1．如有的文章带标题，应仔细看标题。标题是文章主题的高度概括，它可以给我们一些启示和线索。

3. Sure Townsend首先出现在第二段里： a comedy by Sue Townsend…，Townsend now writes about…；这一人名还出现在最后一段里：Sure Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book。这样一些关于上演剧目的背景交待足以说明Sue Townsend的身份，应该是writer。

2. 通过跳读可以很快找到，本段开头第二行有：Tel. 403808；本题答案已明，应该选D。

1. 此处问及票价，涉及的关键词Admission很可能是生词，但完全可以凭借该词之后的￡5；under 16 or over 60：￡4等内容推断其含义为入场票价。Halifax Playhouse为：￡2. Mon：2seats for the price of one，应为最低价格。

1. A　2. D　3. A

3. We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ________.

　A. a writer　 B. an actress　 C. a musician　 D. a director

2. If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs, which phone number will you ring to book a seat?

　A. 502116　 B. 223568　 C. 365998　 D. 430808

1. Which theatre offers the cheapest seat?

　A. Halifax Playhouse.　　 B. City Varieties.

　C. Grand Theatre.　　　 D. York Theatre Royal.

4. Organic food--- healthy(虽与人们所知有些出入，但大体如此)；or just for the wealthy?短文中有shoppers are willing to pay a higher price for organic produce，与此相符。

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　THEATRE

　City Varieties

　The Headrow, Leeds. Tel. 430808

　Oct 10 – 11 only A night at the Varieties. All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Gryer, Duggle Brown, 6 dancers, Mystina, Jon Barker, Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio. Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs.

　Performances: 8 pm nightly.

　Admission: ￡ 5； under 16 or over 60: ￡ 4.

　York Theatre Royal

　St Leonard’s Place, York. Tel. 223568

　Sept 23 – Oct 17 Groping for Words – a comedy by Sue Townsend. Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries, Townsend now writes about an evening class which two men and a woman attend. A gentle comedy.

　Admission: First night, Mon: ￡ 2； Tues – Fri: ￡ 3.25 – 5.50； Sat: ￡ 3.50 – 5.75

　Halifax Playhouse

　King’s Cross Street, Halifax. Tel 365998

　Oct 10 – 17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson. This is a magical comedy about real people. A beautifully produced, well-acted play for everyone. Don’t miss it.

　Performances: 7:30 pm.

　Admission: ￡ 2. Mon: 2 seats for the price of one.

　Grand Theatre

　Oxford Street, Leeds. Tel. 502116

　Restaurant and Café.

　Oct 1 –17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13. Sue Townsend’s musical play, based on her best-selling book.

　Performances: Evenings 7:45. October 10 – 17, at 2:30 pm. No Monday performances.

　Admission: Tues- Thurs: ￡ 2 – 5；Fri & Sat: ￡ 2 – 6.

3. 本题四个选项中均包含organic food(与主题相关，错误选项因而会构成干扰)，但从所在句看，buying into the organic trend的主语是(a growing number of) shoppers，越来越多的人开始购买这种食品，当然意味着(the shoppers) have shown a growing interest in organic food。选项A表达的正是这样一种形势，应为最佳答案。