William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England. His father, John, was a glove-maker. His mother, Mary, was a farmer’s daughter. He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers. William studied Latin, Greek and history. He left school when he was 14 or 15.

William wrote many good plays. He became rich and famous. He had houses in London and in Stratford. William died when he was 52. People all over the world love his work because he wrote wonderful stories about very interesting people.

1.John and Mary had ________ children.

A 3

B 5

C 8

D 10

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第一段的“He had two older sisters, two younger sisters and three younger brothers.”他有两个姐姐，两个妹妹和三个弟弟，即总共8个孩子。故选C。

2.William Shakespeare didn’t study _________.

A Latin

B maths

C Greek

D history

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段倒数第二句“William studied Latin, Greek and history.”威廉学习拉丁语、希腊语和历史，并未提及学习数学。故选B。

3.The underlined word “rich” means __________ in Chinese.

A 贫穷的

B 愚蠢的

C 贪婪的

D 富有的

解析：选D。D 词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句后一句“He had houses in London and in Stratford.”他在伦敦和斯特拉特福德都有房子，由此可推断，莎士比亚变得富有且有名。故选D。

4.When did William Shakespeare die?

A In 1564.

B In 1578.

C In 1616.

D In 1618.

解析：选C。C 数字计算题。根据第一段一句“William Shakespeare was born in 1564 in England.”以及第二段的“William died when he was 52.”莎士比亚出生于1564年，去世时52岁，即他死于1616年。故选C。

5.What do people think of William Shakespeare’s work?

A It’s amazing.

B It’s funny.

C It’s boring.

D It’s special.

解析：选A。A 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句的“People all over the world love his work...”全世界的人们都喜欢莎士比亚的作品，由此可知人们认为莎士比亚的作品非常棒。故选A。