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6．A poet is in his words
       The writings of William Shakespeare are today little read by young people in Britian．His young readership is limited to those who choose to study literature at university．
       Still，in British schools，____________ to study the poet，and when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment or both．Shakespeare，Chareles Dickens，Jane Austen-for many of the young，reading them can seem like being forced to eat medicine，especially when people are at an age when they are beginning to discover themselves and wanting to claim their independence．
       This was my experience of the classics at school．But when I reached my late teenage years，I had a change of heart．Like every other young person since the dawn of time，the world confused me．I wanted answers，so I turned to books to find them．
       I went on to take a PhD in literature and have taught the subject in universities in Britain and China．I have never regretted it．There is something in literature that people want，even if they don't read books．
       You see this in the popularity of TV and movie adaptations of great works，the recent film version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice being a case in point．These popular adaptations may help increase people's interest in the classic．
       Reading a simplified Romeo and Juliet may perhaps lead to a reading of Shakespeare's actual play．If that is the case then I welcome the trend．But do not make the mistake of thinking that it is the same thing．Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language．Reading someone else's rewriting of his work is like peeling （剥皮） a banana，throwing away the fruit，and eating the skin．Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．
                                                                             
76．Find a sentence from the text which can explain the title．Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language
77．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words to complete the sentence．（within 5 words）it is compulsory/required
78．Why are the adaptations of great works popular？They may help increase people's interest in the classic．
79．Do you think it necessary to read the original？Why？（within 30 words）Yes，it is．Reading the original，we can really grasp the spirits of his works and can enjoy its language．
80．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．读他（莎士比亚）作品的改写本就如同将香蕉剥皮后，弃其肉而食其皮．．

Answer 1

分析 本文主要讲述在英国学校学习莎士比亚作品的原因．

解答 76．Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language．
77．it is compulsory/required
78．They may help increase people's interest in the classic．
79．Yes，it is．Reading the original，we can really grasp the spirits of his works and can enjoy its language．
80．读他（莎士比亚）作品的改写本就如同将香蕉剥皮后，弃其肉而食其皮．
76．Shakespeare is a poet and his greatness is in his language．细节题．A poet is in his words句意是：诗人在他的话语里．诗人是莎士比亚，语言就是他语言运用的伟大．
77．it is compulsory/required  细节题． 根据文章第 二段when something is made compulsory，usually the result is boredom，resentment or both． 可知当某件事成为必须的，通常结果是乏味，不满的．因此在英国的学校里学习诗歌是必修课程．
78．They may help increase people's interest in the classic．细节题． 根据文章倒数第二 段These popular adaptations may help increase people's interest in the classic．
 可知伟大作品的改编受欢迎的原因是它可以帮助人们提高对古典作品的兴趣．
79．Yes，it is．Reading the original，we can really grasp the spirits of his works and can enjoy its language．细节题． 根据文章最后一段Take on the original．It really is worth the effort．可知为了能掌握作品的精髓，还是阅读原著更好．
80．读他（莎士比亚）作品的改写本就如同将香蕉剥皮后，弃其肉而食其皮．翻译题．本句中Reading someone else's rewriting of his work 是动名词做主语，and连接三个动名词，like是介词，意思是像～一样．

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