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Here comes the theatre forecast for both openings and previews. Every one of the following is definitely a visual feast. Never hesitate to take a look, and there’s one special for you! Amélie Phillipa Soo stars in a musical adaptation of the 2001 film, by Craig Lucas, Daniel Messé, and Nathan Tysen, about a young woman who spreads joy in Montmartre. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews. Opens April 3. The Antipodes The playwright (剧作家) Annie Baker returns, with a piece about storytelling, directed by Lila Neugebauer and featuring Josh Charles, Phillip James Brannon, and Josh Hamilton. Pershing Square Signature Center, 480 W. 42nd St. 212-244-7529. Previews begin April 4. The Chocolate Factory Christian Borle plays Willy Wonka in this musical version of the Road Dahl book, featuring new songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman and a book by David Greig. Lunt-Fontanne, 205 W. 46th St. 877-250-2929. In previews. A Doll’s House II Lucas Hnath’s play, starring Laurie Metcalf, Chris Cooper, Jayne Houdyshell, and Condola Rasha, picks up years after Ibsen’s classic leaves off, with the return of its heroine, Nora. Sam Gold directs. Golden, 252W. 45th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin March 30. Groundhog Day Tim Minchin and Danny Rubin wrote this musical version of the 1993 Bill Murray comedy, about a misanthropic (厌世的) weatherman forced to repeat the same day over and over. Matthew Warchus directs. August Wilson, 245 W. 52nd St. 212-239-6200. In previews. Opens March 30. Indecent Rebecca Taichman directs Paula Vogel’s play, a transfer from the Vineyard, which tells the story of the controversial 1923 Broadway production of Sholem Asch’s Yiddish drama God of Vengeance. Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin April 4. 【1】Which of the following is true about the plays according to the text? A.The Antipodes tells a story of passing joy to others. B.The Chocolate Factory brings you some new songs with it. C.Groundhog Day is a musical showing a wealthy man living a fixed life. D.Indecent has been a controversial play since it was produced in 1923. 【2】What can we learn from the text about the plays? A.The previews of A Doll’s House II can be available in April. B.The whole play of Groundhog Day is on at present. C.The Chocolate Factory is a musical version of an old drama. D.Amélie is adapted from Broadway dramas produced in the 1900s. 【3】If you want to watch an original play, you can choose ________. A.Amélie B.Indecent C.The Antipodes D.The Chocolate Factory |
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I was drowned(淹没) in work. I was convinced that it was because my job was demanding, but as I changed my job and eventually became self-employed and I could call my own shots, I was still drowned in work and things were still out of control. Now I come to realize that I have a tendency to drown myself in work and the problem is not the job I’m in. One of the reasons why work-life balance is hard is that we attribute (把……归咎于) the problem to our environment when we ourselves are the problem actually. I enjoy making my clients happy. “Dushka, your work is unbelievable.” “Dushka, we would not have survived without you.” This is my instinctive (本能的) desire. I, a good girl, should make someone I love proud. What can get in the way of work-life balance is that approval often matters more than the balance I claim I want. I am ambitious and want to do great things and as soon as a project is done I’m hungry for the next one. I want hard work. I want to push myself and test myself. I want to learn. Sometimes work-life balance is hard because there is a difference between what I say I want and what I really want. My life is constantly changing. If a friend visits me from out of town I want to work less, if I happen to be particularly inspired I want to work more, and if a family member needs me I don’t want to have to worry about work at all. Work-life balance is hard because my definition of it is a moving target. It means different things to me depending on different situations. What is work-life balance, anyway? Does it mean I get to go home every day when the clock strikes 5:00 pm? Does it mean that I work hard for a few weeks and then take a long weekend off? Do I want daily balance, or do I want things to balance out over the course of a few weeks, even months? On one side, work-life balance doesn’t mean that the only way to do something well is to do it yourself. Your ego (自我) gets in the way of your being free. On the other side, work-life balance can be hard if you are worried that someone else can do your job better than yourself. Then you live in a constant state of suspicion (怀疑) and never allow yourself to step away. Your fear is calling the shots, not your ambitions. Work-life balance can be hard if you are more worried about looking good than doing good work. If you want to make sure everyone sees you are the first one to come and the last one to leave, what others think of you has more weight than your desire of getting home in time for dinner. My boss assures me that employees come first and that people are the most important, yet I don’t see him telling me it’s time to go home because I worked really late the night before. Wait a minute. Why should my work-life balance be the company’s problem, in particular when I’ve already identified that my needs are ever-changing? How can I expect someone else to stay on top of that? The only person responsible for that is me. 【1】What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 mean? A.Demand less from myself. B.Pay more attention to work. C.Complete more excellent jobs. D.Control a situation by myself. 【2】The author enjoys making her clients happy because ________. A.she is afraid to lose her job B.she always desires to be approved C.she wants to gain work-life balance D.she could make a profit in that way 【3】What can we learn about the author? A.Her ego gets in the way of her success. B.She is always satisfied with the current situation. C.The achievement of work-life balance is easy for her. D.She doesn’t have an exact definition of work-life balance. 【4】What does the example of the author’s boss tend to indicate? A.Work-life balance relies on our own selves. B.It’s no use working hard for our boss. C.Profits are more important than employees. D.Some leaders don’t mean what they say. |
