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【题目】When Shakespeare was twenty-one, he went to London to try his fortune in that great city, and a very interesting place was the London of his day.

There was the famous London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and palaces and markets and long streets full of shops.

Then, too, there were the daily crowds where people from all over the world could be seen. Knights，scholars and the highwayman (拦路强盗）or thief，who had been infamous for his clever robberies, passed by each other. Here, also, were noblemen dressed in gold, from Italy and Spain and France; slaves from Spanish America, sea captains and ministers, soldiers and servants—all held by chance or interest within the gray walls which circled London, and whose gates gave welcome to as strange a crowd as could be found in the world.

Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn. And before long all these strange sights were as familiar to him as the faces of his own town’s residents. Each one told its story to him so plainly that, as before he had learned the secrets of the fields and woods, so now he learned men and men’s interests that make up the great world.

And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays, he made such use of them as no writer ever made before or since; for it is the use of this knowledge of the world, combined with his own genius, that makes Shakespeare the greatest dramatist that has ever lived.

【1】Which of the following best describes Shakespeare?

A．Shakespeare got inspiration to write from his hometown, London.

B．Shakespeare was eager to make friends with the noblemen in London.

C．Shakespeare became the greatest dramatist owing to his own genius.

D．Shakespeare was good at observing and learning from the daily life.

【2】What does the word “one” in paragraph 5 refer to?

A．Face. B．Sight. C． Crowd. D．Resident

【3】The passage probably comes from______．

A．an announcement B．an advertisement

C．a textbook. D. a poster

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了莎士比亚到伦敦，通过自己对日常生活的观察与学习写出了戏剧，成为伟大的作家。

【1】D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Into this curious crowd came Shakespeare, quick to see and eager to learn.和最后一段And he learned these lessons so well that when he came to write his plays,可知莎士比亚来到伦敦，对于London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral的景象非常好奇 ，并通过自己的观察把这些融入了自己的创作。故选D。

【2】B细节理解题。根据第五段的段意，莎士比亚对于这些景象渴望求知，并最后得知。前文写到这些景象在当地居民的眼里很熟悉。所以此处写到每一个都告诉他，可知是每一个景象都在告诉他。故选B。

【3】C推理判断题。根据文章的描述，莎士比亚在伦敦的London Bridge and St. Paul’s Cathedral生活、学习，在日常生活中观察、学习，最后成为一名伟大的作家。这样的人物介绍应该出现在教科书上，鼓励学生从日常生活中观察、学习。故选C。