During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries， the London District of Southwark was prospering （繁荣）， and a very important and farreaching development was taking place at Bankside， an area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral. The Rose Theatre， the Swan， the Hope Playhouse and Bear Garden， were set up here along with the famous Globe Theatre， in which Shakespeare acted.
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright whose body of works is considered the greatest in English literature①. He is commemorated （纪念） in Southwark Cathedral today by the modern memorial window in the south aisle （通道）. The window was designed by Christopher Webb in 1954， after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war， and describes characters from Shakespeares plays. Below it is a figure of Shakespeare， carved by Henry McCarthy in 1912， set against a background of seventeenthcentury Southwark in relief （浮雕）， showing the Globe Theatre， Winchester Palace and the Tower of St. Saviours Church. This memorial was provided by public support and was dedicated （奉献） in 1911， and every year a birthday service， attended by many great actors and actresses， is held here in honour of Shakespeares genius. Shakespeares brother Edmund was buried here in 1607， and， although the position of Edmunds grave is unknown， he is commemorated by an inscribed （刻写的） stone②.
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① William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright whose body of works is considered the greatest in English literature.
威廉·莎士比亚是一位英国诗人和剧作家，他的所有作品被认为是英国文学中最伟大的作品。
② Shakespeares brother Edmund was buried here in 1607， and， although the position of Edmunds grave is unknown， he is commemorated by an inscribed stone.
莎士比亚的弟弟Edmund于1607年埋葬于此，尽管人们不知道Edmund坟墓的位置，但还是用一块刻字石碑来纪念他。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. In Shakespeares lifetime， Bankside in Southwark was wellknown for .
A. the style of its buildings
B. Shakespeares performances at the Globe Theater
C. its influence on public taste
D. the number of plays produced there
2. The original memorial window to Shakespeare in Southwark Cathedral was .
A. designed in 1954
B. destroyed by enemy action
C. replaced during World War II
D. carved in 1912
3. Under the window there is a .
A. painting of seventeenthcentury Southwalk
B. wooden picture
C. carved figure
D. grave of Shakespeare brother
4. In Southwark Cathedral， on the anniversary （周年） of Shakespeares birth， there is .
A. a commemoration service
B. a drama festival
C. a special service for actors
D. a theatrical presentation
5. This information would most likely be found on .
A. an advertisementB. a historical stone
C. a tourist guideD. a news bulletin （简报）
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Passage D
When I was about twelve， I suddenly developed a great passion1 poetry. I gave up all my other hobbies，2 collecting stamps， and spent all my spare time reading poetry and writing it①. This habit of writing poetry on every3 occasion soon got me into trouble at school. If a lesson did not interest me， I4 take out my notebook and start writing poems in class. Of course I did this very cautiously， but it was not long5 I got caught. One day while I was busy6 a poem during a geography lesson. I looked up to find the teacher standing over me， fuming （发怒） with anger because I was not paying attention. He tore the poem up， with a warning7 time in his class. All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem， so that evening I wrote it out again from memory②. Not long after， I read about a poetry contest and I decide to send8 my poem. Weeks later， long after I had given up hope， I got a letter9 me I had won the first prize. Everyone at school was very impressed，10 the geography teacher， who watched me more carefully than ever. He was quite determined that I was not going to write poetry in his lesson！
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①...and spent all my spare time reading poetry and writing it.
……把业余时间都用来看诗写诗了。
② All the same I was convinced that I had written a good poem， so that evening I wrote it out again from memory.
我仍然深信我写了一首好诗，因此那天晚上我又把它默写出来。
根据文章内容，选择正确答案：
1. A. for writing
B. to write
C. to writing
D. of writing
2. A. such
B. as
C. so as
D. such as
3. A. possibly
B. possible
C. probably
D. probable
4. A. could
B. should
C. would
D. used to
5. A. until
B. before
C. till D. after
6. A. wrote
B. to write
C. for writing
D. writing
7. A. not to waste
B. not waste
C. not wasting
D. to not waste
8. A. in
B. off
C. out
D. away
9. A. convincing
B. reforming
C. rewarding
D. informing
10. A. besides
B. except to
C. except
D. except for
答案
Passage A
本文介绍了美国诗人惠特曼的诗歌特点以及诗人的一些情况。
1.C. 本题为推理判断题。由第一段的第二句“He devoted himself to poetry praising the native American experience.”可得出答案C。
2.B. 本题为细节考查题。第二段“ For Whitman， science， democracy and spirituality were the three things that underlay the structure of modern poetry.”告诉我们惠特曼的诗歌主要特点就是科学、民主和灵性。