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　　Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside–don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight（someofthemfourorfivenights）pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.

　　Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.

　　Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.（Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.）Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.

　　ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike（thoughtheycomefromallover）–lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:

30a.m.

　　1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthat

　　A.thetownsfolkdenytheRSC’scontributiontothetown’srevenue

　　B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage

　　C.thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms

　　D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism

　　2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that来源：

　　A.thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately

　　B.theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers

　　C.thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers

　　D.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater

　　3.Bysaying“Stratfordcriespoortraditionally”（Line2-3,Paragraph4）,theauthorimpliesthat

　　A.Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects

　　B.Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties

　　C.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney

　　D.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid

　　4.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause

　　A.ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending

　　B.thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managed

　　C.thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable

　　D.thetheatreattendanceisontherise

　　5.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor

　　A.issupportiveofbothsides

　　B.favorsthetownsfolk’sview

　　C.takesadetachedattitude

　　D.issympathetictotheRSC.

　　参考答案：

　　ABCDD

TEXTA 

Ricci’s“OperationColumbus” 

Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglishlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticearemurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong. 

Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquest“OperationColumbus”andhassethissightsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.TheItalianeditionofFMR—theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatterned