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1、-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 pany (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there

2、are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who e, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares birthplace and the other sights. 本文来源:考试大网The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. They frankly dislike the RSCs actors,

3、 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 a beard) and did his share of noise - making. 考试大论坛The tourist streams are not entirely separate. The sightseers who e by

4、 bus- and often take in WarwickCastle and BlenheimPalace on the side dont 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

5、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 and get out of town by nightfall.The townsfolk dont see it this way and local council does not contribute directly to the s

6、ubsidy of the Royal Shakespeare pany. 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 Banquet

7、ing Room, and so forth, and will be very e*pensive.Anyway, the townsfolk cant understand why the Royal Shakespeare pany 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 theyll do bett

8、er.) 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 Stratfords most attractive clientele. They e entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike

9、 (though they e 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 bo* office opens at 10:30

10、a.m.1. From the first two paragraphs , we learn thatA. the townsfolk deny the RSC s contribution to the towns revenueB. the actors of the RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageC. the two branches of the RSC are not on good termsD. the townsfolk earn little from tourism2. It can be inferred from Pa

11、ragraph 3 that 来源：.e*amda.A. the sightseers cannot visit the Castle and the Palace separatelyB. the playgoers spend more money than the sightseersC. the sightseers do more shopping than the playgoersD. the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theater3. By saying “Stratford cries poor tra

12、ditionally (Line 2-3, Paragraph 4), the author implies thatA. Stratford cannot afford the e*pansion projectsB. Stratford has long been in financial difficultiesC. the town is not really short of moneyD. the townsfolk used to be poorly paid4. According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no subsidy be

13、causeA. ticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingB. the pany is financially ill-managedC. the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableD. the theatre attendance is on the rise5. From the te*t we can conclude that the authorA. is supportive of both sidesB. favors the townsfolks viewC.

14、 takes a detached attitudeD. is sympathetic to the RSC.参考答案：A B C D DTE*T A Riccis “Operation Columbus Ricci, 45, is now striking out on perhaps his boldest venture yet. He plan s to market an English language edition of his elegant monthly art magazine, FMR , in the United States. Once again the sk

15、eptice are murmuring that the successfu l Ricci has headed for a big fall. And once again Ricci intends to prove them wr ong. Ricci is so confident that he has christened his quest “Operation Columbu s and has set his sights on discovering an American readership of 300,000. That goal may not be too

16、far-fetched. The Italian edition of FMR the initials, of course, stand for Franco Maria Ricci-is only 18 months old. But it is already the second largest art magazine in the world, with a circulation of 65,000 and a profit margin of US $ 500,000. The American edition will be patterned after th e Ita

17、lian version, with each 160-page issue carrying only 40 pages of ads and no more than five articles. But the contents will often differ. The English-langua ge edition will include more American works, Ricci says, to help Americans get o ver “an inferiority ple* about their art. He also hopes that th

18、e magazine will bee a vehicle for a two -way cultural e*change what he likes to think of as a marriage of brains, culture and taste from both sides of the Atlantic. To realize this vision, Ricci is mounting one of the most lavish, enterpris ing and e*pensive-promotional campaigns in magazine publish

19、ing history. Between November and January, eight jumbo jets will fly 8 million copies of a sample 16-page edition of FMR across the Atlantic. From a warehouse in Michigan, 6.5 million copies will be mailed to American subscribers of various cultural, art and business magazines. Some of the remaining

20、 copies will circulate as a spe cial Sunday supplement in the New York Times. The cost of launching Operation Co lumbus is a staggering US $ 5 million, but Ricci is hoping that 60% of the price tag will be financed by Italian corporations.“ To land in America Columbus had to use Spanish sponsors, re

21、ads one sentence in his promotional pamphlet. “We would like Italians. Like Columbus, Ricci cannot know what his reception will be on foreign shor es. In Italy he gambled and won on a simple concept: it is more important to show art than to write about it. Hence, one issue of FMR might feature 32 fu

22、 ll-colour pages of 17th-century tapestries, followed by 14 pages of outrageous e yeglasses. He is gambling that the concept is e*portable. “I dont e*pect that more than 30% of my reader. will actually read FMR, he says. “The magazine is such a visual delight that they dont have to. Still, he is lin

23、ing up an impr es sive stable of writers and professors for the American edition , including Noam Chomsky, Anthony Burgess, Eric Jong and Norman Mailer. In addition, he seems to be pursuing his won eclectic vision without giving a moments thought to such e s tablished petitors as Connosisseur and Ho

24、rizon. “The Americans can do almost everything better than we can, says Rieci, “But we(the Italians)have a 2,000 year edge on them in art. 16. Ricci intends his American edition of FMR to carry more American art works in order to_. A. boost Americans confidence in their art B. follow the pattern set

25、 by his Italian edition C. help Italians understand American art better D. e*pand the readership of his magazine 17. Ricci is pared to Columbus in the passage mainly because_. A. they both benefited from Italian sponsors B. they were e*plorers in their own ways C. they obtained overseas sponsorship

