Question

William 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.

At 28, he moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599. He became an actor and he also wrote plays. He usually acted his own plays. He got almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting.

Shakespeare died at the age of 52. He is a famous writer in the world.

根据以上短文内容，完成下列句子，每空限填一个单词。

1.William Shakespeare was a great writer and an _________ .

2.William Shakespeare liked watching plays when he was at __________

3.William Shakespeare joined a _________ company when he was 28.

4.William Shakespeare didn’t make a lot of money from his _________ but acting.

5.Shakespeare died in __________ .

Answer

1.actor

2.school

3.theater

4.writing

5.1616

【解析】

试题分析：世界著名的作家威廉·莎士比亚 于1564 年出生在英国。在学校里。他喜欢看戏剧。14 岁毕业时他决定要当演员。28 岁他搬到了伦敦，加入环球剧院 1599 年开业的影院公司。他成为了一名演员，他还写了戏剧。他通常在他自己的戏剧中扮演角色。他几乎从他的写作没有得到钱。但他从表演中赚了很多钱。莎士比亚在52 岁时去世。

1.根据He became an actor and he also wrote plays.可知，威廉·莎士比亚莎士比亚是一个伟大的作家和演员。所以填男演员actor。

2.根据At school，he liked watching plays.可知，莎士比亚当年在学校时就喜欢看戏剧。所以At 后填school。

3.根据At 28, he moved to London and joined a theater company可知：28岁时，莎士比亚加入一个影院公司。所以填theater。

4.根据He got almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting.可知，莎士比亚在写作中没有赚很多钱，但是从表演中却挣了很多的钱。所以填writing。

5.根据Shakespeare was born in 1564，和 died at the age of 52.可知，1564+52=1616。所以莎士比亚死于1616年。

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