题目内容
In England,people don’t usually talk very much.You can go on a bus,or in a train,and every-one(每个人)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 someone in England,you can say,“Nice weather for the time of year!”
“But it was a little cold yesterday,”someone may answer.
“But it was warm later.”you can answer.
If you talk like this,the English will think,“How friendly(友好的)you are!”
1. ________ people don’t talk much in a train.
A.Chinese B.Canadian
C.English D.American
2. English people often _________on a bus.
A.read B.talk
C.sing D.stand
3. English people often talk about the ________when they meet.
A.children B.sports
C.books D.weather
4. English people often read _________on a bus or in a train.
A.books BD. looking
3. A.to B.at C.for D. from
4. A.is B./ C.are D. was
5. A.what B.How C.Who D. where
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C.cartoon D.books and papers
5. The English _________when you talk about the weather with them.
A.will think you are friendly
B.will think you like the weather
C.will not think you are friendly
D.will not think you like the weather
解析:
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. |