OPENINGS AND PREVIEWS
Antlia Pneumatica
In a new play by Anne Washburn, directed by Ken Rus Schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a Texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St. 212-279-4200. In previews.)
Bright Star
Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-Americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the Second World War. Walter Bobbie directs. (Cort, 138 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)
The Crucible
Ivo van Hove directs Arthur Miller’s classic drama about the Salem witch trials, starring Saoirse Ronan, Ben Whishaw, Ciaran Hinds, and Sophie Okonedo. (Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St. 212-239-6200. In previews.)
Dry Powder
John Krasinski, Claire Danes, and Hank Azaria star in Sarah Burgess’s play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (私人股本公司) tries to rebound from a P.R. disaster. Thomas Kail directs. (Public, 425 Lafayette St. 212-967-7555. In previews. Opens Oct. 28, 2017)
The Father
Frank Langella stars in a play by the French writer Florian Zeller, translated by Christopher Hampton and directed by Doug Hughes for Manhattan Theatre Club, about an eightyyear-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (Samuel J. Friedman, 261 W. 47th St. 212-239-6200. Previews begin Oct. 28, 2017)
1.If you’re interested in American music, where can you get entertained?
A. Peter Jay Sharp, 416 W. 42nd St.
B. Cort, 138 W. 48th St.
C. Walter Kerr, 219 W. 48th St.
D. Public, 425 Lafayette St.
2.If you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available?
A. Bright Star B. The Crucible
C. Dry Powder D. The Father
3.The author’s purpose of writing the passage is to .
A. inform B. entertain
C. persuade D. describe
目前，中国已经进入汽车社会，越来越多的汽车正走进寻常百姓家。但是有些驾驶员的素质令人担忧，他们的所作所为严重危害了自己和他人安全。这种现象与社会的发展极不协调。请你以李华的身份，结合下列几点写一封倡议书，倡议所有驾驶员做“中国好司机”，主要包括：
1.简单描述以上现象； 2.你的建议；
1）严格遵守交通规则； 2）不隔窗抛物； 3）礼让他人，不闯红灯。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：规则regulations 让路give way to 闯红灯run the red light
Dear drivers,
At present, more and more cars have entered the homes of ordinary people. ___________________________
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
It doesn’t matter to fail as long as you don’t give up. To my opinion, it is hard to be successful. Challenges were a necessary part of your life as you grow up. And you won’t necessary succeed in everything for the first time you try. That’s okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the one who’ve had the most failures. J. K. Rowling, wrote Harry Potter, had her first Harry Potter book reject 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was removed his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and miss thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s because I succeed.”
A man looking at his Smartphone while walking across a railway1.(have)a close knock on Oct 22. He was so2.(absorb)in his Smartphone that he did not see a train approaching until it brushed past him, 3.(throw)him to the ground. This should serve4.a warming that people should be aware of their surroundings, especially 5.crossing roads.
6.(lucky), the man survived , but the incident forced the driver7.(stop)the train. An 18-minute delay followed the incident,8.led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.
Smartphone9.(addict) has spread like an infectious disease. It’s evident that it will do great harm to society. What’s even 10.(bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends. Some people blame the Smartphone for the sad story, yet in fact people’s weakening self-control and self-discipline are to blame.
While I was waiting in line at a coffee shop earlier, a woman drove alongside the queue in a mobility scooter(踏板车). There was only a_______space between the line of people and the tables, which she_______to drive along. She drove over my foot and did not ______saying nothing at all.
I got annoyed and expected she would have_______, but then I just decided to_______it and got down to selecting which pastry(点心)to go with my coffee. The lady and I ended up sitting at adjacent(领近的)tables. She was on the end of a row so that she could park her ______. After about half an hour, when she had_______her coffee, she got up and back onto her scooter. It_______start. She tried to turn the key several times_______she telephoned the place she purchased it from.
An engineer ____within five minutes. The place must have been local. I couldn’t ____overhearing their conversation, and it turned out she had just ____the scooter that morning. This was her very first outing in it. She felt really ____about driving it. ____, she wasn’t used to its speed, nor its ____, and this combination made it quite ____to drive it through narrow gaps.
Suddenly, I felt ____for the lady. It really didn’t ____me at all that she’d driven over my foot. I had made an assumption, ____, that a person doing that should apologize.
Next time you’re about to ____someone, pause for a second and remind yourself that people have judged you without knowing what was going on in your mind or your life.
1.A. private B. vast C. public D. narrow
2.A. attempted B. promised C. declined D. guaranteed
3.A. call back B. give up C. look back D. cheer up
4.A. ignored B. apologized C. explained D. forgiven
5.A. dismissed B. made C. deserved D. inspected
6.A. truck B. bike C. car D. scooter
7.A. poured B. finished C. ordered D. purchased
8.A. needn't B. shouldn't C. wouldn't D. mustn't
9.A. so B. until C. unless D. before
10.A. broke in B. turned up C. ran away D. settled down
11.A. tolerate B. allow C. resist D. postpone
12.A. collected B. stolen C. fixed D. abandoned
13.A. concerned B. excited C. confident D. nervous
14.A. Doubtfully B. Certainly C. Fortunately D. Surprisingly
15.A. width B. length C. weight D. height
16.A. cool B. convenient C. stressful D. desperate
17.A. pleasure B. regret C. appreciation D. sympathy
18.A. strike B. bother C. satisfy D. motivate
19.A. otherwise B. therefore C. however D. besides
20.A. judge B. hug C. persuade D. tease
Although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesn’t mean that we let them rule our lives forever. One day or the other, you’ll have to stand up and say – problem, I don’t want you in my life.
1. Problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children – the list goes on. Apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. These keep adding to our problems. Problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.
But good news is that all problems can be dealt with. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.
Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 2.Talking helps you move on and let go.
Write your problems. 3.When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.
Don’t lose faith and hope. No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. 4.
Your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5. Your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.
Go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.
A. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies have been gathering within you.
B. When we have a problems, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?
C. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?
D. Of course, we’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.
E. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.
F. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with.
G. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.
