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考研英语真题阅读理解试题及名师解析28 Stratford-on-Avon,as weall know,has onlyone industry-William Shakespeare-but thereare twodistinctly separateand increasinglyhostile branches.There isthe RoyalShakespeare CompanyRSC,which presentssuperb productionsof theplays atthe ShakespeareMemorial Theatreon theAvon.And thereare thetownsfolk wholargely liveoff thetourists who e,not tosee theplays,but tolook atAnne Hathaway’s Cottage,Shakespeare’s birthplaceand theother sights The worthyresidents ofStratford doubtthat thetheatre addsa pennyto theirrevenue.They franklydislike theRSC’s actors,them withtheir longhair andbeards andsandals andnoisiness.It’s alldeliciously ironicwhen youconsider thatShakespeare,who earnstheir living,was himselfan actorwith abeard anddid hisshare ofnoise-making The touriststreams arenot entirelyseparate.The sightseerswhoeby bus—and oftentake inWarwick Castleand BlenheimPalace onthe side—don’t us...。