His earliest plays are excellent, but his latest one is().
A.something
B.everthing
C.anything
D.nothing
A.something
B.everthing
C.anything
D.nothing
Which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A.An Unsocial Socialist is typical of Shaw's novels.
B.Shaw left 51 plays for his readers.
C.Shaw first worked as a dramatic critic for his literary career.
D.Shaw took a strong stand against the trend of "art for art's sake".
In his plays, Shaw achieved the exposure of capitalist society ______.
A.by either the structures of plots or the brilliant dialogues between the characters
B.by the brilliant dialogues between the characters better than by the structures of plots
C.by both the brilliant plots and dialogues equally
D.by the brilliant dialogues between the characters instead of by the structures of plots
The passage indicates that the drama critic is ______.
A.inclined to be objective
B.conditioned by certain requirements of his column
C.happy to oblige the backers of plays
D.mindful of the value of public opinion
Henry Ford gave much credit to his wife for his car-making business because ______.
A.he called her "The Believer"
B.her belief in him was a constant encouragement
C.from the earliest days of their relationship, she always encouraged her husband to build a horseless carriage
D.she often reminded her husband that the way to make automobiles is to make them all alike
The power of fate is strong in Shakespeare's play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves Romeo in a murder, chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in 6me, chance brings about deadly meeting in a cemetery.
Many Elizabethans were followers of astrology (星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "star-crossed lovers" whose stars doomed (命中注定) them to disaster.
Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, she could raise the state of a beggar or lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.
One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame? The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work.
According to Paragraph 1, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet ______.
A.when he succeeded in comedies and history plays
B.after he had developed his skill in tragedy
C.before he wrote comedies and history plays
D.when he was no longer young
In writing this passage, the author's chief concern seems to be to ______.
A.comment on the poor quality of our plays
B.show why book reviewing is easier than play reviewing
C.point up the opinions of Shaw
D.defend the work of the play critic
Shakespeare was born in 1564 in a little town called Stratford-upon-Avon. When he was in his twenties, he made his way to London. There he spent most of his working life. The theater was very popular at that time, and soon Shakespeare was writing plays. He belonged to an acting company called the Lord Chamberlain 's Men and wrote plays for them. (He also acted in some of the plays. ) In 1599 the company built the famous Globe Theater. There Shakespeare wrote and acted until he retired in about 1607.
Shakespeare wrote three kinds of plays:comedies, tragedies, and histories. Many of the comedies involved mistaken identities, women pretending to be men, and slapstick (滑稽剧) situations. One of his famous comedies is A Midsummer Night's Dream. Shakespeare 's tragedies were often about a noble and honorable man who had one fault that helped bring about his downfall. Hamlet is an example. Shakespeare's histories were usually about kings of England, such as Richard III or Henry V.
What made Shakespeare's work so great? It was not necessarily his stories. Many were retellings of stories the audience already knew. But the way he told the stories was often remarkable. He understood the way people thought and acted, and he built this into his characters. Even though they were created 400 years ago, Shakespeare's characters are believed today.
Shakespeare's use of language—such as his beautiful descriptions and his clear, to-the-point statements—also made him great. Hundreds of famous English sayings come from his plays. One example; "To be or not to be, this is a question.
This passage is mainly about______.
A.the Globe Theater
B.theater in the 1500s
C.Shakespeare's histories
D.Shakespeare's life and work
Passage Three
Romeo and Juliet was probably written in 1595, when Shakespeare was a young successful playwright. He had already written comedies and history plays, but had not yet developed his shill in tragedy.
The power of fate is strong to Shakespeare’s play. Chance and evil eventually join to bring tragedy. Chance involves Romeo in a murder, chance prevents a message from reaching Romeo in time, chance brings about a deadly meeting in a cemetery.
Many Elizabethans were followers of astrology(星相术) and believed that the stars could control events. Thus, Romeo and Juliet art referred to as” star-crossed lovers” whose stars doomed(命中注定)them to disaster.
Elizabethans also had a concept of fate in the person of Dame Fortune (命运女神). By spinning her wheel, she could raise the state of a beggar or a lower that of a king. One of the fascinations of Shakespeare is the way in which he put these ideas into the play.
One of the most difficult things to decide about this play is the question of responsibility. Did irresistible fate bring tragedy to Romeo and Juliet, or were they themselves to blame? The fact that this question is not resolved by the author also helps to make Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet a fascinating work.
44. According to Para.1, Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet ____.
A when he succeeded in comedy and history plays
B after he had developed his skill in tragedy
C before he wrote comedies and history plays
D when he was no longer young
Li Ming was born in Beijing in 1966 and settled down in Hong Kong with his family in 1970. He once studied in England. Soon after he came back to Hong Kong, he began his singing career(生涯). Li Ming has been successful in the field of singing. He won the prize of the Best New Singers in Hong Kong and has toured Asia and America including Singapore, Malaysia, USA, and Canada. He is called one of the four "God Appointed Stars" in Hong Kong. Apart from singing, he has played in films and TV plays.
Which of the following made Li Ming become a house-hold star in China? ______.
A.Meeting You in the Rain
B.On the Edge
C.Will You Come Tonight
D.Close to You
Listen to him, and you will【63】the loudness, the quality and the musical note of his voice always【64】according to what he is【65】about. The fact that a good teacher has some of the gifts of a good actor does't 【66】that he will indeed be able to act【67】on the stage, for there are very important【68】between the teacher's work and the actor's. The actor has to speak words which he has learnt by heart; he has to repeat exactly the【69】words each time he plays a certain part; 【70】his movements and the ways in which he uses his voice are usually【71】before hand. What he has to do is to make all these carefully learnt words and actions【72】on the stage.
A good teacher【73】in quite a different way. His students take an active part in his【74】: they ask and answer questions; they obey orders; and if they don't understand something, they will say so. The teacher therefore has to suit his act to the needs of his students. He cannot learn his party by heart, but must【75】it as he goes along.
(56)
A.pay
B.hold
C.give
D.know
In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires.
Water is the Nature's most precious gift to man. Man needs water to irrigate his crops, to cook and to wash. In nations all over the world rivers mean life and wealth. They feed and clothe the nations around them.
Water is also a source of energy and power. Man constructs huge dams across the river to control the water for irrigation and get the energy needed to drive generators. The electrical power is then directed to homes, cities, factories and television stations.
Man uses water each day. His main source of water comes from reservoirs, which in turn get their water from the rivers.
Rivers also bring down soil and minerals from the mountains and deposit them on the plains building up rich river deltas for raising plants and crops. Fresh water life in rivers or in lakes fed by them provide man with food.
In a small way rivers help to keep man in good health and provide for his amusements. Various forms of water sports keep man strong and healthy.
Rivers have run on this earth long before man. Man's future ability to live is uncertain, but rivers will flow on forever.
Rivers have been important to man______.
A.since the last century
B.for a very long time
C.since a few hundred years ago
D.since a few years ago