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I waited in line for hours in Central Park for tickets to Shakespeare, so I could share my experience with you. I hope my experience will be helpful to you!
1. Plan for the weather.
You’ll be sitting outside for several hours waiting for tickets. If it’s going to be a sunny day, bring sun cream and water. If you think it might rain, bring your umbrella or raincoat. If the day promises to be unseasonably cool, you’ll be happy you’ve brought a sweater or jacket along.
2. Keep yourself entertained.
Bring an iPad, a good book, some magazines or even some work along with you to pass the time. You’ll be in line for about 3-4 hours, and you’ll be glad to have a crossword puzzle or other games to kill the time once the people-watching starts to get boring.
3. Know the basics.
Free tickets are being given out for the same day’s performance and they are not changeable. That means if it rains, you’re out of luck. That also means that you have to wait for tickets in the morning and attend the evening’s performance the same night (Doors open around 8 p.m. for the 8:30 p.m. show.).
4. Feeling fortunate? Enter the online ticket lottery(抽签获票).
If you don’t want to spend several hours waiting in line for tickets, you can try your luck on the Internet. Once you set up your account, you can enter the online ticket lottery between midnight and noon. You’ll get an email message around noon if you’ve gotten tickets, and you can pick up your tickets at the Delacorte Theater between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm.
1. Why is a crossword puzzle suggested by the author?
A. To cool you down on a sunny day.
B. To give you something to read.
C. To entertain you while you are waiting.
D. To make iPad games amusing .
2. Which of the following is NOT allowed?
A. Being seated for the evening show at 8:20 p.m.
B. Changing your free tickets for another day.
C. Getting free tickets in the rain.
D. Trying your luck to get free tickets on the Internet.
3. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage?
A. To give us some tips on buying online tickets.
B. To make sure you are entertained while you are in line.
C. To call on us to read more books about Shakespeare.
D. To give practical advice about getting tickets.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了作者在中央公园抢“莎士比亚”表演票的经验，包括1. 根据天气来计划，如果是晴天的话就要带防晒霜和水，下雨的话就要带上雨衣或雨伞；2. 让自己开心，在排队3-4个小时的时间内可以带一些娱乐产品，如iPad、书、杂志等，让自己不会无聊；3. 了解一些基本知识，免费票在表演当天发放且不可更改，如果不走运的话，就要白天排队拿票，晚上去看表演。4. 感觉幸运的话，就可以线上抽签得票。如果不想排队等那么久的话就可以在网上抽签来得票。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。文章第二点Keep yourself entertained提到，“You’ll be in line for about 3-4 hours, and you’ll be glad to have a crossword puzzle or other games to kill the time…”，因为排队要等3-4个小时，所以带着填字游戏来打发时间，让自己不无聊会是一件非常开心的事。因此，带着填字游戏是为了在等待的时间让自己开心。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。文章第三点提到“Free tickets are being given out for the same day’s performance and they are not changeable.”，当日免费票是不能够退改的，因此不能把票改到别的日期。故选B。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。文章第一段提到“I waited in line for hours in Central Park for tickets to Shakespeare, so I could share my experience with you. I hope my experience will be helpful to you!”作者分享了排队抢票时的经验，并且希望这些经验对读者有帮助。A选项只提到网上买票的经验，并不全面。B选项只提到在排队时的娱乐活动，也不全面。C选项提到让读者看更多关于莎士比亚的书，与文章大意不符，需排除。D选项提到关于拿票的实用性意见，与文章开头含义相符。故选D。
