阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，回答46-50题。Tensofthousandsoftheatr eticketswillbegivenawaytoyoungpeoplenextyearaspartofagovernmentcampaigntoinspirealifelonglovefortheatr e.
Theplantoofferfreeseatstopeopleagedbetween18to26—fundedwith£2.5millionoftaxpayers’money—wasannouncedyesterdaybyAndyBurnham,theCultureSecretary.Itr eceivedacautiouswelcomefromsomeintheartsworld,whoexpressedconcernthattheticketsmaynotr eachthemostunderprivileged.
TheplancomesasWestEndtheatr esareenjoyingrecordaudiences,thankslargelytomusicalsteamingupwithtelevisiontalentshows.Attendancesreached.13.6millionin2007,up10percenton2006,itselfarecordyear.Totalsaleswereup18percenton2006toalmost£470million.
Onetheatr esourcecriticisedtheGovernment’spriorities(优先考虑的事)infundingfreeticketswhenpensionerswerestr ugglingtobuyfoodandfuel,saying:“Idon’tknowwhytheGovernment’swastingmoneyonthis.TheYongVic,asTheTimesreportedtoday,offersexcellentperformancesatcheapprices.”
TherewaspraisefortheGovernment’splanfromDominicCookeoftheRoyalCourtTheatr e,whosaid:“Isupportanymovetogetyoungpeopleintotheatr e,andespeciallyonethataimstodoitalloverEngland,notjustinLondon.”
Ninety-fivepubliclyfundedtheatr escouldapplyforfundingunderthetwo-yearplan.Inreturn,theywillofferfreeticketsonatleastonedayeachweekto18to26-year-olds,first-come,first-served.ItislikelytobeonMondays,tr aditionallyaquietnightforthetheatr e.
Mr.Burnhamsaid:“Ayoungpersonattendingthetheatr ecanfinditanexcitingexperience,andbeinspiredtoexploreanewworld.Butsometimespeoplemissoutonitbecausetheyfearit’s‘notforthem’.It’stimetochangethisperception.”
JeremyHunt,theShadowCultureSecretary,said:“Therealissueisnotgettingenthusiasticchildrenintothetheatr e,butimprovingartseducationsothatmoreyoungpeoplewanttogointhefirstplace.Fortoomanychildrentheatr esareano-goarea.”
第11题：Criticsoftheplanarguedthat（）
A．thetheatr eswouldbeovercrowded
B．itwouldbeawasteofmoney
C．pensionerswouldn’tgetfreetickets
D．thegovernmentwouldn’tbeabletoaffordit
正确答案：B
