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ThisclassicmusicaltaleofEastmeetsWestbringsustoAnna,aWelshwidow,andtheKingofSiam.Whatcouldeverdevelopbetweentwopeoplesofirmlyrootedintheirpersonal,andoftendeeplyopposed,traditionsandvalues?

OneofthehottestonBroadway,theWestEndrevivalofTheKingandIwillbethemostsought-afterticketsof

2018.

PalladiumTheatre

21June2018–8August2018

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34.75

TheBestMan

TheBestManmirrorstheoftensurprisingresultsofcampaigningandtheall-too-oftenimmoralworldofpolitics.

ProducedonBroadway60yearsago,TheBestManneverachievedaWestEndtransferatthetimebecauseitwasthoughtthatAmericanpoliticswereofnorealinteresttoLondonaudiences.

PlayhouseTheatre

24February2018–26May2018

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YoungFrankenstein

GrandsonoftheinfamousVictorFrankenstein,DrFrederickFrankensteininheritsacastleinTransylvanialeadinghimtofulfilhisgrandfather’slegacybybringingadeadbodybacktolife.Hisexperimentyieldsmonstrousconsequences.

LegendaryfilmmakerandcomedianMelBrooksbringsthisclassicsciencefictiontolifeonstageinanall-singing,all-dancingmusical.

GarrickTheatre

1September2018–29November2018

24.99

GirlfromtheNorthCountry

AfamilyintheGreatDepression,theirfutureonaknife’sedge.ButNickLainethinkshe’sseenawayout…

GirlfromtheNorthCountryfeatureswell-knownplaywrightConorMcPhersonandclassicsongsfromBob

Dylan.

NoelCowardTheatre

29May2018–24June2018

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21.Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttoenjoysomethingpolitical?

A.PalladiumTheatre.B.PlayhouseTheatre.

C.GarrickTheatre.D.NoelCowardTheatre.

22.Whichshowwouldyoufinditthemostdifficulttogetticketsfor?

A.TheKingandI.B.TheBestMan.

C.YoungFrankenstein.D.GirlfromtheNorthCountry.

23.Whencanyougotoasciencefictionshow?

A.On24February2018.B.On26May2018.

C.On30June2018.D.On5October2018.

24.HowisGirlfromtheNorthCountrydifferentfromtheothershows?

A.Ithasbeenrunninginthetheatreforover60years.

B.ItisadaptedfromoneofthehottestBroadwayshows.C.Itischaracterizedbyfamousplaywrightandmusician.

D.Itpresentsdifferentvaluesbetweentheeastandthewest.

B

OnarecenttriptoQuebec,IsleptoverattheonlyicehotelinNorthAmerica.

Uponcheck-in,Iwasdirectedtoasweetwomannestlingwarmlynexttothefireplace,whokindlyremindedusthattherewouldbenolockersorInternetaccessandthatwe’dbettereataheavymeal.

Followingheradvice,weateeverythingonourplatesatdinnerevenifwewerefull.Butwecouldn’tfreeusfromouranxietyatthatpoint.Whendessertcame,westartedcallingotherhotelstoseeiftheyhadanyopenings.Whentheeighthhotelwecalledwantedtochargeusabout$80morethantheonlineprice,wejustdecidedtogobacktosleeponabedofice.

Onceintheroom,webegantryingtofigureouthowtogetcomfortableinaroomfullofice.Haveyoutriedtakingoffyourshoesinaroominwhichthefloorisiceandnotgetyoursockswet?

Ittookmethreeyoga（瑜伽）

positionstogetthisaccomplished.

Rollingaroundtogetallthewayintothebag,Izippedmyselfupandsaidmygoodnights.AndthenIfeltthissharppaininmyhead.Myhathadmetalbandsonit.Themetalwasgettingcoldinthe…well…cold.Itookmyhatoffandmyheadstartedtogetcold.Isunkdownfurtherintomysleepingbagandthoughttomyself,“Well,atleastifIdieinhere,itwillbeinmysleep.”

ThenextthingIknew,thehotelstaffwasgivingusarealwake-upcall（theystandoutsideyourroomandtellyoutogetup!

）.

Therewardofhavingsleptinahotelmadeofice?

Now,nomatterwhoiscomplainingandwhattheproblemis,myresponsecanbe,“Didyousleepinanicehotel?

Onagenuinebedofice?

No?

Idid!

”

25.Whydidtheauthorstartcallingotherhotelswhendessertarrived?

A.Hewasnotsatisfiedwiththedessert.B.Hewantedtocomparetheprices.

C.Hewasworriedaboutsleepingonice.D.Hemeanttofigureouthisluckynumber.

26.Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph4refersto.

A.takingofftheshoesB.practicingyoga

C.rollingaroundtheroomD.keepingsocksdry

27.Whydidtheauthortakeoffhishatbeforesleep?

A.Itmadehimsufferwhenworn.B.Itwaslikelytocausedeath.

C.Itdidn’tfitinthesleepingbag.D.Itwastoocoldforhimtowear.

28.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.Heregrettedsleepingoverattheicehotel.B.Heshowedgenuinepreferenceforicebeds.C.Hewouldneverreplytoothers’complaints.D.Hetookprideinthisuniqueexperience.

