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Trouble in Mind

Alice Childress won an Off-Broadway award in 1956 for this story of a black actress rehearsing a play with a white director who increasingly finds it impossible for the show to go on. Tanya Moodie and Joseph Marcell star in the play directed by Laurence Boswell.

8.30p.m.-- 10.30p.m, Theatre Royal. Box office: 01225 448844.

Lazarus

Inspired by the sci-fi (science fiction) novel and movie, The Man Who Fell to Earth, this musical deals with a hero, Thomas Newton. Likely to be the autumn’s hottest ticket, the score includes new songs composed by Bowie.

7.00p.m.--9.00p.m., King’s Cross theatre. Box office: 0844 871 7604.

The Gaul

On the night of 8 February 1974, a fisherman FV Gaul disappeared off the coast of Norway. For people on board, waiting for news was great suffering. Theories began to come up, including the possibility that the boat had fallen victim to cold war. Even when he was discovered, many still felt there were questions that remained unanswered. Mark Babych directs Janet Plater’s play.

8.00p.m.--11.00 p.m., Royal Shakespeare theatre. Box office: 01482 323638.

The Suppliant Women

It is a new version of Aeschylus’s 2,500-year-old play about a group of women seeking shelter who make the long journey to escape forced marriage. It was written by David Greig and directed by Ramin Gray. An ancient piece asks a contemporary question: when we are in trouble, who will open their doors and give us a harbor?

8.30p.m.-- 10.00p.m, Hampstead theatre. Box office: 0131 248 4848.

1.In which theatre can the audience enjoy Joseph Marcell’s performance?

A. Hampstead theatre B. Royal Shakespeare theatre

C. King’s Cross theatre D. Theatre Royal

2.Which one will probably sell best?

A. Trouble in Mind B. Lazarus

C. The Gaul D. The Suppliant Women

3.Who directed the play about the story in Norway?

A. Bowie B. Ramin Gray

C. Mark Babych D. Laurence Boswell

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Nikola Tesla

Long overshadowed in public memory by his one-time employer, Thomas Edison, Tesla (1856—1943) was a brilliant scientist and engineer who earned more than 700 patents. He is most famous for developing alternating current (交流电), but his work also led to advances in wireless communications, lasers, X-rays, radar, lighting, robotics, and much more.

Tesla was born to Serbian parents in what is now Croatia, but he emigrated(移民) to the U.S. as a young man, where he eventually became a naturalized citizen. Besides Edison, who later became his bitter rival, Tesla often worked with inventor George Westinghouse. In 1893, the pair demonstrated their advances in lighting and motors in the "White City" at the Chicago World’s Fair. In 1895, Tesla and Westinghouse developed the world’s first hydroelectric power plant, at Niagara Falls.

At the turn of the century, Tesla set up a laboratory called Wardenclyffe in the small community of Shoreham, Long Island, where he conducted some of his most ambitious experiments. The building was financed by J. P. Morgan and designed by acclaimed architect Stanford White.

The most prominent feature was Wardenclyffe Tower, also called Tesla Tower, a 187-foot-tall metal lattice tower topped with a big antenna that was intended to beam communications and even energy across the Atlantic.Tesla ran out of money while building the tower and was foreclosed(取消赎回权) on twice. As with his previous Colorado Springs lab, assets were sold to pay up his debts. In 1917, the U.S. government blew up the tower, fearing that German spies were using it in World War I. The metal was sold for scrap. For decades, the building was used for photo processing.

"The tower is long gone, but the three-quarter-length statue of Tesla unveiled last week is a fitting memorial," said Alcorn, a retired teacher. "This is the last remaining Tesla laboratory anywhere in the world," she said. "He inspires those who work hard but don’t get recognition, and people are starting to recognize how important his contributions are."

As a sign of that growing appreciation, Elon Musk’s start-up electric car company Tesla Motors was named after the visionary inventor in 2003.

1.We can infer from Para.1 that Tesla belong to those .

A. who aren’t brilliant enough as an inventor

B. who work hard but don’t get recognition

C. who have worked only for one employer

D. who helped Edison to earn many patents

2.The events that are related to Tesla are .

a. he moved to the U.S. to become an American

b. he entered the Chicago World’s Fair

c. he joined in American army in WWI

d. he developed the world’s first hydroelectric power plant

e. he built a lab called Wardenclyffe

A. b, c, d, e B. c, d, e, a C. a, b, d, e D. a, b, c, d

3.Why did the U.S. government destroy the tower?

