云南省玉溪市高中名校2024届高考英语全真模拟密押卷含解析

云南省玉溪市高中名校2024届高考英语全真模拟密押卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Fortunatelysomebodywhohappenedtobepassingbycalledtheemergencyaidthetrafficaccidentoccurred.A．hurriedly B．quickly C．immediately D．shortly2．—IfeelsonervousabouttheNationalEnglishSpeechCompetitiontomorrow.—.A．Ireallyenvyyou B．GladtohearthatC．Soundsgreat D．Takeiteasy3．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup4．Thenationalparkhasalargecollectionofwildlife,________frombutterfliestoelephants.A．torange B．rangeC．ranging D．ranged5．NASAhasmadea________thatourearthhasnothreatassociatedwiththefilm2012whichisbasedonpuremyths.A．clarification B．classification C．identification D．presentation6．Thewholenationisstrugglingtoworkoutaninexpensive______effectivesolutiontosmog.A．yet B．still C．or D．though7．Thepresidentstoodbyawindowinsidetheroom,________Ientered,lookingoverthesquare.A．where B．intowhichC．which D．that8．Afterthreeyearsofpreparationforthe2011Xi’anInternationalHorticulturalExpo(西安园博)会），thecityispresentingtheworld______manypeoplethinkisthegreenSpecialOlympics．A．that B．which C．what D．where9．Don’tbejoking.It’stimeto______yourbusiness.A．setout B．takeup C．goon D．getdown10．Thesurveyshowsthatspeedatleast30percentofroadtrafficanddeaths.A．contributestoB．resultsfromC．liesinD．relieson11．I'mcallingtoenquireabouttheposition__________inyesterday'sChinaDaily.A．advertised B．tobeadvertised C．advertising D．havingadvertised12．I’mmostawfullygratefultoyou.Ican’tthinkwhatI________withoutyou.A．coulddo B．woulddoC．shouldhavedone D．musthavedone13．Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,you______justseethesunset.A．must B．needC．can D．should14．—________It’sonlyaninterview!—Onlyaninterview?Onlyaninterview?WhatifIpanic?WhatifIsayasillywordbyaccident?A．Welldone!B．Comeon!C．Howcome?D．Nodoubt!15．－Couldyoupossilbytaketotherailwaystationtomorrow?A．NowayB．NevermindC．NotatallD．Noproblem16．—Let’sgoandhavedinnerthisevening.—_____.Haveyoucomeoutfirstintheexam?A．Thanksalot.B．Whynot?C．Whatfor?D．Yes,I’dliketo.17．Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A．worsestill B．onthecontraryC．inshort D．inaddition18．—HowdidyoufindProfessorSmith’sspeechlastnight?—Tobefrank,hisspeechdidn’t________tome.A．appeal B．belongC．refer D．occur19．—Iamwondering________makesyoustudysohard?—Togotomydreamuniversity.A．whatisitthat B．thatiswhatC．whatisthat D．whatitisthat20．Patrickwaited________alltheluggagewascleared,buthisneverappeared.A．until B．beforeC．when D．while第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Tofightfortheconservationofforestecosystem,severalecologistsincludingDanielJanzenconvincedDelOro,anorangejuiceproducer,todonatepartoftheirforestlandtoanationalpark.Inreturn,DelOrowasallowedtothrowlargeamountsofwasteintheformoforangepeels(皮)ona3-hectarepieceoflandwithinthenationalparkatnocost.Dealingwithtonsofleftoverpeelsusuallyinvolvedburningthemorpayingtohavethempouredintoalandfill,sotheproposalwasveryattractive.Butayearlater,anotherjuicecompanychallengedthedealincourt,arguingthattheircompetitorwas“pollutinganationalpark”.Theyendedupwinning,andthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalparkfellthrough.Thenin2013,whilediscussingpossibleresearchavenueswithTimothyTreuer,DanielJanzenmentionedtheorangestory.Feelinginterested,Treuerdecidedtostopbythatpieceoflandthathadbeencoveredwithfruitwaste15yearsearlier.Whathefoundshockedhim.