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 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.
小题1:Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except _______.| A．Hamlet | B．Macbeth | | C．Romeo and Juliet | D．Man and Superman |
小题2:Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _______.小题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 |
小题4:Shakespeare got much money from _______.| A．writing | B．plays | C．acting | D．retirement |
小题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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小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
试题分析：本文叙述了莎士比亚的生平事迹，他是英国伟大的剧作家和诗人，他从事写作虽然没有挣到钱，可是他通过在剧中做演员挣了一些钱，他总共写了37个剧本，至今仍然很受欢迎。
小题1:细节理解题。根据Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. 故选D。
小题2:细节理解题。根据He was born in 1564 in England.He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen.故选A。
小题3:细节理解题。根据In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. 他独自离开了家，故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据But he made a lot of money from acting.故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems.莎士比亚写了许多剧本和诗，故选B。
点评：细节题为阅读考题的重头戏，所占比例高达80% ，相对而言较简单，因为这类题虽然要求理解准确，但基本上限于字面意义的理解，范围也限于局部，因此是我们可望得高分的部分。细节题绝大部分体现“中心思想是解”这一原理。本文都是细节理解题，在文中比较容易找到答案。 |
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My brother and I were alone in our apartment. My parents had gone for a party and had left me in 36.I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching television. 37 the doorbell rang. My younger brother rushed to the door thinking that our parents had come home; he unlocked the door and 38 it.
Outside, stood a tall man wearing a black raincoat. He said that he was a salesman and asked 39 if our mother or father was at home.
Without 40 , my brother said, “No.” He asked if we would like to 41 some comic books, which he was selling. I quickly explained that we were not 42 to buy anything without our parents’ 43 .
Then, as I was about to close the door, he 44 his way into our house. He took out a 45 and forced me to 46 up my brother’s hands with some rope. I tied up his hands but I tied it in a 47 way so my brother could untie himself. The man then tied my hands up and 48 both of us in the kitchen
49 , he went upstairs to search the bedroom for 50 . I managed to teach my brother to untie the rope. He then united me. I 51 to the telephone to call the police， but the line was 52 . The doors were all locked from the outside .Luckily, the robber 53 to lock the kitchen window. My brother managed to get out of the house 54 the window.
My brother brought the police to our house and the robber was caught. The police 55 us for our good work.
| 小题1: | | A．danger | B．charge | C．surprise | D．mess |
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| 小题2: | | A．Carefully | B．Quietly | C．Loudly | D．Suddenly |
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| 小题3: | | A．opened | B．shut | C．fastened | D．held |
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| 小题4: | | A．nervously | B．rudely | C．politely | D．anxiously |
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| 小题5: | | A．thinking | B．watching | C．waiting | D．questioning |
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| 小题7: | | A．planned | B．supposed | C．determined | D．pleased |
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| 小题8: | | A．purpose | B．money | C．permission | D．absence |
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| 小题9: | | A．forced | B．fought | C．felt | D．doll |
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| 小题10: | | A．rope | B．knife | C．stick | D．doll |
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| 小题11: | | A．break | B．cover | C．dress | D．tie |
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| 小题12: | | A．fine | B．careless | C．special | D．possible |
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| 小题13: | | A．locked | B．left | C．stationed | D．beat |
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| 小题14: | | A．Anyway | B．Soon | C．Still | D．Otherwise |
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| 小题15: | | A．Saving | B．belongings | C．nobles | D．valuables |
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| 小题16: | | A．moved | B．headed | C．rushed | D．knocked |
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| 小题17: | | A．dead | B．stolen | C．off | D．short |
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| 小题18: | | A．tried | B．forgot | C．delayed | D．preferred |
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| 小题20: | | A．admitted | B．rewarded | C．admired | D．thanked |
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As a music teacher，I have always known that music touches the soul. It can 36 all kinds of barriers to reach students in a very special way.It can be the 37 for each child to find their light.I would like to 38 a story about it.
For a few years I was 39 with the opportunity to teach disabled students.One of my most 40 students was a five-year-old girl called Vanessa，who had difficulty walking，and could not speak.We 41 sat on the floor for our music lessons and Vanessa liked to 42 on my lap．One of her favorite songs was John the Rabbit.It was a call and response song where I sang the call and the students 43 twice while singing the repeating phrase，“Oh，yes！” Vanessa liked to 44 her hands together with mine and clap with me.We probably performed that song during every class，Vanessa and I clapping together.But she 45 said or sang a word.
One day，when the song was finished，Vanessa turned around， 46 me in the eyes，clapped her tiny hands twice and said the words“Oh，yes！” I opened my mouth in 47 and for that moment I was the one who could not speak.When my heart 48 started beating again，I looked over at the assistant teacher to find her also 49 .Through music，we had made an awesome connection.