A. To treat it as a sign of German’s failure in WWI.

B. To stop it from being used for photo processing.

C. To get its metal for the material of war.

D. To prevent it being used by German spies in WWI.

4. Which of the following can be seen as a sign of growing appreciation towards Tesla?

A. An electric car company was named after him.

B. A new statue of him was built in Croatia.

C. People collect money to rebuild Tesla Tower.

D. A lab was opened as a museum to Tesla.

5.The purpose of writing this passage is to .

A. explain why a car company was named Tesla

B. introduce the achievements of Tesla

C. inspire us to learn from a famous scientist

D. record the contribution made by Tesla in WWI

It’s been a hard time for rhinos (犀牛) lately. Recently the International Union for Conservation announced the western black rhinos had died out in the wild. It was last seen in western Africa in 2006. Now, those who work to protect the animals are trying to make sure that won’t happen to other rhinos.

19 south-central black rhinos in South Africa were driven to an area nearly 1,000 miles away, which was said to be the gentlest and quickest way to transport the animals. They were taken to a new home that would keep them safe from hunters.

Though it is not allowed to hunt rhinos, many are still killed for their horns. which can sell for as much as $ 30,000 each. Most of them are used to make drugs as traditional medicines in Asian countries. Some people believe that the horns work well in treating pain, fever and even cancer. However, there is no medical evidence yet.

Black rhino population began falling rapidly in the second half of the 1900s because of poaching. In fact, some people still hunt the animals at the risk of being put into prison. And many of the places where the animals used to live in were destroyed when people started building farms on the grasslands. Until the 1960s, about 65,000 black rhinos lived throughout most of Africa. Today, fewer than 5,000 are left—most of them in zoos and wildlife reserves.

South Africa has the largest population of rhinos in the world. Poaching is an especially big problem in that country. So far, more than 340 rhinos have been killed there. Since 2003, the Black Rhino Expansion Project has been helping the south-central black rhinos in South Africa. The group works with landowners to find areas where rhinos can live safely away from hunters.

So far, the group has successfully saved about 120 rhinos. Leaders of the project say the south-central black rhinos have seen a rise in numbers. It is hoped that, with continued support, these rhinos can escape the unfortunate result of the western black rhinos.

1.According to the text, the western black rhinos .

A. cannot be seen in the wild at present

B. once lived in most parts of Africa

C. were killed in a natural disaster

D. disappeared in the early 1990s

2.Rhinos are hunted mainly because .

A. they often come to attack people

B. they take up too much farmland

C. their horns can be made into drugs

D. their blood helps people prevent disease

3.The underlined word “poaching” in Paragraph 4 refers to the fact that black rhinos .

A. lost the places where they lived

B. were hunted without permission

C. were killed without control

D. died of a strange disease

4.What would be the best title of the text?

A. The rhinos in South Africa

B. The habits of black rhinos

C. The death of rhinos

D. Saving black rhinos

The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place

Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet… We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically.

Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in controlling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale(秤)instead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels.

On another level, diet products have greater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we don't have to work to get results. Diet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle.

The danger of diet products lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they cause. Diet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrients. Diet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these wonder products. Diet products may not be nutritional, and the chemicals that go into diet products are potentially dangerous.

Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying them. Losing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will be much better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological and physical harm that comes from using them.

1.From Paragraph 1, we learn that .

A. diet products fail to bring out people's potential

B. people have difficulty in choosing diet products

C. diet products are misleading people

D. people are fed up with diet products

2.One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to .

A. try out a variety of diet foods

B. hesitate before they enjoy diet foods

C. pay attention to their own eating habits

D. watch their weight rather than their diet

3.In Paragraph 3, “gain comes without pain” probably means .

A. losing weight is effortless

B. it costs a lot to lose weight

C. diet products bring no pain

D. diet products are free from calories

4.Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products .

A. are over-consumed

B. lack basic nutrients

C. are short of chemicals

D. provide too much energy

Some people are afraid of starting a casual conversation with a stranger because of a fear of not having anything interesting to say. Fear of rejection is also a ______ for keeping silent. Small talk in a conversation can ______ as a way of warming up and getting to ______ each other. Most people, no matter ______ successful they are at work, will find the process of ______ small talk uncomfortable, even pointless.______, you will have a pretty small world ______ you refuse to let others in. Starting off with a casual comment or question will make others ______, and even just greeting them with a simple “hello” will often be enough.

