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专八阅读翻译训练之一
Stratford-on-Avon,asweallknow,hasonlyoneindustry-WilliamShakespeare-buttherearetwodistinctlyseparateandincreasinglyhostilebranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompany(RSC),whichpresentssuperbproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.Andtherearethetownsfolkwholargelyliveoffthetouristswhocome,nottoseetheplays,buttolookatAnneHathaway’sCottage,Shakespeare’sbirthplaceandtheothersights.本文来源:
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TheworthyresidentsofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirrevenue.TheyfranklydisliketheRSC’sactors,themwiththeirlonghairandbeardsandsandalsandnoisiness.It’salldeliciouslyironicwhenyouconsiderthatShakespeare,whoearnstheirliving,washimselfanactor(withabeard)anddidhisshareofnoise-making.考试大论坛
Thetouriststreamsarenotentirelyseparate.Thesightseerswhocomebybus-andoftentakeinWarwickCastleandBlenheimPalaceontheside–don’tusuallyseetheplays,andsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratford.However,theplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplaygoing.Itistheplaygoers,theRSCcontends,whobringinmuchofthetown’srevenuebecausetheyspendthenight(someofthemfourorfivenights)pouringcashintothehotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.
Thetownsfolkdon’tseeitthiswayandlocalcouncildoesnotcontributedirectlytothesubsidyoftheRoyalShakespeareCompany.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingorcocktaillounge.Hiltonisbuildingitsownhotelthere,whichyoumaybesurewillbedecoratedwithHamletHamburgerBars,theLearLounge,theBanquoBanquetingRoom,andsoforth,andwillbeveryexpensive.
Anyway,thetownsfolkcan’tunderstandwhytheRoyalShakespeareCompanyneedsasubsidy.(Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1,431seatswere94percentoccupiedallyearlongandthisyearthey’lldobetter.)Thereason,ofcourse,isthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedlow.
ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford’smostattractiveclientele.Theycomeentirelyfortheplays,notthesights.Theyallseemtolookalike(thoughtheycomefromallover)–lean,pointed,dedicatedfaces,wearingjeansandsandals,eatingtheirbunsandbeddingdownforthenightontheflagstonesoutsidethetheatretobuythe20seatsand80standing-roomticketsheldforthesleepersandsoldtothemwhentheboxofficeopensat10:
30a.m.
1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,welearnthat
A.thetownsfolkdenytheRSC’scontributiontothetown’srevenue
B.theactorsoftheRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstage
C.thetwobranchesoftheRSCarenotongoodterms
D.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism
2.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that来源:
A.thesightseerscannotvisittheCastleandthePalaceseparately
B.theplaygoersspendmoremoneythanthesightseers
C.thesightseersdomoreshoppingthantheplaygoers
D.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheater
3.Bysaying“Stratfordcriespoortraditionally”(Line2-3,Paragraph4),theauthorimpliesthat
A.Stratfordcannotaffordtheexpansionprojects
B.Stratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficulties
C.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoney
D.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid
4.Accordingtothetownsfolk,theRSCdeservesnosubsidybecause
A.ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespending
B.thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managed
C.thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptable
D.thetheatreattendanceisontherise
5.Fromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor
A.issupportiveofbothsides
B.favorsthetownsfolk’sview
C.takesadetachedattitude
D.issympathetictotheRSC.
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Ricci’s“OperationColumbus”
Ricci,45,isnowstrikingoutonperhapshisboldestventureyet.HeplanstomarketanEnglishlanguageeditionofhiselegantmonthlyartmagazine,FMR,intheUnitedStates.OnceagaintheskepticearemurmuringthatthesuccessfulRiccihasheadedforabigfall.AndonceagainRicciintendstoprovethemwrong.
Ricciissoconfidentthathehaschristenedhisquest“OperationColumbus”andhassethissightsondiscoveringanAmericanreadershipof300,000.Thatgoalmaynotbetoofar-fetched.TheItalianeditionofFMR—theinitials,ofcourse,standforFrancoMariaRicci-isonly18monthsold.Butitisalreadythesecondlargestartmagazineintheworld,withacirculationof65,000andaprofitmarginofUS$500,000.TheAmericaneditionwillbepatternedaftertheItalianversion,witheach160-pageissuecarryingonly40pagesofadsandnomorethanfivearticles.Butthecontentswilloftendiffer.TheEnglish-languageeditionwillincludemoreAmericanworks,Riccisays,tohelpAmericansgetover“aninferioritycomplexabouttheirart.”Healsohopesthatthemagazinewillbecomeavehicleforatwo-wayculturalexchange—whathelikestothinkofasamarriageofbrains,cultureandtastefrombothsidesoftheAtlantic.
