Question

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.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

3.Shakespeare got much money from        .

A. writing         B. plays

C. acting         D. retirement

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Shakespeare had two children.

B. Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C. Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D. Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了英国著名的剧作家和诗人莎士比亚的生平。莎士比亚出生在1564年，十四岁时决定成为一名演员。后来独自离开家乡，靠着演戏争得了很多钱。49岁时退休返回家乡，52岁去世。他总共写了37个剧本，至今仍然很受欢迎。

1.D细节理解题。根据短文“Some of hismost famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. ”的介绍可知，他的作品不包括“ Man and Superman”，故应选D。

2.D细节理解题。根据短文“In1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind .”的描述可知，他是自己独自离开家乡的。故知应D。

3.C细节理解题。根据短文“But he made a lot of money from acting.”的描述可知，他通过演戏挣了很多钱。结合选项可知应选C。

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考点：人物传记类短文阅读。