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TroubleinMind
AliceChildresswonanOff-Broadwayawardin1956forthisstoryofablackactressrehearsingaplaywithawhitedirectorwhoincreasinglyfindsitimpossiblefortheshowtogoon.TanyaMoodieandJosephMarcellstarintheplaydirectedbyLaurenceBoswell.
8.30p.m.—10.30p.m,TheatreRoyal.Boxoffice:
01225448844.
Lazarus
Inspiredbythesci-fi(sciencefiction)novelandmovie,TheManWhoFelltoEarth,thismusicaldealswithahero,ThomasNewton.Likelytobetheautumn’shottestticket,thescoreincludesnewsongscomposedbyBowie.
7.00p.m.—9.00p.m.,King’sCrosstheatre.Boxoffice:
08448717604.
TheGaul
Onthenightof8February1974,afishermanFVGauldisappearedoffthecoastofNorway.Forpeopleonboard,waitingfornewswasgreatsuffering.Theoriesbegantocomeup,includingthepossibilitythattheboathadfallenvictimtocoldwar.Evenwhenhewasdiscovered,manystillfelttherewerequestionsthatremainedunanswered.MarkBabychdirectsJanetPlater’splay.
8.00p.m.—11.00p.m.,RoyalShakespearetheatre.Boxoffice:
01482323638.
TheSuppliantWomen
ItisanewversionofAeschylus’s2,500-year-oldplayaboutagroupofwomenseekingshelterwhomakethelongjourneytoescapeforcedmarriage.ItwaswrittenbyDavidGreiganddirectedbyRaminGray.Anancientpieceasksacontemporaryquestion:
whenweareintrouble,whowillopentheirdoorsandgiveusaharbor?
8.30p.m.—10.00p.m,Hampsteadtheatre.Boxoffice:
01312484848.
1.InwhichtheatrecantheaudienceenjoyJosephMarcell’sperformance?
A.Hampsteadtheatre.B.RoyalShakespearetheatre.
C.King’sCrosstheatre.D.TheatreRoyal.
2.Whichonewillprobablysellbest?
A.TroubleinMind.B.Lazarus.
C.TheGaul.D.TheSuppliantWomen.
3.WhodirectedtheplayaboutthestoryinNorway?
A.Bowie.B.RaminGray.C.MarkBabych.D.LaurenceBoswell.
B
“HiDave,howareyoutoday?
JustthoughtI’dletyouknowwhatI’mdoing,”thee-mailwouldread.Or“Sorryyou’regoing.I’vehadagoodtimeandthatwouldprobablyhavehadsomethingtodowithyou,sothanks.”
Insomeways,therelaxedattitudewasshocking,saysMelville.Butitwasasignofhowstudents’understandingoftheirrolehaschanged.“Theyhaveamoreindependentviewoftheuniversity,andtheyfeelfreetocomment,”saidMelville.
Acommittee,ledbyMelville,wassetupearlierthisyeartoexplorethechangeinstudents’attitudestowardsteachers.
“Thisissomethingbeingdrivenbyyoungpeople,”saidMelville.“Theylivesurroundedbydifferentkindsofelectronicresources.TheyusesocialnetworkingtoolsandthingslikeWikipedia.Thefirstgroupofthesestudentsisnowatuniversity.”
Studentsdonotregardteachingstaffinthesamewayaspreviousstudentsdid.“BecauseWeb2.0,Google,Wikipediaareallaboutbeingabletochangethingsyourself,studentsexpecttobeabletodothisaswell,”saidMelville.
Therehavebeenotherchangesinthestudent-teacherrelationship.Ifstudentschoosetostudythroughasocialnetworkinggroup,theyareincontrol.Theydon’talwaysmakestaffwelcome,andtheyarefreetodecidewhichstaffmemberstheyallowin.
“Almosteverybodywhogetsintousingthesekindsoftechnologies,itappears,becomesmuchshallowerintheirresearch,”saidMelville.
4.WhoisDavemostprobablyinthefirstparagraph?
A.ahighschoolstudentB.auniversitystudent
C.ateacherD.anonlinepenfriend
5.Wecanfindthefollowingchangesinthestudent-teacherrelationshipEXCEPT
_____.
A.itbecomesmuchmorerelaxedthanbefore
B.studentsaremoreateasetocomment
C.studentshavethesayinchoosingteacherstowelcomeintotheirsocialgroup
D.teachersarenolongerregardedasknowledgeableandnecessary
6.WhatisthechangeinattitudesrootedinaccordingtoMelville?
A.Thefirstgroupofstudentsatuniversity.
B.Theelectronicresources.
