I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New York City. When the studio didn’t want me for the film - it wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I don’t know how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft(技艺)and focused on digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous, aggressive, and making fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core(核心)of our relationship off the screen.
We shared the brief that if you’re fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back - he with his Newman’s Own food and his Hole in the Wall camps for kids who are seriously ill, and me with Sundance and the institute and the festival. Paul and I didn’t see each other all that regularly, but sharing that brought us together. We supported each other financially and by showing up at events.
I last saw him a few months ago. He’d been in zxx.k and out of the hospital.He and I both knew what the deal was,and we didn’t talk about it.Ours was a relationship that didn’t need a lot of words.
1.Why was the studio unwilling to give the role to author at first?
A. Paul Newman wanted it. B. The studio powers didn’t like his agent.
C. He wasn’t famous enough. D. The director recommended someone else.
2.Why did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship?
A. They were of the same dge. B. They worked in the same theater.
C. They were both good actors. D. They han similar charactertics.
3.What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Their belief. B. Their care for chileden.
C. Their success. D. Their support for each other.
4.What is the author’s purpose in writing the test?
A. To show his love of films. B. To remember a friend.
C. To introduce a new movie. D. To share his acting experience.
In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their own language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre of China Beijing|Chinese
This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director,Wang Xiaoying.
Date & Time : Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi | Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of It is helmed(指导)by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pm
Deafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language (BSL)
By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date & Time : Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, z&xxk they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm
1.which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?
A. Richard Ⅲ. B. Lover’s Labour’s Lost
C. As You Like It D. The Merchant of Venice
2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?
A. It has two groups of actors B. It is the leading theatre in London
C. It performs plays in BSL D. It is good at producing comedies
3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?
A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 April
C. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 May
假设你是红光中学的学生会主席李华,得知你班同学张强在上周末晨跑时做了一件好事,请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序,将他所做的好事写成英语短文,向校报的“英语天地”栏目投稿。
注意:1.开头已为你写好,不计入词数。
2. 词数在100左右。
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下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
The long-desired winter vacation was arrived in the end.As soon as the bell rang, announcing the end of the class, we couldn’t wait to rush out the classroom.Half an hour late, my good friend Li Ming and I were on the way back home.The train we took was such crowded that we had to stand.We both felt exciting because we had four week to stay with our parents.All of a sudden, I saw a man picking a old lady’s pocket.With the help of Li Ming, I caught the thief but forced him to give back the purse to the old lady.The thief was taken away by the guard.Praised by others passengers, we felt proudly of what we had done.
As is known to us all, Yuan Longping was a pioneer of agriculture in China. He graduated 1. Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then he has devoted his life to2.(find) ways to increase rice yield. The rice farmers are now producing harvest about twice as large 3.before by using his kind of rice. But he was still not 4.(satisfy) with his work. 5.now he leads a rich life, he still keeps on doing his work to develop his rice. I think his work is 6.(real) important to the world. Because of his hard work,7. production of food has been improved and the problem of8.(hungry) can be solved. 9.(Thank) to Yuan Longping’s great work, millions of people can benefit from10.(he) extraordinary work.
I was born and raised in New York and I know how much money beggars (乞丐) make a day. I had never given money to beggars. But last night I ___ give one some. Around 3a.m., I____at a McDonald’s in Harlem to use the restroom. I saw a beggar waiting for me to go over so that he could____the door for me and ask for change. I was ___already. “Why can’t I go to the restroom without him asking me for money?” I thought.
I have no problem saying“___” to beggars. I guess being New Yorkers we are_____ to it. But as I____him and he helped open the door, I looked into his eyes and something ____me. When he asked for change, I____ my pocket, but only a cent(美分) was there. I gave it to him.
Sitting in the restroom, I___ some more change in my wallet – about 3 quarters(两角五分) and some cents. I was going to just give him the cents. It was____ for me to part (分开)with quarters. A(n) ____began in my mind.
The dialogue in my____went like this. You didn’t know what he would do with the _____. But I really thought he was cold and wanted something to keep him____. I was not sure why quarters were so hard for me to____.
The___ he opened the door for me I dropped all the change in his hands.
As I drove my car away, I watched the man___ the change and smiling. I might not know____he was really hungry but I knew I won the battle over the change. Helping others always makes you the____.
1.A. do B. had C. did D. have
2.A. pointed B. stopped C. looked D. ate
3.A. repair B. check C. answer D. open
4.A. strict B. selfish C. angry D. patient
5.A. no B. pardon C. goodbye D. thanks
6.A. similar B. limited C. used D. devoted
7.A. approached B. invited C. blamed D. recognized
8.A. touched B. frightened C. bored D. excited
9.A. pulled out B. reached in C. thought of D. depended on
10.A. referred to B. watched out C. looked for D. left out
11.A. common B. safe C. dangerous D. hard
12.A. attempt B. discussion C. story D. battle
13.A. head B. mouth C. dream D. note
14.A. food B. money C. chance D. job
15.A. patient B. calm C. full D. warm
16.A. give up B. hand in C. put away D. pass on
17.A. way B. moment C. place D. condition
18.A. comparing B. spending C. counting D. sparing
19.A. how B. whether C. when D. why
20.A. instructor B. friend C. supporter D. winner