OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
Animals Out of Paper
Yolo！Productions and the Great Griffon present the play by Rajiv Joseph, in which an origami(折纸术) artist invites a teenage talent and his teacher into her studio. Merri Milwe directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 12. (West Park Presbyterian Church, 165 W. 86th St. 212-868-4444.)
The Audience
Helen Mirren stars in the play by Peter Morgan, about Queen Elizabeth II of the UK and her private meetings with twelve Prime Ministers in the course of sixty years. Stephen Daldry directs. Also starring Dylan Baker and Judith Ivey. Previews begin Feb. 14.(Schoenfeld, 236 W. 45th St. 212-239-6200.)
Hamilton
Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote this musical about Alexander Hamilton, in which the birth of America is presented as an immigrant story. Thomas Kail directs. In previews. Opens Feb. 17.(Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555.)
On the Twentieth Century
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher star in the musical comedy by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, about a Broadway producer who tries to win a movie star’s love during a cross-country train journey. Scott Ellis directs, for Roundabout Theatre Company. Previews begin Feb. 12.(American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St. 212-719-1300.)
1.What is the play by Rajiv Joseph probably about?
A.A type of art. B.A teenager’s studio.
C.A great teacher. D.A group of animals.
2.Who is the director of The Audience?
A.Helen Mirren. B.Peter Morgan.
C.Dylan Baker. D.Stephen Daldry.
3.Which play will you go to if you are interested in American history?
A.Animals Out of Paper. B.The Audience.
C.Hamilton. D.On the Twentieth Century.
国产热播电影《哪吒》深受青少年的喜欢。请你根据下面提示和所给的短语、句型写一篇关于电影《哪吒》的影评。
1、毫无疑问，电影《哪吒》值得一看。(There is no doubt that; worth)
2、这部电影告诉我们一个重要的道理：你的态度决定了你的人生。(attitude; determine)
3、曾经有一段时间由于遇到的种种困难，我对一切感到厌烦。(There was a time; get tired of)
4、但是自从看了这部电影，我完全改变了自己对生活的态度。(ever since; entirely)
5、现在，我感激父母给我的爱，而且我也爱上了学习。(be grateful)
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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处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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:在错的词下划一横线,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。
When I was a child, I hope to live in the city. I thought I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountain are green. Unfortunately, on the developing of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has become a very seriously problem. The air we breathe in is getting dirtier and dirtier. Many rare animals are dying out. We must found ways to protect your environment. Although we fail to do so, we′ll live to regret it.
A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took _______ of a bus after its driver suffered a serious heart attack. Guy Harvold, 24, had _______ the students and three course leaders from Gatwick airport, and they were travelling to Bournemouth to _______ their host families. They were going to _________a course at the ABC Language School in Bournemouth where Harvold works as a _______ .
Harvold, who has not _______ his driving test, said, "I realized the bus was out of control when I was _________ the students." The bus ran into trees at the side of the road and he _______the driver was slumped(倒伏)over the wheel. The driver didn't _______ . He was unconscious(无意识的). The bus________ a lamp post and it broke the glass on the front door before Harvold ________to bring the bus to a stop. Police________ the young teacher's quick thinking. If he hadn't ________ quickly, there could have been a terrible ________ .
The bus driver never regained consciousness and died at Easy Surrey Hospital. He had worked regularly with the ________ and was very well regarded by the teachers and students. Harvold said, "I was ________ that no one else was hurt, but I hoped that the driver would ________ ."
The head of the language school told the local newspaper that the school is going to send Harvold on a weekend ________to Dublin with a friend, thanking him for his ________. A local driving school has also offered him six________ driving lessons.
1.A.control B.care C.advantage D.note
2.A.taken in B.picked up C.calmed down D.helped out
3.A.greet B.thank C.invite D.meet
4.A.present B.introduce C.take D.organize
5.A.driver B.doctor C.librarian D.teacher
6.A.given B.marked C.passed D.conducted
7.A.speaking to B.waiting for C.returning to D.looking for
8.A.learned B.noticed C.mentioned D.doubted
9.A.sleep B.cry C.move D.shout
10.A.ran over B.went by C.carried D.hit
11.A.remembered B.continued C.prepared D.managed
12.A.settled B.recorded C.praised D.understood
13.A.appeared B.acted C.escaped D.commanded
14.A.delay B.accident C.mistake D.experience
15.A.airport B.hospital C.school D.police
16.A.happy B.fortunate C.touched D.sorry
17.A.recognize B.live C.relax D.succeed
18.A.project B.trip C.dinner D.duty
19.A.bravery B.skill C.quality D.knowledge
20.A.necessary B.easy C.different D.free
Learning English is challenging because of the various rules and exceptions to the rules. The best way to learn English is to hear it spoken and repeat the words as you hear them. 1. You will learn how to make English a daily part of your life in order to learn to speak it quickly.
2. Ask a friend to help you write the letters of the English alphabet on index cards. You should write a letter on each card. Practice the letters by mixing up the cards and saying the letters. You can ask your friend to help you pronounce the letters and quiz you on your knowledge.
Make your own videos in English. If you have a video camera, you can tape yourself speaking English and practice along with your own video. 3. Watch your videos daily, and repeat what is being said.
Get a private tutor. A professional English instructor can give you one-on-one instruction that will help you understand the rules of English. Your instructor can teach you how to write and speak English.
4. You can also inquire at your local community college.
5.You will make mistakes, and that is OK. You need to practice English as much as possible in order to quickly learn to speak the language fluently.
A.Learn the English alphabet.
B.Use every opportunity to speak English.
C.You can order some English magazines to learn English.
D.Constant repetition is the key to remembering words in English.
E.If you have any difficult points, you can consult your dictionary at any time.
F.You can find an English tutor by placing an advertisement in your local newspaper.
G.You can make a play where you and your friend are having a simple English conversation.
Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit.
Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life.
But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame. Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run.
He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the track team.
In February 1934, in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run — this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world’s fastest mile.
A good example of the power of positive(积极的) thinking and faith in oneself, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an inspiration for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are piled against one, to the degree that death seemed the preferable choice.
1.What was the doctor’s opinion about Glenn?
A.There was a little chance that Glenn could survive.
B.Great determination could make a difference to Glenn.
C.Glenn was able to walk with his own great effort
D.Glenn could live a normal life with the upper half of his body.
2.The underlined word “unaided” means ________.
A.for himself B.without help
C.with disability D.without hesitation
3.What do we know about Glenn?
A.Glenn took recovery exercise in hospital.
B.Glenn inspired people with his moving story.
C.Glenn won the first place in Marathon.
D.Glenn organized a track team in college.
4.What can be a suitable title for the text?
A.Stand up after failure B.Strengthen determination
C.Go after dreams D.Face difficulty bravely
