Question

Who is the greatest English writer?____ 1._____His popular expressions, like “to be or not to be, that is a question”, and his stories such as Romeo and Juliet are almost famous in every corner of the World.

William Shakespeare was born in a small town in England in 1564. ___2.______ By 1594, he had become an important playwright(戏剧大师） in London.

Whether comedies or tragedies, Shakespeare’s plays always catch people’s hearts.   ____3._____ In A Midsummer Shakespeare’s Night’s Dream, fairies(仙女）play magical tricks on people lost in the Woods. His tragedies, however, can be very dark. Macbeth tells the story about a man who becomes king by killing a lot of people.

Shakespeare’s works also have a big influence on the English language.______ 4.____

Of course, Shakespeare wrote his plays 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. 5.____ His plays have been translated in to other languages and are performed more often, There are over 400 films and TV plays adapted from his works. Shakespeare is not of an age, but for all The time.

根据材料内容，将方框内A— E5个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

Answer

1.E

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国的伟大的作家莎士比亚的人生经历，及莎士比亚的剧本特点和对英国文学的贡献。

1.应该是最伟大的作家，故填E，那个人应该是William Shakespeare。

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4.例如：孤独的，快点儿。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。