26、D. they got a warm reception in America 18. We get the impression that the American edition of FMR will probably _. A. carry many academic articles of high standard B. follow the style of some famous e*isting magazines C. be mad by one third of American magazine readers D. pursue a distinctive edito

27、rial style of its own TE*T B My mothers relations were very different from the Mitfords. Her brother, Uncle Geoff, who often came to stay at Swimbrook, was a small spare man with th oughtful blue eyes and a rather silent manner. pared to Uncle Tommy, he was a n intellectual of the highest order, and

28、 indeed his satirical pen belied his mil d demeanor. He spent most of his waking hours posing letters to The Times and other publications in which he outlined his own particular theory of the develo pment of English history. In Uncle Geoffs view, the greatness of England had r isen and waned over th

29、e centuries in direct proportion to the use of natural man ure in fertilizing the soil. The Black Death of 1348 was caused by gradual loss of the humus fertility found under forest trees. The rise of the Elizabethans tw o centuries later was attributable to the widespread use of sheep manure. Many o

30、f Uncle Geoffs letters-to-the-editor have fortunately been preserv ed in a privately printed volume called Writings of a Rebel. Of the collection, one letter best sums up his views on the relationship between manure and freedom . He wrote: Collating old records shows that our greatness rises and fal

31、ls with the li ving fertility of our soil. And now, many years of e*hausted and chemically murd ered soil, and of devitalized food from it, has softened our bodies and still wo rse, softened our national character. It is an actual fact that character is lar gely a product of the soil. Many years of

32、murdered food from deadened soil has m ade us too tame. Chemicals have had their poisonous day. It is now the worms t urn to reform the manhood of England. The only way to regain our punch, our char acter, our lost virtues, and with them the freedom natural to islanders, is to c o mpost our land so

33、as to allow moulds, bacteria and earthworms to remake living s oil to nourish Englishmens bodies and spirits. The law requiring pasteurization of milk in England was a particular targe t of Uncle Geoffs. Fond of alliteration, he dubbed it “Murdered Milk Measure , and established the Liberty Restorat

34、ion League, with headquarters at his house i n London, for the specific purpose of organizing a counteroffensive. “Freedom n o t Doctordom was the Leagues proud slogan. A subsidiary, but nevertheless imp or tant, activity of the League was advocacy of a return to the “unsplit, slowly s m oked fish a

35、nd bread made with “English stone-ground flour, yeast, milk, sea s alt and raw cane-sugar. 19. According to Uncle Geoff, national strength could only be regained by _. A. reforming the manhood of England B. using natural manure as fertilizer C. eating more bacteria-free food D. granting more freedom

36、 to Englishmen 20. The tone of the passage can most probably be described as_. A. facetious B. serious C. nostalgic D. factualTE*T C InterviewSo what have they taught you at college about interviews? Some courses go t o town on it, others do very little. You may get conflicting advice. Only one th i

37、ng is certain: the key to success is preparation. There follow some useful suggestions from a teacher training course co-ordi nator, a head of department and a headteacher. As they appear to be in plete harmony with one another despite never having met, we may take their advice seri ously. OxfordBro

38、okesUniversitys approach to the business of application and in t erview focuses on research and rehearsal. Training course co-ordinator Brenda St evens speaks of the value of getting students “to deconstruct the advertisement , see what they can offer to that school, and that situation, and then wri

39、te the letter, do their CVs and criticize each others. Finally, they role play inte rviewer and interviewee. This is sterling stuff, and Brookes students spend a couple of weeks on it. “The better prepared students wont be thrown by nerves on the day, says Ms St evens. “Theyll have their strategies

40、and questions worked out. She also sa ys, a trifle disconcertingly, “the better the student, the worse the interviewee. She believes the most capable students are less able to put themselves forward. Even if this were tree, says Ms Stevens, you must still make your own case. “Beware of infernality,

41、she advises. One aspirant teacher, now a head of d epartment at a smart secondary school, failed his first job interview because he took his jacket off while waiting for his appointment. It was hot and everyone in the staffroom was in shirtsleeves but at the end of the day they criticized h is casua

42、l attitude, which they had deduced from the fact that he took his jacket off in the staffroom, even though he put it back on for the interview.Incidentally, men really do have to wear a suit to the interview and women really cannot wear jeans, even if men never wear the suit again and women teach mo

43、st days in jeans. Panels respond instantly to these indicators. But beware: it will not please them any better if you are too smart. Find out about the people who will talk to you. In the early meetings they are likely to be heads of departments or heads of year. Often they may be concer ned with pa

44、storal matters. It makes sense to know their priorities and let them hear the things about you that they want to hear. During preliminary meetings you may be seen in groups with two or three oth er applicants and you must demonstrate that you know your stuff without putting your panions down. The in

