模拟北京西城区高三抽样测试英语及参考5

北京市西城区高三抽样测试英语试卷及参考答案5DStratford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industryWilliam Shakespearebut 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 Hathaways Cottage, Shakespeares 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, dont 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 towns 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 dont 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 cant 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 haverocketed 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 Stratfords most attractive customers. They come entirely for the plays, not the sights. They all seem to look alike, though they come from all over.68From the first two paragraphs, we learn that _.Athe townsfolk think little of the RSCs contribution to the towns incomeBthe actors of RSC imitate Shakespeare on and off stageCthe two branches of the RSC are not on good termsDthe townsfolk earn little from tourism69It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _.Athe sightseers cannot visit the castle and the palace separatelyBthe playgoers seem to spend more money than the sightseersCthe playgoers go to no other places in town than the theatreDthe sightseers do no other things than shopping in town70By saying “Stratford cries poor traditionally”, the author means that _.AStratford has long been in financial difficultiesBStratford cannot afford the new projectsCthe town is not really short of moneyDthe townsfolk used to be poorly paid71According to the townsfolk, the RSC deserves no help from the government because _.Athe behavior of the actors is not socially acceptableBticket prices can be raised to cover the spendingCthe company is financially ill-managedDthe theatre attendance is on the riseEStone Hill Mall has fewer large department stores than most malls but, instead, features more than 0 small specialty shops, while the few that are not used yet will be filled as soon as the malls owners find proprietors（业主）who fit the malls image.One thing that makes Stone Hill Mall popular was that all of the stores remain open from 9 am. until 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.72Stone Hill Mall is different from other malls because it has _.Amany shops selling special goodsBshops selling expensive goodsCmore large department storesDmore empty space to rent73Stone Hill Mall is popular with shoppers mainly because of its _.Achildrens storesBlong business hoursCattractive restaurantsDentertainment equipment74It is implied in the passage that the writer takes a _ attitude towards the mall.Afair BindifferentCcritical Done-sided75The main purpose of the passage is to _.Adraw attention to the strange looking shopping centersBcompare Stone Hill Mall with other shopping centersCdiscuss the favorable conditions of the mallDintroduce the special kind of the mall第二卷（共35分）第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）第一节：情景作文（满分20分）假定你是李明，去年暑期曾赴美国加州帕萨迪那市的一所中学进行短期参观访问，住在Peter家。今年寒假Peter要来北京，将住在你家。请根据下列信息给Peter发个电子邮件。注意：1词数不少于60；2对紧扣主题的发挥不予扣分；3开头与结尾已为你写好。January 26t