England has been the birthplace of most of the great English-language theater written throughout history. Most of the plays in England that are truly famous have something in common. They usually come from a playwright(剧作家) with several famous plays.
Shakespeare
William Shakespeare is considered the most famous British playwright. Shakespeare has a large catalog(目录) of tragedies, comedies and history plays, and each category is home to some of the most famous plays ever written. Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello and Julius Caesar are all tragedies and performed in theaters around the world every year. Famous comedies include A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. In the history category, Richard Ⅲ and Henry Ⅴ are very famous.
Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw
Several hundred years after Shakespeare, English people began to enjoy the works of Oscar Wilde and George Bernard Shaw. Wilde’s plays are still popular now, and The Importance of Being Earnest is both performed and studied extremely frequently. A Woman of No Importance and An Ideal Husband are among his other famous works. Shaw and Wilde were born within a few years of each other, but Shaw was a much more productive writer. His most famous plays include Pygmalion and Candida. Shaw’s plays are loved so much that an entire theater company is devoted to performing his work in Niagara-on-the-Lake in southern Ontario.
Harold Pinter
The plays of Harold Pinter certainly have an international presence. His writing was so widely recognized for its importance that he was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 2005. Pinter is especially known for his style of writing. Many of his plays such as Betrayal, The Dumb Waiter and his first play, The Room, are extremely well known.
1.The writer wrote this passage to .
A．advise us to spend more time enjoying plays
B．explain why England has so many wonderful plays
C．tell us about some famous British playwrights and their works
D．tell us the differences among some British playwrights
2.What do the works in the underlined part in Paragraph 2 have in common?
A．They are all Shakespeare’s early works.
B．They are all tragedies written by Shakespeare.
C．They are all Shakespeare’s famous comedies.
D．They all belong to the history category of Shakespeare’s plays.
3.Which of the following plays were most probably written in the same period of time?
A．The Dumb Waiter and A Woman of No Importance.
B．Richard Ⅲ and A Woman of No Importance.
C．An Ideal Husband and Candida.
D．Candida and Betrayal.
4.Who was mentioned in this passage that he had received the Nobel Prize because of his writing?
A．William Shakespeare. B．Oscar Wilde.
C．George Bernard Shaw. D．Harold Pinter.
Many people influenced various aspects of my life, based on their personal characteristics, accomplishments, and values. I have been fortunate to have had numerous teachers and professors who I respect for their patience and intelligence. There are artists that have inspired me by their natural talents and original creativity. I value many political leaders, who have inspired me by their contributions to society, and their ability to change our futures. But of all the people I have known in my life, the person I admire most is my father.
As the youngest girl in my family, I always considered myself to be“Daddy’s little girl”. While I grew up, it always made me sad to see so many of my friends and neighbors without a father or father-like figure around. This helped me appreciate how my father always takes an interest in his children’s lives. In every aspect of my life my father continuously pushes me to excel, so I could accomplish my work outstandingly among my people. Whenever I feel like giving up, or have a question or a concern, I know I can always call on him for advice. From him I have also learned that sometimes you have to put others’ needs ahead of your own, but you should make sure you are not taken advantage of by others. His strength seems to be unbreakable during hard times, and he is extremely determined to accomplish anything he sets his mind on, no matter how tiny it is. I highly respect him for how he stands up for what he believes in, and will never back down. I have always admired his open mind, compassion(同情) for people, and sense of understanding. He is a very reserved(保留的) man, but to everybody’s surprise, he has a great sense of humor, and always knows how to put a smile on the faces of his wife, his children and his friends.
Living in his affection and instruction, I am very proud of my father. He also professes (声称) how proud he is of his children, and is still there to support us in whatever we are involved in.
1.What is the best title for the passage?
A．How my father loved me
B．My father—the person I admire most
C．I am the apple of my father’s eye
D．My father—the one who influenced me most
2.Which of the following could not be used to describe the author’s father?
A．Considerate and humorous.
B．Affectionate(慈祥的) and open-minded.
C．Knowledgeable and sociable.
D．Energetic and helpful.
3.Which of the following can best explain the underlined word“excel”?
A．Do better than others. B．Show off.
C．Be cleverer than others. D．Keep healthy.
4.According to the underlined part, the father was telling the author to .
A．try to be good to those who were worth making friends with
B．try to take advantage of those who were friendly to her
C．think about others and help them, so that she could make them serve her
D．think about others and help them, but not to be made use of in a negative way
5.What can we infer about the author?
