Question

【题目】B

April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Organizations in Britain have planned numerous events to honor him.

In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events, including performances of Shakespeare’s plays, and a dazzling fireworks display. And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from Stratfore-upon-Avon, celebrating Shakespeare’s widespread influence on the world. In England’s capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and King’s College London are holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities. It isn’t just England that honors the anniversary of the death of this extraordinary writer. In Washington, D. C., the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the world’s largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.

Shakespeare is probably the most famous author who ever lived and is considered a genius by most. He wrote around 37 plays and 154 sonnets(十四行诗), and his work has been translated into over one hundred languages! He penned beautiful metaphors(暗喻), serious dramas and amusing tales.

Shakespeare also invented many new terms and phrases. If someone’s behavior suggested they were not being honest and should not be trusted, Shakespeare called their actions suspicious. If someone was being silly and perhaps looking like a fool, Shakespeare found their actions laughable. And Shakespeare called people who offered their opinions on the quality of something critics. Today, for instance, food critics and film critics give audiences their opinions of food and film. The familiar phrase “break the ice”/span> comes from Shakespeare’s play The Taming of the Shrew. The “ice is broken” when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game. More common words coined by Shakespeare include road, gossip, lonely, bump and hurry.

Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare surely lives on, in everyday speech, as the most famous writer of all time!

【1】The main idea of the text is _____.

A. the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death

B. the influence Shakespeare has on English

C. the achievements of William Shakespeare

D. Shakespeare’s colorful and fruitful life

【2】 Shakespeare is honored in the following ways except_________.

A. a great number of free events in Stratford-upon-Avon

B. a series of activities in the London Shakespeare Centre

C. a series of exhibitions in the Folger Shakespeare Library

D. a live show of Shakespeare from Stratford-upon-Avon

【3】According to the next, a simply game to make a difficult conversation easy is called ________.

A. an ice-breaker

B. a suspicious man

C. a critic

D. a laughable man

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】A

【解析】

【语篇解读】4月23日是威廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。英国的各种组织计划活动来纪念他。

【1】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的句子“April 23 marks the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death.” 可知，文章主要介绍4月23日是威廉莎士比亚逝世第四百周年纪念日。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。根据文章第二段的句子“In Stratford-upon-Avon, his birthplace, the tourism organization has a great number of free events,”可知，A是对的；根据“In England’s capital, the London Shakespeare Centre and King’s College London are holding a series of public performances, exhibitions and activities.” 可知，B是对的；根据“the Folger Shakespeare Library, which houses the world’s largest collection of documents relating to William Shakespeare, is displaying a series of exhibitions.”可知，C是对的；根据“And the BBC is broadcasting a live show from Stratfore-upon-Avon, celebrating Shakespeare’s widespread influence on the world.”可知，D是错的。故选D。

【3】细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的句子“The ‘ice is broken’ when a difficult conversation or meeting is calmed by some basic introduction, such as a simple game.”可知，使得困难的对话变得容易的 叫作an ice-breaker。故选A。