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1、沈陽(yáng)鐵路實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試卷時(shí)間：100分鐘總分：120分第一部分閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AShakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatestresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.Mostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymento
2、fEnglish:Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand!ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusesit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort,eventhoughsomeas
3、pectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.However,itissurprisingthatweshouldknowcomparativelylittleaboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.WeknowthatShakespearewasbornin1564inStratford-on-Avon,andthathediedtherein161
4、6.HealmostcertainlyattendedtheGrammarSchoolinthetown,butofthiswecannotbesure.Weknowhewasmarriedtherein1582toAnneHathawayandthathehadthreechildren.WeknowthathespentmuchofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwedoknow.However,whati
5、simportantaboutShakespeare’slifeisnotitsincidentaldetailsbutitsproducts,theplaysandthepoems.FormanyyearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfatsaboutShakespeare’slifetothesmallnumberwealreadypossessandforanequallylongtimecriticshavebeentheorizingaboutthepl
6、ays.Sometimes,indeed,itseemsthatthepoetryofShakespearewilldisappearunderthegreatmassofcommentthathasbeenwrittenuponit.Fortunatelythisisnotlikelytohappen.Shakespeare’speoplehavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversofliteratureeverywhere,andwillcontin
7、uetodosoafterthescholarsandcriticsandalltheirworkshavebeenforgotten.1.Thefirstparagraphmainlydealswith_______A.thegreatlengthofeachchapterB.thegreatvarietiesinwritingstylesC.therichnessofthecontentinShakespeare’sworksD.therichEnglishlanguageusedbyShak
8、espeare2.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingremainsuncertainaboutShakespeare?A.Hisdateofbirth.B.Hismarriage.C.HislifeintheGrammarSchool.D.Hisdateofdeath.3.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that_______.A.NotallthecommentsonShakespeare’sworkshav
