2017届高考英语二轮复习阅读理解素材：17
<p> 关于莎士比亚鲜为人知的7件事</p><p> <span word="April">April</span> 23 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> 450<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="playwright">playwright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="poet">poet</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="facts">facts</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enigmatic">enigmatic</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span>:</p><p> 4月23日是英国最伟大的剧作家和诗人威廉·莎士比亚诞辰450周年的日子。由于我们对莎翁知之甚少，他的身上总是笼罩着神秘的色彩。以下是一些关于莎翁的鲜为人知的事情：</p><p> 1. <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>"</p><p> </p><p> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="acting">acting</span>, <span word="playwriting">playwriting</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="sharer">sharer</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="amassed">amassed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 33 <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Place">Place</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 2<span word="nd">nd</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratfordupon">Stratfordupon</span>-<span word="Avon">Avon</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>.</p><p> </p><p> 2. <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="co">co</span>-<span word="writer">writer</span></p><p> </p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="playwrights">playwrights</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="collaborate">collaborate</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Middleton">Middleton</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="Timon">Timon</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>", <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Fletcher">Fletcher</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="VIII">VIII</span>".</p><p> </p><p> <span word="As">As</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Macbeth">Macbeth</span>" - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="witchy">witchy</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> - <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="Middleton">Middleton</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="bolted">bolted</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="date">date</span>.</p>
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