A．She appreciated her father because he solved all the problems for her.
B．She considered her father humorous and was often made to laugh by him.
C．She had pity on the fatherless.
D．She was outstanding in work because her father pushed her hard.
A man was on the side of the road hitchhiking(搭便车) on a very dark night in the middle of a terrible rainstorm, with no cars on the road. The storm was so strong that the man could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car come towards him and stop. The man, without thinking about it, got in the car and closed the door and only then did he realize that there was nobody behind the steering wheel(方向盘)!
The car started to move very slowly. The man looked at the road and saw a curve(拐弯处) coming his way. Terrified, he started to pray, begging for his life. He had not come out of shock when, just before the car hit the curve, a hand suddenly appeared through the window and moved the wheel. The man, paralyzed with fear, watched how the hand appeared every time the car was drawing near a curve. Finally, although terrified, the man managed to open the door and jump out of the spooky(怪异的) car. Without looking back, the man ran through the storm all the way to the nearest town. In a state of complete horror, the man walked into a nearby bar and asked for two glasses of Scotch whisky.
Then, still shaking with fright, he started telling everybody in the bar about the horrible experience he just went through in the spooky car. Everyone in the bar listened in silence and became frightened, with hair standing on end, when they realized the man was telling the truth because he was crying and he was certainly not drunk!
About half an hour later, two other young men walked into the same bar and one said to the other,“Hey, there’s a stupid man who jumped into the car while we were pushing it!”
1.When the car was first drawing near a curve, the man .
A．felt very curious B．was extremely frightened
C．cried for help D．remained as calm as possible
2.According to the passage, what made the man’s experience believable?
A．His reasonable behavior. B．His vivid description.
C．His simple appearance. D．His honest attitude.
3.We can infer from the passage that .
A．it is unsafe for people to take a free ride
B．the man was telling a lie to his listeners
C．the car probably broke down on the way
D．the two young men were familiar with the man
完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights. It 1 me of how many people I’ve seen who take the yellow light as a 2 to go faster. I also can’t understand why people don’t move when the traffic light has turned green. Above all, there are those 3 situations in which someone doesn’t even 4 that the light turns red, and just keeps going. That is why so many 5 happen! All these situations make me 6 the purpose of traffic lights.
7 ,it’s even more frightening to imagine letting people make their own decisions at 8 crossroads. Do the biggest cars get to go first? Who decides who goes next? So I guess I do like the idea of a system to 9 traffic. And I’ll do my best to 10 the traffic rules: to go, to be cautious, and to stop when I’m 11 to.
It occurs to me that my 12 have done much the same for me 13 teaching me how to live. They have given me many 14 lights: to get along well with others, to listen and talk to them, to help others, and to 15 with joy and purpose. They have also given me some red lights 16 my life goes astray(误入歧途): not to be greedy, to keep my temper, and to control my desires. And there 17 have been some yellow caution lights: to watch how much I drink, to keep control of my behavior, and to 18 school regularly and work hard.
If I obey these rules, my life will be as 19 as it can be. Just as I’m wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I’m walking across the street, I’m wise to pay attention to the“ 20 signals”given to me by my parents.
1. A．suggests B．robs C．reminds D．warns
2. A．sight B．signal C．message D．switch
3. A．instant B．exciting C．dangerous D．cautious
4. A．notice B．sense C．remember D．feel
5. A．events B．problems C．situations D．accidents
6. A．think of B．wonder about C．care for D．worry about
7. A．Besides B．Anyway C．Instead D．However
8. A．noisy B．narrow C．crowded D．key
9. A．control B．direct C．improve D．serve
10. A．learn B．obey C．protect D．carry
11. A．supposed B．used C．addicted D．delighted
12. A．teachers B．friends C．leaders D．parents
13. A．in charge of B．in face of C．in terms of D．in danger of
14. A．safe B．green C．beneficial D．helpful
15. A．live B．share C．work D．communicate
16. A．unless B．when C．before D．till
17. A．still B．even C．only D．also
18. A．start B．attend C．leave D．miss
19. A．good B．colorful C．meaningful D．healthy
20. A．traffic B．light C．life D．confidence
—May I use your mobile phone? I need to make a call.
—It’s over there. .
A．It depends B．Got it C．Feel free D．No problem
It is reported that many a new house at present in the disaster area.
A．are being built B．were being built
C．was being built D．is being built
