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1第三单元练习册答案ComprehensionA.（P32）1.AnneHathawaygotShakespeare’srealestate.Aperson’swholepropertycanbecategorizedintotwokinds:realestateandpersonalestate.Theformerreferstolandandbuildingsandthelatterreferstomoneyandotherkindsofproperty.ShakespearelefthissecondbestbedandfurnituretohiswifeandthegreaterpartofhisestatetoSusannaHall.2.ForAnneHathawayandhismarrieddaughterthemostinterestingpartofthewillwashissignaturebecausewithoutit,thewillwouldnothavebeenvalid.Shakespearewasapopularplaywrightinhisdayandanauthorofhighstanding.Therewasnothingunusualinhiswill,buthissignatureinthewillandothersignatureswereallwehaveleftofhishandwriting,sotohistoriansitisthemostimportantandinterestingpartofthewill,itwasnotsotohiswifeanddaughterinthissense.3.EverydetailofShakespeare’slifeisfactaswellassupposition.Manyofhisactivitiesarevaguetous,andheleftbehindagreatmanyquestionsthatexpertshavebeentryingtoanswereversince:theexactdateofhisbirth,therealsourceofhisamazinglydetailedknowledgeofsomanydifferentsubjects,hiswhereaboutsduringthesevenyearsafterdeparturefromStratfordin1585,theidentityofthebeautiful“darklady”andthemysteryabouthismanuscripts.Wecanwellsaythatalmosteverydetailofhispersonallifeisbasedonsupposition.4.ShakespeareisconsideredtohavebeenborninRomantimes.“Romantimes”,referstothetimebeginningfromthefirstcenturyuptothefifthcentury.InthetextthewriterisstatingthatmanydetailsofShakespeare’spersonallifearesovaguetousthatitseemsasifhehadbeenborninRomantimes.5.PeopleineverycountryreadShakespeare’sworkwithfear.Shakespearewasoneoftheliterarygeniusesofalltimes.Hisnumeroustragediesandcomediesaswellasverseshavewonhimworldwidefame.Heisrespectedforhisamazinglydetailedknowledgeofdifferentsubjects.Peopleallovertheworldreadhisworkwithgreatadmirationandprofoundrespect,notfear.6.Shakespeare’sElizabethanEnglishisnotverydifficulttopeoplewhounderstandmodernEnglish.Thisisnotso.ElizabethanEnglishbelongstotheperiodofearlymodernEnglishwhichisquitedifferentfromcontemporaryEnglishandsoitisdifficulttounderstand.7.ItisawasteoftimefortouriststogotoShakespeare’sbirthplace.SinceShakespeare’splayshavewonhimgreatfameandsincehewasaliterarygeniusrareinhistory,andheenjoyedsuchafinereputation,itcannotbeconsideredawasteoftimetomakethejourneytoStratfordtoseehisbirthplaceandhisplaysattheRoyalShakespeareTheatrebecausethesehavebecomethingsofhistoricinterest.8.ItisnotsurprisingthatShakespeareleftusnothingbuthissignature.ShakespearehasbeenacknowledgedtobeagreatfigureoftheEnglishRenaissanceandoneofthegreatestwriterstheworldover.Shakespeareleftus37playsaswellasverse.Duringhisfifteen2yearsasaworkingmanofthetheatre,hewrotemorethanthirtyplays.Butexpertshavebeenpuzzledaboutthewhereaboutsofthemanuscripts.Theonlyactualexampleofhiswritingisthesignatureonhiswillandsomeothersignatures.B.Explainthefollowinginyourownwords.(P33)1....theincomefromtheestateprobablyamountedtoabout£200ayear...…inallprobability(mostlikely),themoneyhemadefromhisestatereachedabout￡200ayear…2.ThereisnocountrywhereShakespeare’sworkisnotreadwithsomethingverylikeawebecausethereissomethingfascinatingaboutaman...PeopleallovertheworldreadShakespeare’sworkwithafeelingofprofoundrespectandwondermentbecausethereissomethingdeeplyattractiveaboutaperson…3....almosteverydetailofhispersonallifeissuppositionratherthanfact.…whatwecansayaboutalmosteverythingtodowithhispersonallifeisbasednotsomuchonfactsasonguesswork.4....buthisactivities,likethoseofnearlyeveryplaywrightofhisday,aresovaguethathecouldhavebeenborninRomantimes.…wearesouncertainabouthisactivitiesthatwemightaswellsaythathewasbornwhentheRomansoccupiedBritainalongtimeago.5....hadmadeathrivingbusinessoutofitsmostfamouscitizenforalongtime.…becauseofitsmostfamouscitizen,Stratford-upon-Avonhasmadealotofmoneyforalongtime.6....hehassuchafinereputationthatitiswellworththejourneyjusttobeable...…heenjoyssuchhighprestigethatitisworthwhiletomakeajourneytoStratford-upon-Avonjusttobeable…7.…hecannextbetracedin1592inLondon...…afterthatweknowhewasinLondonin1592.8.Shakespearesoonbecamesufficientlywell-knownformanagersandotherinfluentialpeopletorefertohiminwriting.SoonShakespearebecamesofamousthatmanagersandotherpowerfulpeopleoftenmentionedhimintheirwritings.COMPREHENSIVEEXERCISES(P39)Ⅰ.Spelling1.playwright2.influential3.awe4.historians5.supposition6.Shakespeare7.conviction8.thriving9.reputation10.baptize11.shipwreck12.signatureⅡ.DictationTheGlobeTheatreisaplayhousebuiltjustoutsideLondonin1599.Itisthemostfamoustheatreinhistory:onitsstageShakespeare’sgreatestplayswerefirstperformed.Bigenoughtoholdabout2,500people,theGlobehadthreelevelsofgalleriessurroundinganunroofedyard.Extendingfromonesideoftheyardtothecentrewasanopenstage.Fromthestagefloorrosetwopoststosupportanoverhangingcanopyknownasthe“heavens”.3TheGlobewasbuiltinLondonbytheBurbagebrothersin1599.Atthesametime,wishingtobindtheLordChamberlain’scompanycloselytothenewplayhouse,theyplannedanovelpartnershipinwhichthebrothersdividedownershipoftheGlobeamongthemselvesandfiveoftheactorsinthecompany,oneofwhomwasShakespeare.After1609,whenthecompa