“WhileIwouldwalkoverexposedrockanddeadgrassinthenearbyfields,I’dhavetoclimbthroughundergrowthandcutpathsthroughwallsofvines(藤)intheorangepeelsiteitself.”saidTimothyTreuer.Treuerandhisteamspentmonthspickingupsamples(样品),analyzingandcomparingthem.Theyfoundgreatdifferencesbetweentheareascoveredwithorangepeelsandthosethatwerenot.Theareawithorangewastehadrichersoil.Theeffectthattheorangepeelshadonthelandisprobablynotthatsurprisingtopeoplefamiliarwithcomposting(施肥),butwhatisreallyshockingisthatajudgeactuallythoughtthewasteoforange“mined”anationalparkandstoppeditfromgoingforward.NowthatTimothyTreuer’sstudyhasreceivedworldwideattention,thistypeof“ruining”isbeingseriouslyconsideredasawayofbringingforestsbacktolife.1、WhatdidDelOrousuallydowithorangepeels?A．Addthemtofuel.B．Throwthemintoanationalpark.C．Bumorburythem.D．Makethemintocakes.2、WhatcanweknowaboutthedealbetweenDelOroandthenationalpark?A．Itlasted15years.B．ItwassignedbyTreuer.C．Itwasmadeinabout1998.D．ItwasbrokenbyDelOro.3、WhatwasTreuer’sfinding?A．Orangepeelscontainmuchfibre.B．Orangepeelscanmakesoilricher.C．Orangepeelsrotawayinashorttime.D．Orangewasteruinedthenationalpark.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardthejudgementionedinthelastparagraph?A．Disapproving.B．Positive.C．Worried.D．Admirable.22．（8分）Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.Whataboutloyalty?Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbythem?Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymore."Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it’softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitisalsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.1、Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay________.A．joinanewsocialcommunityB．influencetheirfriendsaroundC．choosetheirfriendshipspurposelyD．havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged2、WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph3inthepassage?A．Everyonehasatleastonefriend.B．Friendshipstillexiststhoughthere’slessconnection.C．Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.D．Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendequally.3、Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?A．Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.B．Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.C．Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmloyou.D．Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.4、Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?A．Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.B．Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofit.C．Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.D．Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.23．（8分）IvisitedCopenhagenforthefirsttimelastEaster.Asastudent，I’malwaysstrappedforcash，soIassumedIcouldonlyaffordtobreathetheair—butluckilyeverythingaboutCopenhagenisbreathtaking.IwasstayinginanAirbnb,andrentedabikesoIcouldcovermoreground.OneofthefirstplacesIvisitedwastheRundetaarn,or“roundtower”builtinthe17thcenturyasanastronomicalobservatory.Ithasanequestrianstaircase(awidesetofstairsbigenoughforhorsestouse)thatwentonandon.AsIwasgoingup,Istoppedtovisitthetower’slibraryhall.Atthetop,there’saglassplatformthatgivesaview80-footstraightdown,aswellasabellloft.Luckily,theviewsoverCopenhagenfromthetopwerewellworththeclimb.Aftercomingdown,IhikeduptotheKastelletFortresstoseethefamousLittleMermaidstatue.Takingaphotowithherwasalmostimpossiblewithallthetouristscrowdingaround—butsittingthereandhearingthelappingwavesofthedeepblueBalticSea,waitingforthesuntoset,wasanunforgettableandcalmingexperience.Thenextday,IvisitedtheGlyptotekartmuseum,exploringthegrandexhibits.IlookedintothemarbleeyesofmanyRomangods,andwalkeddowndimlylitstaircasestoseemummiesfromEgypt.BeforeIunwillinglyboardedthetrainbacktotheairport,ItoldmyselfthatImustvisitagain—toexperiencethethrillsofTivoliGardens,trymoreofthestreetfoodandeverythingelsefromthisamazingcity.1、Whydidtheauthorrentabike?A．