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When a big boat, like a cruise ship, goes through the ocean, it often creates waves. This happens when the large engines on the back of the cruise ship cause the water on the ocean’s surface move up and down violently. These waves move out from the boat in both directions. If you are captaining a smaller boat, you’d better steer clear of a ship’s wave, so that your boat is not surfing on the waves, causing it to overturn. A wave is a pattern of motion. When you look at a wave, it may appear as simply water moving across the surface of the ocean. In fact, this is false. The water is actually not moving in the same direction as the wave. While the wave itself—the pattern of motion—is moving across the surface of the ocean, the water is actually moving in a circular motion, which brings the water molecules back to their original position. The water merely gives the appearance of moving forward. If this is confusing, think of the kind of wave you do at a baseball stadium. Viewed from a distance, the wave is clearly moving across the stadium. But the thing that makes up the wave—the people—are not moving across the stadium, they’re just moving up and down in their seats. This is just like the water in an ocean wave. A lot of water is moving up and down, which gives water the appearance of moving along with the wave. Surfers pay a lot of attention to waves. If you’re not in an area where the waves are suitable for surfing, then you can’t surf. Usually, surfers gather in areas known for big waves—waves that rise high off the ocean’s surface. If the wave is bigger, then the surfer is often able to surf for longer distances and perform more tricks. The height of a wave is known as its amplitude. If you could make a wave freeze, then you could measure the wave’s amplitude by running a tape measure from the ocean’s surface to the very peak of the wave. All waves can be measured using amplitude and wavelength. While the waves created by a boat have very small amplitude—sometimes as small as a few centimeters—the wavelength can be very short, as lots of waves are being generated. By contrast, a tsunami has very high amplitude, sometimes more than 100 feet, but a relatively long wavelength, as it’s a high wave. Waves generated in the same way can have great differences in amplitude and wavelength. For example, think back to the cruise ship. While each ship creates waves caused by the movement of the boat, the properties of each of the waves may be very different. For example, a larger cruise ship, with powerful engines, may create a wave that has high amplitude and a short wavelength. However, if the ship’s engines slow down, they may then start creating less powerful waves at a slower rate. This would cause the waves’ amplitude to decrease, but its wavelength to increase. 【1】What does the phrase “steer clear of a cruise ship’s wave” in the 1st paragraph mean? A.Keeping awake while steering a ship. B.Getting a clear view of what is ahead. C.Following the cruise ship very closely. D.Keeping away from the cruise ship. 【2】The author gives an example of wave people do in the stadium in order to________． A.illustrate(阐明) how excited people are in a basketball stadium B.clear the confusion over measuring the wave’s amplitude C.explain why the water appears to move along the waves D.demonstrate(证明) how to make waves in a basketball stadium 【3】The last paragraph gives us the impression that ________． A.the more powerful the ships’ engines are, the higher the waves they generate B.the amplitude of a wave depends on the direction the water moves forward C.the wave’s amplitude may vary, but its wavelength remain the same D.measuring the amplitude and wavelength of waves is not quite easy 【4】What is this passage mainly about? A.What makes the sea water move forwards. B.How to steer a cruise ship in the rough sea. C.Why people create waves in the stadium. D.How waves are created and measured. |
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As the first black female representative of Alabama in Congress, Terri A. Sewell said she was raised to accomplish anything she wanted. “I never saw my limitations when it came to being a woman in anything, let alone political power.” Sewell recently said to The Washington Post. But that doesn’t mean she doesn’t go through the challenges that face most women in politics. Terri was brought up in Selma. She was the first black student to have the highest grades of Selma High School. Sewell spent her childhood summers in Alabama with her grandparents. Her grandfather, a minister and farmer, guided her to acquire a love for her homeland, appreciation of hard work, and the importance of her faith. Her grandfather gave her a deep understanding of the history of black people. Sewell graduated with honors from Princeton University. During the summers while in college, she was a leader on the college campus, serving in various roles including class vice-president, class representative... Upon graduating from college, she was chosen as one of the “Top Ten College Women in America”. At the age of 25, she published her master’s paper on the election of the first black members of British Parliament (英国议会). After graduation, Sewell served as a law clerk in Birmingham, Alabama. Sewell began her legal career in 1994 at the Wall Street law firm of Davis Polk & Wardwell. Sewell provided free legal services for the homeless, girls of color in NYC high schools. Sewell returned to Alabama in 2004 to assist her mother in the care of her father. As the first black female partner in a Birmingham law firm, Sewell has distinguished herself as one of the only black public finance lawyers in the State of Alabama. She served as a lawyer helping to raise money for public projects for some of the state’s most troublesome public affairs. Sewell made educational finance a particular focus ofher practice, representing the historically black colleges in Alabama, as well as other higher education institutions. Terri Sewell also served as co-chair of the Women’s Fund “Voices Against Violence” campaign, which inspired women to help women to overcome domestic violence (家庭暴力). The campaign raised more than $70, 000 in four months to fight domestic violence in Birmingham. “She has always been an overachiever. ” This is what her mother said about her. 