题目内容
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） __________.
小题2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.
小题3:In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ____.
小题4:Shakespeare got much money from ______.
小题5:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
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. |
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B
试题分析：本文主要介绍了英国著名的剧作家和诗人莎士比亚的生平。莎士比亚出生在1564年，十四岁时决定成为一名演员。后来独自离开家乡，靠着演戏争得了很多钱。49岁时退休返回家乡，52岁去世。
小题1:根据Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth .描述可知不不包括选项D。
小题2:根据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.可知1564+14=1578.故选A。
小题3:根据In1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind .描述可知他是自己独自离开。故选D。
小题4:根据But he made a lot of money from acting.可知他通过演戏挣了很多钱。故选C。
小题5:根据Willam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems.描述可知选项B表述正确。
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