题目内容
In England people usually don't talk very much. On a bus or a train, you can see everyone sits looking out of the window(看着窗外). And they often read books and newspapers. 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, "It's fine today, isn't it?"
"But it was a little cold yesterday." He may answer.
"Oh, it will be warmer later!" you can say. Talk like this, and the English will think, "How friendly you are!"
( )36. In England people often ______ on a bus or train.
A. read books B. read newspapers C. talk much D. A and B
( )37. When you meet English people, you can talk one thing-______.
A. the newspaper B. the family C. the weather D. the books
( )38. When you meet a young woman on a train, you can say, ______
A. "You are beautiful." B. "It's fine day today, isn't it?"
C. "How old are you?" D. "It's very kind of you."
( )39. The woman may answer, ______.
A. "Thank you." B. "I'm twenty-five."
C. "You are beautiful, too." D. "But it was a little cold yesterday."
( )40. If you talk about the weather with English people, they may think you are ______.
A. friendly B. friend C. beautiful D. good
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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. |