山东德州2013届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解精练精析2
(A)
Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.
During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare’s play “The Comedy of Errors”, Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play “Macbeth”, Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity(强度) of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.
Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare’s knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.
It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic(富有诗意的) inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of “critic”, “mountaineer” and “eyeball”. Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including “pomp and circumstance(装腔作势)” from “Othello”, “full circle(绕圈子地)” from “King Lear”, etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare’s plays have been translated into every major language in the world.
Shakespeare became a well-known writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.
1. What can we infer from the passage？
A. Many of Shakespeare’s works were influenced by earlier writings.
B. Shakespeare was hard-working when he was a student.
C. The experience of living in London helped a lot with Shakespeare’s works.
D. Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works.
2. Shakespeare might have learnt some information from ancient Roman works in _______ .
A. “King Lear”
B. “The Comedy of Errors”
C. “Macbeth”
D. “Othello”
3. Why could Shakespeare’s works survive his time？
A. Because there were so few people writing plays in his time.
B. Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do.
C. Because he was a rich and influential person of his time.
D. Because his works were rich in imagination and language.
4. The passage is mainly about _______ .
A. an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works
B. the main features and styles of Shakespeare’s plays
C. how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture
D. Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture
阅读第二节
根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。
—Hello! Jack, what did you do last night?
— 1
—Curling? What’s that?
—Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area.
—Stones?
—Yes. 2
—Oh, I know that sport. Once I watched it on TV. How many players are there?
—Two teams, each has four players.
— 3
—Sure. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate(积累) the highest score for a game after both teams have thrown all of their stones. The points are scored for the stones resting closest to the target. The skills of the curlers decide how close to the target the stone will achieve.
— 4
—They are sweepers. They are using the brooms to change the state of the ice in front of the stone.
—It sounds interesting.
— 5
A. The stones used in curling are polished stones; they are also called “rocks”.
B. I watched curling until mid-night.
C. I also want to play curling.
D. What are the players with brooms doing?
E. It’s really great. It also has a nick name—“Chess On Ice”.
F. Could you give me more details about curling?
G. There are eight players in the team.
答案解析
1.【解析】选A。推理判断题。文章第二段一开始就提到, 早些时候人们很有可能学过几部罗马和希腊的戏剧, 而且作家创作这些戏剧的现代版也是很常见的事, 随后列举了莎士比亚在他的戏剧中借鉴先人作品或历史的例子, 由此可知A项正确。
2.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段第三句可知, 莎士比亚的“The Comedy of Errors”借用了古罗马作家普洛提斯作品中的一些细节。
3.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句中的“. . . but the intensity of his imagination and language made the plays his own. ”可知, 莎士比亚的作品之所以没有像他那个时代的其他许多作品那样被淡忘, 是因为他的想像力和他的语言力量。
4.【解析】选C。主旨大意题。本文主要阐述了两方面的内容：一方面, 莎士比亚如何受古罗马和希腊文化以及他周围世界的影响；另一方面, 他的作品对英语语言甚至对世界文化的深远影响。
阅读第二节
答案：1~5. BAFDE
【点此下载】