Question

For any Englishman,there can never be any discussion as to who is the world' s greatest poet and greatest dramatist. Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him: that of William Shake?speare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of the greatest writer. All of us use words，phrases and quotations from Shakespeare，s writings that have become part of the common property of English-speaking people. Most of the time,we are probably unaware of the source of the words we use,rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet

and complained that "it was full of well-known proverbs and quotations".

Shakespeare,more perhaps than any other writer,made full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal employment of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty-five thousand. There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort (it is not,of course,re?commended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words，have changed since Shakespeare, s day.

(   ) 8. English people          .

A.  are sure who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist

B.  never discuss about the world's greatest poets or dramatists

C.  have never known who is the world's greatest poet and greatest dramatist

D.  do not care who is the world' s greatest poet and greatest dramatist
(   ) 9. Every Englishman knows          .

A.   only the name of the greatest English writer

B.   Shakespeare, but only slightly

C.   all the Shakespeare' s writings

D.   more or less about Shakespeare 

(   ) 10. Which of the following is true?

A.  We use all the words,phrases and quotations from Shakespeare's writings.

B.  Shakespeare's writings have become the property of those who are learning to speak English.

C.  It is likely to be true that people often do not know the origin of the words they use.

D. All the words people use are taken from Shakespeare's writings.
(   ) 11.Hamlet is          .

A.   a play written by Shakespeare

B.   a play recommended by Shakespeare

C.   a play appreciated by Shakespeare

D.   a play people have been complaining about

(   ) 12. It is worthwhile to study the various ways in which Shakespeare used English because

A.  Shakespeare is the greatest writer

B.  by doing so one can be folly aware of the richness of English language

C.  English words are now being used in the same way as in Shakespeare' s days

D.  English words are now the same in various ways as in Shakespeare, s days

Answer 1

8. A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第一段"Onlyonenamecanpos-sibly suggest itself to him"可知答案為A。

9. D細(xì)節(jié)理解題,，第一段第三句說(shuō)每個(gè)英國(guó)人都了解一點(diǎn)Shakespeare的作品，不管有多少。答案為D。

10. C邏輯推理題。從第一段知道，A項(xiàng)中all大絕對(duì);B項(xiàng)中who are learning to speak English錯(cuò)誤，應(yīng)為English-speaking people;D項(xiàng)中all太絕對(duì) 

11. A邏輯推理題。從"the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlef可知這是Shakespeare 所寫(xiě)的戲劇。

12. B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。第二段第三句為答案信息所在。