题目内容
William Shakespeare is the most famous playwright (剧作家). Although he died in 1616, people still go to see his plays. Among the most popular are Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Hamlet — the story of a prince who struggles to respond to the crimes around him.
Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, was an actor as well as a writer. Most of his ideas for plays were taken from history, people’s conversation, ancient stories, and also from other writers. He wrote not only about kings and queens and princes, but also about friends and ordinary people. He wrote about the cruelty of war and the bravery of heroes, as well as about jealousy, joy, hate, ambition and love. His stories live on. The tragedy Romeo and Juliet was reborn as the musical West Side Story and more recently as the movie Romeo and Juliet with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes.
He invented a number of great characters: powerful magicians, thrilling witches, smart women and both wise and wicked men. He also invented some great phrases. If you’ve ever said, “Oh, for goodness sake!” you can thank Shakespeare for that. “To be, or not to be: that is the question,” Hamlet says. “Good night, good night. Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it is morrow,” says Juliet to her Romeo.
Don’t be surprised if you don’t understand everything when reading Shakespeare or watching one of his plays because the meanings of many words have changed over the years. And Shakespeare’s characters speak in poetry, so their speeches can be complicated.
It does help to find out a little bit about the story before reading a Shakespeare play. It’s worth the effort. As Shakespeare wrote, “All the world is a stage.” And in his plays you’ll find that an entire world is waiting for you.
【小题1】Shakespeare created the following characters EXCEPT ________.
A.Juliet | B.Hamlet | C.Claire Danes | D.Romeo |
A.most of the characters created by Shakespeare were negative ones |
B.most of the phrases used today were invented by Shakespeare |
C.“Oh, for goodness sake!” is what Juliet says to Romeo |
D.Shakespeare contributed greatly to the development of English |
A.There are many new words in his plays. |
B.He wrote his plays using uncommon words. |
C.The characters in his plays speak in poetry. |
D.Most of the words in his plays are outdated. |
A.most of Shakespeare’s plays have been made into films |
B.language changes with the development of society |
C.Shakespeare made lots of money from his works |
D.it is more useful to read Shakespeare’s works than to watch them |
【小题1】C
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
解析【小题1】细节理解题。结合The tragedy Romeo and Juliet was reborn as the musical West Side Story and more recently as the movie Romeo and Juliet with the wonderful performance of Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes可知Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes应该是表演莎士比亚作品的两名演员。
【小题2】推理判断题。结合该段前两句话可知莎士比亚为英语的发展做出了很大贡献。
【小题3】细节理解题。结合第四段可知答案。
【小题4】推理判断题。结合第四段可知答案。
写作(满分25分)
请从下列任务中选择你 最喜欢的一位,用英语写一篇120词左右的短文。要求很具所给信息做适当发挥,且需包括以下三部分内容:
1. 对该任务的简单介绍;
2. 喜欢该任务的理由;
3. 从该任务身上得到的启示。
Thomas Edison | Helen Keller | William Shakespeare |
inventor; creative; diligent; full of wisdom | ordinary but great woman; disabled; optimistic; eager to learn | writer; talented; imaginative; man of all ages |
“Genius is one percent Inspiration and ninety-nine Percent perspiration.” | “… if I had the power of sight for three days.” | “life is a stage…” |