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time.Manyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksofphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthevarioussubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializessolelyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharingCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecond-handvolumes,thecollectormustventureoffthebusyandcrowdedroads,toFarringdonRoadintheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsograndasbookshops.Instead,thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandtipouttheirsacksofbooksontobarrows（推车）whichlinethegutters（贫民区）.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalandsomeamateur,whohavebeenwaitingforthem,pouncetowardsthesellers.Inplaceslikethisonecanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldvolumethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

BothCharingCrossRoadandFarringdonRoadarewell-knownplacesofthebookbuyer.YetalloverLondontherearebookshops,inplacesnotsowellknown,wherethebooksareequallyvariedandexciting.Itisinthesympatheticatmosphereofsuchshopsthattheloyalbookbuyerfeelsmostathome.Intheseshops,eventhelife-longbook-browserisfrequentlyrewardedbytheaccidentaldiscoveryofpreviouslyunknowndelights.Onecould,infact,easilyspendalifetimeexploringLondon'

sbookshops.Therearemanylesspleasantwaysofspendingtime!

GoingtotheTheatre

Londonisveryrichintheatres:

thereareoverfortyintheWestEndalone--morethanenoughtoensurethattherewillalwaysbeatleasttwoorthreeshowsrunningtosuiteverykindtaste,whetherseriousorlighthearted.

Someofthemarespecialisttheatres.TheRoyalOperaHouse,CoventGarden,wherethegreatoperasingersoftheworldcanbeheard,isthehomeofoperaandtheRoyalBallet.TheLondonColiseumnowhousestheEnglishNationalOperaCompany,whichencouragesEnglishsingersinparticularandperformsmostoperasinEnglishatpopularprices.

Sometheatresconcentrateontheclassicsandseriousdrama,someonlightcomedy,someonmusicals.Mosttheatreshaveapersonalityoftheirown,fromtheold,suchastheTheatreRoyal（alsocalledthe"

Haymarket"

）intheHaymarket,tothemoremodernsuchastherecentlyopenedBaibicancentreinthecity.TheNationalTheatrehasthreeseparatetheatresinitsnewbuildingbyWaterlooBridge.AtthenewBarbicancentretheRoyalShakespeareCompanyhastheirLondonhome—theirothercentreisatStratford-on-Avon.

MostoftheoldLondontheatresareconcentratedinaverysmallarea,withinastone'

sthrowofthePiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestations.Astheeveningperformancesnormallybegineitheratseven-thirtyoreightp.m.,thereisakindofminorrush-hourbetweenseven-fifteenandeighto'

clockinthisdistrict.Peoplestreamoutofthenearbytubestations,thepavementsarecrowded,andtaxisandprivatecarsmaneuverintopositionastheydroptheatre-goersoutsidetheentrancetoeachtheatre.Thereisanotherminorrush-hourwhentheperformancefinishes.ThetheatreinLondonisverypopularanditisnotalwayseasytogetintoseeasuccessfulplay.

BeforeWorldWarⅡ,theatreperformancesbeganlaterandavisittothetheatrewasamoreformaloccasion.Nowadaysveryfewpeople"

dress"

forthetheatre（thatis,wearformaleveningdress）exceptforfirstnightsoranimportantperformance.Thetimesofperformancewereputforwardduringthewarandhavenotbeenputback.Theexistingtimesmakethequestionofeatingarathertrickyproblem:

onehastohaveeitherearlydinnerorlatesupper.Manyrestaurantsin"

theatreland"

easethesituationbycateringspeciallyforearlyorlatedinners.

Televisionandthedifficultyoffinancingplayshavehelpedtoclosemanytheatres.Butitseemsthattheworstofthesituationisnowoverandthatthetheatre,afteraperiodofdecline,isabouttopickupagain.Althoughsomequitelargeprovincialtownsdonothaveaprofessionaltheatre,thereareothers,suchasNottingham,Hull,CoventryorNewcastle,whichhaveexcellentcompaniesandwhereaseriesofplaysareperformedduringoneseasonbyaresidentgroupofactors.SometownssuchasChichesterorEdinburghhavetheatreswhichgivesummerseasons.Eveninsmalltownsanumberoftheatreshavebeenbuiltinthelastfewyearstocaterforthelocalpopulation.

