William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous pla
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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 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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答案
小题1:D
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:C
小题5:B |
解析
试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了莎士比亚的简短、辉煌的一生。主要介绍了他的人生经历，家庭情况以及留给后人的伟大作品。
小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第一段Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth. 可知莎士比亚的作品不包含Man and Superman，故选D。
小题2:数字计算题。根据短文第二段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. 可知他应该是在1564年出生的，当他14岁时应该是1578年，故选A。
小题3:推理判断题。根据短文第二段In 1585,Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind. 可知，他抛妻弃子单独离开了，故选D。
小题4:细节理解题。根据短文第三段But he made a lot of money from acting. 可知他通过演出赚了不少钱，故选C。
小题5:细节理解题。根据短文第二段Their first child was a daughter. Later they had twins.可知他有三个孩子，A错误；第一段第一句William Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. 可知B正确；根据最后一段He left his money to his family. 可知C错误；最后一段You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. 是说我们今天可以看到被翻译成英语和其他的一些语言的他的作品，而不是说他用英语和许多其他语言写了很多作品，D项理解错误；故选B。 |
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It was Sunday afternoon. My brother and I were alone at home. My parents went for a party and asked me to look after my brother. I was doing my homework while my younger brother was watching TV. Suddenly the doorbell rang. Ding-Dong! My brother thought that it was our parents, so he opened the ________soon.
A tall man wearing a black raincoat stood outside. He said that he came to sell books and asked politely__________ our parents were at home.
Without thinking, my brother said,“No.” Then the man asked if we would like to ______some story books. I refused him. When I wanted to close the door, he suddenly pushed the door very _______and came into our house. He took out a ________and ordered me to tie up my brother’s hands with a rope. I tied up his hands in a special way so my brother could untie ______easily. The man then tied my hands up and locked _______of us in the kitchen. Soon, he went upstairs to _________money. I taught my brother to untie the rope on his ______. He then untied me. I rushed to the telephone to call the police, ______the line was dead. The doors were all locked from the outside. It was lucky that the man ______to lock the kitchen window. We got out of the house through the kitchen window and went to the _______ pay phone to call the police
Soon _______came to our house and the man was caught. By that time, my parents had come home. We told them the whole story. My parents were ______that we were not hurt. They told me that I should stop my brother from _______the door to strangers. I learned a lesson on safety.
| 小题1: | | A．window | B．door | C．book | D．fridge |
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| 小题3: | | A．lend | B．borrow | C．sell | D．buy |
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| 小题4: | | A．politely | B．slowly | C．hard. | D．quietly |
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| 小题6: | | A．himself | B．myself | C．herself | D．themselves |
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| 小题7: | | A．none | B．neither | C．both | D．all |
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| 小题8: | | A．look at | B．look after | C．look like | D．look for |
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| 小题9: | | A．feet | B．hands | C．neck | D．legs |
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| 小题11: | | A．wanted | B．remembered | C．forgot | D．tried |
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| 小题12: | | A．farthest | B．nearest | C．largest | D．smallest |
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| 小题13: | | A．my friends | B．the police | C．the neighbors | D．my parents |
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| 小题14: | | A．glad | B．angry | C．sad | D．sorry |
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| 小题15: | | A．cleaning | B．closing | C．locking | D．opening |
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Henry was born in a small town. His father has a factory. One night the man drank too much and drove his car home. On his way he drove fast and suddenly his car fell into the river and he died in the accident. The old man left his son much money and the factory. But the man spent all the money in nearly three years and at last he had to sell the factory for food and clothes. Another three years passed and he wanted to find work but he couldn’t do anything. Nobody would use a man like him.
The young man thought and thought. At last he found a way. He began to beg(乞讨) from door to door. Most people in the town knew him well and few of them had a pity(同情) on him. So he was often hungry. He had to leave the town and came to Toronto. In the city he began to pretend(假装) that he couldn’t speak. So he could beg some money and food.
One day Henry was begging by the station when he met Mr. Cook, one of his father’s friends. The man asked, “How long have you been dumb(哑的), Henry?”
The sudden question made the young man burst out(脱口而出), “since I was born!”