Becauseshelovedtorideabike.B．Becauseshedidn’taffordtorentacar.C．Becauseshefoundnowheretorentothervehicles.D．Becauseshewantedtoseeasmanyattractionsaspossible.2、WhatdidtheauthorfinddifficultattheKastelletFortress?A．Findingasittingplace.B．Waitingforthesuntoset.C．Listeningtothesoundofwaves.D．Havingaphototakenwithastatue.3、Whichofthefollowingdidn’ttheauthorvisit?A．Rundetaarn.B．TivoliGardens.C．Glyptotekartmuseum.D．LittleMermaidStatue.4、Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Torememberaholiday.B．Tointroduceanewattraction.C．Tosharehertravelexperience.D．ToshowherloveofCopenhagen.24．（8分）InDecember,afterherthirdfallinafewmonths,DorisCarpenterwasadmittedtoRochdaleinfirmary（养老院）.Carpenter,84,livesalone,butsheisincreasinglyunsteadyonherfeet,andifshefalls,shehasn’tthestrengthtogetupagain.Previously,acallto111wouldcallnursingstaffwhocouldputherbackintoachair,butitwasincreasinglyclearshewasn’tcoping,andneededmoresupport.Thisisn’tlikeanyoldhospital,however.TodayCarpenterisn’tinbedbutsittinginachair,dressedinherownclothes,afatDanBrownbookinfrontofher.“Youdon’tfeellikeyou’reinhospital,”shesays.Twosideroomshavebeenfurnishedwithsmallgroupsoftablesandchairs,withbrighttablecloths.Thosepatientswhoareablecanhelpthemselvestofoodatmealtimesandsitwithotherstoeat,orgotothelibrarytoselectanotherturner.AphysiotherapisthelpsCarpenterwithherpainfulback,andisworkingtohelpimproveherconfidenceonstairs.Previously,anelderlypersoninCarpenter’sconditionwouldmostlikelyhaveendedupinanacutehospitalward(病房).There,veryfrequently,peopleofheragewouldgetstuck,andmanywouldgodownhillfast.“Theycomeintohospital,andourmodelintheNHSistoputthemtobed,”saysSteveTaylor,thedivisionaldirectorforcommunityservices.“Putyourpyjamason,youstayinthatbed,wewillfeedyouandtoiletyou.”Shockinglyquickly,hesays,patientscanlosewhatabilitiestheypreviouslyhad.“Andthen,whenitcomestimetodischargeyou,youcannolongerwalk.”ThisisprobablythebiggestchallengefacingtheNHS–theproblemofanolderpopulation,thelongyearsofillnessthatmanyofuswillfaceandafragilesocialcaresystemunderpinningitall.1、What’sthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．Carpenteroftenfallsathome.B．NoonelooksafterCarpenter.C．ThereissomethingwrongwithCarpenter’slegs.D．Carpenterisinsuchpoorconditionthatshehadtogotohospital.2、HowmightCarpentersfeellivinginthenewhospital?A．Lonely. B．Desperate.C．Relaxed. D．Curious.3、Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanyoufindthistext?A．Society. B．Technology.C．Family. D．Medicine.25．（10分）ThedadofthetwoyoungestsurvivorsofUSAirwaysFlight1549’sincrediblelandingintheHudsonRiversaidthenear-deathexperience“broughtoutthebestinhumanity.”IthasbeenadecadesinceUSAirwaysFlight1549landedintheHudsonRiver.Sosa,now58,toldThePostinanemailMonday.“Asstrangeastheexperiencewas,itbroughtoutthebestinhumanityaswitnessedbytheselflesseffortsofsomanymenandwomenwhocametoouraidwithoutthinkingtwiceabouttheirsafety.Iamgratefultoallofthem.”SosaandhiswifeTessweretravelingtoCharlotte,NorthCarolina,thatdaywith9-month-oldDamianand4-year-oldSofia.ThecoupleweresittingseveralrowsapartwhentheAirbusA320suddenlystruckaflockofCanadageesemomentsaftertakingofffromLaGuardiaAirport.Sosacouldsmelljetfuelburningandimmediatelyknewtheywereindanger.