2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练阅读理解12.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮九十天强化训练：阅读理解12 Passage **************** During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, the London District of South-wark was prosperous (繁荣的), and a very important and farreaching development was happening 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 litera ture. 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. Below it is a figure of Shakespeare, carved by Henry McCarthy in 1912, set against a background of seventeenth-century Southwark in relief (浮雕), showing the Globe Theatre, Winchester Palace and the Tower of St. Saviours Church. This memorial was provid- ed 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) stone. 1. In Shakespeare s lifetime, Bankside in Southwark was well known 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 答案：答案：B. 3. Under the window there is a_______. A. painting of seventeenth-century Southwark B. wooden picture C. carved figure D. grave of Shakespeares brother 答案：答案：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B/C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A We live in central Phoenix, near the canal. Every day