William Shakespeare is the greatest English writer 0f all time. Also Shakespeare was an actor and famous poet. The Sonnesls(十四行诗)and Romeo and Juliet are almost known in every comer of the world.

Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, a small town in England, in 1564. In his youth, he moved to London and began a career as a playwright(~ij作家). By 1594, he had become a key playwright of popular acting company in the city.
Shakespeare's work also has a big influence on the English language. Shakespeare was said to have had a huge vocabulary. His works included more than 30,000 different words. And he is master of words. He created about l,700 English, including everyday ones like "lonely", "hurry" and "critical".
There are over 400 films and TV dramas adapted(改编) from Shakespeare's work. He wrote 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today, but it doesn't affect his popularity. His plays have been translated into every major language and are performed more often than any other playwright.  Shakespeare is not of an age, but for all time.
Enjoy some of Shakespeare's works.
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet fall in love with each other when they meet at a ball. But unfortunately, their families are long-standing enemies and try to prevent the young lovers form being together. In order to stay with Romeo, Juliet takes medicine and pretends to be dead. But Romeo doesn't know and thinks Juliet has truly died. He kills himself. When Juliet wakes up, it is too late.
Hamlet
Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is so sad when his father died. A month later, his mothermarries his uncle.
At this moment ,Hamlet knows that this uncle killed his father .All of this makes  Hamlet angry and hopeless .The only thing he wants is revenge(复仇) .Although he finally kills his uncle ,he is trapped(陷害) by bad guys and loses his life .
The Merchant of Venice
Antonio,aVenetian merchant, borrows money from the moneylender Shylock. Shylock said that ifAntonio cannot pay back the money, he will get a pound of flesh(肉)from Antonio. Antonio loses all his business and must pay this terrible price. In order to help Antonio, his girlfriend Portia dresses up as a lawyer. Her wisdom not only saves Antonio but also punishes Shylock.
小题1:根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)。
According to the passage, we know that Shakespeare wrote many________called The Sonnets as afamous poet and wrote lots of____   as the greatest writer.
小题2:根据短文内容完成句子填空(每空限填一个单词)。
At the age of_______,Shakespeare became a key playwright. All his works effected English language greatly and some new words have been _______by Shakespeare.
小题3:根据短文内容回答问题。
According to the passage, why did the author say Shakespeare is not of an age, but for all time?
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小题4:把短文中画底线的句子译成汉语。
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小题5:根据短文内容用一个完整的英文句子(限10个词以内)回答问题。
What's the main idea of the passage?
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Would you completely trust your friends if you couldn’t see anything? If you are falling, do you believe they will catch you and help you stand up? Our teacher helped us to find the answer.
Our teacher is named Morrie. One day, he said that he had a game for us to try. He divided us into two groups. One of the students from the first group, stands in front of us with his eyes closed, and then falls backwards(向后). The second group stand behind him. Before he falls on the floor, they should catch him and not let him get hurt. Most of us were uncomfortable with this. We were afraid that they wouldn’t catch us and we would hit the floor. So we didn’t move. We just stood there and laughed in embarrassment(尴尬).
Finally, one student, thin, quiet, dark-haired girl called Sarah, decided to move. She crossed her arms in front of her body, closed her eyes, and slowly fell backwards. She looked quiet but brave.
For a moment, I was sure she was going to fall on the floor. But before she hit the floor, the other students caught her, held her and finally helped her stand up.
“Whoa!!” we were all surprised, and also encouraged. The girl was happy, too. Seeing this, Morrie smiled and said to the girl, “When you close your eyes, you can’t see anything. You won’t feel safe. When you are falling, the feeling gets stronger. You are not sure whether you will hit the cold, hard floor or the warm, soft hands of your friends. But if you are brave enough to trust them, they won’t let you down.”
小题1:According to the passage, we can know Morrie is ___________.
A.a studentB.a teacherC.a managerD.a farmer
小题2:The writer thought the girl was ___________.
A.strong but shyB.activeC.quiet but braveD.careless
小题3:In the end, the girl ___________.
A.got hurt
B.fell on the floor
C.was only helped by the writer
D.was caught by the other students
小题4:The students felt encouraged because ___________.
A.they could stop the game finally
B.they wanted to do something else
C.they thought they had won the game
D.they felt that they could trust each other
Our English teacher, Tom Jackson, has some good neighbors. They are Carl, Ann, Joe and Mary. Here’s some information about them.
Carl is a train conductor. He works on the railway for 28 years. It is always a good job for him because he likes meeting people. Carl is very helpful and tries to make the passengers comfortable. He often stops to talk with the passengers. He likes his work because he can travel to many different places.
Ann is a kind woman in a small town. In a hospital, she works as a nurse for four years. She likes her work very much. This month she is helping mothers with their new babies.
Joe is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi for 22 years. Most of the time Joe likes his work. He takes many film stars to the airport. He is cheerful and smiles a lot and his passengers like him. He makes a good living and supports a family of four.
Mary is a teacher in a high school. She teaches French. She has 33 students in her class, 15 boys and 18 girls. She likes her students, and her students like her. She is very kind and helps them a lot. She is always happy to be a teacher.
小题1:Carl likes his job because____________.
A.he can meet many film starsB.he makes a good living
C.he works on the railway for 28 years.D.he can go to lots of different places
小题2:Which of the following is true?
A.Ann helps mothers with their new babies for four years.
B.Ann works as a nurse for four years.
C.There are eighteen students in Mary’s class.
D.With Joe’s help, the passengers can feel comfortable on the train.
小题3:The underlined word “support” means “__________” in the passage.
A.加强B.激励C.拥护D.供养
小题4:From the passage, we learn that _______ always enjoy their work.
A.Carl, Ann and JoeB.Mary, Carl and Ann
C.All of Tom’s four friendsD.Joe, Ann and Mary
阅读下面短文,根据其内容完成后面各项任务
In the Charles E. Johnson Elementary School in New York, there is a special radio. It gives people warnings(警报)about bad weather.
One day, there came a sound from the radio. This sound brought the piece of news:a heavy storm was coming. William Tom, principal(校长)of the school, asked teachers to bring children indoors and put them in a safe place at once.
Minutes later, the storm came. However, because of the warning of the radio and the quick work of the principal, no one was hurt.
“The radio really did work very well.             (我们对它的工作感到很高兴),”William Tom said. “The parents were as well.”
The U.S. government hopes there will be more such success stories. It plans to give this kind of radios to all 97,000 public schools in the country.
Every year, more than 10,000 big thunderstorms, 2,500 floods, 1,000 tornadoes(龙卷风)and some hurricanes(飓风)take place in the U.S., so the warning radios are very useful. They not only give people warnings about bad weather, but also give warnings about other dangerous things.请根据短文内容,简要回答下列问题.
小题1:What does the special radio give people?
                                          
