Question

    Life has changed quickly since COVID-19 broke out worldwide. Many people have to stay at home, bored and lonely. But if we look at history, there are many people who produced their best work when they were alone.

In1606, when a viral epidemic(病毒性流行病) hit London, all of the theaters in the city were forced to close. At that time, English writer William Shakespeare worked as an actor at The King’s Men theater. After finding himself without a job, but much free time, Shakespeare started writing. He wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over.

In 1665, when English physicist Isaac Newton was in his early 20s, a viral epidemic hit the country. Classes at Cambridge University were cancelled, so Newton went back to his home. During that time, the young man wrote the papers that would become early calculus(微积分).

Edvard Munch, painter of The Scream, didn’t just see the Spanish Flu change the world around him — he was infected(感染) himself in 1919 while living in Norway. But Munch continued making great art. As soon as he felt better, he began keeping records of his experience. Self-portrait(自画像) with the Spanish Flu shows him sitting in front of his sickbed with a tired face.

1.According to the text, William Shakespeare ________ in 1606.

A.started acting in his free time B.wrote many great works

C.was forced to close his theater D.found a new job in a theatre

2.Newton wrote papers about early calculus ________.

A.during the physics classes B.at a university

C.before the viral epidemic  D.in his early 20s

3.From Self-Portrait with the Spanish Flu, we can know that Munch ________.

A.liked keeping records of flu B.found ways to fight against flu

C.was infected with the flu D.began to make great art of flu

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了大流行病期间，一些著名人物在隔离期间做出的成绩。

1.

细节理解题。根据原文After finding himself without a job, but much free time, Shakespeare started writing. He wrote King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra before the year was over可知，莎士比亚在1606年大流行病期间，写了许多著名的作品。B选项wrote many great works“写了许多伟大的作品”符合题意，故选B。

2.

细节理解题。根据原文In 1665, when English physicist Isaac Newton was in his early 20s, a viral epidemic hit the country … so Newton went back to his home. During that time, the young man wrote the papers that would become early calculus可知，牛顿在他20岁刚出头的时候写了一些关于早期微积分的论文。D选项in his early 20s“在他20岁刚出头的时候”符合题意，故选D。

3.

细节理解题。根据原文Edvard Munch, painter of The Scream, didn’t just see the Spanish Flu change the world around him — he was infected himself in 1919 while living in Norway … Self-portrait with the Spanish Flu shows him sitting in front of his sickbed with a tired face可知，蒙克得了西班牙流感。C选项was infected with the flu“感染了流感”符合题意，故选C。