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10.William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564-april 23, 1616) is the most outstanding dramatist in the history of British literature, one of the most important and greatest writers in the Renaissance in Europe, the integrator of humanistic literature at that time, and one of the most outstanding writers in the world. Born and raised in Stratford on Avon, Shakespeare was sent to a local grammar school, where he studied for six years and mastered the basic skills and rich knowledge of writing at the age of seven. In addition, he studied Latin and Greek. Because of his father's bankruptcy, he didn't graduate and went on his own way to make a living. In 1577, he was taken back from school by his father, who had to help him do business for a period of time. He worked as an apprentice in a butcher's shop, taught in a rural school, and worked in various other professions, which increased his social experience. Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age of 18 and had three children: Susanna, twins Hamnett and Judith. From the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 17th century, Shakespeare began his successful career in London. He was not only an actor and playwright, but also one of the partners of the palace minister troupe(剧团), later renamed King troupe. Around 1613, Shakespeare retired to Stratford on Avon and died three years later. 1590-1600 is the golden age of Shakespeare's creation. His early plays, mainly comedies and historical plays, reached a peak of depth and artistry in the late 16th century. From 1601 to 1608, he mainly wrote tragedies. Shakespeare advocated noble sentiment and often described sacrifice and revenge, including Othello, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, which were considered as the best examples of English. In the last stage of his life, he began to create tragicomedy, also known as legendary drama. The works handed down by Shakespeare include 37 plays, 154 sonnets and two chief narrative poems. His plays are translated into various major languages and performed far more often than all other dramatists. 20.Which tragedy is not written by William Shakespeare?
A、Othello
B、Hamlet
C、King Auther
D、Macbeth
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A.John Dryden
B.Samuel Johnson
C.Ben Jonson
D.Robert Southey
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A.William Shakespeare.
B.Philip Sidney.
C.Thomas More.
D.John Donne.
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William Shakespeare described old age as" second childishness"-no teeth, no eyes, no taste. In the case of taste he may, musically speaking, have been more perceptive than he realised. A paper in Neurology by Giovanni Frisoni and his colleagues at the National Centre for Research and Care of Alzheimers's Disease in Italy, shows that frontotemporal dementia can affect musical desires in ways that suggest a regression ,if not to infancy,then at least to a patient's teens.
Frontotemporal dementia, a disease usually found with old people, is caused, as its name suggests,by damage to the front and sides of the brain. These regions are concerned with speech, and with such"higher"functions as abstract thinking and judgment.
Two of such patients intrigued Dr Frisoni. One was a 68-year-old lawyer, the other a 73-year- old housewife. Both had undamaged memories, but displayed the sorts of defect associated with frontotemporal dementia-a diagnosis that was confrrmed by brain scanning.
About two years after he was first diagnosed, the lawyer, once a classical music lover who re-ferred to pop music as"mere noise" , started listening to the Italian pop band "883". As his command of language and his emotional attachments to friends and family deteriorated, he continued to listen to the band at full volume for many hours a day. The housewife had not even had the lawyer's love of classical music, having never enjoyed music of any sort in the past. But about a year after her diagnosis she became very interested in the songs that her ll-year-old granddaughter was listen ing to.
This kind of change in musical taste was not seen in any of the Alzheimer's patients, and thus appears to be specific to those with frontotemporal dementia. And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents. Five sufferers who developed artistic abilities are known. And in another case, one woman with the disease suddenly started composing and singing country and western songs.
Dr Frisoni speculates that the illness is causing people to develop a new attitude towards novel experiences, Previous studies of novelty-seeking behaviour suggest that it is managed by the brain'sright frontal lobe. A predominance of the right over the left frontal lobe, caused by damage to the
latter,might thus lead to a quest for new experience. Alternatively, the damage may have affected
some specific nervous system that is needed to appreciate certain kinds of music. Whether that is a
gain or a loss is a different matter. As Dr Frisoni puts it in his article, there is no accounting for
taste.
46. The writer quotes Shakespeare mainly to
[A] praise the keen perception of the great English writer.
[B] support Dr. Frisoni 's theory about a disease.
[C] start the discussion on a brain disease.
[D] show the long history of the disease.
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Frontotemporal dementia, a disease usually found with old people, is caused, as its name suggests,by damage to the front and sides of the brain. These regions are concerned with speech, and with such" higher" functions as abstract thinking and judgment.
Two of such patients intrigued Dr Frisoni. One was a 68-year-old lawyer, the other a 73-year-old housewife. Both had undamaged memories, but displayed the sorts of defect associated with frontotemporal dementia—a diagnosis that was confirmed by brain scanning.
About two years after he was first diagnosed, the lawyer, once a classical music lover who re?ferred to pop music as" mere noise" , started listening to the Italian pop band "883". As his com?mand of language and his emotional attachments to friends and family deteriorated, he continued to listen to the band at full volume for many hours a day. The housewife had not even had the lawyer's love of classical music, having never enjoyed music of any sort in the past. But about a year after her diagnosis she became very interested in the songs that her 11-year-old granddaughter was listen?ing to.
This kind of change in musical taste was not seen in any of the Alzheimer's patients, and thus appears to be specific to those with frontotemporal dementia. And other studies have remarked on how frontotemporal-dementia patients sometimes gain new talents. Five sufferers who developed ar?tistic abilities are known. And in another case, one woman with the disease suddenly started com?posing and singing country and western songs.
Dr Frisoni speculates that the illness is causing people to develop a new attitude towards novel experiences, Previous studies of novelty-seeking behaviour suggest that it is managed by the brain's right frontal lobe. A predominance of the right over the left frontal lobe, caused by damage to the latter, might thus lead to a quest for new experience. Alternatively, the damage may have affected some specific nervous system that is needed to appreciate certain kinds of music. Whether that is a gain or a loss is a different matter. As Dr Frisoni puts it in his article, there is no accounting for taste.
The writer quotes Shakespeare mainly to
A.praise the keen perception of the great English writer.
B.support Dr. Frisoni's theory about a disease.
C.start the discussion on a brain disease.
D.show the long history of the disease.
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