Torealizethisvision,Ricciismountingoneofthemostlavish,enterprising—andexpensive-promotionalcampaignsinmagazine—publishinghistory.BetweenNovemberandJanuary,eightjumbojetswillfly8millioncopiesofasample16-pageeditionofFMRacrosstheAtlantic.FromawarehouseinMichigan,6.5millioncopieswillbemailedtoAmericansubscribersofvariouscultural,artandbusinessmagazines.SomeoftheremainingcopieswillcirculateasaspecialSundaysupplementintheNewYorkTimes.ThecostoflaunchingOperationColumbusisastaggeringUS$5million,butRicciishopingthat60%ofthepricetagwillbefinancedbyItaliancorporations.“TolandinAmericaColumbushadtouseSpanishsponsors,”readsonesentenceinhispromotionalpamphlet.“WewouldlikeItalians.”
LikeColumbus,Riccicannotknowwhathisreceptionwillbeonforeignshores.InItalyhegambled—andwon—onasimpleconcept:
itismoreimportanttoshowartthantowriteaboutit.Hence,oneissueofFMRmightfeature32full-colourpagesof17th-centurytapestries,followedby14pagesofoutrageouseyeglasses.Heisgamblingthattheconceptisexportable.“Idon’texpectthatmorethan30%ofmyreader...willactuallyreadFMR,”hesays.“Themagazineissuchavisualdelightthattheydon’thaveto.”Still,heisliningupanimpressivestableofwritersandprofessorsfortheAmericanedition,includingNoamChomsky,AnthonyBurgess,EricJongandNormanMailer.Inaddition,heseemstobepursuinghiswoneclecticvisionwithoutgivingamoment’sthoughttosuchestablishedcompetitorsasConnosisseurandHorizon.“TheAmericanscandoalmosteverythingbetterthanwecan,”saysRieci,“Butwe(theItalians)havea2,000yearedgeontheminart.”
16.RicciintendshisAmericaneditionofFMRtocarrymoreAmericanartworksinorderto___.
A.boostAmericans’confidenceintheirart
B.followthepatternsetbyhisItalianedition
C.helpItaliansunderstandAmericanartbetter
D.expandthereadershipofhismagazine
17.RicciiscomparedtoColumbusinthepassagemainlybecause___.
A.theybothbenefitedfromItaliansponsors
B.theywereexplorersintheirownways
C.theyobtainedoverseassponsorship
D.theygotawarmreceptioninAmerica
18.WegettheimpressionthattheAmericaneditionofFMRwillprobably___.
A.carrymanyacademicarticlesofhighstandard
B.followthestyleofsomefamousexistingmagazines
C.bemadbyonethirdofAmericanmagazinereaders
D.pursueadistinctiveeditorialstyleofitsown
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Mymother’srelationswereverydifferentfromtheMitfords.Herbrother,UncleGeoff,whooftencametostayatSwimbrook,wasasmallsparemanwiththoughtfulblueeyesandarathersilentmanner.ComparedtoUncleTommy,hewasanintellectualofthehighestorder,andindeedhissatiricalpenbeliedhismilddemeanor.HespentmostofhiswakinghourscomposingletterstoTheTimesandotherpublicationsinwhichheoutlinedhisownparticulartheoryofthedevelopmentofEnglishhistory.InUncleGeoff’sview,thegreatnessofEnglandhadrisenandwanedoverthecenturiesindirectproportiontotheuseofnaturalmanureinfertilizingthesoil.TheBlackDeathof1348wascausedbygraduallossofthehumusfertilityfoundunderforesttrees.TheriseoftheElizabethanstwocenturieslaterwasattributabletothewidespreaduseofsheepmanure.
ManyofUncleGeoff’sletters-to-the-editorhavefortunatelybeenpreservedinaprivatelyprintedvolumecalledWritingsofaRebel.Ofthecollection,oneletterbestsumsuphisviewsontherelationshipbetweenmanureandfreedom
.Hewrote:
Collatingoldrecordsshowsthatourgreatnessrisesandfallswiththelivingfertilityofoursoil.Andnow,manyyearsofexhaustedandchemicallymurderedsoil,andofdevitalizedfoodfromit,hassoftenedourbodiesandstillworse,softenedournationalcharacter.Itisanactualfactthatcharacterislargelyaproductofthesoil.Manyyearsofmurderedfoodfromdeadenedsoilhasmadeustootame.Chemicalshavehadtheirpoisonousday.Itisnowtheworm’sturntoreformthemanhoodofEngland.Theonlywaytoregainourpunch,ourcharacter,ourlostvirtues,andwiththemthefreedomnaturaltoislanders,istocompostourlandsoastoallowmoulds,bacteriaandearthw