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William Shakespeare was born more than 450 years ago. He is widely thought to be one of the 1. g
Some people think updating Shakespeare is 5. n
But other people don’t 8. a
William Shakespeare was born more than 450 years ago. He is widely thought to be one of the 1. g
greatest
writers in history. Even today, his plays and poems are still inspiring many artists around the world. 2. HHowever
, his language is very old-fashioned. Words and sentences in his works are not 3. ssimple
enough for us to follow, because his time was so different from ours. This big difference has started an important 4. ddiscussion
: To update(更新) or not to update Shakespeare?Some people think updating Shakespeare is 5. n
necessary
. They say Shakespeare’s plays are great, but what is the point if they cannot be 6. uunderstood
by most people today? So many talented modern writers have rewritten Shakespeare’s plays in the way people speak today. This makes them clearer for today’s readers. At the same time, readers would still get as much 7. ppleasure
from the plays.But other people don’t 8. a
agree
with them. They think Shakespeare’s works are beautiful and will never be out of date. His special way of using words makes the stories more interesting. The richness of the language and the playful use of words should be celebrated. There are good reasons 9. wwhy
the plays are still being performed today. Many of Shakespeare’s expressions are still答案
1. greatest 2. However 3. simple 4. discussion 5. necessary 6. understood 7. pleasure 8. agree 9. why
解析
【分析】
首字母填空需结合语篇语境、语法结构、固定搭配及常识推断单词，先通读全文把握主旨，再逐个分析空格处的词性、逻辑关系，匹配首字母确定答案，最后验证语义通顺度。
【解析】
1. 空格前有“one of the”，需用形容词最高级修饰名词“writers”，结合莎士比亚是伟大作家的常识及首字母g，填greatest。
2. 前后句为转折关系，前句讲作品激励人，后句讲语言过时，首字母H，填However。
3. 前文提及语言过时，说明词句不够简单，无法理解，首字母s，填simple。
4. 后文提出“是否更新莎士比亚”的问题，说明引发了一场讨论，首字母d，填discussion。
5. 后文提到要让现代人理解作品，因此一些人认为更新是必要的，首字母n，填necessary。
6. 此处为被动语态（be+过去分词），指作品不能被现代人理解，首字母u，填understood。
7. 固定搭配“get pleasure from”表示“从……获得乐趣”，首字母p，填pleasure。
8. 固定搭配“agree with sb.”表示“同意某人观点”，此处表否定，首字母a，填agree。
9. 固定句型“reasons why...”表示“……的原因”，首字母w，填why。
【答案】
1. greatest 2. However 3. simple 4. discussion 5. necessary 6. understood 7. pleasure 8. agree 9. why
【知识点】
首字母填空、形容词最高级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为语篇型首字母填空题，考查学生的语篇理解能力、词汇运用能力及基础语法知识，需结合上下文逻辑和语言规则推断单词，是初中英语常见题型，侧重考查核心词汇的灵活运用。
【难度系数】
0.5
首字母填空需结合语篇语境、语法结构、固定搭配及常识推断单词，先通读全文把握主旨，再逐个分析空格处的词性、逻辑关系，匹配首字母确定答案，最后验证语义通顺度。
【解析】
1. 空格前有“one of the”，需用形容词最高级修饰名词“writers”，结合莎士比亚是伟大作家的常识及首字母g，填greatest。
2. 前后句为转折关系，前句讲作品激励人，后句讲语言过时，首字母H，填However。
3. 前文提及语言过时，说明词句不够简单，无法理解，首字母s，填simple。
4. 后文提出“是否更新莎士比亚”的问题，说明引发了一场讨论，首字母d，填discussion。
5. 后文提到要让现代人理解作品，因此一些人认为更新是必要的，首字母n，填necessary。
6. 此处为被动语态（be+过去分词），指作品不能被现代人理解，首字母u，填understood。
7. 固定搭配“get pleasure from”表示“从……获得乐趣”，首字母p，填pleasure。
8. 固定搭配“agree with sb.”表示“同意某人观点”，此处表否定，首字母a，填agree。
9. 固定句型“reasons why...”表示“……的原因”，首字母w，填why。
【答案】
1. greatest 2. However 3. simple 4. discussion 5. necessary 6. understood 7. pleasure 8. agree 9. why
【知识点】
首字母填空、形容词最高级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题为语篇型首字母填空题，考查学生的语篇理解能力、词汇运用能力及基础语法知识，需结合上下文逻辑和语言规则推断单词，是初中英语常见题型，侧重考查核心词汇的灵活运用。
【难度系数】
0.5
