专题限时训练(三十四) [史地自然型阅读理解(二)]
(限时：25分钟)
(一)
the opera house in santa fe, new mexico, is one of the most beautiful ones in the united states. it is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience. this opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during the seven weeks in summer, and because santa fe is a very small city.
one reason why the santa fe opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers. they all hope to sing in famous opera houses like metropolitan opera house in new york city someday, and they work hard to become well known during the summer. the musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras(管弦乐队) and operas in the country during their vacations. they enjoy working there because they like to live in santa fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. it is very beautiful there in summer.
the state government of new mexico advertises the santa fe opera in the newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to new mexico because of the opera. still, most of the audience does come from santa fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theatre are sold for every show.
there is only one thing that some people do not like about the santa fe opera, and that is the cold weather. because the theatre is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. sometimes people complain about the cold air, but because the operas are good, these people come back again wearing warm coats.
1．this passage mainly introduces ________.
a．a mountain city
b．young musicians
c．an opera house
d．the tourism in santa fe
2．yong singers come to perform in santa fe opera because ________.
a．the music quality is high
b．they enjoy the climate there