Several years later，I met Vanessa on the street in town.She waved with a big 50 on her face and then clapped her hands twice，imitating the song we had 51 so many times in our music class.The little girl， 52 her connection with music，left an impression on me that will last forever. Every child has the 53 to learn and grow. It is up to us to 54 the way to reach each and every one of our students.We all must find each child"s 55 .
| 小题1: | | A．get across | B．put away | C．take over | D．break through |
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| 小题2: | | A．means | B．direction | C．process | D．effort |
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| 小题3: | | A．add | B．talk | C．share | D．write |
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| 小题4: | | A．blessed | B．tired | C．covered | D．filled |
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| 小题5: | | A．troublesome | B．Hardworking | C．memorable | D．sensitive |
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| 小题6: | | A．most | B．almost | C．nearly | D．mostly |
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| 小题8: | | A．sang | B．said | C．followed | D．clapped |
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| 小题9: | | A．strike | B．put | C．give | D．shake |
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| 小题10: | | A．ever | B．never | C．still | D．even |
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| 小题11: | | A．looked | B．saw | C．glared | D．noticed |
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| 小题12: | | A．horror | B．delight | C．astonishment | D．embarrassment |
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| 小题13: | | A．immediately | B．fortunately | C．slowly | D．finally |
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| 小题14: | | A．happy | B．grateful | C．speechless | D．hopeless |
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| 小题15: | | A．greeting | B．smile | C．expression | D．sign |
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| 小题16: | | A．performed | B．operated | C．trained | D．organized |
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| 小题17: | | A．upon | B．through | C．from | D．beyond |
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| 小题18: | | A．standard | B．ability | C．plan | D．freedom |
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| 小题19: | | A．discover | B．invent | C．test | D．make |
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| 小题20: | | A．strength | B．dream | C．light | D．weakness |
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I still remember --- my hands and my fingers still remember --- what used to lie in store for us on our return to school from the holidays. The trees in the school yard would be in full leaf again and the old leaves would be lying around like a muddy sea of leaves.
“Get that all swept up!” the headmaster would tell us. “I want the whole place cleaned up, at once!” There was enough work there, to last over a week. Especially since the only tools with which we were provided were our hands, our fingers, our nails. “Now see that it’s done properly, and be quick about it,” the headmaster would say to the older pupils, “or you’ll have to answer for it!”
So at an order from the older boys we would all line up like peanuts about to cut and gather in crops. If the work was not going as quickly as the headmaster expected, the big boys, instead of giving us a helping hand, used to find it simpler to beat us with branches pulled from the trees. In order to avoid these blows, we used to bribe(贿赂) the older boys with the juicy cakes we used to bring for our midday meal. And if we happened to have any money on us, the coins changed hands at once. If we did not do this, if we were afraid of going home with an empty stomach or an empty purse, the blows were redoubled. They hit us so violently and with such evil enjoyment that even a deaf and dumb person would have realized that we were being whipped so much not to make us work harder, but rather to beat us into a state of obedience(服从) in which we would be only too glad to give up our food and money.
Occasionally one of us, worn out by such calculated cruelty, would have the courage to complain to the headmaster. He would of course be very angry, but the punishment he gave the older boys was always very small --- nothing compared to what they had done to us. And the fact is that however much we complained, our situation did not improve in the slightest. Perhaps we should have let our parents know what was going on, but somehow we never dreamed of doing so; I don’t know whether it was loyalty or pride that kept us silent, but I can see now that we were foolish to keep quiet about it, for such beating were completely foreign to our nature.
小题1:The statement “my hands and my fingers still remember” (Para.1) means that___________.| A．the author’s hands were severely injured in the cleaning up | | B．the author seldom did such hard work as the cleaning up | | C．the author was bullied by the big boys in the cleaning up | | D．the author’s hands were his only tool for the cleaning |
小题2:The headmaster asked the older boys to_____________.| A．beat those who worked slowly | | B．treat the small boys as peanuts | | C．take charge of the process of the cleaning | | D．do the cleaning all by themselves |
小题3:According to Para. 3, if the author had any money on him, he most probably_________.| A．gave it to the big boys so as to please them | | B．gave it as a bride to the headmaster | | C．spent it all on his midday meal | | D．spent it buying midday meals for the big boys |
小题4:When receiving complaints, the headmaster would deal with the big boys by means of _________.| A．slight punishment | B．strict criticism | | C．complete indifference | D．good beating |
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One Sunday, a picture in the newspaper touched me. A young woman stood in front of a totally destroyed home. A little boy stood beside her with his head 36 . Holding her skirt tightly was a tiny girl, eyes wide with 37 and fear.