【1】What can we know about Sewell’s grandfather? A.He led Sewell to politics personally. B.He helped shape Sewell’s life values. C.He inspired Sewell to gain voting rights. D.He urged Sewell to challenge herself. 【2】What did Sewell do in her college life? A.She based her master’s paper on a personal interview. B.She worked part-time for The Washington Post. C.She got involved in various events actively. D.She was elected chairwoman of the Student Union. 【3】Which words can be used to describe Sewell? A.Caring and responsible. B.Creative and energetic C..Determined and modest. D.Honest and aggressive(上进的). 【4】What’s the best title for the passage? A.The key to Terri A. Sewell’s success B.Racial equality: a long-term goal C.A rising star in the U. S. Congress D.Terri A. Sewell: a woman in power |
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Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished(完成)in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals.【1】Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent？ 【2】They focused on football，basketball and baseball. The results are mixed For football and basketball，adding talented players to a team proves a good method，but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent；above that level, the team’s performance begins to decline. Interestingly，this trend isn’t evident in baseball. where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance. To explain this phenomenon，the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调)their actions.【3】In baseball，the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high，team performance will suffer when there is too much talent，while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is. for example，trying to gain a high personal point total，he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate，affecting the team's performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told，“There is no I in TEAM.”【4】 Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team，some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛)，whenever a person is added，everyone else pulls the rope with less force. 【5】.An A-team may require a balance-not just A players，but a few generous B players as well. A. It's not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent. B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers' attention. D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship. E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world. F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent. G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball. |
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More often than not, life has its own way of tapping us on the shoulder, whispering “Pay attention to this”, which happens when we _______ expect it. In the 1950s, I spent my days as a sixth grader in my school. One day, as I remembered, classes _______ with the usual noise made by voices and feet _______ students moved down the hall, up or down staircases, I was walking through the hallway at a rapid pace toward a large double stairway, which _______ the second and third floor of our building. Suddenly I noticed a new sound added to those already _______ me. As I _______ the bottom of the stairway, I found Rochelle, a girl, who wore full leg rages(支架) and heavy orthopedic(矫形) shoes, made her way across a wooden-floored room. _______ she went, Rochelle _______ us of her serious polio(小儿麻痹症) a few years earlier. Rochelle’s eyes were such deep _______ ones. She had a small upturned nose and a wide mouth that smiled more often than not. As Rochelle moved faster and faster, she lost balance, and ________ face down at the top of the stairway. ________ stretched to help her but one word from Rochelle ________ them. “No!” she said. I watched her, ________. Rochelle lifted her head, her eyes with unshed tears. She amazingly pushed herself up to a kneeling position, and with a great effort, ________ to her feet. This was not her first time her legs had failed to support her. She held her head ________ and accepted her book that a boy picked up and ________ held out to her, making her way up the stairway to the second floor, pride in her blue eyes. The whole incident ________ no more than a couple of minutes, but that day I learned a lot about dignity and strength of character. I found out the meaning of ________. If Rochelle were alive today, she would probably still wear her braces or may ________ spend her days in a wheelchair, but I feel certain that her spirit is unchanged. She would be ________ likely to continue to teach life’s little lesson to a great many others, in her own quiet way. 【1】A.most B.least C.much D.few 【2】A.began B.ended C.changed D.started 【3】A.as B.because C.now that D.unless 【4】A.contributed to B.surrounded C.came to D.to surround 【5】A.surrounding B.surrounded C.surround D.to surround 【6】A.neared to B.closed to C.closed D.neared 【7】A.Whenever B.However C.Wherever D.However much 【8】A.regarded B.remembered C.recommended D.reminded 【9】A.sad B.blue C.grey D.pale 【10】A.ran B.landed C.lost D.jumped 【11】A.Students B.Shoulders C.Hands D.Teens 【12】A.stopped B.encouraged C.persuaded D.urged 【13】A.out of breath B.taking a breath C.holding my breath D.catching my breath 【14】A.put it B.made it C.took it D.got it 【15】A.high B.highly C.low D.lowly 【16】A.friendly B.kindly C.honestly D.cautiously 【17】A.took B.spent C.cost D.paid 【18】A.love B.appreciation C.independence D.kindness 【19】A.still B.even C.yet D.ever 【20】A.less than B.other than C.rather than D.more than |
