To me, Shakespeare is a bit of a touchy subject in the theatre industry. I believe Shakespeare’s plays to be the most challenging in terms of language. When you have challenging language, then understanding the plot and topics will become a challenge as well. It’s like a chain. If you don’t understand it from the start, it makes things hard later on and people tend to give up on it. Regardless of all of this, I believe Shakespeare is important in the sense that it’s where true theatre started. William Shakespeare is a name everyone knows regardless of whether you enjoy his works or not.
Many high schools or colleges put on at least one Shakespeare play every few years and I like that. I think it’s important to expose students to plays that are a bit more challenging than they used to be. Of course. it’s not easy to understand these plays but then think about the people who act in those plays. When acting, you have to understand your character and not only that, you need to completely know everything going on around you as well. So to understand the script (剧本) is one thing. but to act in a Shakespeare play is a whole another thing. How about memorizing the lines? That’s one of the hardest things actors have to get through. It is such heightened language that it’s almost like learning a foreign language. Shakespeare is tough and that’s what I think I love it the most. The challenge is understanding. Once you have that then you have room to play with it.
Therefore, if people walked into a Shakespeare play with more of an open mind, their experience would be so much better. There is a large amount of exploration and discovery in his plays and the experience can be really satisfying. It’s hard stuff, but it’s fascinating and we should be embracing it.
1.What’s the biggest challenge in understanding Shakespeare’s plays?
A.The challenging language. B.The variety of its topic.
C.The complicated plot. D.The memorable characters.
2.What’s the author’s attitude towards putting on Shakespeare’s plays at colleges?
A.Critical. B.Cautious.
C.Favorable. D.Indifferent.
3.What does the text suggest people do when enjoying Shakespeare’s plays?
A.Act them out. B.Remember the lines in them.
C.Learn Shakespeare’s language. D.Enjoy them with an open mind.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.The characteristics of Shakespeare’s plays.
B.The plots and topics of Shakespeare’s plays.
C.The importance and way of enjoying Shakespeare’s plays.
D.The stress from performing Shakespeare’s plays.
Richard Dermer is a pizza shop owner. But he is better known for his hobby. As a extraordinary kite collector, people are impressed by kites covering the walls from all over the world when they walk into his pizza shop.
Dermer worked at Hideaway. He bought the pizza shop in 1960. Then, in 1970, his game-partner and manager at Hideaway was the first to market the Japanese version of the game Go in the United States. It was this game that led Dermer to kites, and from there he took off—eventually becoming president of the American Kiefliers Association.
Dermer now has a huge kite collection. He told Collectors Weekly, “Initially, I was a novice, but I enjoyed learning, trying to acquire more about kites. And the more I got into kite festivals and collecting kites, the more I discovered and the deeper the subject became.”
What Dermer’s collection and hobby brings to the United States is an international perspective and history on kite flying. In India, for example, kite flying is a fierce, sometimes violent sport, while in Thailand, kite battles reflect the war of the sexes between men and women. Kites were used in World War II, to distract German planes and for target practice.
When Dermer started stunt kite (特技风筝), it was pretty new. All the kites were triangular, and they all looked the same. But soon with his efforts, that changed. People could see kites of all shapes, sizes and colors flying in the sky. During the 1980s and 1990s kites went through quite a developmental stage where they were getting better and better as new lighter, stronger materials were being developed. Dermer even set up the new rules for judging these stunt kite competitions, which take into account how much control the flier has, and the difficulty of the moves.
1.What is Richard Dermer’s occupation?
A.A plane pilot. B.A food businessman.
C.A kite seller. D.A sales manager.
2.What does the underlined word “novice” in paragraph 3 mean?
A.Advanced person. B.Learned person.
C.Inexperienced person. D.Well-known person.
3.What can we learn about the kites from paragraph 4?
A.Kites are not popular in the USA. B.Flying kites is illegal in Thailand.
C.Kites played a part in World War II. D.Flying kites is an interesting sport in India.
4.With the efforts of Richard Dermer, kites became ________.