With growing 38 I noticed that their sizes of each family member closely 39 ours. This would be a good opportunity to 40 my children, so I explained their difficult 41 to my seven-year-old twins and three-year-old Meghan.
“We have so much, but these poor people now have nothing,” I said, “we’ll 42 what we have with them.”
I brought three large boxes and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously 43 the boys and I filled one box with canned food.
While I 44__ our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and 45 some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched 46 as the boys piled up useless toys in the box.
“I’ll help you find something for the little girl,” I said to her.
The boys placed the toys they had 47 to donate into one of the boxes while I filled the third box with clothes. Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, faded, much-loved doll 48 tightly to her chest. She 49 in front of the box, pressed her little face into Lucy’s face, gave her a 50 kiss, then, laid her gently on top of the other toys.
“Oh, honey,” I said. “You 51 to give away Lucy. You love her so much.”
Meghan nodded, eyes shining with tears. “Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. 52 she’ll make that little girl happy, too.”
I stared at Meghan for a long moment, 53 how I could teach the boys the lesson she had just taught me.
It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but 54 to let go of things we cherish, isn’t it? 55 , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
| 小题2: | | A．smile | B．confusion | C．joy | D．anger |
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| 小题3: | | A．happiness | B．friendship | C．puzzle | D．interest |
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| 小题4: | | A．matched | B．equaled | C．compared | D．suited |
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| 小题5: | | A．help | B．complain | C．change | D．teach |
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| 小题6: | | A．experience | B．problem | C．situation | D．process |
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| 小题7: | | A．give | B．share | C．send | D．spare |
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| 小题8: | | A．as | B．since | C．though | D．because |
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| 小题9: | | A．came through | B．broke through | C．sorted through | D．got through |
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| 小题10: | | A．donate | B．leave | C．keep | D．sell |
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| 小题11: | | A．hopefully | B．anxiously | C．depressingly | D．quietly |
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| 小题12: | | A．separated | B．chosen | C．bought | D．confirmed |
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| 小题13: | | A．hugged | B．tied | C．grasped | D．caught |
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| 小题14: | | A．settled | B．regretted | C．paused | D．cried |
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| 小题15: | | A．precious | B．final | C．hearty | D．lovely |
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| 小题16: | | A．wouldn’t like | B．ought not | C．had better not | D．don’t have |
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| 小题17: | | A．Also | B．Yet | C．Maybe | D．Though |
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| 小题18: | | A．knowing | B．wondering | C．realizing | D．expecting |
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| 小题19: | | A．available | B．necessary | C．important | D．hard |
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| 小题20: | | A．However | B．Therefore | C．Otherwise | D．Moreover |
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I get off the bus and walk a few blocks. I stop when I get to a garage-like place and walk to the metal door with brown paint. I turn the knob(把手)and walk in. A thousand eyes look at me as I take my place at the end of the long line. When I finally get up to the window, I hand the officer my ID. “I’m here to visit Mr C. Yes, I’m his daughter.”
I learn that line by heart. The officer hands me a piece of paper with my name as the visitor and my father’s as the prisoner. It tells me which floor to go to. As I get on the elevator, a rush of excitement runs through me. Then I go to the eighth floor, look around and see the faces I see here every Sunday and Thursday.
There he is. I stand on tiptoe(脚尖)to get a better view since I can hardly see him. He doesn’t look like my father. He’s got a beard now and he looks a lot weaker. He’s the dad that I see through a window. My dad who is separated from the world. The only place he now knows is his room in the prison. When I look deep into his eyes, I see emptiness and pain.
It’s difficult to hear him through the thick glass and over everyone else who is trying to talk. We try to carry on a normal conversation about simple things including my day and what I’m doing in school, but we mostly talk about how we can’t wait until he gets out. After an hour my time is up. We say our good-byes and love-yous.
I get on the bus to go home. My favorite place is where my father is—prison. I know, how can prison be anyone’s favorite place? But it is because my father is there. It’ll no longer be my favorite place once he gets out, though—home will be.
小题1:The author goes to the prison_________.| A．to talk with the officer | B．to visit her father | | C．to get a piece of paper from the officer | D．to pay a visit to her favorite place |
小题2:It can be inferred from the passage that the author’s father is ____________.| A．working there for a long time | B．just in prison for a short while | | C．still healthy and strong in prison | D．seldom keeping in touch with people outside |
小题3:What does the author mainly talk of with her father?| A．Her behavior in school. | B．Simple things in everyday life. | | C．Difficulty and trouble in her life. | D．The feeling of expecting him home. |
小题4:What can we know from the passage?| A．The author’s father will never go home. | B．The author meets her father once a week. | | C．The author’s favorite place will change. | D．The author hates her father. |
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