During the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries the London district of Southwark was prospering（繁荣），and a very important and far-reaching development was taking place at Bankside，an area situated just beside the church now known as Southwark Cathedral．The Rose Theatre，the Swan，the Hope Playhouse and Bear Garden，were set up here along with the famous Globe Theatre，in which Shakespeare acted．
William Shakespeare is commemorated（纪念）in Southwark Cathedral today by the modern memorial window in the south aisle（通道）．The window was designed by Christopher Webb in 1954，after an earlier window had been destroyed in the war，and describes characters from Shakespeare's plays．Below it is a figure of Shakespeare，carved（雕刻）by Henry M cCarthy in 1912，set against a background of seventeenth-century Southwark in relief（浮雕），showing the Globe Theatre， Winchester Palace and the Tower of St．Saviour's Church．This memo- rial was provided by public support and was dedicated（奉献）in 1911， and every year a birthday service，attended by many GREat actors and actresses，is held here in honour of Shakespeare's genius（天才）． Shakespeare's brother Edmund was buried here in 1607，and，although
the position of Edmund's grave（坟墓）is unknown，he is commemorated by an inscribed（刻写）stone．
66．In Shakespeare's lifetime Bankside in Southwark was well-known for ____ ．
A．the style of its buildings
B．Shakespeare's performances at the Globe Theatre
C．its influence（影响）on public taste
D．the number of plays produced there
67．The original memorial window to Shakespeare in Southwark Cathedral was ____ ．
A．designed in 1954
B．destroyed by enemy action
C．replaced during the Second World War
D．carved in 1912
68．Under the window there is a ____ ．
A．painting of seventeenth-century Southwalk
B．wooden picture
C．carved figure
D．grave of Shakespeare's brother
69．In Southwark Cathedral，on the anniversary（周年）of Shakespeare's birth，there is ____ ____ ．
A．a commemoration service
B．a drama festival
C．a special service for actors
D．a theatrical presentation
70．This information would most likely be found on ____ ．
A．an advertisement
B．a historical stone
C．a tourist guide
D．a news bulletin（简报）
参考答案：
66．B67．B68．C 69．A70．C
