18.C
    William  Shakespeare  died  on April  the  23rd  in  1616.This  year's 400th anniversary of his death  is not  just a chance  to  remember one of   the greatest writers of all  time.It  is a moment  to celebrate his ongoing  influence.Just as Ben Jonson,another great English writer of his  times,said,"he is not of an age,but for all time."
    People  like  Shakespeare's  plays  because  the  characters  show  real
human feelings.Romeo and Juliet,who are young lovers,they don't quite know how to get ahead
with their lives.And they disagree with their parents.Their story has a sad ending.When we take
the characters out of his period,they really speak to almost any time and place.
    The  language  of  Shakespeare  is  alive  and  well  in modern,everyday  English.Even  if  an
English-speaker knows nothing about Shakespeare,they will surely know some sayings that come
from his plays.When we have problems making up our mind,we say"to be or not to be:that  is
the question"(Hamlet).When a friend eats all the food in the house,we say he's"eating me out of
house and home"(Henry IV).
    But Shakespeare's  influence  is  felt  far beyond his  language and his culture."Cowards die
many  times before  their death,the valiant (英勇的) never  taste of death but once."This saying
from Shakespeare's historical play Julius Caesar encouraged Nelson Mandela  to fight on when
he was  a  prisoner.Shakespeare's  influence  is  everywhere,from Goethe  (a German writer)  to
Tchaikovsky.
    As Shakespeare himself put it in his comedy As You Like It,"all the world's a stage."More
than  400  years  later,stages  around  the  world  still  show  his  plays.Through  his  works,
Shakespeare lives on.Perhaps we'll still be attracted by his works 400years from now.
38.What is the writer's main purpose in writing the article?B
A.To introduce the life story of William Shakespeare.
B.To explain why Shakespeare's writing lives on.
C.To recommend some of Shakespeare's best-known works.
D.To explore the influences of Shakespeare's comedies.
39.Which of these sayings can be used to express the main idea of Paragraph 2?D
A.All the world's a stage.B.To be or not to be:that is the question.
C.The valiant never taste of death but once.D.He is not of an age,but for all time.
40.Paragraph 4is mainly aboutD.
A.some famous Shakespearian sayings         B.some Shakespearian historical stories
C.Shakespeare's influence on modern English   D.Shakespeare's influence on wider society
41.By  the  last sentence"Perhaps we'll still be attracted by his works 400years  from now",the   writer meansA.
A.Shakespeare's influence will last for a long time
B.Britain will remember William Shakespeare forever
C.Shakespeare's works will be gone and forgotten some day
D.Shakespeare's works will have a stronger influence than ever before.

分析 文章大意:這是一篇人物故事類閱讀,主要介紹偉大的作家威廉•莎士比亞.他去世四百多年了.但是他的作品卻深受人們的喜愛,對(duì)后世的語言和文化都有很深遠(yuǎn)的影響,作者列舉了一些他的戲劇,及一些語言文化,告訴我們莎士比亞還"活著",全世界的舞臺(tái)仍在上演他的戲劇,400年后我們?nèi)詴?huì)被他的作品所吸引.

解答 38.答案:B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段People  like  Shakespeare's  plays  because  the  characters  show  real
human feelings.人們喜歡莎士比亞的戲劇,因?yàn)槿宋锉憩F(xiàn)出真實(shí)的人類情感.及列舉的羅密歐與朱麗葉,還有一些語言文化方面對(duì)后世影響的例子,可知,作者的目的是解釋為什么莎士比亞的作品仍有生命力,選B.
39.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段最后一句.When we take the characters out of his period,they really speak to almost any time and place當(dāng)我們把人物從他的時(shí)代中帶出來時(shí),他們幾乎對(duì)任何時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)都有發(fā)言權(quán). 可知,可以用D選項(xiàng)"他不是一個(gè)時(shí)代,而是永遠(yuǎn)."代替,選D.
40.答案:D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一句 But Shakespeare's  influence  is  felt  far beyond his  language and his culture.但莎士比亞的影響遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超出了他的語言和文化.可知,第四段主要介紹莎士比亞對(duì)社會(huì)的影響.選D.
41.答案:A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)最后一句Shakespeare lives on.Perhaps we'll still be attracted by his works 400years from now.莎士比亞還活著,也許400年后我們?nèi)詴?huì)被他的作品所吸引.可知,最后一段作者的意思是莎士比亞的影響將持續(xù)很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間.選A.

點(diǎn)評(píng) 閱讀題型,要注重句子與句子之間、段落與段落之間邏輯關(guān)系以及對(duì)篇章的整體理解.根據(jù)所給問題選擇正確選項(xiàng)完成試題.

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