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1、2014考研英语基础提升真题阅读(38) 2014考研英语怎么复习，基础最重要，现在是基础复习阶段，同学们要对各个模块的知识点要加深学习，文都韩老师奉上“2014考研英语复习基础提升真题阅读(38)”，希望考生下载学习。坚持=成功！2006 Text 2Stratford-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 Shak
2、espeare 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 Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and the other sights.The
3、 worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSCs actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. Its all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with
4、 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 dont usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. However, the p
5、laygoers do manage a little sight - seeing along with their play- going. It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the towns 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 a
6、nd get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk dont 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
7、 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 cant understand why the Royal Shakespeare Company needs a subsidy. (The theatre has broken attendance
8、records for three years in a row. Last year its 1,431 seats were 94 per cent occupied all year long and this year theyll 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
9、 people who are Stratfords 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 th
10、e 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.26. From the first two paragraphs, we learn thatA. the townsfolk deny the RSCs contribution to the towns revenueB. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and
11、 off stageC. the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD. the townsfolk earn little from tourism27. It can be inferred from Paragragh 3 thatA. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC. the sightseers do more shoppin
12、g than the playgoersD. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater28. By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”(Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies thatA. Stratford cannot afford the expansion projectsB. Stratford has long been in financial difficultiesC. the town is not
13、 really short of moneyD. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid29. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy becauseA. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB. the company is financially ill-managedC. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableD. the theatre attendan
14、ce is on the rise30. From the text we can conclude that the authorA. is supportive of both sidesB. favors the townsfolks viewC. takes a detached attitudeD. is sympathetic to the RSC答案分析：26. 本题的难度值为0.403,属于中等难度的题目。标准答案：A。由题目定位到前两段。首先看A选项，意思是：市民否认了RSC对城镇收入的恭献。由文章第二段一句The worthy residents of Stratford
15、doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue可明显看出，居民们怀疑剧院是否对收入作出一点贡献。意思就是否认了其对城镇收入的贡献。注意RSC就是这里的theatre。接着看B选项，意思是：RSC的演员在台上和台下模仿莎士比亚。这个在前两段确实有相关的内容，但是第二段中只是说演员在相貌上模仿莎士比亚，但是没有提到台上台下的问题。因此不能入选。然后是C选项，意思是：RSC的两个分支相处不好。这个选项属于偷换概念类干扰项。原文说的是这个城镇有两个分支互相敌对，而不是RSC有两个分支互相敌对。因此排除。最后是D选项，意思是：城镇居民从旅游业获取
16、的利润很少。但是请看原文这句话：And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come。其中的largely这个词明显表明他们赚的钱肯定不少。因此也不能入选。27. 本题的难度值为0.681,属于较容易的题目，区分度为0.429，非常理想。标准答案是：B。由题目定位到第三段。首先看A选项，意思是：观光者不能单独参观城堡和宫殿。请看The sightseers who come by bus- and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side这句话。这里只说观光者经常这么做，而不是一直都这么做。A选项
