涉及全文段1：...②There is the Royal Shakespear

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段1：...②There is the Royal Shakespeare Company(RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. ③And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who come, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Shakespeare’s birthplace and the other sights.

段2：①The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theatre adds a penny to their revenue. ②They frankly dislike the RSC’s actors, them with their long hair and beards and sandals and noisiness. ③It’s all deliciously ironic when you consider that Shakespeare, who earns their living, was himself an actor (with a beard) and did his share of noise-making.

段3：①The tourist streams are not entirely separate. ②The sightseers who come by bus—and often take in Warwick Castle and Blenheim Palace on the side—don’t usually see the plays, and some of them are even surprised to find a theatre in Stratford. ③However, the playgoers do manage a little sight-seeing along with their playgoing. ④It is the playgoers, the RSC contends, who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants...

段4：...②Stratford cries poor traditionally. ③Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge...

段5：...④The reason, of course, is that costs have rocketed and ticket prices have stayed low.

段6：①It would be a shame to raise prices too much because it would drive away the young people who are Stratford’s most attractive clientele...

30.From the text we can conclude that the author

[A] is supportive of both sides.

[B] favors the townsfolk’s view.

[C] takes a detached attitude.

[D] is sympathetic to the RSC.

答案：D

问：根据如下哪几个选项可以判断出作者对于the RSC的态度是支持的？（多选题）

A : RSC... which presents superb productions of the plays

B : The worthy residents of Stratford doubt