The theatre in Shakespeare’s time was much different than it is today. Authors wrote plays for the masses, especially those who couldn’t read or write.
The theatre changed a lot during Shakespeare’s lifetime. The authorities didn’t like it and didn’t allow acting in the city itself: They thought it had a bad influence on people and kept them from going to church. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, loved acting and helped the theatre become popular.
The theatre in Shakespeare’s time was full of life. People did not sit all the time and it was not quiet during the performance. The audience could walk around, eat and drink during the play.
Theaters were open arenas or playhouses that had room for up to three thousand people. There was almost no scenery because the dialogue was the most important part of the play. Colourful and well-designed costumes were very important and told the people about the status of a character. Women never performed in plays, 80 young boys played female characters. The performances took place in the afternoon because it was too dark at night.
There was no stage crew as there is today. Actors had to do everything themselves-from making costumes to setting the stage. Plays were organized by acting companies. They performed about 6 different plays each week because they needed money to survive. They had almost no time to rehearse (排练).
The companies in Shakespeare’s time had a rank system. The company belonged to shareholders and managers. They were responsible for everything and got most of the money when the company was successful. Sometimes they even owned their own buildings. Actors worked for the managers and after some time became a permanent member of the company. Apprentices (学徒) were young boys and were allowed to act in unimportant role. They also played female characters in plays.
1.Why was the theatre banned by the authorities?
A. It was much different than before.
B. They thought it affected people negatively.
C. They thought it kept people going to church.
D. The queen didn’t like it.
2.What does the underlined word “arenas” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Stages. B. Stores.
C. Companies. D. Playgrounds.
3.What do we know about then actors?
A. They could drink during the play.
B. Women had to cross-dress male characters.
C. They had stage crew to help them.
D. They were too busy to practice.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To remember Shakespeare.
B. To show his love of Shakespeare’s plays.
C. To introduce theaters in Shakespeare’s time.
D. To discuss the company’s rank system.
When Katie Stagliano was 9 years old, she was given a class project to grow her first cabbage from just one seed. She took it home and planted it in her home garden. It didn’t even take her long to come up and begin to grow. But as friends came over, they pointed out that it was bigger than any of theirs. And it grew so much that the cabbage ended up weighing 40 pounds! Katie then decided that she could use this cabbage to do something nice for the community. So she took the huge cabbage to a local soup kitchen, where they used it, and cooked it with ham and rice. And because of her cabbage, 275 people were fed.
She began to realize that gardening and helping people is what she likes to do most. So, she decided to start her first garden on a plot of land donated by her school.
“I think if more kids get to experience gardening they would find out how cool it is and how many people can be fed if you donate your produce,” said Katie. Now, just 9 years later, Katie is 18 years old, and has set up her own business called “Katie’s Krops” with the help of her family friends.
But this doesn’t even come close to the other amazing part. She has raised over 200,000 dollars! And there are over 100 Katie’s Krops within 33 states in the United States. She loves gardening and loves inspiring other children to experience the joy of gardening as well. As of today, her first garden is still doing amazing and is even responsible for supplying over 3,000 pounds of produce donated to local charities. Her goal now? To get 500 gardens across all 50 states.
1.How did Katie deal with her first cabbage?
A. sharing it with her community.
B. Presenting it to the school kitchen.
C. Eating it with her family.
D. Giving it to her friends.
2.What inspired Katie to help others by gardening?
A. The support from her school.
B. The gardening and sharing experience.
C. The encouragement of community.
D. The admiration of her friends.
3.Why does Katie suggest more children learn to garden?
A. She thinks gardening is cool.
B. She needs more people to help her.
C. She hopes to earn more money.
D. She wants them to experience the joy.
4.What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. The brief introduction of Katie’s Krops.
B. The amazing benefits of gardening.
C. Katie's achievement and future aim.
D. The joy of gardening and donation.
Essentials of Nutrition --- Good nutrition VS malnutrition (营养不良)
Author: Joel Bressler
Price: $29. 99
Essentials of Nutrition touches important health topics such as: the positive and negative aspects of nutrition; the importance of exercise; the necessity of vitamins, minerals, and water. It also advises how doctors and educators will improve our health in the future.
Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest---Memoirs (回忆录) of a US Forest Service Wildlife Biologist
Author: Hadley B. Roberts
Price: $19.99
Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest covers US Forest Service wildlife biologist Hadley B. Roberts’ half-century career in wildlife and fish habitat conservation and preservation. It includes his accomplishment, motives and influences behind his actions.
Poodle (贵宾犬) Mistress ---The Autobiographical Story of Life with Nine Toy Poodle
Author: Sandi Latimer
Price: $22.99
Poodle Mistress is a story of unconditional love and devotion about nine dogs that changed author Sandi Latimer’ s life. Her memoir (回忆录) details a twenty-seven-year journey as she and her husband cared for and enjoyed the funny behaviors of their toy poodles.
A Professor and CEO True Story---A Fascinating Journey to Success
Author: Richard T. Cheng
Price: $13.95
In A Professor and CEO True Story, Richard T Cheng shares how he overcame great odds and transformed from a struggling immigrant to million-dollar CEO and esteemed professor. This is a powerful and inspiring story of success and survival.
1.Which book is about wildlife protection?
A. Preserve the Best and Conserve the Rest.
B. Essentials of Nutrition.
C. Poodle Mistress.
D. A Professor and CEO True Story.
2.Who probably enjoys reading Poodle Mistress?
A. Those who are looking for success.
B. Those who fight for animal rights.
C. Those who are interested in natural world.
D. Those who are pet lovers.
3.What is the cheapest book mainly about?
A. A story of life with poodles.
B. Important health topics.
C. An inspiring journey to success.
D. Memoirs of a wildlife biologist.
假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Harry写信向你了解网络对中国学生学习方式的影响。请根据以下提示，给他写封回信。
1. 网络的发展给中国学生带来了很多新的学习方式；
2. 学习方式的变化表现在课程选择方式、教学方式、作业布置等方面；
3. 你的感想。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加一些细节，使文章内容通顺连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Harry,
I’ m glad to receive your letter. _______________________________________________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Nowadays, many people like buying second-hand goods. The reason are as follows: First of all, second-hand goods are cheaper than new ones, enabled poor people to buy the things they want. Moreover, the second-hand goods trade makes possible for people to make good use of the goods what may be useless in their hands. Besides, the Internet provides a conveniently platform for second-hand goods. Therefore, there are some problems in the second-hand goods trade. For one thing, the quality of second-hand goods cannot be promise. For another, second-hand goods markets lack of enough management, and there exist many dishonest trade activities. In the word, the second-hand goods trade is a good trading way, but it need further perfection.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Students at a university in East China’s Anhui province will probably not receive 1.(they) diploma if they fail a physical fitness test, a type of test that requires students to achieve long-distance running, standing long jump, etc. The test has caused much debate on social media 2.(concern) whether the university’s physical education should be a 3.(require) of their academic degree.
The decision 4.(announce) by Zhang Xiang, head of Anqing Normal University, in the last university’s sports committee meeting. The purpose is 5.(encourage) students to do more exercises after class, according 6. Xin’an Evening News, a local newspaper in Anhui province. The new regulation will come into force in 2019 and 7.(graduate) who fail to pass the fitness tests will not be given a bachelor’s degree in June next year.
However, it is not a one-time test like gaokao, China’s college entrance examination. Students 8. fail the tests before graduation will be offered another chance to retake the test, and 9. they fail it again, they will have to retake the test after graduation. 10.(fortunate), graduates who fail to pass the tests will not get a bachelor’s degree.
