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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 (演员) 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.
答案: D
A
D
C
B