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William 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(演员)when he finished school at the age of fourteen.In 1582, he married a famer’s daughter.She was eight years older than he was.Their first child was a daughter.Later they had twins.In 1585, 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.

1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except __________.

A.Hamlet B.Macbeth

C.Romeo and Juliet D.Man and Superma

2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _________.

A.1578 B.1582

C.1599 D.1616

3.In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon _______.

A.with his wife B.with his daughter

C.with his wife and children D.alone

4.Shakespeare got much money from _________.

A.writing B.plays

C.acting D.retirement

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

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.

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A)请先阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student,“You speak very good English.” But the girl said, “ No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite _____ at the answer. Thinking he had not made _____ understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed ,you _____ very well.”

_____ the girl still kept saying,“No, no.” This time the American boy could not understand and didn’t know _____ to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t _____ a compliment(恭维) in the same way the American people do. She should say “Thank you” instead of “ No”. She _____ did understand what the American boy said, but she thought she should be modest (谦虚的). In the _____, people feel proud and confident when they are praised. So if someone says the _____ you cooked are very delicious, you should say, “ Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue( 美德) and being _____ is a bad thing. But in my opinion, being confident does not _____ being proud, so sometimes you should be confident as well as modest.

_____ you are modest and say“No, I’m afraid I can’t do it” while working in a western country, others may think that you really can’t do it . If you often say ”No”, you will certainly be looked down by_____. When asking for a job, if one says something like“Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “ Let me have a try”, he or she will_____ .So in the west, you_____ be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.A. excited B. surprised C. relaxed D. frightened

2.A. itself B. herself C. himself D. themselves

3.A. speak B. talk C. listened D . look

4.A. Since B. Although C. Or D. But

5.A. when B. which C. what D. how

6.A. receive B. accept C. refuse D. disagree

7.A. hardly B. really C. nearly D. badly

8.A. east B. south C. west D. north

9.A. dishes B. cups C. glasses D. bowls

10.A. worried B. happy C. lucky D. proud

11.A. think B say C. ask D. mean

12.A. Unless B. Until C. Whether D. If

13.A. others B. the other C. the others D. another

14.A. fail B. want C. succeed D. believe

15.A. would B. should C. could D. Might

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