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专题四 阅读七选五
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William Shakespeare—you probably know his name even if you haven't read anything by him yet.He lived about four hundred and fifty years ago,wrote at least thirty-five plays,and more than one hundred and fifty poems.__1__ Everything Shakespeare wrote has been translated into dozens of languages,from Spanish to Japanese to Swahili.__2__ Movies and Broadway musicals have been based on many of them,such as Romeo & Juliet,Macbeth,and Hamlet.
Hundreds of words and phrases we use every day were invented by him—words like cold-blooded,quarrelsome,and love letter.His language,ideas,and stories are all around us.
__3__ Much of his personal life remains a mystery.Back in the 1500s,not many records were kept for the average person.We know Shakespeare began his life as the son of a glove-maker in the small town of Stratford-upon-Avon.He ended it as a rich and famous London playwright.__4__ We know when he married and when he had children.We know he didn't live with his family for many years.Instead,he went to London,where he became an actor,a playwright,and a director of plays.He built and bought theatres.He wrote and acted in plays for the Queen of England.He made friends with powerful noblemen.
But what about Shakespeare's day-to-day life?__5__ What made him write plays?
A.But what happened in between?
B.What kind of man and father was he?
C.But have you ever read some of his plays?
D.He was fond of writing poems when he was young.
E.People all over the world still watch performances of his plays.
F.Many people think Shakespeare is the greatest playwright who ever lived.
G.Although William Shakespeare is very famous,we don't know a lot about him.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。简要介绍了英国文学史上最杰出的戏剧家、欧洲文艺复兴时期最重要、最伟大的作家之一莎士比亚。
1.__F__ 2.__E__ 3.__G__
4.__A__ 5.__B__
1. F 【解析】 考查上下文串联。第一段是对莎士比亚概括性的介绍,F项说明其地位,且与下文的“Everything Shakespeare wrote…into dozens of languages”相照应。故选F。
2.E 【解析】 考查上下文串联。上文说明莎士比亚的作品被翻译成许多语言,E项承接自然;且下文又有“Movies and Broadway musicals”照应选项中的performances。故选E。