Question

  阅读短文，根据短文内容补全表格中所缺失的 信息，每空一词。

   William Shakespeare was the greatest English writer of all time. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. His stories are almost known in every comer of the world.

   William Shakespeare was bom in Stratford,a small town in England,in 1564. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married the 26-year-old Anne Hathaway who was a farmer's daughter. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592. These years are called “the lost years”. In his youth,he moved to London and began a career as a playwright. By 1594,he had become a key playwright of a popular acting company in the city.

   Although Shakespeare is famous as a playwright,he once was an actor and poet. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. At the age of forty-nine,Shakespeare retired. Shakespeare spent the last five years of his life in Stratford. He died on 23 April 1616.

   Of course,Shakespeare wrote 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. He is a master of words. He coined about 1 ,700 English words,including everyday ones like “ lonely ” and “hurry,”according to the New York Post.

William Shakespeare
In 1564	He was bom in   Stratford, in England.
In 1582	He married a farmer’s daughter and then they had 1 children.
In 1585	Shakespeare left   his hometown 2 .
Between 1585 and 1592	No one knows what   Shakespeare did.
By 1594	He had become one   of the most popular 3 in London.
At the age of 4	He died in his   hometown Stratford.
Shakespeare’s work also   has a big 5 on the English language.

1.2.3.4.5.

Answer 1

本文介绍了英国著名的剧作家莎士比亚的生平和其作 品对现代英语的影响。

1. three 根据第二段的“Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. ”可知，莎士比亚的第一个孩子是女 儿，后来有了双胞胎，即莎士比亚有三个孩子。

2. alone 根据第二段的 “ His wife and children stayed behind. ”可知，莎士比亚独自离开了家乡。

3. playwrights 根据第二段最后一句可以确定答案， playwright意为“剧作家”。

4. 52莎士比亚生于1564年，死于1616年，即享年52岁。

5. influence 短文最后一段具体说明了莎士比亚的作品对 现代英语的影响。

   威廉.莎士比亚(William Shakespeare,1564—1616) 是欧洲文艺复兴时期英国最重要的作家，杰出的戏剧 家和诗人，他创作了大量脍炙人口的文学作品，在欧 洲文学史上占有特殊的地位，被喻为“人类文学奥林 匹斯山上的宙斯”。

障碍句分析

   Although Shakespeare is famous as a playwright,he once was an actor and poet.虽然莎士比亚是著名的剧作家，但是他一度是一名演员和诗人。

   although表示“虽然”时，不要根据汉语习惯，在后面使 用连词but ,不过有时它可与yet,still,nevertheless等副词 连用。