单选题 Though Confucius has long gone, his powerful ideas undoubtedly______Chinese society and tradition.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】解析:shaped意为“塑造,决定……的形成,to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth.develops决定……的形成;影响……的发展”。formed意为“使形成,to have an influence on the way that sth.develops对……的发展有影响”;laid意为“摆放,提出,提议”;made意为“制造,制作”。从整体来考虑,A项更符合题意和情境。