2006-T2

文章¶

第一段¶

Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.

increasingly → adv. 越来越多地，不断增加地
present → v. 上演，公演；展现，呈现，表达；颁发，赠送；提出，提交；出现 n. 礼物；现在，目前
superb → adj. 极佳的，质量极高的
townsfolk → n. 市民；镇民
live off ... → 靠……生活
Cottage → n. 小屋，村舍，乡间别墅

第二段¶

The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.

penny → n. 便士（英国货币单位，100便士等于1英镑）
frankly → adv. 坦率地，直率地；（表示直言）老实说
sandals → n. 凉鞋；拖鞋；便鞋（sandal 的复数）

第三段¶

The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who come by bus—and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side—don’t usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants. The sightseers can take in everything and get out of town by nightfall.

playgoer → n. 戏迷；爱看戏的人
manage → v. 管理，处理；操纵，控制；设法做到，勉力完成

第四段¶

The townsfolk don’t see it this way and the local council does not contribute directly to the subsidy of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you may be sure will be decorated with Hamlet Hamburger Bars, the Lear Lounge, the Banquo Banqueting Room, and so forth, and will be very expensive.

contribute directly to ... → 对 ... 有直接贡献
Nevertheless → adv. 然而，不过
and so forth → 等等，诸如此类

第五段¶

Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year they’ll do better.) The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.

Anyway → adv. 不管怎样，无论如何
attendance → n. 出席人数；出席，到场
rocket → v. 急速上升，迅速增加，飞速移动 n. 火箭

第六段¶

It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive clientele. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)—lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m.[[20230318203820#DAT 42|💡]]

drive away → 赶走
clientele → n. 顾客群，客户群

题目¶

26¶

From the first two paragraphs, we learn that .

[A] the townsfolk deny the RSC’s contribution to the town’s revenue → 同义改写

[B] the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage → 原文只说像，没有提到模仿这个事情，曲解原文

[C] the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms → 原文说的这个地方有两个分支，选项改成了 RSC 公司的两个分支，偷换概念

[D] the townsfolk earn little from tourism → 反向干扰

on and off stage → 台前幕后
term → n. 地位，关系
tourism → n. 旅游业，观光业；旅游，观光

27¶

It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that .

[A] the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately → 原文只是说顺带去看一下，没说必须要一起看，无中生有

[B] the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers → 高度概括

[C] the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers → 无中生有

[D] the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater → 与原文不符

28¶

By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally” (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies that

[A] Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects → 反向干扰

[B] Stratford has long been in financial difficulties → 曲解原文

[C] the town is not really short of money

[D] the townsfolk used to be poorly paid → 无中生有

expansion → n. 扩大，扩张；扩充，展开；扩张物；膨胀

29¶

According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because .

[A] ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending → 票价低不是当地居民的观点，搞清楚是谁的观点很重要

[B] the company is financially ill-managed → 无中生有

[C] the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable → 强加因果

[D] the theatre attendance is on the rise

30¶

From the text we can conclude that the author .

[A] is supportive of both sides

[B] favors the townsfolk’s view

[C] takes a detached attitude

[D] is sympathetic to the RSC

detached → adj. 超然的，不带感情的，客观的；单独的，分离的

单词记忆¶

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