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

4.Shakespeare got much money from        .

A. writing                              B. plays                                 C. acting                                D. retirement

5.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.

 

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Worthington was born in England. He moved to western Australia when he was very young. His family was very poor，at the age of 17，he went to another side of the country and began to make money by himself.

When he was 19. Worthington entered in Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art(澳大利亞國家藝術(shù)學(xué)院). In 1997，he became an actor. He tried his best to act in Australian TV shows and movies but he was not successful. In 2006，he wanted a new beginning，he worked harder and knew about acting well.

About one year later，he had a chance(機(jī)會). He met James Cameron，a Hollywood director(導(dǎo)演). He wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar. Worthington went to America to play it. After that，more and more people knew him.

Playing in a film as big as Avatar brought Worthington new chances. He became a famous actor. He worked well with James Cameron，he will act in Drift，a movie about sports.

1.Was Worthington born in England?

2.When did Worthington become an actor?

3. Who wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar?

4.Did Worthington play Avatar in America or Australia?

5. Why did Worthington become a famous actor?

 

	Xiao Shenyang was born in 1981 in Liaoning, China. He became famous after taking part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He became a student of Zhao Benshan, a famous comedy actor, in 2006. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan, a popular folk (民間的) song-and-dance duet in northeast China. Many people enjoy his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
	Can you find a ring in an egg? But Liu Qian, a well-known magician（魔術(shù)師） from Taiwan, found it in front of the audiences at 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Liu Qian was born in 1976. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition. To make his performance better, he often performed on streets, roads and other places for people.
	Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954. His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood. Today, he is well- known all over the world. Many people like his action movies very much.

【小題1】When he was ____________ years old, Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.

A．23

B．24

C．25

D．27

【小題2】Where was Liu Qian born?

A．In Liaoning Province.	B．In Taiwan.
C．In Hong Kong.	D．In Beijing.

【小題3】When did Liu Qian win Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition?

A．In 1976 .

B．In 1980.

C．In 1988.

D．In 2006.

【小題4】 Jackie Chan is a well-known ____________.

A．a(chǎn)ctor

B．magician

C．pianist

D．player

【小題5】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.

B．Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.

C．Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China.

D．Liu Qian performed in the street to make money.

 

                                            

     Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

 

 

	Xiao Shenyang was born in 1981 in Liaoning, China. He became famous after taking part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He became a student of Zhao Benshan, a famous comedy actor, in 2006. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan, a popular folk (民間的) song-and-dance duet in northeast China. Many people enjoy his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
	Can you find a ring in an egg? But Liu Qian, a well-known magician（魔術(shù)師） from Taiwan, found it in front of the audiences at 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Liu Qian was born in 1976. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition. To make his performance better, he often performed on streets, roads and other places for people.
	Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954. His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood. Today, he is well- known all over the world. Many people like his action movies very much.

1.When he was ____________ years old, Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.

   A. 23                              B. 24                            C. 25                            D. 27   

2.Where was Liu Qian born?

   A. In Liaoning Province.                                 B. In Taiwan.

   C. In Hong Kong.                                              D. In Beijing.

3.When did Liu Qian win Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition?

   A. In 1976  .                 B. In 1980.                 C. In 1988.                 D. In 2006.

4. Jackie Chan is a well-known ____________.

   A. actor                         B. magician               C. pianist                    D. player

5.Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

   A. Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.

  B. Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.

  C. Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China.

  D. Liu Qian performed in the street to make money.

 

	Xiao Shenyang was born in 1981 in Liaoning, China. He became famous after taking part in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He became a student of Zhao Benshan, a famous comedy actor, in 2006. He is good at Er Ren Zhuan, a popular folk (民間的) song-and-dance duet in northeast China. Many people enjoy his Er Ren Zhuan performances.
	Can you find a ring in an egg? But Liu Qian, a well-known magician（魔術(shù)師） from Taiwan, found it in front of the audiences at 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Liu Qian was born in 1976. At the age of 12, he won Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition. To make his performance better, he often performed on streets, roads and other places for people.
	Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954. His parents called him “Chan Kongsang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood. Today, he is well- known all over the world. Many people like his action movies very much.

【小題1】When he was ____________ years old, Xiao Shenyang became a student of Zhao Benshan.

A．23

B．24

C．25

D．27

【小題2】Where was Liu Qian born?

A．In Liaoning Province.	B．In Taiwan.
C．In Hong Kong.	D．In Beijing.

【小題3】When did Liu Qian win Taiwan’s Youth Magic Competition?

A．In 1976 .

B．In 1980.

C．In 1988.

D．In 2006.

