Willam 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. In1585, 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..Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except（除了） __________.
| A．Hamlet | B．Macbeth |
| C．Romeo and Juliet | D．Man and Superman |
Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.
| A．1578 | B．1582 | C．1599 | D．1616 |
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 |
Shakespeare got much money from ______.
| A．writing. | B．plays | C．acting | D．retirement |
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. |
I am a Chinese boy. My name is Li Lei. I am twelve. My sister’s name is Li Mei. She’s Fourteen. Li Mei and I are students. We like school. My mother is a teacher. She is a teacher of English. My father is a policeman. My young brother’s name is Li Hong. He is only four. We all like him. Li Lei is _________.
| A．Japanese | B．English | C．American | D．Chinese |
Li Lei’s sister is__________.
| A．four | B．twelve | C．fourteen | D．eleven |
Li Lei’s mother and father are__________.
| A．student and teacher | B．policeman and student |
| C．all teacher | D．teacher and policeman |
_________like school.
| A．Li Mei and Li lei | B．Li Hong and his mother |
| C．Li Lei and his father | D．Li Mei and his mother |
How many brothers does Li Lei have?
| A．Three. | B．Two. | C．One. | D．Four. |
Tom saw an advertisement in a newspaper for a beautiful bicycle. It cost 55 pounds. So he went to the shop and asked to see one of the wonderful bicycles.
The owner of the shop was harpy to show one to Tom. Tom examined(检查)it carefully, and turned to the owner and said, "There isn’t a lamp on this bicycle. hut there was one on the bicycle in your advertisement."
"Yes, Sir, "answered the man." But the lamp isn’t included(包含)in the price of bicycle."
"Not included in the price of bicycle?" Tom said angrily. "But that’s not honest. If the lamp is in the advertisement, it should be included in the price.”“Well, Sir,” answered the shop owner coldly. "There is also a girl on the bicycle in the advertisement. but we cannot give you a girl with the bicycle, either."In the advertisement, there was a ______ and a ______ on the bicycle.
| A．lamp; man | B．picture; lamp |
| C．lamp; girl | D．newspaper; shop owner |
After he read the advertisement, Tom decided to ______.
| A．see and buy the lamp | B．examine the bicycle |
| C．see and buy the bike | D．ask the shop owner |
Tom ______ after he looked at the bike carefully.
| A．returned the bike to the shop owner | B．didn’t find a lamp on the bicycle |
| C．showed the bike to the shop owner | D．bought the bicycle at once |
Tom thought it was ______ for the shop owner to sell the bike without a lamp while there was one in the advertisement.
| A．necessary | B．good | C．right | D．wrong |
The text gives us a lesson that ______.
| A．sometimes we can’t completely (完全地) believe an advertisement. |
| B．we must read the newspaper carefully |
| C．The price of something is often changed |
| D．we should examine bicycles carefully before we buy them |
In every little girl’s toy box. there might be a Barbie Doll. Barbie is 50 years old this, year. It was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American businesswoman named Ruth Handler. She and her husband Elliott started the toy company Mattel. She named the new doll after their daughter Barbara. The first Barbie Doll appeared at the toy fair（交易会）New York on March 9th, 1959. This date is used as Barbie’s birthday.
Mattel sold three hundred thousand Barbie Dolls in the first year at a price of three dollars. Today, a fifty-year-old Barbie in good condition might cost more than twenty-seven thousand dollars. Mattel says 90% of the girls in the United States aged from three to ten own at least one Barbie Doll. And girls aged three to six own an average（平均）of about twelve.
