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4．West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London，or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of London's"Theatreland"．Along with New York's Broadway Theatre，West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the English speaking world．Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London．
Total attendances broke the 12million in 2002，and in May and June 2005．The Times reported that this record might be broken in 2005．Factors behind high ticket sales in the first half of 2005included new hit musicals such as Billy Elliot，the Producers and Mary Poppins and the high number of film stars appearing．Since the late 1990s there has been an increase in the number of American actors on the London stage．
London's main theatre district is located in the heart of the West End of the city centre．Renowned theatre streets include Drury Lane，Shaftesbury Avenue，and the Strand．This area contains approximately forty large theatres and is often referred to Theatreland．The works staged are mainly musicals，classic or plays，and comedy performances．
Most of the theaters in"Theatreland"are late Victorian of Edwardian，and they are privately owned．Most of them have their own characteristics with a splendid past．On the other hand，present audience will find them not comfortable as the leg room of the seat is often cramped （people were smaller a hundred years ago） and audience facilities such as bars and restrooms are often much smaller than those in modern theatres．The protected status of the buildings and their confined urban locations，combined with financial limit，mean that it is very difficult to make through improvements to the level of comfort offered．In 2004，it was estimated that an investment of￡250million was required for modernization，and the theatre owners failed to request a lower tax to help them meet the costs．

66．Which of the following statement does not describe West End theatre right？B
A．West End theatre refers to the professional theatre in London．
B．West End theatre is one of the famous theatres in London．
C．West End theatre also refers to the plays in the theatreland in London．
D．Seeing West End theatre show is a must for tourists to London．
67．What might not be the reason for the increasing ticket sale？D
A．West End theatre often stages best musicals．
B．West End theatre has attracted quite a number of film stars．
C．Theatreland is located in the heart of the West End．
D．The facilities of traditional theatres have been improved．
68．What is the  word cramped in the last paragraph mean？A
A．Limited         B．SmallC．
Comfortable        D．Spacious
69．Which can you not infer from the passage？C
A．Broadway theatre also reflects the high level of theatre in the English-speaking world．
B．West End theatre came into existence around 100years ago．
C．West End theatre used to belong to Queen Victoria and King Edward．
D．The theatre owners did not succeed in persuading government to reduce their tax to rebuild the theatres．

Answer 1

分析 本文介紹了西區(qū)劇院的發(fā)展史．西區(qū)劇院是倫敦主流專(zhuān)業(yè)劇場(chǎng)流行的一個(gè)術(shù)語(yǔ)，隨著紐約的百老匯劇院的發(fā)展，西區(qū)劇院通也常被認(rèn)為是英語(yǔ)世界戲劇的最高水平，到至今為止也已經(jīng)有100多年的歷史了，而且門(mén)票也越來(lái)越貴．

解答 66．B． 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London"可知，A項(xiàng)描述正確．"London's main theatre district is located in the heart of the West End of the city centre"可知，C項(xiàng)描述正確．"Seeing a West End show is a common tourist activity in London．"可知，D項(xiàng)描述正確．B項(xiàng)描述在文中并未出現(xiàn)，沒(méi)能描述西區(qū)劇院的特點(diǎn)．故選B．
67．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章"Factors behind high ticket sales in the first half of 2005included new hit musicals such as Billy Elliot，the Producers and Mary Poppins and the high number of film stars appearing"可知，西區(qū)劇院門(mén)票增加的因素與劇院放送影片質(zhì)量較好的音樂(lè)劇和音樂(lè)劇中出現(xiàn)著名的電影明星有關(guān)．AB項(xiàng)正確．從"London's main theatre district is located in the heart of the West End of the city centre"可知，西方劇院位于市中心，那里有著名的街道等，利用常識(shí)知識(shí)可知，位于市中心的消費(fèi)較高．C項(xiàng)描述正確．利用排除法可知，故選D．
68．A．詞義猜測(cè)題．根據(jù)文章原句"present audience will find them not comfortable as the leg room of the seat is often cramped （people were smaller a hundred years ago）"可知•，現(xiàn)場(chǎng)觀眾由于座椅cramped 會(huì)感覺(jué)不舒服，and起連接并列作用，and后"audience facilities such as bars and restrooms are often much smaller than those in modern theatres"寫(xiě)到，觀眾席的設(shè)施比現(xiàn)代劇場(chǎng)的設(shè)施小的多，可推測(cè)，"cramped"是狹窄之意．故選A．
69．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章"Along with New York's Broadway Theatre，West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the English speaking worl"可知，A項(xiàng)描述正確．從"Most of the theaters in"Theatreland"are late Victorian of Edwardian"可推測(cè)，B項(xiàng)推理正確．從"the theatre owners failed to request a lower tax to help them meet the costs．"可知，D項(xiàng)描述正確．利用排除法可知，故選C．

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