【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 s the period of his father’s financial difficulty. A great number of references in his plays suggest that William may have in fact worked for his father, thus gaining specialized knowledge.At some point during the “dark years”, Shakespeare began his career with a London theatrical pany — perhaps in 1589 — for he was already an actor and playwright in 1592. Shakespeare apparently wrote and acted for Pembroke’s Men, as well as a lot of others, in particular Strange’s Men, which later became the Chamberlain’s Men. When, in 1592, the theaters were closed for about two years, due to a terrible disease. Shakespeare turned to writing booklength poetry. Most notable were Venus and Adonis and The Rape of Lucrece, both of which have been translated into many languages and even been included in students’ textbooks. During this same period, Shakespeare was writing his sonnets (十四行詩), which are more likely signs of the time’s fashion rather than actual love poems detailing any particular relationship. He returned to play writing when theater reopened in 1594, and published no more poetry. His sonnets were published without his permission in 1609, shortly before his retirement. His final play was Henry VIII, two years before his death in 1616.59. Why did Shakespeare take some sorts of jobs at the age of 15 and didn’t go on studying? A. Because his family was badly off at that time. B. Because he liked his job more than studying. C. Because he wanted to be an actor in London. D. Because he wanted to open his own pany.60 Which of the following words can take the place of the underlined word “notable” in the last paragraph? A. long B. fashionable C. famous D. educational61. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true? A. Shakespeare didn’t write any plays between 1592 and 1594. B. Shakespeare’s sonnets were written between 1592 and 1594. C. After writing Henry VIII, Shakespeare wrote nothing. D. Shakespeare published his sonnets in 1609.CBe careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3yearold child. Its wordlearning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided them into 20 groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests, Rico got 37 out of 40 mands right. As the dog couldn39。t see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a room with seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had workedout the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive. Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (品種)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9yearold dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.It39。s hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can39。t talk back. Still, it wouldn39。t hurt to sweettalk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!62. From paragraph 2 we know that __ .A. animals are as clever as human beingsB. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzeesC. chimpanzees have very good wordlearning skillsD. dogs have similar 39。learning abilities as 3yearold children63. Both experiments show that .A. Rico is smart enough to get all mands rightB. Rico can recognize different things including toysC. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematicsD. Rico won39。t forget the names of objects once recognizing them64. Which of the following statements is true?A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie39。s mental abilities.B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.C. The border collie is worldfamous for recognizing objects.D. Rico is born to understand its owner39。s mands.65. Which may be the best title of the passage? A. Do dogs understand us? B. Does your dog understand you? C. Be careful with dogs. D. Be friendly to your dog. DGrowing up in the USA, I was ashamed of my mother’s Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was her. I was forced to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票經(jīng)紀(jì)人). I said in a young voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs. Tan.”And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he don’t send me cheek already two week lone.”And then, in perfect English I said: “I’m getting rather concerned .You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasn’t arrived.”Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I e to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stockbroker again, “I can’t tole