For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possi

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问题     For any Englishman, there can never be any discussion as to who is the world’s greatest dramatist (剧作家). Only one name can possibly suggest itself to him:that of William Shakespeare. Every Englishman has some knowledge, however slight, of the work of our greatest writer. All of us use words, phrases and quotations from Shakespeare’s writings that have become part of the common property of the English–speaking people. Most of the time we are probably unaware of the source of the words we used, rather like the old lady who was taken to see a performance of Hamlet and complained that it was full of well–known proverbs and quotations.
    Shakespeare, more perhaps than any other writher, makes full use of the great resources of the English language. Most of us use about five thousand words in our normal use of English;Shakespeare in his works used about twenty–five thousand.
    There is probably no better way for a foreigner to appreciate the richness and variety of the English language than by studying the various ways in which Shakespeare used it. Such a study is well worth the effort ( it is not, of course, recommended to beginners) even though some aspects of English usage, and the meaning of many words, have changed since Shakespeare’s day.
Every Englishman knows________.

选项 A、more or less about Shakespeare
B、Shakespeare, but only slightly
C、all Shakespeare’s writings
D、only the name of the greatest English writer

答案A

解析 细节理解题目。原文第一段第三句话说每个英国人不管多少都了解一点这位最伟大戏剧家的作品,因此选项A“每个英国人多多少少都了解一点SHAKESPEARE”符合句义。
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