The New York State Theater Come and enjoy this amazing Chinese play—Teahouse Showing time: 8:00a.m.—10:30a.m. Saturday, November 5 3:00p.m.—5:30p.m. Sunday, November 6 Introduction:
The play takes place in an old Beijing teahouse. The main characters live in the same neighborhood. They come in and out of the teahouse and chat to each other. It reflects(反映) changes in the lives of almost 70 characters. The first act takes place in 1898. The second act jumps forward 20 years and the final act takes place in 1948. In Teahouse, all types of people come to the teahouse in Beijing. Some come to do business, others come just to sit and pass the time. They meet, they talk, they argue, they gossip(闲聊) and then they get on with their lives. The Teahouse is a favorite work by Lao She. He is a master of 20th century play writing. The play was first performed in 1958. It is still one of the most popular plays in China. Notice: ●Anyone who is interested in Chinese life and history should see the play. ●To be sure to get a ticket, book now! We’re sure you will have a good time! |
1.The play Teahouse will be put on in ___________.
A. New York B. Beijing C. Toronto D. Moscow
2.How long does the play last?
A. An hour. B. One and a half hours.
C. Two hours. D. Two and a half hours.
3.What can be known from the play?
A. The types of ancient houses.
B. Chinese traditional festivals.
C. Chinese history and culture.
D. The art of Chinese painting.
完形填空
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Maddy Cullen became a heroine last month. Thanks to her quick thinking, she and Dave Lewis were saved from danger in the _______ .
Maddy and Dave went to the Scottish Highlands with a group from the Music Now Festival. In the afternoon, the group went _______ on the lake, but Maddy and Dave went hang-glider(滑翔) instead. Unfortunately, above the famous lake Loch Ness, the hang-glider flew into a sudden storm and knocked on a mountain out of _______ . Both Maddy and Dave jumped off the hang-glider before it crashed down(坠毁). They dropped safely in the mountains. But Dave couldn’t walk because his right leg was badly injured. He and Maddy had to stay in the mountains and waited for rescuers. They had no food or water, so they were hungry, thirsty and _______ . They felt very worried before the sun set. Then Maddy had a very good idea. She collected many stones and formed a large sign “SOS” on the ground so that pilots in the helicopter could find them _______ .
Meanwhile, group leader Rob Townsend was also worried when he found Maddy and Dave didn’t sail with them. There were no public _______ anywhere nearby. He had to walk a long way to call the police to look for the missing teenagers. A few minutes later, a police helicopter flew over Loch Ness, and the pilot saw Maddy’s message from above easily. Dave and Maddy were _______up and flown to hospital in Inverness quickly.
A week ago, Maddy spoke to a reporter from the newspaper. “We were very _______when the helicopter arrived,” she said. “The police told Dave not to move and they carried him into the helicopter. They asked us to put on dry clothes and _______ some hot soup to us. They were great.”
“It was all because of me,” Dave said. “Rob told us to wear walking boots, and he told us not to leave the group. But I did not listen. I was very silly.”
The police _______ . On its radio news, they asked walkers in the Highlands to follow instructions carefully and not to take any adventures.
1.A. forest B. sea C. mountains D. lake
2.A. sailing B. fishing C. skating D. swimming
3.A. sight B. trouble C. control D. date
4.A. alone B. sad C. calm D. cold
5.A. silently B. easily C. simply D. carefully
6.A. telephones B. libraries C. websites D. bicycles
7.A. given B. put C. woken D. picked
8.A. excited B. confused C. frustrated D. scared
9.A. shared B. offered C. cooked D. provided
10.A. insisted B. agreed C. considered D. suggested
—Do you know ______________ at that time last night?
—Yes, a report for a newspaper.
A. what was Linda writing B. what will Linda write
C. what Linda was writing D. what Linda will write
The lights in my room _______off when I left yesterday morning.
A. turn B. turned C. are turned D. were turned
Mr. King asks us _______ a car with our friends to school.
A. organizing B. organized
C. organize D. to organize
If you _______up late, you will feel tired the next day.
A. will stay B. have stayed
C. stay D. were staying
