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Stratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two clearly separate and different branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company（RSC）, which presents excellent productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are townsfolk who largely live on the tourists who come, not to see the play, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.
The townsfolk of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their income. They frankly dislike the RSC actors, those who walk with long hair and beard and great noise.
The tourist stream are not entirely separate. The sightseers, who come by bus and often take in Warwick 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 declares, who bring in much of the town’s income because they spend the night（some of them four or five nights）pouring money into 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 government does not put away some money for the RSC. Stratford cries poor traditionally. Nevertheless, every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or a cocktail room. Hilton is building its own hotel there, which you will be sure will be decorated with Hamburger bars, dinner rooms and so forth, and will be very expensive.
Anyway, the townsfolk can’t understand why the RSC needs help from the government. The theatre has broken attendance records for three years in a row. Last year, its 1,431 seats were 94 occupied all year long and this year they will do better. The reason, of course, is that costs have
rocketed and ticket prices have stayed the same. It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive customers. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike, though they come from all over.
68．From the first two paragraphs, we learn that _____________.
A．the townsfolk think little of the RSC’s contribution to the town’s income
B．the actors of 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
69．It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____________.
A．the sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separately
B．the playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseers
C．the playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatre
D．the sightseers do no other things than shopping in town
70．By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author means that _____________.
A．Stratford has long been in financial difficulties
B．Stratford cannot afford the new projects
C．the town is not really short of money
D．the townsfolk used to be poorly paid
71．According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the government because _____________.
A．the behavior of the actors is not socially acceptable
B．ticket prices can be raised to cover the spending
C．the company is financially ill-managed
D．the theatre attendance is on the rise
E
Stone Hill Mall has fewer large department stores than most malls but, instead, features more than 100 small specialty shops, while the few that are not used yet will be filled as soon as the mall’s owners find proprietors（業(yè)主）who fit the mall’s image.
One thing that makes Stone Hill Mall popular was that all of the stores remain open from 9 am. until 10 pm. , Monday through Friday. This favorable start has certainly been advantageous thanks to such features as its being the only shopping center in the area to provide free baby-sitting for children from two to eight years old and its offering restaurants to suit every pocket, with the possible exception of the highly budget-conscious. Furthermore, as far as movie entertainment is concerned, Stone Hill Mall tops Westgate Mall, which looked very impressive when it opened last year, with three separate cinemas.
Besides, the air-conditioning system makes sure a comfortable inside temperature of 25 degrees centigrade no matter what the weather is like outside, and in addition to its three beautiful fountains, the mall has a quiet garden area with comfortable benches and chairs for shoppers who have become tired.
One complaint about Stone Hill Mall is that it is located outside the city, but there is a regular bus service between the mall and the city center. A further complaint might be that, although the mall is surrounded by trees to mix it with the scenery, it will be some years before these can effectively make the main buildings and the vast buildings and the vast parking lot a part of the area around.
72．Stone Hill Mall is different from other malls because it has _____________.
A．many shops selling special goods
B．shops selling expensive goods
C．more large department stores
D．more empty space to rent
73．Stone Hill Mall is popular with shoppers mainly because of its _____________.
A．children’s stores
B．long business hours
C．a(chǎn)ttractive restaurants
D．entertainment equipment
74．It is implied in the passage that the writer takes a _____________ attitude towards the mall.
A．fair B．indifferent
C．critical D．one-sided
75．The main purpose of the passage is to _____________.
A．draw attention to the strange looking shopping centers
B．compare Stone Hill Mall with other shopping centers
C．discuss the favorable conditions of the mall
D．introduce the special kind of the mall
第二卷（共35分）
第四部分：書面表達（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）
第一節(jié)：情景作文（滿分20分）
假定你是李明，去年暑期曾赴美國加州帕薩迪那市的一所中學進行短期參觀訪問，住在Peter家。今年寒假Peter要來北京，將住在你家。請根據(jù)下列信息給Peter發(fā)個電子郵件。
注意：
1．詞數(shù)不少于60；
2．對緊扣主題的發(fā)揮不予扣分；
3．開頭與結(jié)尾已為你寫好。
January 26th, 2007
Hi! It’s Li Ming here.
Glad to learn you’re coming to Beijing, China.
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I believe we will have much fun together.
WELL, SEE YA SOON. BYE!
Li Ming
第二節(jié)：開放作文（滿分15分）
請根據(jù)下面提示，寫一篇短文。詞數(shù)不少于50。
In an English class your teacher shows you a picture as below and asks how you understand it and what makes you think so.