Unit2KingLearWilliamShakespearewasbornin1564atStratfordonAvoninEngland.AtthattimeElizabethⅠhadbeenQueenforsixyears.WedonotknowmuchaboutShakespeare'slife.However,wedoknowthathisfatherwasashopkeeperandthathismotherwasthedaughterofafarmer.WilliamwenttoStratfordGrammarSchool,wherehelearntLatin,ScriptureandMathematics.Whenheleftschool,Williamwasemployed(雇用)byhisfather.Hemarriedalocalgirl,AnneHathaway,whenhewaseighteen.ThreeyearslaterheleftStratfordandwenttoLondon.WedonotknowanythingaboutShakespeare'slifebetweentheyears1585and1590.Wearecertain,however，thatbytheendof1590hehadjoinedagroupofactorsandhadstartedwritingplays.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotethirtytwoplays.Hepossiblywrotemoreplays,whichhedidnothavepublishedorperformed.ShakespearewentbacktoStratfordonAvonafewyearsbeforehediedin1616attheageof52.1.WhatdidWilliamwenttoStratfordGrammarSchoolfor?_______________________________________________________________2．WhendidWilliamgotoLondon?_______________________________________________________________【答案】1.StudyingLatin,ScriptureandMathematics.2.In1585.SectionⅠReading(WarmingUp,Prereading，Reading&Comprehending)Ⅰ.根据英语释义和词性写出相应单词1．________adj.showingpolitenessandrespect2.________vt.&vi.tomakeorbecomeshorter3.________vt.tomakesth.suitableformodernuse;tobringuptodate4.________n.heavyload;duty;responsibility,etc.thatishardtodoproperly5.________vt.todivideandgiveasshares;toassignsth.(tosb./sth.)foraspecialpurpose6.________vt.tolovedeeplyandrespecthighly7.________vt.toseparatesth.intopartsandgiveasharetoeachpersonorthing8.________vt.todeclare(aperson,opinion,etc.)tobewrong;tobecontraryto(sth.)9.________vt.tobeoractagainst;toexpressstrongdisagreementwith10.________n.borderbetweentwocountries11.________adj.ingreatneedorwithagreatdesireforfood,wealth,power,etc.12.________adj.notguilty;harmless;knowingnothingofevilorwrong【答案】1.respectful2.shorten3.modernize4．burden5.allocate6.adore7.distribute8．contradict9.oppose10.frontier11.greedy12．innocentⅡ.根据所给短语完成句子handover,carefor,hearout,onbehalfof,beyondquestion,speakout,packup,giveaway,befondof,begreedyfor1.Perhaps,whenyou've__________me________，you'llappreciatethereasonforsecrecy.2.Hishonestyis____________．3.Mostofthecorruptofficials____________money.4.Theywouldjustcatchtherobbersand________them________tothepolice.5.Iamgoingto____________againstthecommittee'sdecision.6.Idon't____________ridingonabikeverymuch;I'drathergoonfoot.7.She________much________playingbasketball.8.Let's____________andgetreadytostartatonce.9.Theyfeltliketheywere____________companysecrets.10.Attheairporthereadanaddressofwelcome____________theassociation.【答案】1.heard；out2.beyondquestion3.aregreedyfor4.hand；over5.speakout6.carefor7.is；fondof8.packup9.givingaway10.onbehalfofⅢ.背诵下列教材中出现的句型，体会黑体部分的用法1．Iwouldratherlosemylifethanseeyoumakesuchamistake.我宁愿失去生命也不愿意看到你犯下如此严重的错误。2．Iwillhaveyoukilled.我就叫人杀了你。从三个选项中选出最佳选项1．HowdidKingLearjudgewhichofthedaughtershadthemostdevotionforhim?A．Bytheirwords.B．Bytheiractions.C．Byboththeirwordsandactions.2．Fromthispartwecaninferthat________．A．KingLeardidn'tmindwhatCordeliasaidB．KingLearhadintendedtokeepthebestpartofhiskingdomforCordeliaC．Cordelia'ssistersfeltsorryforher3.Cordeliasaid,“I'msorrybutI'mnotascleverasmysis...
