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阅读理解ASomeauthorswereaskedtogivetheiropinionsonShakespeare.Hereiswhattheysaid.GregoryMaguireAuthorofWicked:TheLifeandTimesoftheWickedWitchoftheWestMyfavoriteplayisAMidsummerNight'sDreambecauseofallthemagicinit.Notlongago,Isawahighschooltextbookeditionofit,andIpickeditupbecauseitwassobeautifullydesigned.Shakespeareworksverywellbecausewhateveryoucanthink,hecanthinkitfasterthanyouorIcan.Heteachesmeagainandagainhowtothinkofnewideasformywriting.JackGantosAuthorofHoleinMyLifeandtheJoeyPigzaseriesForme,thegreatestpleasureinreadingShakespeareisthateachcharactercontributestotheformationofthewholeidea.Whentheplayisfinished,itisasifnothingmorecouldhavebeenaddedortakenaway.Youhavetotakeeverycharacterandeverythoughtintoaccount,whichmeansitallhaspurpose.WhenIreadShakespeare,IknowI'mgoingtohavetobesharp(敏锐的).IreadalotofShakespearewhenIwasateenager.AndfromtheplaysIlearnedalotabouthumanbehavior.Shakespeare'sdeepinsights(洞察力)intohumanbehaviorexistforever.Shakespeareissurelyonmyall­timereadinglist.NicoleRubelCo­creatoroftheRottenRalphseriesIlikeRomeoandJulietbecauseofthewayShakespearetellsthestoryofthemanymisunderstandingswhichledtothecouple'ssadendings.EachtimeIrevisitthestory,IhopesomehowthemessengersendstheletterorJulietwillwakeupintimesotheycanlivehappilyforeverbecauseIlovehappyendings.Well,itneverhappens.ButIamhopeful.BrentHartingerAuthorofDreamquestandGeographyClubIfindthatagoodproductionofShakespearecaninspiremyworkandmakemeexcitedforawhile.ButwhenIseeitdonewell,whenit'sreallyinspiring,itdoesn'tgetanybetter.Italsomakesmewanttogiveupbooksandstartwritingplaysbecausetheexperienceoftheaterisjustsomagical.语篇解读本文是议论文。文章介绍了几位作家对莎士比亚作品的评价和看法。1．WhatdoesGregoryMaguirethinkofShakespeare?A.Heisthegreatestauthor.B.Heisquick­mindedwriter.C.Hisplaysareallfullofmagic.D.Hisplaysarepopularamonghighschoolstudents.答案与解析B细节理解题。由GregoryMaguire部分的“hecanthinkitfasterthanyouorIcan”可知，GregoryMaguire认为莎士比亚思维敏捷。2．ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatNicoleRubel________.A.wantstorewriteRomeoandJulietB.showsnointerestinShakespeare'sworksC.hopesRomeoandJuliethasahappyendingD.readRomeoandJulietwhenshewasateenager答案与解析C推理判断题。由NicoleRubel最后部分的内容可知，NicoleRubel希望《罗密欧与朱丽叶》这部戏剧有一个圆满的结局。3．Thetextmainlytalksabout________.A.Shakespeare'searlylifeandhisworksB.howShakespeareinfluencesotherauthorsC.howShakespearebecameafamouswriterD.somepopularplayswrittenbyShakespeare答案与解析B主旨大意题。纵览全文可知，文中几位作家谈到莎士比亚对自己的影响。BSure,humandadscanplaygameswiththeirkidsandhelpwithhomework,butcantheygivebirth?Daddyseahorsescan!ThisFather'sDay,whileyou'repraisingyourdaddy,youmayalsorememberthatsomeofthebestdadsintheworldcanbefoundintheanimalkingdom：Seahorses:The“Mr.Moms”inthesea,maleseahorses,carryupto2,000fertilized(已受精的)eggsinsmallbagsintheirstomachsuntiltheyhatch.Evenafterthebabiesareborn,theystayinsidethebaguntiltheyarereadytolivebythemselves.Darwin'srheas:Thoughtyourdadwasoverprotective?Darwin'srheas,alsoknownasSouthAmericanostriches(鸵鸟),aresoprotectiveoftheirchildrenthattheyhaveevenbeenknowntoattacksmallairplanesonthegroundiftheygettooclosetotheirhome!Marmosets:Theselittlemonkeysdoeverythingbutgivelecturesonhowtogivebirth!Devoteddadsassistduringtheirbabies'birth.TheyalsoletMomgetsomerestbytakingcareofthekidswhenshe'snotnursingthem.Sandgrouse:Thesepigeon­likebirdsliveinareaswherewaterisrare,sofathersflyasmanyas50milestogetwaterfortheirkids.Aftertheydiptheirbreastfeathersinthewater,theyflyhomeandlettheirchickssuckthewaterfromtheirbodies.Fathersintheanimalkingdomarenotthatdifferentfromourownbeloveddads.ThisFather'sDay,whenyouarehonoringyourdad,honoranimaldads,too,bypracticingkindnesstowardallanimals.4．Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2refersto________.A.fertilizedeggsB.theirstomachsC.maleseahorsesD.babyseahorses答案与解析A代词指代题。they指代前面的提到的受精卵。受精卵在受精海马爸爸腹部的育儿袋中孵化。5．Accordingtothepassage,whichanimalisthemostprotective?A.Aseahorse.B.ADarwin'srhea.C.Amarmoset.D.Asandgrouse.答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第三段中对南美洲鸵鸟的描述“...aresoprotectiveoftheirchildrenthat...”可知选B项。6．Thepassagemainlytellsreaders________.A.howcleverandbraveanimalsareB.howtohonoranimaldadsonFather'sDayC.animaldadsaredifferentfromhumandadsD.someinterestingfactsaboutmaleanimals答案与解析D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了一些动物爸爸们生养孩子方面的趣闻，D项概括了全文大意。