The future of the Secombe Theatre in Sutton is in doubt after a government report spreads fears of closure. The report says the theatre does not meet modern standards for arts events and the site is capable of a larger-scale(更大規模的)development. While it promises to plan for a neighborhood center, it fails to make any mention of a new theatre, which has left many asking why.
Leading figures from the arts circle have come together to fight for the 21-year-old theatre.
Barbara Windsor, chairman of the Performing Art Society, said, “If they have to tear it down, it would be a waste of a good theatre. Every town needs a heart.”
John Stevens, of Sutton Theatre Company, said the theatre had suffered from a lack of money and business support. “There’s a crying need for a theatre in Sutton and the public will lose out if the Secombe goes.”
Peter Geiringer, a city government official also argued that a neighborhood center was not the same as a theatre. “It’s silly; this is the death of the Secombe. They’re going to replace (代替) it by a hall so no one in Sutton will be able to go to a real theatre.”
Leslie Coman, member of city committee for the arts, said, “The Secombe has played an outstanding role in the culture life of this town over many years. It is only right that the committee continues to look at how it can provide new buildings for artists’ workshops, and performance.”
Sutton Arts Committee Chairman Tony Kerlake said, “At some stage a building comes to the end of its life. If a new one was built in the same place, I would accept that as progress.”
65. The government report makes people wonder whether the theatre will be____________.
A. replaced
B. closed
C. rebuilt
D. enlarged
66. Who would agree to have the theater replaced by a better one?
A. Tony Kerslake.
B. Peter Geiringer.
C. John Stevens.
D. Barbara Windsor.
67. The underlined word “it” (1ine 3, para.6) refers to___________.
A. the city government
B. the city committee for the arts
C. Sutton Theatre Company
D. Performing Arts Society
68. We learn from the text that many people in the art circle of the town are ____________.
A. for the construction of a neighborhood centre
B. for setting up more artists’ workshops
C. against closing the Secombe Theater
D. against the plan to enlarge the theatre
參考答案：
65. B 【解析】此題問的是政府的報告會使人們認為這個劇院將會怎麼樣。文章的第一句就提到了在政府報告公佈以後，人們擔心劇院將會被關掉，故B正確。
66. A 【解析】此提問的`是誰同意修建一個新的劇院來代替以前的那個。根據幾位認識的話我們可以推斷出Barbara Windsor，John Stevens和Peter Geiringer都希望以前的劇院能夠儲存下來，而只有Tony Kerslake則同意建造一個新的劇院，故A正確。
67. B 【解析】此題問的是劃線詞it指的是什麼。根據it在文中的位置，經過分析句子結構，我們可以知道此處的it指代的是前面提到的committee，也就是the city committee for the arts。故B正確。
68. C 【解析】此題問的是通過文章我們可以知道藝術界的多數人的觀點是什麼。有文章可知，藝術界的多數人是希望儲存以前的劇院的，只有一少部分希望重建，故C正確。
