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2.William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet of the English language and the world's excellent dramatist.He was born in England in 1564 and died in 1616.The works he left behind are made up of 38 plays,154 sonnets (a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style),2 long narrative poems,and many other poems.
However,Willian Shakespeare is most famous for his plays which have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other dramatist.Some of his well-known plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream,The Merchant of Venice,Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet,King Lear,Macbeth,and The Tempest.
All of his works remain popular with most of the people who enjoy reading classical English.University students who study English usually have to study at least one of Shakespeare's plays.
Shakespeare was born to a wealthy English family and went to a good school.He married a 26-year-old woman when he was only 18.Between 1585 and 1592,he began his successful career in London as an actor,a dramatist.It was in London that he wrote most of his plays.Although he was well known in his own day,he was not as famous as he is today.
After William Shakespeare's death,his fame continued to grow until he was considered to be the best poet and writer of his time,a status that he still retains(保持)today.

96.The word"sonnet"in paragraph one means十四行诗 in Chinese.
97.The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare'splays..
98.Between 1585 and 1592,Shakespeare wortemost his plays in London.
99.Shakespeare is not only a great writer and poet but alsoan actor and an excellent dramatist.
100.The passage mainly talks aboutachievements and life of Willian Shakespeare.

分析 文章大意:这篇文章主要介绍了著名的作家和诗人莎士比亚的故事.他在1564年出生于英国,死于1616年.他留下了很多戏剧和诗歌.他的剧本如今被翻译成所有主要使用着的语言,并且表演次数远远超过其他任何剧作家.他的作品其中包括《仲夏夜之梦》《威尼斯商人》《哈姆雷特》《麦克白》《罗密欧与朱丽叶》<李尔王》等等.如今他的作品在那些喜欢阅读经典英语的人中依旧很受欢迎,大学学生学习英语通常要研究至少一个莎士比亚戏剧.莎士比亚出生于富裕之家收到了很好的教育,当他18岁时便结婚了.1585至1592年间他在伦敦达到了事业的辉煌.尽管他在世时已经众所周知但却不及他今天著名,在他死后,他才被认为那个年代最好的诗人和作家,一直到今天.

解答 96.答案:十四行诗.句意理解题.根据"154 sonnets (a poem that must be 14 lines long and have a particular style)"可知一首诗必须有14行,有固定的格式,联系文学常识因此推测出14行诗,故答案为十四行诗.
97.答案:plays.细节理解题.根据"Some of his well-known plays include A Midsummer Night's Dream,The Merchant of Venice,Hamlet,Romeo and Juliet,King Lear,Macbeth,and The Tempest."可知《威尼斯商人》是他的其中一部戏剧,one of+名词复数,故填plays.
98.答案:most his plays.细节理解题.根据"It was in London that he wrote most of his plays."可知在伦敦期间他写了大部分的话剧,故填most his plays.
99.答案:an actor and an excellent dramatist.细节理解题.根据"William Shakespeare is widely regarded as the most famous writer and poet of the English language and the world's excellent dramatist."以及"he began his successful career in London as an actor,a dramatist."可知他也是一个演员和很棒的编剧,故填an actor and an excellent dramatist.
100.答案:achievements and life.大意理解题.根据整片文章的介绍可知这篇文章主要介绍了莎士比亚在文学,诗人和戏剧等方面的成就和地位以及他自己的一些生平,故填achievements and life.

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