45、terviewers will be watching how you work with a team But remember the warning about informality: however friendly and co-operat ive the other participants are, do not give way to the idea that you are there j ust to be friends. Routine questions can be rehearsed, but “dont go on too long, advises th

46、 e department head. They may well ask: “What have been your worst/best moments w h en teaching?, or want you to “talk about some good teaching you have done. The e*perts agree you should recognize your weaknesses and offer a strategy for over ing them. “I know Ive got to work on classroom management

47、 I would hope fo r some help, perhaps. No one e*pects a new teacher to know it all, but they ho pe for an objective appraisal of capabilities. Be warned against ine*pert questioning. You may be asked questions in such a way that it seems impossible to present your best features. Some questions may b

48、e plain silly, asked perhaps by people on the panel who are from outside the s ituation. Do not be thrown, have ways of circumnavigating it, and never, ever le t them see that you think they have said something foolish. You will almost certainly be asked how you see the future and it is import ant t

49、o have a good answer prepared. Some people are put off by being asked what they e*pect to be doing in five or ten years time. On your preliminary visit, s ays the department head, be sure to give them a bit of an interview of your own, to see the direction the department is going and what you could

50、contribute to i t.The headteacher offers his thoughts in a nine-point plan. Iron the application form! Then it stands out from everyone elses, which have been folded and battered in the post. It gives an initial impression which may get your application to the top of the pile. Ensure that your appli

51、cation is tailored to the particular school. Make the hea d feel you are writing directly to him or her. Put yourself at ease before you meet the interviewing panel: if you are nervous , you will talk too quickly. Before you enter the room remember that the people are human beings too; take away the

52、 mystique of their roles. Listen. There is a danger of not hearing accurately what is being said. Make ey e contact with the speakers, and with everyone in the room. Allow your warmth and humanity to be seen. A sense of humour is very important. Have a portfolio of your work that can link theory to

53、practice. Many schools wa nt you to show work. For a primary appointment, give e*amples from the range of the curriculum, not just art. (For this reason, taking pictures on your teaching practice is important. ) Prepare yourself in case you are asked to give a talk. Have prompt cards ready, and dont

54、 waffle. Your speech must be clear and articulate, with correct grammar. This is importa nt: they want to hear you and they want to hear how well you can municate wit h children. Believe in yourself and have confidence. Some of the people asking the questions dont know much about what you do. B e re

55、ady to help them. Thus armed, you should have no difficulty at all. Good luck and keep your jac ket on! 21. Ms. Brenda Stevens suggests that before applying job applicants should _. A. go through each others CVs B. rehearse their answers to questions C. understand thoroughly the situations D. go to

56、town to attend training course 22. Is it wise to admit some of your weaknesses relating to work? A. Yes, but you should have ideas for improvement in the future. B. Yes, because it is natural to be weak in certain aspects. C. No, admitting weaknesses may put you at a disadvantage. D. No, it will onl

57、y prompt the interviewees to reject you. 23. The best way to deal with odd questions from the interviewers is to _. A. remain smiling and kindly point out the inaccuracies B. keep calm and try to be tactful in your answers C. say frankly what you think about the issues raised D. suggest something el

58、se to get over your nervousness 24. The suggestions offered by the headteacher are _. A. original B. ambiguousC. practical D. co ntroversial TE*T D Family Matters This month Singapore passed a bill that would give legal teeth to the moral obligation to support ones parents. Called the Maintenance of

59、 Parents Bill, i t received the backing of the Singapore Government. That does not mean it hasnt generated discussion. Several members of the P arliament opposed the measure as un-Asian. Others who acknowledged the problem o f the elderly poor believed it a disproportionate response. Still others be

60、lieve it will subvert relations within the family: cynics dubbed it the “Sue Your So n law. Those who say that the bill does not promote filial responsibility, of cour se, are right. It has nothing to do with filial responsibility. It kicks in wher e filial responsibility fails. The law cannot legis

61、late filial responsibility an y more than it can legislate love. All the law can do is to provide a safety net where this morality proves insufficient. Singapore needs this bill not to repla ce morality, but to provide incentives to shore it up. Like many other developed nations, Singapore faces the

62、 problems of an incre asing proportion of people over 60 years of age. Demography is ine*orable. In 19 80, 7.2% of the population was in this bracket. By the end of the century that fi gure will grow to 11%. By 2030, the proportion is projected to be 26%. The probl em is not old age per se. It is th

63、at the ratio of economically active people to economically inactive people will decline. But no amount of government e*hortation or paternalism will pletely elim inate the problem of old people who have insufficient means to make ends meet. S ome people will fall through the holes in any safety net.

64、 Traditionally, a persons insurance against poverty in his old age was his family, lifts is not a revolutionary concept. Nor is it uniquely Asian. Care an d support for ones parents is a universal value shared by all civilized societ ies. The problem in Singapore is that the moral obligation to look after ones parents is unenforceable. A father can be pelled by law to maintain his child ren. A husband can be forced to support his wif