C

Let’ssaythatyourfriend,who’shavingaparticularlygreatday,tellsyou,“Ifeellikeamilliondollars.”Alittlebitconfused,youreply,“Wait,don’tyoumean‘amillionbucks’?

”Yourfriendshrugsandsays,“Bucks,dollars.Samething.”

Butwhyisthat?

Howdidtheseeminglyrandomword“bucks”becomeinterchangeablefordollars?

Well,here’sahint:

Theproperdefinitionoftheword“buck”isamaledeer.Deerwerebeingcalled“bucks”

longbeforedollarswere—longbeforeAmericandollarsevenexisted,asamatteroffact.

IntheearlydaysofNorthAmericancolonization,settlersweretradinggoodswiththeNativeAmericans.Inthe

1700s,animalpelts（皮）wereformsofcurrency,muchinthesamewaydollarbillsaretoday.Andoneofthemostvaluableanimalpeltswas—youguessedit—adeerpelt,otherwiseknownasa“buck.”Adocumentfromtheyear

1748revealsthatabarrelofwhiskeyheldthesamevalueas“fivebucks.”Anotherdocumentfromthesameyearexpressesgreatsadnessaboutarobberythatoccurredaroundwhatwasthepresent-dayOhio.Theunfortunatetravelerwas“robbedofthevalueof300bucks.”

Interestinglyenough,evenbackthen,one“buck”didn’tnecessarilymeanpreciselyonedeerpelt.Abuckhadtobeaparticularlygooddeerpelt.Sincedeerpeltsarethickestinthewinter,thepeltsofdeerkilledinthesummertimewerelessvaluable,andthereforeitmighttakeseveralofthosetoequalone“buck.”Likewise,multiplepeltsofsmalleranimals,likebeaversorrabbits,couldalsobecombinedtoequalthevalueofone“buck”.

Thisconnectionoftheword“bucks”withcurrencystuckaroundaftercoinageofU.S.dollarsbegan,around

1792.Andwe’vebeennicknamingdollars“bucks”eversince.

29.WhyarethetwodocumentsmentionedinParagraph4?

A.Todemonstratethevalueofdeerpelts.

B.Toprove“buck”wasaformofcurrency.

C.Todisapproveofthewaydollarsareused.D.Toidentifythemostvaluableanimalpelts.

30.Whichofthefollowingmostprobablyequalsonebuck?

A.Apeltofadeerkilledinsummer.B.Apeltofadeerkilledinwinter.

C.Apeltofabeaverkilledinsummer.D.Apeltofabeaverkilledinwinter.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.CulturalhintsinEnglishidioms.

B.Thedefinitionandoriginofdollar.C.Theconnectionbetweentwowords.

D.TheintroductionofdollarstotheU.S.

D

Google’snewcamera,calledClips,isasmall,smartdevice.Itcomeswithacasethathasaclip（夹子）,butit’snotdesignedtobewornonyourclothing.Mostinterestingly,itusesartificialintelligencetotakephotographyoutofyourhandssoitcancapturemomentsonitsown.

Thisroughly2-inchby2-inchcamera,withathree-hourbatterylifeandGorillaGlassfortoughness,isintendedforcandidmoments,likewhenachilddoessomethingcutethatmayhappentooquicklyforyoutopulloutyoursmartphone.

OnboardtheClipsdevice,itusesmachinelearningalgorithms（计算程序）tohelpcapturescenes.Those

algorithmsincludefacerecognition.“Onceitlearnsthatthere’safaceyouseefrequently,it’lltrytogetnicephotosofthosefaces,”saidJustonPayne,thedevice’sproductmanager.Andtheyalsowantittorecognizefacialexpressions,whichinvolved“trainingittoknowwhathappinesslookslike”.TheGoogleteamalsotrainedittorecognizewhatnottoshoot—likewhenachild’shandisoverthelens,orifitistossedinadarkpurse.

Theonlywaytoseetheimagesisbyconnectingthecamerawithyourphone,asithasnoscreenforviewingorediting.

Werepeopleconcerneditcouldseemstrange?

Yes,Payneadmitted.Buttheysaidtheyaddressedthatbymakingitobviouswhatitis.Agreenlightonthefrontsignalsthatitison.Besides,unlikeacamerameanttomonitoryourhome,itisnotconnectedtotheInternet.

“Thisproductisonlypossiblebecauseofthewaythatsiliconhasadvanced,”Paynesaid,notingthatitwasonlyinthepastyearorsothattheycouldsqueezethetechnologydownintoadevicethissize.Goingforward,we’relikelytogetmoreassistancefromtheartificialintelligencepackedintoourappsandgadgets.

32.WhatisthemostoutstandingfeatureofClips?

A.Itisequippedwithtoughglass.B.ItenableseasyInternetaccess.C.Itallowsofhands-freephotography.D.Itcanbewornonyourclothing.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“candid”inParagraph2mean?

A.Brief.B.Touching.

C.Unforgettable.D.Embarrassing.

34.WhatmakesClipsarealityaccordingtoJustonPayne?

A.ThepopularityoftheInternet.B.Theadvanceintechnology.

C.Theriseofthesmartphoneindustry.D.Thereductioninthepriceoflens.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ANewDigitalCamerafromGoogle.B.NewGadgetsintheAgeofApps.

C.ArtificialIntelligenceinEverydayLife.D.AnAlternativeWaytoPhotograph.

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