【小題4】 Jackie Chan is a well-known ____________.

A．a(chǎn)ctor

B．magician

C．pianist

D．player

【小題5】Which of the following is WRONG according to the passage?

A．Zhao Benshan is a famous comedy actor.

B．Xiao Shenyang is younger than Liu Qian.

C．Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong, China.

D．Liu Qian performed in the street to make money.

For more than four hundred years, people all over the world have been reading ,watching and listening to the plays and poetry of the British writer William Shakespeare.
Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor. For most of his career, he was a producer and main writer for an acting company called the King’s Men. Shakespeare is best known for the thirty—nine plays that he wrote, although only thirty—eight exist today. His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and so on.
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.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18.The couple had three children, two daughters and a son who died very young. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He died in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. Now you can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.
【小題1】What was Shakespeare?

A．A writer	B．An actor
C．A theater producer	D．A,B and C

【小題2】Shakespeare made much money from_______.

A．writing	B．a(chǎn)cting
C．opening the Globe Theater	D．selling his books

【小題3】What’s the meaning of the underlined word “genius” in the passage?

A．房子

B．遺憾

C．悔恨

D．天賦

【小題4】Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shakespeare died when he was 52 years old.

B．Shakespeare married in 1582,and he had two daughters and a son.

C．Shakespeare’s plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and science fictions.

D．No one knows why Shakespeare left his hometown at he age of 21.

Willam 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 1564 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. In1585, 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 earned 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. He left his money to his family. He left his genius 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..
【小題1】Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except（除了） __________.

A．Hamlet	B．Macbeth
C．Romeo and Juliet	D．Man and Superman

【小題2】Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.

A．1578

B．1582

C．1599

D．1616

【小題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．a(chǎn)lone

【小題4】Shakespeare got much money from ______.

A．writing.

B．plays

C．a(chǎn)cting

D．retirement

【小題5】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.

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife’ and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小題1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A．look after her	B．do the housework
C．do his mother’s job	D．do his father’s job

【小題2】From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

【小題3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936	B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．From 1953 to 1975	D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

【小題4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A．his family	B．his work
C．the US government	D．the Swiss government

【小題5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting

B．the art

C．the film

D．the music

For more than four hundred years, people all over the world have been reading ,watching and listening to the plays and poetry of the British writer William Shakespeare.

Most people think of Shakespeare as a writer. But he was also a theater producer, a part owner of an acting company and an actor. For most of his career, he was a producer and main writer for an acting company called the King’s Men. Shakespeare is best known for the thirty—nine plays that he wrote, although only thirty—eight exist today. His plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and tragedies. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and so on.

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.He married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18.The couple had three children, two daughters and a son who died very young. In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown. No one knows why he left or moved to London and joined a theater company which opened the Globe Theater in 1599.He made much money from it.He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He died in 1616. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. Now you can still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world.

1.What was Shakespeare?

A．A writer                              B．An actor

C．A theater producer                      D．A,B and C

2.Shakespeare made much money from_______.

A．writing                               B．a(chǎn)cting

C．opening the Globe Theater                D．selling his books

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “genius” in the passage?

A．房子             B．遺憾             C．悔恨             D．天賦

4.Which sentence is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Shakespeare died when he was 52 years old.

B．Shakespeare married in 1582,and he had two daughters and a son.

C．Shakespeare’s plays are usually divided into three groups: comedies, histories and science fictions.

D．No one knows why Shakespeare left his hometown at he age of 21.

 

“Reading makes a full man” (Bacon, 1597). Novels written by the writers like Jane Austen, Victor Hugo and Ernest Hemingway help us to know more about our history, culture and many other things. Jane Austen was one of the most wellknown women writers of the world. She was born in England in 1775. Jane loved reading and writing. She wrote a number of famous novels in her life. Among them, Pride and Prejudice written in 1779 was the most popular. Victor Hugo, born in 1802 in France, was one of the best writers in the19th century. The talent in writing and hard work brought great success to Hugo at an early age. His most popular novel, the Hunchback of Notre-
Dame, was written in 1831. The book was so successful that it was quickly translated into many other languages across Europe. Ernest Hemingway, an outstanding American writer and reporter, was born in 1899. His life experience had a great influence on his writing style. Hemingway lived in France and Italy between the 1920s and 1950s. Most of his books such as The Sun Also Rises were written at that time. He won the Nobel Prize in 1954 mainly because of the novel The Old Man and the Sea.
任務(wù)：閱讀上文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容填空。

