题目内容
【题目】阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A 、B 、C 和 D )中,选出最佳选项。
Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote. However,not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man,except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford upon Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway. We know nothing of his school life. We do not know,for example,how long it lasted,but we presume that he attended the local grammar school,where the principal subject taught was Latin.
Nothing certain is known for what he did between the time he left school and his departure for London. According to a local legend,he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of a neighboring landowner,Sir Thomas Lucy. It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place. A different legend says that he was apprenticed to a Stratford butcher,but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford.
Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth,the world can be grateful that he did so. What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London. It is said that at first he had no money or friends there,but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentlemen who attended the plays at the theatre. In_time,as he became
【1】In the early life of Shakespeare,he________.
A.attended a public school
B.lived in London
C.studied Latin
D.was put in prison for stealing cattle
【2】Why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?
A.Because he did not want to go to school.
B.Because he left for London to become famous.
C.Because he had stolen deer and was beaten.
D.No one knows for certain.
【3】Why can the world be grateful that he left his hometown?
A.Because he wrote many world-famous plays after leaving his hometown.
B.Because he became a good rider in London.
C.Because he was an actor at last.
D.Because he travelled all over the world.
【4】The underlined phrase “In time” in Paragraph 3 means________.
A.on time
B.sometimes
C.some time later
D.some time
【答案】
【1】C
【2】D
【3】A
【4】C
【解析】
文章主要叙述莎士比亚成为剧作家前的一些情况。
【1】C 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句中可知,莎士比亚学过拉丁文。
【2】D 细节理解题。第二段对于他的出走做出了种种猜测,但是又根据第三段第一句可以看出,作者并没有肯定哪种说法。
【3】A 推理判断题。由第三段可知,莎士比亚离开家乡去了伦敦,在那里走上了文学道路,写出了不朽的著作,因此世界应该感激他离开家乡。
【4】C 词义猜测题。联系后面的内容可知,人们过了一段时间之后才熟悉他。