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18．Whatsonstage．com is the UK's biggest and best online guide to the performing arts including theatre，opera，classical music，dance and so on．
◆The Lion King
Musical：The stage adaptation of the Disney film taken from an original African story．A young lion grows up and learns that taking over the pride requires wisdom and maturity （成熟）．
Place：Lyceum Theatre，Wellington Street，London
Telephone：0870 243 9000
Date：Friday，18Nov.2013
Ticket price：￡37.5
◆Oliver
Musical：Dickens'story of a boy in a London workhouse and his adventures on the way to discovering his family．The songs include Food glorious food，You've got to pick a pocket or two，Who will buy this wonderful morning，I am reviewing the situation and Consider yourself at home．
Place：Theatre Royal，Catherine Street，London
Telephone：020 7494 5061
Date：Thursday，17Nov.2013
Ticket price：￡25but now save 20%
◆Jersey Boys
Musical：It tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons：the blue-collar kids from New Jersey formed a singing group and became famous．The musical features many of the group's popular songs such as Big girls don't cry，Oh，what a night and Can't take my eyes off you．
Place：Prince Edward Theatre，Old Compton Street，London
Telephone：0870 850 9191
Date：Saturday，19Nov.2013
Ticket price：￡22.5
◆All's Well That Ends Well
Play：A romantic story．Helena，daughter of a poor physician，loves Bertram，son of a Countess （女伯爵）．
Place：Shakespeare's Globe Theatre，Park Street，London
Telephone：020 7401 9919
Date：Sunday，20Nov.2013
Ticket price：￡40.5

28．If Mary is available（有空）on Friday，which of the following should she call to buy a ticket？C
A.0870 850 9191                   B.020 7494 5061
C.0870 243 9000                   D.020 7401 9919
29．In the musical Jersey Boys，you will hear all of the following EXCEPTA．
A．Who will buy this wonderful morning
B．Can't take my eyes off you
C．Big girls don't cry
D．Oh，what a night
30．If you want to buy a ticket at a discount，you should go toD．
A．Shakespeare's Globe Theatre       B．Lyceum Theatre
C．Prince Edward Theatre              D．Theatre Royal
31．What is the main purpose of the text？B
A．To show the importance of Whatsonstage．com．
B．To give some information about the performing arts．
C．To introduce some famous English theatres．
D．To teach readers how to use the online guide．

分析 本文属于说明文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了Whatsonstage．com作为英国最大最好的表演艺术在线指南，给人们提供包括戏剧、歌剧、古典音乐、舞蹈等的最新资讯．文章节选了其中的一些信息．

解答 28．C  细节信息题．根据文章中"The Lion King"的资讯可知，这部音乐句的上演时间也是在"Date：Friday，18 Nov.2013"星期五，其电话为Telephone：0870 243 9000，故若是Mary在星期五有空，就可打电话 0870 243 9000买票去看这部剧．故选C．
29．A  细节理解题，根据the blue-collar kids from New Jersey formed a singing group and became famous．The musical features many of the group's popular songs such as Big girls don't cry，Oh，what a night and Can't take my eyes off you．可知在泽西男孩音乐剧中你不会听到"谁会买这美好的早晨"，故选A．
30．D  细节信息题．根据文章中"Oliver"的资讯可知，Ticket price：￡25 but now save 20%，Place：Theatre Royal，Catherine Street，London，该音乐剧票价为￡25并且现在可以节省20% （即打八折），又根据其上映的地点Theatre Royal，故选D．
31．B  推理判断题．通读全文，可知Whatsonstage．com作为英国最大最好的表演艺术在线指南，给人们提供包括戏剧、歌剧、古典音乐、舞蹈等的最新资讯．文章节选了其中的一些信息；故本文介绍了几部音乐剧和舞台剧的上演信息，故选B．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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  4．There are many better alternatives to plastic bags．Paper bags hold more than plastic bags．But the best alternative to using plastic bags is using cloth bags．

46．What's the main idea of the first paragraph？A
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7．Talking behind someone's back is considered to be rude and mean．Such a conversation can cover all kinds of criticism，from their looks to their work and personality．
The other day at lunch I was with a group of colleagues，and we were talking about our boss．She is the new headmaster of our middle school．
We talked about how kind she is to us．She handwrites notes to wish us happy holidays or to thank us for jobs well done．She checks on us when she knows we're facing difficulties outside school with our health or with our families．We talked about the good role model that she is for the young women in our school and the fair but firm way she treats students and parents．
I thought about this after lunch．Sometimes we have the good fortune to be part of another kind of"talking behind someone's back"．And too often when we say something good about someone behind their backs，they never know about it!That night，I sent her an email to report the conversation．She replied by saying how much she appreciated hearing about this，and how it made a bright spot in a tough week of testing．
Watch for your next opportunity to be the reporter!Make sure you tell them about the nice things said behind their backs!Because how will they know unless we tell them？

56．What do you conclude from the text the writer might be？B
A．A student          B．A teacher        C．A parent         D．A boss
57．What is the text mainly about？D
A．Conversations about others             B．Rude and mean talking
C．Kinds of conversations                 D．Talking behind someone's back
58．The author strongly agrees onC．
A．Don't talk behind others'back
B．Talking behind others'back is rude
C．Do tell the person about the nice things said behind his back
D．There is no one who never talks behind someone's back．
8．You're lost in the world of dreams and sleep．You roll over，smiling as you come across a swimming pool filled with chocolate．And then，your wonderful dream becomes a nightmare when someone is screaming，"Get up!"It's just what every teenager goes through each morning!
Now，there seems to be one school that finally understands that requiring teens to show up at 9am is not just cruel but also harmful to both the kids and the school．
The Monkseaton High School in North Tyneside，Britain，recently decided to experiment to see if there is any difference in student behavior if they just pushed back the start of their day by one hour，from 9am to 10am．And the results are surprising．
Since carrying out the later start，Monkseaton has seen a 28% drop in  truancy，even hardly any lateness，and best of all，higher test scores．One of the reasons is that the teenagers are much happier to have the extra hour of sleep，but there is also a scientific reason behind why they need the extra sleep．
The school's decision to push back the time was based on the research done by Oxford Professor Russell Foster，who pointed out that teenagers and adults have different sleep cycles，explaining why teenagers go to bed late and wake up late．
While adults are wide awake and ready at 8am，teenagers are not fully awake until 10am，sometimes even noon．Teachers may argue that their students perform better in the morning，but in fact，it is because they are in the zone while their students are still sleepy，making the students easier to control．Memory tests prove that the more difficult classes should be in the afternoon when teenagers are most wide awake．
The Monkseaton school officials are encouraged by the results and plan on voting to make it a permanent change．

67．What's the best title of this passage？B
A．Get up early，teenagers!
B．Finally，a school understands teenagers．
C．Why do teenagers stay up late？
D．Difference between teens and adults．
68．What's the meaning of the underlined word"truancy"？C
A．grades         B．subjects
C．absence        D．classes
69．What can we learn from the passage？D
A．Teenagers and adults have the same sleep cycle．
B．Teenagers are fully awake at 10am．
C．Teenagers are much happier to sleep than study．
D．Teenagers need the extra sleep also for a scientific reason．
70．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage？D
A．The Monkseaton school is satisfied with the result of experiments．
B．It is cruel for the teenagers to show up at 9am．
C．The Monkseaton school plans to change the school time forever．
D．Teenagers perform better in the morning than in the afternoon．

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