2015浙江省淳安县英语一轮阅读理解选练（4）（答案）阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。GeorgeBernardShaw(1856—1950)wasborninDublin，thesonofacivilservant.Hiseducationwasirregular，duetohisdislikeofanyorganizedtraining.Afterworkinginanestateagent'sofficeforawhilehemovedtoLondonasayoungman(1876)，whereheestablishedhimselfasaleadingmusicandtheatrecriticintheeightiesandnineties.Hebeganhisliterarycareerasanovelist;hedecidedtowriteplaysinordertoillustratehiscriticismoftheEnglishstage.HisearliestdramaswerecalledappropriatelyPlaysPleasantandUnpleasant(1898)．Amongthese，Widower'sHousesandMrs.Warren'sProfessionheavilyattacksocialhypocrisy.Intheplaysofhislaterperioddiscussionsometimesdrownsthedrama，inBacktoMethuselah(1921)，althoughinthesameperiodheworkedonhismasterpieceSaintJoan(1923)，inwhichherewritesthewell­knownstoryoftheFrenchmaidenandextendsitfromtheMiddleAgestothepresent.OtherimportantplaysbyShawareCaesarandCleopatra(1901)，andtheLion(1912)．InMajorBarbara(1905)，oneofShaw'smostsuccessfuldiscussionplays，theaudience'sattentionisheldbythepowerofthewittyargumentationthatmancanachievesaestheticsalvationonlythroughpoliticalactivity，notasanindividual.TheDoctor'sDilemma(1906)，isreallyacomedythehumourofwhichisdirectedatthemedicalprofession.Candida(1898)，withsocialattitudestowardsexrelationsasobjectsofhissatire，andPygmalion(1912)，awittystudyofphoneticsaswellasaclevertreatmentofmiddle­classmoralityandclassdistinction，provedsomeofShaw'sgreatestsuccessesonthestage.Itisacombinationofthedramatic，thecomic，andthesocialcorrectivethatgivesShaw'scomediestheirspecialflavour.Notes：criticn．评论家②hypocrisyn．伪善③aestheticsalvation审美救赎长短句分析：Afterworkinginanestateagent'sofficeforawhilehemovedtoLondonasayoungman(1876)，whereheestablishedhimselfasaleadingmusicandtheatrecritic(评论家)intheeightiesandnineties.句法点睛：本句中，where引导定语从句，修饰London。句意：在一家房地产公司工作了一段时间后，年轻的他只身去了伦敦。在八九十年代，他成了具有领先地位的音乐与戏剧评论家。【语篇解读】本文介绍了萧伯纳的生活及其作品。1．Whydidn'tGeorgeBernardShawhaveregularschooleducation?A．Becausehisfamilywaspoor.B．Becausehewantedtoworko