When Mattel created Barbie Dolls half a century ago, they never thought this doll would become a legend. Now Barbie Dolls are famous all over the world. They are sold in one hundred and fifty countries, and every second three Barbie Dolls are sold around the world.Who designed the first Barbie Doll in 1959?
| A．Mattel. | B．Elliott. | C．Barbara. | D．Ruth Handler. |
A Barbie D011 cost _______dollars in the first year after it appeared.
| A．3 | B．50 | C．90 | D．27,000 |
What does the underlined word “legend” mean in the passage?
| A．传播 | B．传奇 | C．传承 | D．传达 |
The writer doesn’t tell us _______.
| A．Barbie Dolls are very popular with girls | B．Barbie Dolls sell well around the world |
| C．what the first Barbie Doll was based on | D．the doll Barbie was named after Barbara |
What’s the best title of the passage? ______.
| A．Barbie’s birthday | B．Barbie Dolls |
| C．A lovely girl named Barbie | D．Why are Barbies popular |
Once upon a time，there were two good friends．One was called Jack and the other was called James．One day，the two friends were walking through the desert．During the journey they had a quarrel，and Jack couldn’t control himself and hit James in the face．James felt hurt，but he didn’t say anything．Instead，he wrote in the sand，“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face．”
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲)．They decided to get some water there．Suddenly James had trouble in the water，he fell into the mire(泥潭)and was in danger．Jack saved him at once．When he felt all right，he wrote on a stone，“Today my best friend Jack saved my life．”Jack was very surprised and asked James，“After I hurt you，you wrote in the sand and now you write on the stone．Why?”James replied，“When someone hurts us，we should write it down in the sand so that the wind of forgiveness can blow it away．But when someone does anything good for us，we must write it on the stone，so no wind can blow it away．”
Since then，the two good friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other．
Hatred(仇恨)can bring you nothing but unhappiness．If you don’t forgive others，you are making trouble for yourself Keep a peaceful heart all the time and remember to be always thankful to others!What happened when Jack hit his friend James in the face?
| A．After he was beaten in the face James was hurt and ran away． |
| B．James hated his friend，in return very much from then on． |
| C．James hit his friend in return at once． |
| D．James wrote“Today my best friend Jack hit me in the face”in the sand． |
What’s the matter with James in the oasis?
| A．He was very careless and fell into the mire． |
| B．He wanted to get some water and fell into the mire． |
| C．He wanted to know if his friends would help him when he had trouble． |
| D．He wanted to make his friend have trouble，too． |
What did James do after he was saved by his friend?
| A．He wrote some words on a stone． |
| B．He thanked his friends at once． |
| C．He wrote some words in the sand． |
| D．He drank some water and had a rest． |
Which of the statements is NOT true according to the passage?
| A．Jack was very angry when he had a quarrel with James． |
| B．They decided to get some water after they found an oasis． |
| C．The two good friends went on walking after the quarrel and found an oasis a few days later． |
| D．Hatred can only bring you unhappiness． |
Why did James write words in different places?
A．The wind of forgiveness can blow hatred away．
B．No wind can blow thanks away．
C．James only wanted to write words in different places．
D．A and B．
Big ocean(海洋)fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950’s．The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years．The study took ten years．The researchers collected records from fishing business and governments around the world．The magazine Nature published the findings．
The scientists say the common way called longline fishing is especially harmful to large fish．This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat．If these lines are joined together，they can reach one hundred kilometers．They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish．Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry．Records show that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every hundred hooks．The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks．
The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past．The study suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years．Ocean life system could be destroyed．
It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller．What’s worse．they are smaller in size than their ancestors(祖先)．The magazine Nature published the findings．The word“published”here means________．
| A．发表 | B．发现 | C．研究 | D．调查 |
The number of big ocean fish has become smaller because_________．
| A．the oceans are polluted |
| B．the ways of fishing go into practice |
| C．the scientists pay little attention to them |
| D．Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred hooks |
What do you think of the business fishing?
| A．It should be encouraged． |
| B．It can balance ocean life system． |
| C．It needn’t be cared about． |
| D．It may bring harm to ocean fish． |
Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Longline fishing |
| B．Japanese fishing industry |
| C．Modem fishing ways |
| D．Worrying situation of big ocean fish |
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