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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 Stratfordupon 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(推测)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(出发)for London. According to a local legend, he was beaten and even put in prison for stealing rabbits and deer from the estate of neighbouring 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(做学徒)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 could 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. 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 gentleman who attended the plays at the theatre. They stopped and spoke to him. They found his conversations so brilliant(有才气的)that finally he was invited to join their company.
1. In the early life of Shakespeare, he________.
A.attended a public school
B.lived in London
C.studied Latin
D.was put in prison for stealing cattle
解析 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知他上过学，是local grammar school，不是public school;也不是学Latin，只是其principal subject was Latin;由第二段第三行可知，他偷过东西，但不是cattle，而是rabbits and deer;最后一段讲到他离开家乡去了伦敦。
答案 B
2. 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.
解析 细节理解题。见第二段中“It is said that because of this...”其中this指代上一句话的内容。据说就是因为他被打甚至因偷附近地主家的兔子和鹿而被送进监狱，他离开了自己的家乡。
答案 C
3. What is the reason why the world could be grateful?
A.He wrote many worldfamous plays.
B.He was an actor.
C.He lived a hard life.
D.He liked to travel all over the world.
解析 细节理解题。莎士比亚是世界闻名的剧作家，最后一段提到他是怎么从学徒变成剧作家的。
答案 A
4. In the sentence “In time, as he became a familiar figure”， “in time” means________.
A.on time B.sometime
C.some time later D.some time
解析 词义猜测题。从上下文推测，是过了一段时间以后人们才熟悉他的。
答案 C
