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完美英语作文
EntertainmentinLondon
BuyingBooks
Londonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandevenofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy"proper"books,too,printedongoodpaperandboundbetweenhardcovers.
TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharingCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboastsofbeing"thebiggestbookshopintheworld"tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens'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