William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.
He was born in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582,he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins. In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.
At twenty-eight, he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He made almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.
At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired（退休）and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left the genius（天才）to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except .
A. Hamlet
B. Macbeth
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. Man and Superman
2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in .
A.1578 B.1582 C.1599 D.1616
3.In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon .
A. with his wife
B. with his daughter
C. with his wife and children
D. Alone
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There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, with our guide-books we may the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. But then, if we take our time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some________which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets run in this particular （特别的）way, and not in any other way?
Here even the best guide-book ________ to tell us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the ________ appearance. It may not describe the original （最初的）design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it ________ to look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine ________ the town was first planned and built. Then one can learn more about in what direction the town ________ to develop.
What’s the point of studying towns in the way? For me, I’m sure one can get greater ________ by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive ________just reading about it in a guide-book.
1.A. write B. study C. tell D. remember
2.A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions
3.A. of B. for C. like D. as
4.A. fails B. helps C. wants D. prefers
5.A. old B. normal C. first D. present
6.A. used B. seemed C. had D. happened
7.A. what B. how C. when D. where
8.A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues
9.A. success B. pleasure C. hope D. suffering
10.A. from B. through C. than D. with
—You don’t like watching drama series, do you?
— . And I have little time to watch them.
A. Of course, I do B. No, I don’t
C. Yes, of course not D. No, I do indeed
—Could you please tell me ?
—Yes, she came to teach here just last week.
A. that she is a new teacher
B. when did she come here
C. what is wrong with her
D. whether she is a new teacher
—This history book is of great value.
—Exactly. However, can be enjoyed from it you have a deep understanding of it.
A. Something; until B. Few; till
C. Nothing; unless D. Little; since
The young man came driving full speed down the road in his car. it was!
A. How dangerous the scene B. What dangerous a scene
C. How a dangerous scene D. What a dangerous scene