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完成句子,在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式 【1】_________(concern) about my safety, my mother didn’t go to bed until I came back. 【2】The discovery of new evidence led to the thief_____________ (catch) 【3】The bad weather added __________our difficulties 【4】_______ fashion differs from country to country may reflect the cultural differences from one aspect 【5】I like__________in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. 【6】People from the West like to use these words in cases______ some people in Asia may not think it necessary. 【7】He was in an awkward position______that he made a serious mistake about common sense in his speech. 【8】It is impossible for anyone______(see) these photographs before, for Mr Newman had them developed today 【9】Today I saw the ancient Roman city of Pompei__________it was 2000 years ago 【10】The volcano erupted and lava, ash and rocks poured out of it onto the_______(surround) Countryside. 【11】This novel__________(basis) on the truth of history sells well. 【12】The children_____________(get lost) in the woods; otherwise, they would have been at the lakeside camp as scheduled 【13】They set sail again, and saw__________looked like an exit. 【14】Contrary to what we had expected, the noodles and rice they served on the plane_______(be) quite delicious. 【15】In less than 9 minutes, the ship sank with 1, 177 men_________board. 【16】There are many problems_____________(remain settle) 【17】Philosophy can be thought of_______________way of looking at the world around us 【18】While shopping people sometimes can't help___________(persuade) into buying something they don't really need. 【19】If you think that treating a woman well means always___________(get) her permission for things, think again. 【20】By the road was a memorial_________victims of the bombing |
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根据首字母提示或中文提示写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。注意:每个空格只写1个单词 ,答题时请写出包含所给首字母的完整的单词, 【1】There's no doubt that Collingwood was a scholar of great d_______________ 【2】Most students feel it e__________ to cheat in the exam.. 【3】The film is working on a new product in _______(combine) with several overseas partners 【4】The king turned his eyes east, and m___________all the way to India. 【5】The project will be b________ to our city and to our country as a whole. 【6】J___________from what you say in your letter, you are not content with your present life 【7】The__________official couldn't account for the source of his income 【8】People from different countries made great c_____________to American English 【9】people couldn't get away from Pompeii fast enough, so they were buried______ the ash 【10】The USS Oklahoma was also d___________with more than 400 men inside 【11】He had suffered from headaches for a long time, so the doctor r________him to take a vacation. 【12】Even if an ad does not lie, it does not mean it is altogether i________ 【13】China began a nationwide public service advertising c_________in 1996, and since then various types of PSAs have appeared around the country 【14】The e________heat almost drove me crazy. I sweated a lot and was thirsty 【15】Socrates taught for free and earned his__________from being a common worker. |
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翻译句子 【1】到了14世纪后半叶时,英语已被英格兰所有阶层广泛使用 【2】虽然学生们都觉得士兵的想法非常有趣,但这一想法太过复杂,并不实用。 【3】原来,火山灰覆盖了没能逃离城市的人,他们的身体几乎全部烧化消失了 【4】当问及来自遥远希腊的塑像为什么会出现在中国时,研究人员解释说,这无疑是亚历山大大帝的影响所致 【5】公益广告往往是免费投放的,旨在就有关健康、安全或影响到公共福利的任何其他问题教育人们。 |
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阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要 Change is an unavoidable part of everyday life. It happens as time passes or as a consequence of one's decision. Changes may be positive or negative depending on how we understand them. Whereas some people are happy to live a life of routine, others accept change and prefer a challenging world where events are unpredictable From one point of view, people who accept changes think that changes make their life meaningful. Firstly, changes create new opportunities, which make us leap forward. A new job, for instance, might present challenges that push the person to adapt, acquire new knowledge, or add to their skill set. Secondly, a change can represent a break with the past and an old routine which has become boring and predictable. Finally, as well as making life more fun and interesting, new experiences can be good for our physical and mental health. We find that changes can make us experienced and valuable On the other hand, people who don't want to step outside their comfort zone prefer following their daily habits. They feel satisfied with their circumstances. Perhaps they feel that a routine gives them structure, maybe they are not fond of surprises or confident enough to face new challenges. They believe that staying secure and maintaining the present circumstances is the best way to live life safer. Such people have set times for performing certain functions and do things in the same way all the time. They fear the uncertainty of the unknown and may associate change with negative outcomes. For example, transition in position or status gives people worries as to whether they can manage a new task Both sides seem to have their own advantages. However, I personally think change is necessary if someone wants to keep up with the fast pace of modem life. Even if some people maintain a form of stability by following a routine, the world keeps spinning and evolving. Without change there would be no life at all. Our lives are actually fueled by change and seeing change as natural and unavoidable will bring us considerable stress relief. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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