C.Thesociety.
D.Wikipedia.
7.Whatmaybethedisadvantagesofusingthetechnologies?
A.Studentshavemoreinformationresourcesbesidesfromteachers.
B.Technologieskeepthemfromdoingdeepresearch.
C.Teacherscannotcontrolorinfluencetheirstudentsatall.
D.Studentsspendtoomuchtimeononlinegames.
C
SandraBullockturned51lastmonth.ButbecauseshelooksexactlythesameasshedidinMissCongeniality,amoviefilmedbackinthe20thcentury,everyonecallsher“ageless.”Bullockisjustoneofanumberofstarsintheir40sand50swho’vehadbirthdaysrecentlybuthavenotgottenolder,unliketherestofusintheiragegroup.HalleBerry,forexample.Onewebsiteputaphotoofher20yearsagonexttooneofthenewly49-year-oldBerryanddaredustochoosewhichwaswhich.“ThisIsWhat49LooksLike,”itsaid.Seriously,ifthat’swhat49lookslike,Imustbe71.However,evenagenerationago,famousfacesevolved.LookatapictureofGraceKellyatage52intheearly1980s.Shelookslikeabeautifulmiddle-agedwoman.Todayshe’dlookoldforherage.
Thegoalnowistopreventagingwhileyouarestillyoung,usingallthemagicalnonsurgicaloptionsmedicinehastooffer.Eventuallythesetechniqueswillbecomelessexpensive,andordinarypeopleofmydaughter’sagewillhavethem.Alreadyanti-agingisstartingtobeconsideredmaintenance,likecoloringyourhair.MyfriendsandIfindourselvesopenlydebatingtechniquesthatweusedtomakefunof.Doesfat-freezingwork?
Howmuchtimedoyouhavetospendinthegymtokeepthebodyofa35-year-oldafter50?
It’sallsoexhausting.Butmembersofthenextgenerationhaveittougher.They’llhavetoaskthemselveswhethertheywanttospendtheiryouthtryingnottogetold.I’vealreadyseen“Sexyat70”headlines.Willeveryonebeexpectedtogototheirgraveslookinghot?
Ialsohavetowonderwhatelseweareslowingalongwithage.Howdoyoumoveonifyou’reworkingsohardtostaythesame?
Andbesides,ifyou’veknowntheacheofwatchingadaughterpackupforcollege,youknowyoucan’tstoptheclock.
8.Intheauthor’seyes,SandraBullock_____.
A.doesn’tdeserveherfame
B.doesn’tlookherageatall
C.behaveslikeayoungwoman
D.looksyoungerthanHalleBerry
9.TheexampleofGraceKellyisgiventoshow_____.
A.physicalbeautyneverlastslong
B.thereisnosuchthingasagelessness
C.people’sattitudetowardsaginghaschanged
D.starspaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance
10.Wheredotheauthor’sconcernsaboutanti-agingtechniqueslie?
A.Theyexposepeopletodanger.
B.Theymakepeoplefeelstressed.
C.Theyaretooexpensiveforordinarypeople.
D.Theyencouragecomparisonsamongpeople.
11.What’sthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toshowtheburdenofyouth.
B.Tooffertipsonhowtolookhot.
C.Toadvisepeopletoacceptaging.
D.Tocommentonsomefamousstars.
D
IT’Salwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstocome.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?
ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternet,andforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologycompanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexciting,keepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemedia.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformation,anditseemslikethefutureofcomputingisabouttochangedramatically.
MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3-Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldcomefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharks,andmoremightbepossibleverysoon.
Thecompanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithcomputerscouldchangecompletely,andsocouldthegamingindustry.
Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreen,butalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhome,feeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingscome,flyingatyou.RioCaraeff,thecompany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,“theworldbecomesyourscreen”.
AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeap,andtheirnewly-releasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuser,avirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkabout,no?
Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredothercompanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.Thetechnology,calledCinematicReality,isattractingtheattentionoflargecompanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheprojecthopingtoseeitbecomeareality.
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologycompany?
A.Thecompanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.
B.Thecompanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualreality
computing.
C.Thecompanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureof
D.Thecompany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragon
petanditsuser.
13.Whatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklike,accordingtoMagicLeap?
A.Aminiature3Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.
B.Studentscouldinteractwithvirtualrealityanimals.
C.Studentscouldbeencouragedtoraiseavirtualrealitypetoncampus.
D.Thegamingindustrycouldbeinvitedtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.
14.HowcouldMagicLeap’stechnologychangetheworldaccordingtothearticle?
A.Itcoulddiscouragepeoplefromplayingalotofcomputergames.
B.Itcou