Today, we complete our story about the influential English writer William Shakespeare. He wrote plays and poems during the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, which remain very popular today.

During earlier times, people would probably have learned several ancient Roman and Greek plays. It was not unusual for writers to produce more current versions of these works. For example, in Shakespeare's play "The Comedy of Errors" Shakespeare borrowed certain details from the ancient Roman writer Plautus. For his play "Macbeth", Shakespeare most likely used a work on Scottish history by Raphael Holinshed for information. Shakespeare might have borrowed from other writers, but the intensity（强度）of his imagination and language made the plays his own. While many plays by other writers of his time have been forgotten, Shakespeare and his art live on.

Shakespeare was also influenced by the world around him. He described the sights and sounds of London in his plays. His works include observations about political struggles, the fear of diseases, and the popular language of the city’s tradesmen. Shakespeare's knowledge of the English countryside is also clear. His works include descriptions of deep forests, local flowers, and the ancient popular traditions of rural people.

It would be impossible to list all of the ways in which Shakespeare’s works have influenced the world culture. But the first and greatest example would be his great influence on the English language. During his time, the English language was changing. Many new words from other languages were being added. Shakespeare used his sharp mind and poetic inventiveness to create hundreds of new words and rework old ones. For example, he created the noun forms of "critic", "mountaineer” and "eyeball". Many common expressions in English come from his plays, including "pomp and circumstance（装腔作势）"from "Othello", "full circle（绕圈子地）" from "King Lear", etc. The list of cultural creations influenced by Shakespeare is almost endless. From paintings to television to music and dance, Shakespeare was well represented. Shakespeare's plays have been translated into every major language in the world.

Shakespeare became a well­known writer during a golden age of theater. His years of hard work paid off.

小题1:What can we infer from the passage？

A．Many of Shakespeare's works were influenced by earlier writings.

B．Shakespeare was hard­working when he was a student.

C．The experience of living in London helped a lot with Shakespeare's works.

D．Shakespeare became rich later because of the popularity of his works.小题2:Shakespeare might have learnt some information from ancient Roman works in　　　　.

A．"King Lear"

B．"The Comedy of Errors"

C．"Macbeth"

D．"Othello"小题3:Why could Shakespeare's works survive his time？

A．Because there were so few people writing plays in his time.

B．Because he produced too many works that nobody else could do.

C．Because he was a rich and influential person of his time.

D．Because his works were rich in imagination and language.小题4:Shakespeare's greatest influence should be on　　　　.

A．the English language

B．paintings

C．television

D．music and dance小题5:The passage is mainly about 　　　　.

A．an introduction to Shakespeare’s life and his works

B．the main features and styles of Shakespeare's plays

C．how culture influenced Shakespeare and he influenced culture.

D．Shakespeare’s greatest influence on the world culture.

There are many kinds of friends. Some are always (1) you, but don’t understand you. Some say only a few words to you, but understand you. Many people will step in your life, but only (2) friends leave footprints.
I shall always recall the autumn and the girl with the (3) . She will always bring back the friendship between us. I know she will always be my best friend.
It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves (4) with the cool (5) . In such a season, I liked walking alone on the roads covered with leaves, (6) to the sound of them.
Autumn is a (7) season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me (8) . But one day, the sound of a violin (9) into my ears like a stream flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was (10) in playing her violin.
I had (11) seen her before. The music was so nice that I listened quietly. Lost in the music, I didn’t know that I had been (12) there for so long but my existence did not seem to disturb her.
Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin at the comer of the building (13) I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only listener. The autumn seemed no longer lonely and life became (14) . (15) we didn’t know each other, I thought we were already good friends. I believe she also loved me.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening carefully, the sound suddenly (16) . To my astonishment, the girl came over to me.
"You must like music from the violin." she said.
"Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop’." I asked.
Suddenly, a (17) expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
"I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that (18) me. " she said.
"In fact, it was your playing (19) gave me a meaningful autumn," I answered, " Let’s be friends. "
The girl smiled, and so did I. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen to her. Only thick leaves were left behind. But I will always remember the fine figure of the girl. She is like a (20) —so short, so bright, like a shooting star giving off so much light that makes the autumn beautiful.

Ⅱ. 完形填空/Close

A．good

B．true

C．new

D．old