35.A.forlongB.foreverC.eversinceD.soonafter

四、阅读理解（共15小题；每题3分，共45分。）

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出最佳的一项。

A

Womennowadaysarestrongerandsmarterthantheywere50yearsago，andtheycanexpecttolivelonger.Japanesewomen，forexample，canexpecttolive82years，whichisthelongestintheworld.Just50yearsago，Japanesewomencouldexpecttoliveonly54years.

Manywomenareworkingtoday.InJapan，75%ofwomenareworkingnow，comparedto37%50yearsago.Thereasonwhysomanywomenareworkingisthatthey’regettingmoreeducationthesedays.TherateofJapanesewomengoingtojuniorcollegeanduniversitiesishigherthantherateformen.In1947，theaverageJapanesewomangotmarriedattheageof23.Today，theaverageageis26.Atthesametime，divorcehasincreasedby50%.

Asforhavingbabies，todaythebirthrateisonly1.5babiesforeachwoman.Fiftyyearsago，thebirthratewasmuchhigher，4.5babies.

Inarecentsurvey，Japanesewomenwereaskedwhethertheywouldchoosetobeamanorawomaninthefuturelife.65%saidtheywouldprefertobebornagainasawoman.In1960，only27%saidtheywouldwanttobeawomanagaininthefuture.ThissuggeststhatnowadaysmoreJapanesewomenarehappierwiththeirlives.

36.Therateofwomenwhoareworkingnowhasincreasedby______percentcomparedwith50yearsago.

A.37

B.38

C.50

D.75

37.MoreandmorewomenareworkinginJapanbecause_______.

A.theyhavetoraisetheirfamily

B.theydon’thaveanythingelsetodo

C.theyhavemoreeducationthanbefore

D.theywanttobeindependent

38.Itcanbeinferredfromthesurveythat_______.

A.moreJapanesewomenwouldliketobeawoman

B.moreJapanesewomenwanttoreceivemoreeducation

C.moreJapanesewomenwanttobeindependent

D.moreJapanesewomenaresatisfiedwiththeirpresentlives

B

WilliamShakespearewasbornmorethan440yearsagoandspenthischildhoodinhishometown，Stratford-on-Avon.Littlewasknownabouthischildhoodthoughmanystoriesaretold，someofwhichmaybetrue.HeprobablywenttoGrammarschoolatStratford.Atthirteenhehadtoleaveschoolashisfatherbecamepooreratonetime.SoWilliamhadtomakehisownliving.Attheageofeighteenhemarriedafarmer’sdaughter.

NotlongafterheleftStratfordforLondon.Londonwasgrowingrapidly.Allkindsofpeoplecouldbefoundinit，andhereShakespearemettravelers，students，andscholars，andhewasveryinterestedinthestoriestheytold.Healsometwritersandactors.Hesoonfoundsomeworkinatheatre.Beforelonghebecameanactorandwriterofplaystoo.TherewereafewtheatresinLondon.OneofthemostfamousofthesewascalledGlobe.Shakespearehimselfbecameoneoftheownersofthistheatre.Hisbecamefamousasawriterofplayssoonafter.HemadeuseofthewritingofothersandfoundideasintheoldpoemsofChaucer.Byhisgiftheturnedalltheseoldstoriesintogreatworksofhisown.Shakespearewrotenofewerthanthirty-sevenplaysinhislife.Nowhisworksarelovedandstudiedallovertheworld.

39.WilliamShakespearelivedin_______.

A.the17thcentury

B.the14thcentury

C.the16thcentury

D.the19thcentury

40.Williamhadtoleaveschoolbecause_______.

A.HetriedtofindajobinLondon

B.Hewastiredofthelifeintheschool

C.Hehadtomarryafarmer’sdaughter

D.Hisfatherwastoopoortogivehimenoughmoney

41.Williamwasfamousforhis______.

A.storiesliuxuepaper.com