2007年考研阅读Text2 全文翻译，长难句分析，重点词汇解析
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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 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 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 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.
26. From the first two paragraphs, 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
27. It can be inferred from Paragragh 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
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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 to
the RSC
重点词汇：
superb [
sj u
'pə b ]
a. 卓越的，杰出的，极好的
[例] Her
dancing is superb.她的舞跳得好极了。This
play is a superb job.这出戏是一部出色的作品。After six months training, the whole team is in superb form. 全队经过六个月的训练竞技状态极佳。
townsfolk
n.