A.portable B.diverse C.available D.delicate
The Shanghai Disneyland theme park officially reopens to the public on May 11, 2020. During the initial reopening period, the majority of Shanghai Disneyland’s attractions, rides, shows and shopping, accommodation and dining locations will resume operations, with controlled attendance. Some interactive attractions and experiences, such as children play areas, and theater shows will remain closed.
Guests shall obey the following requirements when Shanghai Disneyland reopens:
1. Purchase dated admission tickets for Shanghai Disneyland online, as on-site sales will not be available. Annual Pass holders must make a reservation for their visit date and time on-line before their visit to the park.
2. Provide basic personal information for each guest visiting the park, including name, phone number and ID number via Shanghai Disney’s official website after purchasing a ticket and before arriving at the park. A Shanghai Disneyland Reservation QR Code will be provided after the success submission of the required identification information, and guests will be required to present the code before entering the theme park.
3. Undergo temperature screening procedures upon arrival.
4. Wear a mask during the entire visit to the park except when dining.
1.Which of the following is closed during the initial reopening period?
A.The theater. B.The shop. C.The restaurant. D.The hotel.
2.What is mentioned about the Annual Pass holders in the text?
A.They needn’t provide basic personal information. B.They can enter the theme park at any time.
C.They can’t use the Annual Pass at present. D.They have to book the visit in advance.
3.What is a must during the visit?
A.Arriving on time. B.Wearing a mask.
C.Bringing food and water. D.Being accompanied with friends.
假如你是李华,你的好朋友Jane最近发现自己在长胖，很苦恼。她写信请你给她就如何避免这一情况提建议。请你根据下面的内容给Jane写一封信，词数100左右。
想要减肥，应做到以下三点：
1.要保证健康饮食。 2.多锻炼。 3.喝足够的水。
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假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
Jim is one of my closely friends. Two months ago，his mother bought a computer to him as a present. She hoped Jim will study hard with the help of the computer. To his surprise，Jim just wasted plenty of time play computer games every day. Now she regrets buying the computer. As matter of fact，a computer can do a lot of jobs for us. It is wide used in factories，hospitals，banks and so on. Many computers scientists are now trying to make the computer to think like a man. At my opinion，the key is that we should use it wisely.
Don and his 11-year-old son, Allen，love basketball very much. On Allen’s birthday，Don_______to drive him to Chicago，more than two hours’ distance，for the first game of the World Championships. They had no_______but hoped to buy two from other people.
After arriving，they_______in the streets for two hours carrying a_______which said，“We need two tickets._______the cheapest ticket was175 and they could not_______it. They were about to leave when a man_______ them. He pulled_______two tickets and handed them to Don.“How much do you want？” “_______！ No money is needed！” said the man.
When asked，the man________，“I am working for Joe，who hasn’t________a World Championships for 16 years. But he is ill and can’t make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. The only________he set is to give the tickets to people who I think will be deserving. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and________them right away. Then I saw you. You seemed very________and you make me________ my dad and myself when I was a child. I________wanted to go to see a World Championships game with my father at that time. But I never got the________.”
How important and________the game was to Don and his son! Here is________Don said，“It’s the most worth ________thing that happened to us. My boy and I must have turned to each other 30 times during the game. I can’t forget that night.”
1.A.decided B.refused C.ordered D.happened
2.A.cards B.tickets C.passes D.money
3.A.rode B.ran C.walked D.cried
4.A.book B.photo C.magazine D.sign
5.A.But B.And C.Or D.So
6.A.offer B.afford C.keep D.hold
7.A.invited B.asked C.stopped D.beat
8.A.out B.in C.through D.over
9.A.Cheap B.Expensive C.Free D.Terrible
10.A.explained B.agreed C.examined D.appeared
11.A.delayed B.won C.lost D.missed
12.A.record B.time C.rule D.point
13.A.lend B.sell C.tear D.make
14.A.boring B.interesting C.smart D.anxious
15.A.think of B.care for C.give up D.belong to
16.A.really B.very C.well D.nearly
17.A.ability B.right C.chance D.dream
18.A.unpleasant B.funny C.disappointing D.unforgettable
19.A.what B.which C.that D.how
20.A.hating B.discussing C.playing D.remembering
