Passage 3
　　(79)Most people have heard of Shakespeare and probably know something of the plays that he wrote. However, not everybody knows much about the life of this remarkable man, except perhaps that he was born in the market town of Stratford- upon - Avon and that he married a woman called Anne Hathaway. We know nothing of his school life. We do not know, for example, how long it lasted, but we presume that he attended the local grammar school, where the principal subject taught was Latin.
　　Nothing certain is known of what he did between the time he left school and his departure for London. According to a local legend, he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of a neighboring landowner, Sir Thomas Lucy. It is said that because of this he was forced to run away from his native place. A different legend says that he was apprenticed to a Stratford butcher, but did not like the life and for this reason decided to leave Stratford.
　　Whatever caused him to leave the town of his birth; the world can be grateful that he did so. What is certain is that he set his foot on the road to fame when he arrived in London. (80) It is said that at first he was without money or friends there, but that he earned a little by taking care of the horses of the gentlemen who attended the plays at the theatre. In time, as he became a familiar figure to the actors in the theatre, they stopped and spoke to him. They found his conversation so brilliant that finally he was invited to join their company.
　　11.
　　Shakespeare ______ in his early life.
　　A attended a public school
　　B lived in London
　　C studied Latin
　　D was put in prison for stealing cattle
　　答案:B
　　[分析] 根据一、二、三段可知，他上公立学校，学习拉丁文，因偷牲畜而被投到监狱都是猜测和传说。只有生活在伦敦是事实。
　　12.
　　Why was he forced to leave his native place according to this passage?
　　A Because he didn’t want to go to school.
　　B Because he left for London to become famous.
　　C Because he had stolen deer and was beaten.
　　D No one knows for certain.
　　答案:D
　　[分析] 根据二、三段可知，没有人知道在他离开学校到去伦敦之前发生过什么，也不知是什么使他离开他的出生地。
　　13.
　　What is the reason why the world can be grateful?
　　A He wrote many world- famous plays.
　　B He became a good rider.
　　C He was an actor
　　D He was an traveller.
　　答案:A
　　[分析] 见第三段，世界人民感激莎士比亚是因为他写出了许多著名的戏剧。
　　14.
　　"In time, as he became a familiar figure... ", "In time" means ______.
　　A on time
　　B sometimes
　　C some time later
　　D some time
　　答案:C
　　[分析] some time later“一段时间后”；on time“及时”；sometimes“有时”；some time“一段时间”。
　　15.
　　The passage can be entitled as ______.
　　A the Early Life of Shakespeare
　　B Shakespeare’ s Life in London
　　C shakespeare’s Role in Performance
　　D Shakespeare’s Later Life
　　答案:A
　　[分析] 根据全文，莎士比亚的早期生活是题目。

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