) __________.
A.Hamlet | B.Macbeth |
C.Romeo and Juliet | D.Man and Superman |
A.1578 | B.1582 | C.1599 | D.1616 |
A.with his wife | B.with his daughter |
C.with his wife and children | D.alone |
A.writing. | B.plays | C.acting | D.retirement |
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. |