Once you have made the first ______, there is no turning back. You need to keep things ______ before you can gracefully say goodbye. Think about what you would like to ______ with a new friend and that is what you can ask the other person about. Work, family, hobbies or interests are some ______ points of discussion. To keep the ball rolling, you can show that you are really ______ in what they are saying. Once you find common ______ of interest, things will definitely ______ off from there.

Small talk can ______ out to be a pleasant experience. The conversation ______ be brief and casual without turning into a long and boring discussion. Do not let yourself ______ the conversation where other people have no chance to talk. Stop worrying about how big of a fool you may appear to be. You may ______ find out later on that you have the “______” of getting people to open up to you by engaging them in small talk.

1.A. right B. reason C. result D. sign

2.A. take B. use C. mean D. serve

3.A. know B. learn C. recognize D. help

4.A. what B. whether C. why D. how

5.A. giving B. leaving C. making D. forcing

6.A. So B. Instead C. However D. Besides

7.A. unless B. until C. if D. Though

8.A. comfortable B. upset C. nervous D. satisfied

9.A. dream B. plan C. wish D. move

10.A. changing B. rising C. improving D. going

11.A. know B. share C. do D. show

12.A. private B. present C. important D. general

13.A. careful B. surprised C. interested D. encouraged

14.A. ideas B. experiences C. points D. actions

15.A. take B. put C. get D. set

16.A. come B. turn C. find D. figure

17.A. should B. can C. will D. may

18.A. start B. complete C. consider D. control

19.A. still B. even C. ever D. almost

20.A. right B. belief C. talent D. habit

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。（注意：如果选E，请涂AB；选F，涂AC；选G，涂AD）There’s no doubt that when it comes to friendship，you want positive people in your life and not negatives ones．1.Support when you need it·With positive friends，you don’t need to beg for help when you need it because chances are they will be there for you without asking．2.Health benefits of being positive．The more positive friends you have，the better you will be at remaining optimistic yourself．3.For example，it helps people to deal with stress and illness better．Health benefits may include lower rates of depression，a greater ability to throw off colds，and a reduced risk of developing disease．Bring out the best in you．4.This means trying new things，achieving goals，and having the kind of life you dreamed of for yourself．With positive people in your life，you’11 feel more comfortable sharing your goals because your friends will give you the emotional push you need to go after what you want in life．Attracting More Positive FriendsYou naturally attract the kinds of friends who are most like you．So if you’re a downer，you’11 probably find that negative people flock to you．5.The more you are able to maintain a positive attitude，the more likeminded people you’11 attract in return．

A. Here are some benefits of spending time with positive friends．

B. That’s why you’d better surround yourself with positive friends．

C. In most cases，they will go out of their way to help you when you’re in trouble．

D. The same is true for being positive．

E. As we all know，there are many benefits of being optimistic．

F. Your positive friends will inspire you to be the best you can be．

G. Most of the time，you have to ask them to help you when in trouble．

I had just visited my best friend in hospital with my mum, 1.hadn’t seen my friend since she’d gone into hospital six months earlier.

I knew where she was coming from as she was2.(grave) ill, but as I’d been visiting her every week I had stopped seeing the obvious; my friend3.(lose) most of her body weight and her hair was falling out, it wasn’t looking good.

After the visit I took my mum to the station4.(see) her off on her train; the mood was understandably bleak but I stayed positive as well you do, don’t you? I went to get 5. (we) some coffee and my mum some food for the journey. I misread the amount of my purchase and didn’t have enough money.

6.some reason, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back; I burst into uncontrollable7.(tear) as a massive queue was gathering behind me. A woman came up to me and offered to pay, putting an arm round my shoulder, no questions8.(ask).

I could barely say thank you through the confusion and the flood of emotion that was pumping through me 9. running off in embarrassment. After composing myself I ran round the station 10.(try)to find this kind lady to thank her properly but never did.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Last Saturday, Mum gave me two tickets for a film. Although she was too busy to go with me, she told me to sell the extra ticket if possibly. At the gate of the cinema I met a handsome young man who was offered to have them, but he had only an 100-yuan note. He asked me to wait a while for him change it in the cinema’s store. Without much thinking, I agreed. He walked so fast that I could hard keep up for him. Soon he disappeared. I stood there without knowing how to do. Suddenly I realized the handsome young fellow has cheated me. He had saved money, but lost his honor.

Some people do some _____work without getting any money in return . These people are called volunteers.

A. valuable B. voluntary

C. vacant D. visible

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