小题1:Henry was born _______.| A．in a poor family | B．in a rich family | | C．in a worker’s family | D．in a big factory |
小题2:The car fell into the river because ________.| A．the old man couldn’t drive at all | | B．it was very dark that night | | C．something was wrong with the road | | D．the old man was drunk that night |
小题3:Henry couldn’t find any work in the town because _______.| A．he could do nothing at all | | B．he liked begging better than work | | C．he was the richest man there | | D．he was too young to be a worker |
小题4: _____, so he had to leave for Toronto.| A．Henry hoped to beg in the city | | B．The people in the town were poor | | C．Most people in the town knew Henry | | D．Henry couldn’t beg enough food for himself |
小题5:Which of the following is right?| A．Henry was dumb since he was born | | B．Mr. Cook didn’t know Henry | | C．When Henry saw Mr. Cook, he forgot he was “dumb.” | | D．Mr. Cook wanted to take Henry to the police station |
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As Grade 9 students,we are busy studying for the coming entrance exam.Every day we have lots of exercises to do and many ___to take .Some of us feel upset,and some even lose heart.But we’ll not help ___if we lose heart. There’s a saying ,”Difficulty is like a spring(弹簧).If you are weak,it will be ____.”If we have a problem we should face it__ a smile.Once I____ a short story called The Smile. In this book,he _____his experiences as a soldier in World War II. He _by enemy and sent to jail.(监狱)But he tried to think of ways to run away._ __he wanted to smoke ,but he had no match. So he asked his jailor for a __.When the jailor came up to him ,he smiled ______and naturally.The jailor seemed to be affected and smile,too.Then they began to talk. They ___took out pictures of their families and showed them to each other.The soldier said sadly he would never see his ___again because he was to be killed .He would never have a chance to see his children grow up.The jailor was moved by the soldier’s words.___ ___saying a word ,he unlocked the cell and quickly let him go .__ __ a smile ,the soldier was saved. Even in a terrible solution the man was optimistic .He didn’t____.Surely we can do the same.Life is like a mirror,if you smile at it,it will smile back at you,too.
| 小题1: | | A．meetings | B．exams | C．books | D．photos |
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| 小题2: | | A．ourselves | B．yourselves | C． themselves | D． myself |
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| 小题3: | | A．weak | B．strong | C．long | D． short |
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| 小题5: | | A．watched | B．looked | C．saw | D．read |
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| 小题6: | | A．talked to | B．talked with | C．talked about | D．talked over |
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| 小题7: | | A．was killed | B．was taught | C．was caught | D．was told |
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| 小题8: | | A．One day | B．Some day | C．A day | D．Any day |
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| 小题9: | | A． book | B．pen | C．light | D．cake |
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| 小题10: | | A．loudly | B．slowly | C．coldly | D．politely |
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| 小题11: | | A．all | B．both | C．either | D．neither |
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| 小题12: | | A．friend | B．classmate | C．family | D．neighbour |
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| 小题13: | | A．Without | B．Except | C． Through | D．With |
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| 小题14: | | A．At the beginning of | B．As a result of | C．At the end of | D．As well as |
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| 小题15: | | A．give in | B．give out | C．give away | D．give up |
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An artist went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his painting brushes and painted till evening. When it got dark, he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.
At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said, “No, I don’t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What’s money? In a week it will all be finished, but your picture will still be here.”
The artist was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind words about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered, “It’s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I’ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think.”
小题1: Every day, the artist ___________.| A．helped the farmer to do some farming | B．went out to visit his friends | | C．painted pictures outside | D．enjoyed the beautiful scenery |
小题2: The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ___________.| A．wanted nothing | | B．wanted much more money | | C．didn’t want any things at all | | D．wanted one of his pictures instead of money. |
小题3: After hearing the farmer’s words, perhaps the artist would be ___________.| A．sad | B．happy | C．thankful | D．excited |
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Reporter: How long have you been a firefighter?
Wilson: For eight years.
Reporter: How did you get started?
Wilson: First, I had to take a lot of tests in two weeks. Then, I went to the firefighter school for four months. 1 learned how to put out fires and how to use equipment. I also had a full-time training every day!
Reporter: How do you stay safe on the job?
Wilson: I wear special clothing. It helps keep me protected from fire. I also carry an oxygen tank (氧气瓶) and a
mask (面具). They help me to breathe in a smoke-filled building.
Reporter: Are there any new tools that firefighters use?
Wilson: We have a special camera that can see in the dark. It can find heat. That way, we can exactly tell the place of a fire.
Reporter: Do you save pets?
Wilson: Just three days ago, I helped save some cats. They were hiding under the beds. Pets usually hide during
a fire because they are afraid of danger.
Reporter: Do you ever get afraid?
Wilson: No. There is no time to be afraid. I just think about what to do to put out the fire safely.
Reporter: What do you like best about being a firefighter?
Wilson: Helping people!
小题1:Kate Wilson has done her job for____________.| A．2 weeks | B．3 days | C．4 months | D．8 years |
小题2: To become a firefighter, Kate Wilson ____________at first.| A．took a lot of tests | B．learned to stay safe | | C．saved some animals | D．used fire equipment |
小题3:58. Kate Wilson says she does not get afraid because_____________.| A．she has an oxygen tank | | B．she knows how to fight fires | | C．she enjoys finding heat | | D．she is too busy putting out fires |
小题4:59. As a firefighter, Kate Wilson likes____________ most.| A．wearing a mask | B．asking questions | | C．helping people | D．hiding in smoke |
小题5:60. What did the reporter make this interview for?| A．To tell people what a firefighter does. | | B．To teach people how to prevent fires. | | C．To make people want to be firefighters. | | D．To show people how a firefighter is trained. |
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