MusicinBritain

Itisdebatablewhetherthetastesofkingsreflectthoseoftheirsubjects.However,threeEnglishmonarchscertainlysharedtheirpeople'

slinkingformusic.RichardⅠ（1157-1199）,the"

Lionheart"

composedsongsthathesangwithhismusician,Blondel.ItissaidthatwhenthekingwasaprisonerinAustria,Blondelfoundhimbysingingasongknownonlytohimandtheking,whotookupthetuneinthetowerofthecastleinwhichhewassecretlyimprisoned.HenryVⅢ（1491-1547）,notoriousforhissixwives,wasaskilledmusicianandsomeofhissongsarestillknownandsung.QueenVictoria（1819-1901）andherhusband,PrinceAlbert,delightedinsingingballads.ThegreatcomposerandpianistFelixMendelssohn（1809-1847）wasawelcomeguestattheircourt,wherehewouldaccompanytheQueenandthePrincewhentheysang.

TheBritishloveofmusicisoftenunfamiliartoforeigners,probablybecausetherearefewrenownedBritishcomposers.ThemostfamousisHenryPurcell（1658-1695）,whoseopera"

DidoandAeneas"

isaclassic.Therousingmarchingsong"

Lillibulero"

attributedtoPurcell,nowusedbyBBCasanidentificationsignalprecedingOverseasServicenewsbulletins,wassaidtohave"

sungJamesⅡoutofthreekingdoms"

whenhefledfromBritainin1688.SirEdwardElgar（1857-1934）isknownforhischoralandorchestralworks,someofwhichhavebeenmademorewidelyknownbythefamousviolinistYehudiMenuhin.BenjaminBritten（1913-1976）,acomposerwithaverypersonalstyle,hasbecomeworld-famousforsuchoperaticworksas"

PeterGrimes"

and"

BillyBudd"

.RalphVaughanWilliams（1872-1958）wasdeeplyinfluencedbyEnglishfolkmusic,asisshownbyhisvariationsontheoldtune"

Green-sleeves"

（whichmostpeopleconsiderafolksong）.Inrecentyearstherehasbeenagreatrevivaloffolkmusic,andgroupsspecializinginitsperformancehavesprungupalloverBritain.ThisphenomenonhasitsrootsintheworkofCecilSharp（1859-1924）,whocollectedfolksongsanddances.

Present-dayconcernwithmusicisshownbytheexistenceofsomethinglikeahundredsummerschoolsinmusic,whichcaterforallgradesofmusicians,fromthemerebeginnertotheskilledperformer.Theseschools,whereafriendlyatmospherereigns,providecourseslastingfromaweekendtothreeorfourweeks,andcoverawiderange,frommedievalandclassicalmusictorock-and-rollandpop.TherearealsoimportantmusicalfestivalsintownssuchasAldeburgh,Bath,andCheltenham.Pop-musicfestivalsdrawthousandsofpeople,especiallyyoungpeople.Inthegreatcitiesthereareresidentworld-famousorchestrasandfromallovertheworldgreatperformerscometoplayorsinginBritain.Inmanytownstherearebrassbands,andtheplayersareoftensuchpeopleasminersormembersofthelocalfirebrigade,formusicinBritainisnotjustanelegantinterest,itisabovealldemocratic.

1.WhichofthefollowingdothegreatreadersinLondonprobablybuytheleast?

A）Newspaper

B）Magazine

C）Paperback

D）Hardback

2.ChafingCrossRoadisveryfamousbecause______.

A）allkindsofbookstoresarealongthestreets

B）itliesrightinthecenterofLondon

C）theyhavethecheapestbooksinLondon

D）thebiggestbookstoreintheworldisthere

3.WhatcanyoulearnaboutFarringdonRoad?

A）It'

stotheeastofLondon.

B）It'

sastreetofbookstores.

C）It'

sacenterforsecond-handbooks.

D）It'

swhereworthlessbooksaresold.

4.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"

someofthemarespecialisttheatres"

?

A）Thosetheatresonlyhaveoperasshow

B）Thetheatresareespeciallygoodfortheirballetshow

C）Thesetheatresofferreallyaffordableticket

D）Theyeachholdaspecialtypeofplayorshow

5.Becauseofthetheatreperformances,theareaaroundPiccadillyandLeicesterSquaretubestationsgetscrowded______.

A）beforeseven-thirty

B）betweensevenandeight

C）atabouteighto'

clock

D）fromseven-fifteentoeight

6.WhatkindofchangedidWorldWarI1bringtothetheatres?

A）Theputtingforwardofdinner

B）Thecostumeoftheperformance

C）Thetimeoftheperformance

D）Therestaurantsnearlyofferdifferentfood

7.What,accordingtotheauthor,causedthedeclineoftheatrebusiness?

A）Therearenotprofessionaltheatresinlargeprovincialtowns.

B）DuringWorldWarⅡ,alotoftheatresweredestroyed.

C）SomepeoplebegintochoosestayathomeandwatchTV.

D）Theperformanceoftheplaysisbecomingworseandworse.

8.Accordingtotheauthor,threemusicloversoftheroyalfamilymembersare________________________

9.TheBritishloveo