新编英语教程3册(李观仪主编)第三单元课后练习答案-

1、1第三单元练习册答案ComprehensionA.（P32）1.AnneHathawaygotShakespeare’srealestate.Aperson’swholepropertycanbecategorizedintotwokinds:realestateandpersonalestate.Theformerreferstolandandbuildingsandthelatterreferstomoneyandotherkindsofproperty.ShakespearelefthissecondbestbedandfurnituretohiswifeandthegreaterpartofhisestatetoSusannaHall.2.ForAnneHathawayandhismarrieddaughterthemostinterestingpartofthewillwashissignaturebecausewithoutit,thewillwouldnothavebeenvalid.Shakespearewasapopularplaywrightinhisdayand。

2、anauthorofhighstanding.Therewasnothingunusualinhiswill,buthissignatureinthewillandothersignatureswereallwehaveleftofhishandwriting,sotohistoriansitisthemostimportantandinterestingpartofthewill,itwasnotsotohiswifeanddaughterinthissense.3.EverydetailofShakespeare’slifeisfactaswellassupposition.Manyofhisactivitiesarevaguetous,andheleftbehindagreatmanyquestionsthatexpertshavebeentryingtoanswereversince:theexactdateofhisbirth,therealsourceofhisamazinglydetailedknowledgeofsomanydifferentsubjects,hiswh。

3、ereaboutsduringthesevenyearsafterdeparturefromStratfordin1585,theidentityofthebeautiful“darklady”andthemysteryabouthismanuscripts.Wecanwellsaythatalmosteverydetailofhispersonallifeisbasedonsupposition.4.ShakespeareisconsideredtohavebeenborninRomantimes.“Romantimes”,referstothetimebeginningfromthefirstcenturyuptothefifthcentury.InthetextthewriterisstatingthatmanydetailsofShakespeare’spersonallifearesovaguetousthatitseemsasifhehadbeenborninRomantimes.5.PeopleineverycountryreadShakespeare’sworkwith。

4、fear.Shakespearewasoneoftheliterarygeniusesofalltimes.Hisnumeroustragediesandcomediesaswellasverseshavewonhimworldwidefame.Heisrespectedforhisamazinglydetailedknowledgeofdifferentsubjects.Peopleallovertheworldreadhisworkwithgreatadmirationandprofoundrespect,notfear.6.Shakespeare’sElizabethanEnglishisnotverydifficulttopeoplewhounderstandmodernEnglish.Thisisnotso.ElizabethanEnglishbelongstotheperiodofearlymodernEnglishwhichisquitedifferentfromcontemporaryEnglishandsoitisdifficulttounderstand.7.Iti。

5、sawasteoftimefortouriststogotoShakespeare’sbirthplace.SinceShakespeare’splayshavewonhimgreatfameandsincehewasaliterarygeniusrareinhistory,andheenjoyedsuchafinereputation,itcannotbeconsideredawasteoftimetomakethejourneytoStratfordtoseehisbirthplaceandhisplaysattheRoyalShakespeareTheatrebecausethesehavebecomethingsofhistoricinterest.8.ItisnotsurprisingthatShakespeareleftusnothingbuthissignature.ShakespearehasbeenacknowledgedtobeagreatfigureoftheEnglishRenaissanceandoneofthegreatestwriterstheworldo。

6、ver.Shakespeareleftus37playsaswellasverse.Duringhisfifteen2yearsasaworkingmanofthetheatre,hewrotemorethanthirtyplays.Butexpertshavebeenpuzzledaboutthewhereaboutsofthemanuscripts.Theonlyactualexampleofhiswritingisthesignatureonhiswillandsomeothersignatures.B.Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.(P33)1....theincomefromtheestateprobablyamountedtoabout£200ayear...…inallprobability(mostlikely),themoneyhemadefromhisestatereachedabout￡200ayear…2.ThereisnocountrywhereShakespeare’sworkisnotreadwithsomething。

7、verylikeawebecausethereissomethingfascinatingaboutaman...PeopleallovertheworldreadShakespeare’sworkwithafeelingofprofoundrespectandwondermentbecausethereissomethingdeeplyattractiveaboutaperson…3....almosteverydetailofhispersonallifeissuppositionratherthanfact.…whatwecansayaboutalmosteverythingtodowithhispersonallifeisbasednotsomuchonfactsasonguesswork.4....buthisactivities,likethoseofnearlyeveryplaywrightofhisday,aresovaguethathecouldhavebeenborninRomantimes.…wearesouncertainabouthisactivitiesth。

8、atwemightaswellsaythathewasbornwhentheRomansoccupiedBritainalongtimeago.5....hadmadeathrivingbusinessoutofitsmostfamouscitizenforalongtime.…becauseofitsmostfamouscitizen,Stratford-upon-Avonhasmadealotofmoneyforalongtime.6....hehassuchafinereputationthatitiswellworththejourneyjusttobeable...…heenjoyssuchhighprestigethatitisworthwhiletomakeajourneytoStratford-upon-Avonjusttobeable…7.…hecannextbetracedin1592inLondon...…afterthatweknowhewasinLondonin1592.8.Shakespearesoonbecamesufficientlywell-known。

9、formanagersandotherinfluentialpeopletorefertohiminwriting.SoonShakespearebecamesofamousthatmanagersandotherpowerfulpeopleoftenmentionedhimintheirwritings.COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISES(P39)Ⅰ.Spelling1.playwright2.influential3.awe4.historians5.supposition6.Shakespeare7.conviction8.thriving9.reputation10.baptize11.shipwreck12.signatureⅡ.DictationTheGlobeTheatreisaplayhousebuiltjustoutsideLondonin1599.Itisthemostfamoustheatreinhistory:onitsstageShakespeare’sgreatestplayswerefirstperformed.Bigenoughtoholdab。

10、out2,500people,theGlobehadthreelevelsofgalleriessurroundinganunroofedyard.Extendingfromonesideoftheyardtothecentrewasanopenstage.Fromthestagefloorrosetwopoststosupportanoverhangingcanopyknownasthe“heavens”.3TheGlobewasbuiltinLondonbytheBurbagebrothersin1599.Atthesametime,wishingtobindtheLordChamberlain’scompanycloselytothenewplayhouse,theyplannedanovelpartnershipinwhichthebrothersdividedownershipoftheGlobeamongthemselvesandfiveoftheactorsinthecompany,oneofwhomwasShakespeare.After1609,whenthecompa。