The numbers of writers are mentioned in the passage.	【小題1】______________________
Nationality	Jane Austen was from【小題2】_______
Jane Austen’s famous novel	Pride and Prejudice
Victor Hugo’s famous novel	【小題3】______________
The winner of the Nobel Literature Prize in 1954	【小題4】__________________

 

閱讀短文。根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。(共10分，每小題2分)

Worthington was born in England. He moved to western Australia when he was very young. His family was very poor，at the age of 17，he went to another side of the country and began to make money by himself.
When he was 19. Worthington entered in Australia’s National Institute of Dramatic Art(澳大利亞國家藝術(shù)學(xué)院). In 1997，he became an actor. He tried his best to act in Australian TV shows and movies but he was not successful. In 2006，he wanted a new beginning，he worked harder and knew about acting well.
About one year later，he had a chance(機(jī)會). He met James Cameron，a Hollywood director(導(dǎo)演). He wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar. Worthington went to America to play it. After that，more and more people knew him.
Playing in a film as big as Avatar brought Worthington new chances. He became a famous actor. He worked well with James Cameron，he will act in Drift，a movie about sports.
【小題1】Was Worthington born in England?
【小題2】When did Worthington become an actor?
【小題3】 Who wanted Worthington to take part in a new movie，Avatar?
【小題4】Did Worthington play Avatar in America or Australia?
【小題5】 Why did Worthington become a famous actor?

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小題1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A．look after her	B．do the housework
C．do his mother's job	D．do his father's job

【小題2】From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

【小題3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936	B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．From 1953 to 1975	D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

【小題4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A．his family	B．his work
C．the US government	D．the Swiss government

【小題5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting

B．the art

C．the film

D．the music

 

                                            

     Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

 

Willam 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 1564 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. In1585, 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 earned 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. He left his money to his family. He left his genius 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（除了） __________.

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．a(chǎn)lone

4.Shakespeare got much money from ______.

A．writing.           B．plays             C．a(chǎn)cting            D．retirement

5.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.

 

　　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 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor（演員）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 1959. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays. He earned 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. He left his money to his family. He left his genius 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

(4)Shakespeare got much money from ______.

[　　]

A．writing	B．plays
C．acting	D．retirement

(5)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.

閱讀理解 　　Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889．His parents were music hall actors．The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London．Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill． 　　When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor．What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre．Seven years later he went to the USA．And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art．He developed the character(~J ~,)of a homeless gentleman which became very popular． 　　From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films．The film Modern Times(1936)shows his care about the modern industry workers．Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period． 　　Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953．But he never got US nationality．Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died．When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight．He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85．Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975． (1) Chaplin used to _________ when his mother was ill． [　　] A． look after her B． do the housework C． do his mother's job D． do his father's job (2) From Paragraph 2, we can know that _________ [　　] A． Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~ B． Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old C． people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman D． Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street (3) _________ Chaplin made his most famous films． [　　] A． From 1889 to 1936 B． From the 1920s to th~ 1950s C． From 1953 to 1975 D． From the 1950s to the 1980s (4) We can infer．from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of _________ [　　] A． his family B． his work C． the US government D． the Swiss government (5) Chaplin won the Oscar for _________ when he was 83 years old． [　　] A． the acting B． the art C． the film D． the music

仔細(xì)閱讀下列短文, 根據(jù)題目, 選出最佳選項. 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 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor(演員) 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 earned 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. He left his money to his family. He left his genius 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 [　　] (4) Shakespeare got much money from ________. A. writing B. plays C. acting D. retirement [　　] (5) 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. [　　]

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J. K. Rowling

　　J. K. Rowling was born in England in 1965. She loved reading , and wrote her first story , ‘Rabbit', when she was only six years old. She studied French at university , then worked as a secretary in London. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train. “Harry just walked into my head , ”she said later. She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day.

　　In 1992 she went to live in Portugal for three years. She wrote Harry Potter in the morning , and worked as an English teacher in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter called Jessica.

　　Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh , in Scotland. She was unemployed at that time , and wrote in cafes because they were warmer than her small flat. After five years she finished the first book ,' Harry Potter and the Philosopher' s Stone'. The book sold millions of copies all over the world , and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became very famous. She is now very rich , but she still writes her books in cafes!

　　Answer the questions:

（1）. In which year did J. K. Rowling write her first story?

（2）. What was her first job?

（3）. How did she get the idea for Harry Potter?

（4）. Where did she finish writing the first book?

（5.） What is she famous for?

（6）. What does his husband do?

　　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 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor (演員) 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 earned 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-up-on-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius 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

[　　]

(2) Shakespeare decided to be an actor in ________.

[　　]

(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．a(chǎn)lone

(4) Shakespeare got much money from ________.

[　　]

(5) 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.