2020春人教版高中英语选修8单元质量评估(四)

单元质量评估(四) 时间：100分钟　分数：120分 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 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。 A George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who was born in 1856，and died in 1950.Although he wrote music as well，he most enjoyed writing plays，with the purpose of explaining a social message，and making it more memorable with the use of comedy while doing so.Some of his plays direct people's attention to the problem of education，religion and government，however one topic he often considered was the exploitation(剥削)of the working class. As a socialist，he played a role in the Fabian Society，which was a British socialist movement，writing brochures and leaflets for them.He even married a fellow member of the Society，called Charlotte Payne­Townshend.He was a wonderful speaker，and gave speeches on equal rights in politics for men and women，how to live healthy lifestyles，and condemning the attitudes of the rich towards the poor.This socialist attitude of Bernard Shaw influenced many