六、缺词填空(每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在短文下方的横线处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
William Shakespeare was born more than 460 years ago. He is widely thought to be one of the g61 writers in history. Even today, his plays and poems are still inspiring many artists around the world. H62, his language is very old - fashioned. Words and sentences in his works are not s63 enough for us to follow, because his time was so different from ours. This big difference has started an important d64: To update(更新) or not to update Shakespeare?
Some people think updating Shakespeare is n65. They say Shakespeare's plays are great, but what is the point if they cannot be u66 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 p67 from the plays.
But other people don't a68 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 They think Shakespeare's works are beautiful and will never be out of date.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 w69 the plays are still being performed today. Many of Shakespeare's expressions are still used, for example, “All that glitters(发光) isn't g70.” His works tell us what it means to be human. Topics such as love, kindness and friendship are always important, no matter which century we live in.
So, what's your opinion? Should we update Shakespeare's works to make them easier, or keep them original to respect his genius?
61. 62. 63. 64. 65.
66. 67. 68. 69. 70.

61. greatest 62. However 63. simple 64. discussion 65. necessary 66. understood 67. pleasure 68. agree 69. why 70. gold

【分析】
做这类首字母缺词填空，首先要先通读全文，理清文章核心主题：本文围绕“是否要改编莎士比亚的作品”展开正反两方的观点论述，把握整体逻辑后再逐空推导：
1. 遇到空格先联系前后文的语义、固定搭配、语法规则，结合给出的首字母缩小可选词汇的范围；
2. 推导后还要验证词形是否符合语法要求，比如最高级、被动语态的变形，最后代入全文通读检查整体逻辑是否通顺。
比如61空看到one of的结构立刻想到要搭配形容词最高级，结合常识莎士比亚是最伟大的作家之一，对应首字母g就能确定答案，其余空都可以顺着这个思路结合上下文逐一确认。
【解析】
61. 句意：他被广泛认为是历史上最伟大的作家之一。固定结构one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数，表示“最…的…之一”，结合首字母g，填greatest。
62. 前文提到莎士比亚的作品至今仍激励全球艺术家，后文说他的语言十分老派，前后是转折关系，空格后有逗号隔开且首字母大写，填However。
63. 句意：他作品里的词句不够简单，我们很难看懂，因为他所处的时代和我们的差异很大。结合后文“for us to follow”（我们难以理解）的提示，首字母s，填simple。
64. 句意：这个巨大的差异引发了一场重要的讨论：要不要改编莎士比亚？后文抛出了争议性的问题，首字母d，填discussion。
65. 句意：一部分人认为改编莎士比亚是有必要的。后文给出理由说明改编的好处，首字母n，填necessary。
66. 句意：他们说莎士比亚的戏剧很棒，但如果现在大部分人都没法理解它们，又有什么意义呢？这里是被动语态结构“be+过去分词”，表示“被理解”，首字母u，填understood。
67. 句意：同时，读者仍然可以从这些戏剧中获得同样多的乐趣。结合语境读戏剧能获得愉悦感，首字母p，填pleasure。
68. 句意：但是另一部分人不认同他们的观点。固定搭配agree with sb. 表示“同意某人的观点”，首字母a，填agree。
69. 句意：这些戏剧至今仍在上演是有充分理由的。固定结构there are good reasons why… ，why引导定语从句修饰reasons，首字母w，填why。
70. 这是英语常见谚语“发光的未必都是金子”，对应首字母g，填gold。
【答案】
61. greatest 62. However 63. simple 64. discussion 65. necessary 66. understood 67. pleasure 68. agree 69. why 70. gold
【知识点】
形容词最高级，固定搭配，英语谚语
【点评】
本题是议论文类首字母缺词填空，话题贴合文学常识，既考查学生对上下文逻辑的梳理能力，也覆盖了初中核心语法点、常用固定短语的积累，还涉及常见英语谚语的识记，大部分空都可以通过上下文提示推导得出，少数固定结构类空格需要学生有扎实的基础积累。
【难度系数】
0.6