1、National Theatre of China Beijing|ChineseThis great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of Chinas first visit to the UK. The companys productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production ofShakespeares Richard will be directed by the Nationals Associate Director,Wang
2、Xiaoying.Date & Time : Saturday 28 April, & Sunday 29 April, & 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 companys Artis
3、tic Director Levan Tsuladze.Friday 18May, & Saturday 19May,Deafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language (BSL)By translating the rich and humourous text of Loves Labours Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeares comedy and aims to bu
4、ild a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience. Tuesday 22 May, & Wednesday 23 May,Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | HebrewThe Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually se
5、ttled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, z&xxk they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.Monday 28May, & Tuesday 29 May, play will be performed by the National Theatre of China? . s Lab
6、ours Lost You Like It Merchant of Venice is special about Deafinitely Theatre? has two groups of actors is the leading theatre in London performs plays in BSL is good at producing comedies can you see a play in Hebrew? Saturday 28 April. Sunday 29 April Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 MayBI first m
7、et 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 didnt want me for the film - it wanted somebody as well known as Paul - he stood up for me. I dont know how many people would have done that; they would h
8、ave 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
9、)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 sc
10、reen.We shared the brief that if youre fortunate enough to have success, you should put something back - he with his Newmans 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 didnt see each other all that regul
11、arly, 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. Hed been in and out of the and I both knew what the deal was,and we didnt talk about was a relationship that didnt need a lot of words. was the studio unwillin
12、g to give the role to author at first? Newman wanted it. studio powers didnt like his agent. wasnt famous enough. director recommended someone else. did Paul and the author have a lasting friendship? were of the same dge. worked in the same theater. were both good actors. han similar charactertics.
13、does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to? belief. care for chileden. success. support for each other. is the authors purpose in writing the test? show his love of films. remember a friend. introduce a new movie. share his acting experience.C Terrafugia Inc. said Monday that its new fl
14、ying car has completed its first flight, bringing the company closer to its goal of selling the flying car within the next year. The vehicle-named the Transition has two seats, four wheels and wings that fold up so it can be driven like a car. The Transition, which flew at 1,400 feet for eight minut
15、es last month, can reach around 70 miles per hour on the road and 115 in the air. It flies using a 23-gallon tank of gas and bums 5 gallons per hour in the air. On the ground, it gets 35 miles per gallon.Around 100 people have already put down a $10,000 deposit to get a Transition when they go on sa
16、le, and those numbers will likely rise after Terrafugia introduces the Transition to the public later this week at the New York Auto Show. But dont expect it to show up in too many driveways. Its expected to cost $279, it wont help if youre stuck in traffic. The car needs a runway.Inventors have bee
17、n trying to make flying cars since the 1930s, according to Robert Mann, an airline industry expert. But Mann thinks Terrafugia has come closer than anyone to making the flying car a reality. The govemment has already permitted the company to use special materials to make it easier for the vehicle to
18、 fly. The Transition is now going through crash tests to make sure it meets federal safety standards.Mann said Terrafugia was helped by the Federal Aviation Administrations decision five years ago to create a separate set of standards for light sport aircraft, which are lower than those pilots of la
19、rger planes Terrafugia says an owner would need to pass a test and complete 20 hours of flying time to be able to fly the Transition, a requirement pilots would find redatively easy to meet.28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The basic data of the Transition. B. The advantages of flying
20、cars.C. The potential market for flying cars. C. The designers of the Transition.29. Why is the Transition unlikely to show up in too many driveways?A. It causes traffic jams. B. It is difficult to operate.C. It is very expensive. D. It bums too much fuel.30. What is the governments attitude to the
21、development of the flying car?A. Cautious B. Favorable.C. Ambiguous. D. Disapproving.31. What is the best title for the text?A. Flying Car at Auto Show B. The Transitions Fist FlightDream Coming True D. Flying Car Closer to RealityWhen a leafy plant is under attack ,it doesnt sit quietly. Back in 19
22、83,two scientists,Jack Schultz and Ian Baldwin,reported that young maple trees getting bitten by insects send out a particular smell that neighboring plants can get. These chemicals come from the injured parts of the plant and seem to be an the plants pump through the air is a mixture of chemicals k
23、nown as volatile organic compounds,VOCs for short. Scientists have found that all kinds of plants give out VOCs when being attacked .Its a plants way of crying is anyone listening? we can watch the neighbours react. Some plants pump out smelly chemicals to keep insects others do double duty .They pu
24、mp out perfumes designed to attract different insects who are natural enemies to the they arrive,the tables are turned .The attacker who was lunching now becomes lunch. In study after study,it appears that these chemical conversations help the neighbors .The damage is usually more serious on the fir
25、st plant,but the neighbors ,relatively speaking ,stay safer because they heard the alarm and knew what to do. Does this mean that plants talk to each other? Scientists dont know. Maybe the first plant just made a cry of pain or was sending a message to its own branches, and so, in effect, was talkin
26、g to itself. Perhaps the neighbors just happened to “overhear” the cry. So information was exchanged, but it wasnt a true, intentional back and forth.Charles Darwin, over 150 years ago, imagined a world far busier, noisier and more intimate(亲密的) than the world we can see and hear. Our senses are wea
27、k. Theres a whole lot going on.32. What does a plant do when it is under attack?A. It makes noises. B. It gets help from other plants.C. It stands quietly D. It sends out certain chemicals.33. What does the author mean by “the tables are turned” in paragraph 3?A. The attackers get attacked.B. The in
28、sects gather under the table.C. The plants get ready to fight back.D. The perfumes attract natural enemies. find from their studies that plants can . natural disasters themselves against insects to one another intentionally their neighbors when necessary can we infer from the last paragraph? word is
29、 changing faster than ever. have stronger senses than before world is more complex than it seems in Darwins time were more imaginative.第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done. 36 ,there
30、are several ways to handle s take a look at them now. 37 .Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time.When people try to interrupt you,have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time o
31、r that youll find them then. 38 .It can help to eliminate(消除) future interruptions.When you need to talk to someone,dont do it in your own office. 39 .its much easeier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you areIf you have a door to your office, make good use of
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