Ⅰ.阅读理解
I started reading Shakespeare when I was nine, after my grandfather, an actor, sent me a copy of Romeo and Juliet.The story and the language attracted me.I found out about Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) and started volunteering for it when I was about 10.When I was 13, I managed to run a film project with SGCNZ.
I’m homeeducated and a parttime correspondence student (函授生) as well.We have a drama group made up of quite a few people who are also homeeducated.I’ve also joined Wellington Young Actors, a youth theatre company.There are many similarities and differences between being homeeducated and attending a_fiveday_program.I love hearing other students’ reactions when meeting them and share my different ways of experiencing the world with them.While explaining the way I learn can be a challenge, I love helping people to understand there isn’t just one way of learning.
Being homeeducated has offered me the freedom to have an individualized education and to pursue my passions.My education has always been about making those focuses but I do lots of the same things as people who attend fiveday programs do.Shakespeare is a great approach to lots of things around English, history and the arts.I think something you learn when you perform is connection.You have to have a connection with your fellow actors, with the audience and with Shakespeare.I learn this from actually being on stage and from taking part in different Shakespeare festival programs.
I believe it’s the emotion in Shakespeare that makes it relevant today.You can be reading something that was written 400 years ago and be able to see parts of your life in the work as it shows you how to understand the world and explore a lot of different ideas.
语篇解读：我喜欢莎士比亚的作品，它们让我学会用不同的方式理解这个世界，并懂得如何更好地与人相处。
1．What can “a fiveday program” be?
A．A film project. B．A reading activity.
C．School education. D．Stage performance.
解析：选 C 词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“There are many similarities and differences ...when meeting them”可知，a fiveday program与being homeeducated之间有同有异，且通过前者，作者可以接触到其他学生，故可推知，该短语指的是学校教育。
2．Why does the author choose home education?
A．To be different from others.
B．To better focus on his passions.
C．To enjoy more personal freedom.
D．To improve his academic performance.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Being homeeducated ...to pursue my passions.”可知，在家接受教育给了作者接受个性化教育的自由，让作者可以追求自己热爱的事物。
3．What do we know about the author?
A．A famous young actor.
B．A loyal program volunteer.
C．A home education writer.
D．A devoted Shakespearelover.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段内容以及第三段中的“I learn this from actually being on stage and ...”可知，作者从小开始阅读莎士比亚的作品，并且通过舞台表演和参加不同的莎士比亚戏剧节的节目学到要与周围的人保持联系。由此可知，作者对莎士比亚的作品非常喜爱。
