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Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare— but there are two distinctly separate and increasi

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问题     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 other sights.
    The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, 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 play going. 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.
    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 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.
    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 jean sand 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.
From the first two paragraphs , we learn that______.
选项 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
答案A
解析 由there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches和Theworthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue可以看出来。B项中的imitate Shakespeare on and offstage在前两段没有提及，前两段只说RSC presents superb productions of the plays at the ShakespeareMemorial Theatre on the Avon，并没有说演员们台上台下都模仿莎士比亚，属于过度推断。C项理解有误，原文是说Stratford-on-Avon这座小城的oneindustry—William Shakespeare存在两个互相敌视的branches，即RSC和townsfolk，并不是说the two branches of the RSC are not on good terms。D项与文意刚好相反，文中说道，the townsfolk largely live off the tourists(liveoff靠……生活)，说明人们从旅游业中挣得很多。
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