William Shakespeare was born in 1564 at StratfordonAvon in England.At that time Elizabeth Ⅰ had been Queen for six years.
We do not know much about Shakespeare's life.However, we do know that his father was a shopkeeper and that his mother was the daughter of a farmer.William went to Stratford Grammar School, where he learnt Latin, Scripture and Mathematics.
When he left school, William was employed(雇用) by his father.He married a local girl, Anne Hathaway, when he was eighteen.Three years later he left Stratford and went to London.
We do not know anything about Shakespeare's life between the years 1585 and 1590.We are certain, however,that by the end of 1590 he had joined a group of actors and had started writing plays.During the next twenty years he wrote thirtytwo plays.He possibly wrote more plays, which he did not have published or performed.
Shakespeare went back to StratfordonAvon a few years before he died in 1616 at the age of 52.
1. What did William went to Stratford Grammar School for?
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2.When did William go to London?
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【答案】 1.Studying Latin, Scripture and Mathematics. 2.In 1585.
Section Ⅰ Reading (Warming Up, Prereading,Reading & Comprehending)