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.
小題1:Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except       .
A．HamletB．MacbethC．Romeo and JulietD．Man and Superman
小題2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in       .
A．1578B．1582C．1599D．1616
小題3: In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon       .
A．with his wifeB．with his daughterC．with his wife and childrenD．a(chǎn)lone
小題4:Shakespeare got much money from       .
A．writingB．playsC．a(chǎn)ctingD．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.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：這篇短文中作者主要講述了莎士比亞的簡短、輝煌的一生。主要介紹了他的人生經(jīng)歷，家庭情況以及留給后人的偉大作品。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第一段Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. 可知莎士比亞的作品不包含Man and Superman，故選D。
小題2:數(shù)字計算題。根據(jù)短文第二段He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen.和He died at the age of fifty-two in 1616. 可知他應(yīng)該是在1564年出生的，當(dāng)他14歲時應(yīng)該是1578年，故選A。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)短文第二段In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. 可知，他拋妻棄子單獨離開了，故選D。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第三段But he made a lot of money from acting. 可知他通過演出賺了不少錢，故選C。
小題5:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins.可知他有三個孩子，A錯誤；第一段第一句William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. 可知B正確；根據(jù)最后一段He left his money to his family. 可知C錯誤；最后一段You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. 是說我們今天可以看到被翻譯成英語和其他的一些語言的他的作品，而不是說他用英語和許多其他語言寫了很多作品，D項理解錯誤；故選B。
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