MAN: And here on Radio Rivenden we have Lynne Rawley, the Public Relations Officer of our own Riven den City Theatre. Hello, Lynne. LYNNE: Hello. MAN: Now, the theatre is reopening soon after its three-year redevelopment programme, isn’t it? LYNNE: That's right, and there are a lot of improvements. The first thing people will see when they go in is that the foyer has been repainted in the original green and gold. Then the box office has been reoriented, with its own access from the side of the building【Q11】 instead of through the foyer, which means it can be open longer hours, and has more space too. The shop that used to be in the foyer, which sold books and CDs, is the one part of the redevelopment which isn't yet complete. The plan is to find new premises for it near the theatre, and we've had difficulty finding somewhere suitable. We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months.【Q12】 MAN: Will audiences find any difference in the auditorium? LYNNE: Yes, we’ve increased the leg-room between the rows. This means that there are now fewer seats 【Q13】but we’re sure audiences will be much happier. And we've installed air conditioning, so it won't get so hot and stuffy. We already had a few seats which were suitable for wheelchair users, and now there are twice as many,【Q14】 which we hope will meet demand. Something else that will benefit audiences is the new lifts. The two we used to have were very small and slow. They’ve now gone, and we’ve got much more efficient ones.【Q15】 MAN: Anything for the performers? LYNNE: Yes, we’ve made a number of improvements backstage. The small, dark dressing rooms we used to have have been converted into two large airy rooms,【Q16】 so they’re much more comfortable now. And the state-of-the-art electronic sound and lighting systems have been installed.
MAN: OK, so what’s the first play that audiences can see when the theatre reopens? LYNNE: We’ve got a very exciting production of Peter Shaffer’s Royal Hunt of the Sun, which is currently touring the country. That starts on October the 13th and runs till the 19th【Q17】. We’re experimenting a bit with the time the curtain goes up. We used to start all our performances at 7:30, but that made it difficult for people to go home by public transport, so instead we’re beginning at 7【Q18】, because at 9:45, when it finishes, there are still buses running. Tickets are already selling fast. The Friday and Saturday performances sold out almost immediately and, in fact, now there are only tickets for Monday and Thursday.【Q19】 MAN: How much are they? LYNNE: We’ve introduced a simpler price structure. Ticket prices used to range from £6 to £30 but now they’re all £18【Q20】. They’re available from the box office, in person, by phone, fax or post, or online. MAN: OK, Lynne, now if you’d like to give the contact details for the theatre…
What change has been made to each part of the theatre?
ChooseSIX answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 11-16.
这道题目比较难。因为答案前面的单词 reoriented 对许多考生来说是比较陌生的词，还没反应过来呢， 答案“with its own access from the side of the building”就凸现出来了，并且这句话说的速度很快，所以很容易就把答案错过了。
这道题目也比较难。因为“shop”读起来没有那么响亮，听者不容易抓住这个关键的信号词。但是前面关于这个商店的介绍“which sold books and CDs”还是比较清楚的，所以应该知道此处在讨论卖东西的地方，当然是商店，所以后面听到出现答案的那句话“We hope to reopen the shop in the next few months.”的时候就应该能知道正确答案了。既然是几个月后才重新开门，当然现在是关门的了。所以答案选 G。
这道题目比较难。因为谈话的内容没有直接出现题干“ordinary seats”，并且答案前面的那句话“we’ve increased the leg-room between the rows”( 我们增加了各排之间的空间——放腿的地方 ) 也不太好懂， 所以前面的话还没懂，后面的答案就过去了。但是要注意的是，在涉及到这个问题之前有一句提示 的问话“Will audiences find any difference in the auditorium?”( 观众们会发现观众席有什么变化吗？ )， 当你听到这句话的时候应该知道接下来的内容是和题目中的 ordinary seats 相关的，当说话的人说到“fewer seats”的时候还是读得很重的，所以答案还是可以选出来的。
这道题目相对来说比较简单。因为题干里面的“wheelchair users”在谈话里面出现了，所以听到这个提示的短语，接下来出现答案的句子“and now there twice as many”集中注意力就能听懂了。并且说话的女声把“twice”读得很重，所以答案“doubled in number”还是比较容易选出来的。
这道题目也比较简单。因为题干“lifts”在对话里面很容易听清楚，接下来对于电梯的描述也比较多“ …new lifts. The two we used to have were small and slow. They’ve now gone, and we’ve got much more efficient ones.”( 我们过去的电梯又小又慢，但是它们现在都被更新了，现在我们有效率更高的电梯了。) 所以答案 E replaced 和以上解释性的话是一致的。
这道题目也比较容易。即使单词 dressing 听不太清楚，但是 room 发音很清楚，读音很重，并且 small 和 large 都读得很重，所以正确答案 D increased in size 还是很容易选对的。