上海八年级英语阅读练习.docxVIP

Reading comprehension 1 A. True or False I once knew the greatest man in England 30 years ago. I was his friend. I worked with him in the theatre. His name was William Shakespeare. I remember it was a sunny day in October 1579 when I first met William just outside Stratford, near a big field of apple trees. I saw a big boy up in one of the trees. He had red hair and looked about two years older than me. William was 15 and lived in Henley Street, he told me. His father was John Shakespeare. We were friends from that day until he died. We met nearly every day and he taught me a lot about books. He always had his nose in a book. In about 1581, he began to write plays. He was busy day and night. He was acting in plays. He was writing his own plays. By 1592, London was hearing the name William Shakespeare again and again. William worked very hard all his life. He died on the 23rd of April, in the year 1616. People won’t forget William Shakespeare. In 400 year’s time, the theatres will still be full. People will still laugh, or cry, over his plays. ( ) 1. William Shakespeare was the writer’s friend. ( ) 2.The writer first met William Shakespeare on a Sunday in October 1579. ( ) 3. William Shakespeare is the son of John Shakespeare. ( ) 4. At that time William Shakespeare and the writer worked together in the theatre and busy acting and writing plays. ( ) 5. Shakespeare died at the age of 50. ( ) 6. William Shakespeare worked very hard all his life. ( ) 7. People will still laugh or cry when they watch William Shakespeare’s plays. B. Choose the best answer Bicycle tour and race A bike tour and race will be held on august 26th and 27th (Sat. Sun.). At 5:30 a.m. the riders will leave Tian’anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometers leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli. The second raci