专八阅读：莎士比亚故乡的剧场
<p> 2012英语专业八级阅读理解模拟题(4)</p><p> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="Avon">Avon</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>-<span word="William">William</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>-<span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="distinctly">distinctly</span> <span word="separate">separate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Royal">Royal</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="Company">Company</span> (<span word="RSC">RSC</span>), <span word="which">which</span> <span word="presents">presents</span> <span word="superb">superb</span> <span word="productions">productions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plays">plays</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span> <span word="Memorial">Memorial</span> <span word="Theatre">Theatre</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Avon">Avon</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="townsfolk">townsfolk</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Anne">Anne</span> <span word="Hathaways">Hathaways</span> <span word="Cottage">Cottage</span>, <span word="Shakespeares">Shakespeares</span> <span word="birthplace">birthplace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sights">sights</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="worthy">worthy</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="penny">penny</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="frankly">frankly</span> <span word="dislike">dislike</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RSCs">RSCs</span> <span word="actors">actors</span>, <span word="them">them</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="beards">beards</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sandals">sandals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="noisiness">noisiness</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="deliciously">deliciously</span> <span word="ironic">ironic</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="living">living</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="anactor">anactor</span> (<span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beard">beard</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noise">noise</span> - <span word="making">making</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="streams">streams</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="separate">separate</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sightseers">sightseers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="bus">bus</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Warwick">Warwick</span> <span word="Castle">Castle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blenheim">Blenheim</span> <span word="Palace">Palace</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span><span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plays">plays</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="theatre">theatre</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Stratford">Stratford</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playgoers">playgoers</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> -<span word="seeing">seeing</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="going">going</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="playgoers">playgoers</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RSC">RSC</span> <span word="contends">contends</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> (<span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="nights">nights</span>) <span word="pouring">pouring</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hotels">hotels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="sightseers">sightseers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="nightfall">nightfall</span>.</p>
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