小题2:Why was no one hurt in the school in the storm?
                                          
小题3:请根据短文中所给汉语完成句子。
                                          
小题4:请把短文中划线的句子译成汉语。
                                          
小题5:请给短文拟一个恰当的英文标题。
                                          
George and Betty didn’t have much money, but they wanted to buy a car. Betty didn’t have a       , so she was always finding ways to save money.
She grew vegetables in her garden so that she wouldn’t have to buy any. She made sandwiches for George to        to work so that he wouldn’t have to buy his lunch.
Every day, George took the bus to go to work and go home. It was not a long trip          the bus was slow because of traffic.
One day, the traffic was even         than usual.
“I could run faster than this bus!” thought George.
The next day        work he decided to have a try. He went to the bus stop, but didn’t       the bus. He ran along beside it in the sidewalk. He had to run           fast to catch up with the bus. He arrived home. Betty was         to see him painting (气喘). She was worried. “What’s the matter?”
“I ran along beside the bus,” said George. “I saved two dollars and fifty cents           paying the fare.” He thought it would make Betty happy, but it didn’t.
        didn’t you run beside a taxi?” she said, “You would have saved six dollars!”
小题1:
A.workB.jobC.childD.house
小题2:
A.makeB.carryC.bringD.take
小题3:
A.orB.andC.butD.so
小题4:
A.largerB.biggerC.worseD.better
小题5:
A.afterB.beforeC.sinceD.until
小题6:
A.get offB.get onC.come up withD.stop
小题7:
A.mostB.muchC.soD.quite
小题8:
A.excitedB.surprisedC.interestedD.bored
小题9:
A.forB.noC.withoutD.instead
小题10:
A.WhenB.WhatC.WhyD.Where
An artist went to a beautiful place of the country for a holiday, and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out and painted from morning to evening. When it got dark, he came back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money but give me one of your pictures. What is money? In a week it will all be finished, but your painting will be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words. The farmer smiled and said, “I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes here next month, I will show him your picture, and then he will not want to be an artist any more, I believe.”
小题1:The artist liked to ___________ near a nice place.
A.sing songsB.danceC.paint picturesD.write something
小题2:He liked painting ____________.
A.in a house
B.in the open air
C.because he would do well in painting
D.with the most important artist
小题3:The farmer thought that the artist ____________.
A.was not good at painting
B.was really a great man
C.did well in painting
D.was the most important artist
小题4:The farmer’s son wanted to __________ some day.
A.be an artist
B.become a popular singer
C.write twenty novels .
D.dance around the world
小题5:The farmer ____________.
A.was a foolish man
B.didn’t want his son to be a painter
C.liked the artist’s picture very much
D.couldn’t pay for his son about his paintings
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