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【题目】 Who is the greatest English writer?【1】His popular expressions, like “to be or not to be, that is a question”, and his stories such as Romeo and Juliet are almost famous in every corner of the world.

William Shakespeare was born in a small town in England in 1564.【2】 By 1594, he had become an important playwright (戏剧大师）in London.

Whether comedies or tragedies, Shakespeare’s plays always catch people’s hearts.

【3】 In A Midsummer Shakespeare’s Night’s Dream, fairies (仙女）play magical tricks on people lost in the woods. His tragedies, however, can be very dark. Macbeth tells the story about a man who becomes king by killing a lot of people.

Shakespeare’s works also have a big influence on the English language. 【4】

Of course, Shakespeare wrote his plays 400 years ago and his English was very different from that of today. 【5】 His plays have been translated into other languages and are performed more often. There are over 400 films and TV plays adapted from his works. Shakespeare is not of an age, but for all the time.

根据材料内容，将方框内5个句子分别填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确。

A. His comedies make a joke on human weakness and always have a happy ending.

B. But it doesn’t influence his popularity (流行程度）.

C. He created about 1,700 English words, including everyday ones like “lonely” and “hurry”.

D. When he was young, he moved to London and began to work as a playwright.

E. The person should be William Shakespeare (莎士比亚).

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】E

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇人物小传，介绍了英国文豪莎士比亚的简单生平、文学成就及其对英语发展的重要影响。

【1】根据上文Who is the greatest English writer?，结合后文William Shakespeare was born in a small town in England in 1564.，可知这个人就是莎士比亚。备选句子The person should be William Shakespeare符合句意，故选E。

【2】根据上下文William Shakespeare was born in a small town in England in 1564.…By 1594, he had become an important playwright in London.，可知莎士比亚30岁以前就接触到戏剧。备选句子When he was young, he moved to London and began to work as a playwright.符合句意，故选D。

【3】根据段首Whether comedies or tragedies, Shakespeare’s plays always catch people’s hearts.，可知本段介绍莎士比亚戏剧的特点。备选句子His comedies make a joke on human weakness and always have a happy ending.他的喜剧拿人类的弱点开玩笑，总是有一个快乐的结局。符合句意，故选A。

【4】根据Shakespeare’s works also have a big influence on the English language. 莎士比亚的作品对英语也有很大的影响，可知He created about 1,700 English words, including everyday ones like “lonely” and “hurry”.符合句意，故选C。

【5】根据上文and his English was very different from that of today，结合下文His plays have been translated into other languages and are performed more often，可知他的戏剧很受欢迎。备选句子But it doesn’t influence his popularity符合句意，故选B。

补全短文，要求根据上下文选择合适的句子填空，使句意通顺，文意连贯，表达顺畅，重在考查学生对所学语言的综合运用能力和对文段的理解判断能力。本题有一定难度，但只要联系整篇短文，把握好上下句的意思和关系，正确作答是不成问题的。