Part Two

　　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 （ASC）, 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.

　　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.

　　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 ESC 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.

　　The townsfolk don’t see it this way and 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.

　　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 percent 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.

　　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..

6. From the first two paras , we learn that____

A. the townsfolk deny the RSC ’ s contribution to the town’s revenue

B. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stage

C. the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms

D. the townsfolk earn little from tourism

7. It can be inferred from Para 3 that____

A. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separately

B. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers

C. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoers

D. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater

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

A. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projects

B. Stratford has long been in financial difficulties

C. the town is not really short of money

D. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid

9. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy because____

A. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending

B. the company is financially ill-managed

C. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable

D. the theatre attendance is on the rise

10. 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

Unit 13（2006）　Part 2

重点词汇：

1.　hostile　 a. 含敌意的，极不友好的

2.　superb　 a. 极好的，最佳的；华丽的，高贵的；非常的，极度的

3.　revenue　 n. 收入，岁入

4.　subsidy　n. （政府、慈善机构等分发的）补助金；津贴，补贴；捐款，资助；拨款；（国家之间的）财政援助

5.　attendance　n. 出席，到场；（总称）出席者，听众，观众；照料，护理，伺候

6.　decorate　 v.　装饰，打扮

7.　rocket　　v.　上升，迅速增加

8.　attractive　a. 有吸引力的，诱人的

9.　sandal　 n. 凉鞋

10.　sightseer n. 观光者，旅游者

11.　flagstone　n. 石板

12.　playgoer　n.　戏迷

13.　standing-room　 n.　（剧场、体育场等的）站席空位；站立空间

14.　重要词组live off　 住在……以外；靠……生活；靠……供养；以……为主食on the side 秘密地，暗地里；作为兼职；作为副业on the safe side 可靠的；安全的along with　与……一起；共同；连同；随着；加之

15.　bring in　引进；引入；生产；产出；收益；进款；挣得（钱）；提出（议案）；拘捕；逮捕；让某人参与计划

16.　take in　 让……进入；接纳；接受；接待；收留；把……领入；包括；涉及；参观；游览；观看（戏剧、电影等）缩短；改小衣服；收缩；兼并；获得（土地）；订阅（报刊、杂志等）；收入；进账；开始；注意到；敏锐地观察到；马上看到；看出；一目了然；领会；理解

17.　get out of　从……出来；从……取出来；从……解脱/离开；从……获得/得到；戒掉；使摆脱（某事/某习惯）；使避免；（使某人）逃避（责任、义务、职责等）

18.　stay low　保持低速；保持低价位

19.　drive away sb. 开车送走（某人）；驱散（某人）；赶走（某人）

20.　drive away at　拼命干，努力做工作；孜孜不倦地干

21.　game　n. 游戏， 运动；娱乐活动；猎物（本文意义），猎获物；野味

试题解析：

6.【正确答案】［A］the townsfolk deny the RSC’s contribution to the town’s revenue.

【测试要点】这是一道细节判断题。

【试题解析】通过文章第二段的第一句话The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue.可知答案。

7.【正确答案】［B］the playgoers spend more money than the sightseers.

【测试要点】这是一道事实推断题。

【试题解析】从第三段可看出，游客买了东西，在夜晚来临前就走人，但是看戏的人们要在这里呆好多天，意思是花的钱比游客多。由此可推断，［B］为正确选项。

8．【正确答案】［C］the town is not really short of money.

【测试要点】这是一道句意推断题。

【试题解析】通过上下文很容易知道cries poor是装穷的意思，和中文的哭穷很类似，不过还是不要通过字面意思猜，通过上下文最有把握，最踏实。

9．【正确答案】［D］the theatre attendance is on the rise.

【测试要点】这是一道细节推断题。

【试题解析】原文倒数第二自然段说得很清楚：The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 percent occupied all year long and this year they'll do better. 这说明对于镇上的人来说，他们实际上不知道票价低的，所以［A］不选。他们看到的只是表面现象［D］。

10.【正确答案】［D］is sympathetic.

【测试要点】这是一道作者态度判断题。

【试题解析】从最后一段段首，和后面的句子看出作者认为不可能上调价格，这是很可耻的，可是镇上的人们又不理解。所以实际上同情它的遭遇。

全文翻译：

　　如我们所知，埃文河畔斯特拉特福德只有一种产业——威廉•莎士比亚,但是，它有两个各自明确独立而相互间敌意不断增长的分支，这就是英国皇家莎士比亚剧团——它在埃文河畔的莎士比亚纪念剧院上演富丽堂皇的莎剧——和在很大程度上依靠到镇上来不是为了看戏，而是来参观Anne Hathaway别墅、莎士比亚的出生地以及其他景观的旅游者的市镇居民们。

　　斯特拉特福德尊敬的居民认为剧院没有对他们的收入增加一文钱，他们坦率地不喜欢皇家莎士比亚剧团的演员，这些人留着长发、蓄着胡须、趿拉着拖鞋，而且很吵闹。想到为他们挣来营生的莎士比亚本人也是演员（也留着胡子）、也参与制造噪音，这的确既有趣，也很有讽刺意味。

　　旅客流并非是完全分开的，那些乘坐大巴而来的游客——常常还额外参观Warwick 城堡和 Blenheim宫——通常不看戏，有些人在斯特拉特福德看到剧院还感到吃惊。然而，来看戏者除了看戏外还要想方设法安排一些观光活动。皇家莎士比亚剧团声称，正是这些爱看戏者在此过夜（有些人呆四五个晚上），把钱花在了镇上的旅馆饭店，为镇子带来了大部分的收入；而观光客什么都看，夜幕降临就离开。

　　镇上的人们不这样认为，地方镇议会并没有直接给皇家莎士比亚剧团提供津贴。斯特拉特福德一直善于哭穷，然而，镇上的旅馆几乎每家都添加了新的侧楼或鸡尾酒会厅。希尔顿正在这里修建自己的旅馆，你可以肯定，它会有装饰考究的哈姆雷特汉堡吧、李尔王雅座、班柯宴会厅等等，而且价格会非常昂贵。

　　总之，镇上人还是不明白为什么皇家莎士比亚剧团需要津贴。（该剧院连续三年打破上座纪录，去年，剧院中1431个座位的全年上座率94%，今年会更高。）当然，原因是成本窜升，而票价仍然保持很低。

　　如果票价上升太高，那就是一种不幸了，这是因为这样做就会赶走年轻的人，而他们是斯特拉特福德最有吸引力的客户。他们到此完全是为了看戏，而不是观光。他们看上去几乎长相相似（他们来自世界各地）——消瘦、棱角分明、面部表情专注，穿着牛仔裤，趿拉着拖鞋，吃着面包，晚上露宿在剧院外的石板上，等着购买售票处早上10：30开始销售的为露宿者提供的20个座位和80个站票。大纲词和超纲词