For more than four hundred years, people all over the world have been reading ,watching and listening to the plays and poetry of the British writer William Shakespeare.
Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor. For most of his career, he was a producer and main writer for an acting company called the King’s Men. Shakespeare is best known for the thirty—nine plays that he wrote, although only thirty—eight exist today. His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and so on.
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of 14.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18.The couple had three children, two daughters and a son who died very young. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He died in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. Now you can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
【小题1】What was Shakespeare?
A.A writer | B.An actor |
C.A theater producer | D.A,B and C |
A.writing | B.acting |
C.opening the Globe Theater | D.selling his books |
A.房子 | B.遗憾 | C.悔恨 | D.天赋 |
A.Shakespeare died when he was 52 years old. |
B.Shakespeare married in 1582,and he had two daughters and a son. |
C.Shakespeare’s plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and science fictions. |
D.No one knows why Shakespeare left his hometown at he age of 21. |
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【小题4】C
解析试题分析:本文主要介绍了英国著名的剧作家和诗人莎士比亚的生平。莎士比亚出生在1564年,十四岁时决定成为一名演员。后来独自离开家乡,靠着演戏争得了很多钱。49岁时退休返回家乡,52岁去世。
【小题1】根据第二段Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor.描述,可知选D。
【小题2】根据最后一段No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. 描述,可知选B。
【小题3】联系后一句描述,可知此处指的是他把他的天赋留给了世界。故选D。
【小题4】根据第二段His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies.描述,可知选项C描述错误。
考点:个人传记类记述文阅读
点评:本文浅显易懂,各个小题都能在文中找到适当依据。只要认真阅读短文,注意前后联系,就能顺利完成阅读。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找,做题关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查小题和原文的异同。
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