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根据下列材料回答 题。Directions:There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followedByfive questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A,B,C andD.Choose theBest answer andBlacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I.Passage OneWhat makes a person faInous? This is a mystery that many people have pondered.Allkinds of myths surround the lives of well—known people.
Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare.one of the greatest Eng.1ish writers of the sixteenth century.Yet how many know Shakespeare the person,the man—be-hind the works?
After centuries of research,scholars are still trying toDiscover Shakespeare’s personal his.tory.It is not easily found in his writings.Authors of the time could not protect their works.An acting company,for example,could change a play if they wanted to.Nowadays writershave copynghts that protect their work.
Many myths arose about Shakespeare.Some said he had no formal education.There arerumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse.OthersBelieve that heBegan his ca-reerBy tending the horses of wealthy men.
All of these myths are interesting,but are they true?Probably not.Shakespeare’s fatherwas a respected man in Stratford,a member of the town council,He sent young William togrammar school.Most people of Elizabethan timesDid not continueBeyond grammar school;S0,ShakespeareDid have,at least,an average education. Some parts of Shakespeare’s life will always remain unknown.The Great London Fire of
1 666 Burned many importantDocuments that could haveBeen a source of clues.We will alwaysbe left with many questions and few facts.
( )This passageDeals with________. A.Shakespeare’S personal history
B.the lostDocuments of Shakespeare
C.scholars of Shakespeare
D.the Great London Fire
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