“TherewasanexplosionintheleftenginewhichIcouldseefrommyseat,”herecalled.“ThenextthingIknewtheplanewentdeadsilentwhenbothenginesbrokedown.IgotaquickglanceatTessseatedaheadofmewhenwebothrealizedwewereintrouble.”Thenextthreeminuteswereharrowing(折磨).ThepowerlessplaneplungedoverTheBronxandpointedtowardtheHudson,whereitwouldeventuallyditch(在水上迫降),thankstoasplit-seconddecisionbyCapt.Sullenberger.All155peopleonboardcouldsurvive.WorkshelpedwiththerescuemissionaftertheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiverintheafternoononJanuary15inNewYorkCity.Thedadthisyear2019whowelcomedanewchild,Phoebe,withTessintheyearsaftertheincident—said“Todate,itremainsanunforgettablememory,akeypointinourlivesfromwhichweperceive(感知)theworldandprocessourday-to-dayexperiences,”saidSosa.“Whenyousurviveanear-missexperience,Ithinkitmakesonemoretolerant.Itmakesyouappreciateeverydayasagift.”1、WhendidtheUSAirwaysplanecrashedintotheHudsonRiver?A．2007 B．2009C．2011 D．20192、Theunderlinedsentencemostprobablymeans_____.A．makingefforts B．expressinggratitudeC．displayingvirtues D．showinganger3、WhatcanbelearnedaboutSosaandTess?A．Thedisastermadethemcherisheveryday.B．TheyweretravelingtoCharlotte,SouthCarolinathatday.C．Theyrealizedtheywereindangerwhentheleftenginefailed.D．TheyweresittingtogetherwhentheplanestruckaflockofCanadageese.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．LandingintheHudson B．UnforgettableflightC．Horrifyingflight D．MiracleontheHudson第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）Thefindingscome___36___astudyofnearly1,000USpeoplethatlookedatdiet,calorieintakeandbodymassindex(BMI)-ameasureofobesity.___37___isfoundthatthosewhoatechocolateafewtimesaweekwere,on___38___,slimmerthanthose___39___ateitoccasionally.Eventhoughchocolateisloadedwithcalories,itcontainsingredients（材料）thatmayfavourweightloss___40___thanfatsynthesis,scientistsbelieve.___41___boostingcalorieintake,regularchocolateconsumptionwasrelatedtolowerBMIinthestudy,___42___ispublishedinArchivesofInternalMedicine.Thelinkremainedevenwhenotherfactors,likehow___43___exerciseindividualsdid,weretakeninto___44___.Anditappearsitishowoftenyoueatchocolatethatisimportant,ratherthanhowmuchofityoueat.The___45___foundnolinkwithquantityconsumed.___46___totheresearchers,thereisonlyonechanceinahundredthattheirfindingscouldbeexplainedbychancealone.LeadauthorDrBeatriceGolomb,fromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego,said:"Ourfindingsappeartoaddtoabodyofinformationsuggestingthatthecompositionofcalories,notjustthenumberofthem,mattersfordeterminingtheirultimateimpactonweight."Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists___47___thatchocolatemaybehealthyforus.Otherstudieshaveclaimedchocolatemaybegoodfortheheart.Consumptionofcertaintypesofchocolatehasbeenlinkedtosomefavourablechangesinbloodpressure,insulin（胰岛素）sensitivityandcholesterol（胆固醇）level.Andchocolate,___48___darkchocolate,doescontainantioxidants（抗氧化剂）whichcanhelptomopupharmfulfreeradicals-unstablechemicalsthatcandamageourcells.DrGolombandherteambelievethatantioxidantcompounds,calledcatechins（儿茶素）,canimproveleanmusclemassandreduceweight___49___studiesinrodentswouldsuggestthismightbeso.Mice___50___for15dayswithepicatechin(presentindarkchocolate)hadimprovedexerciseperformanceandobservablechangestotheirmusclecomposition.Theysayclinicaltrialsarenowneededinhumanstosee___51___thisisthecase.Butbeforeyoureach___52___achocolatebar,therearestilllotsofunansweredquestions.Andintheabsenceofconclusiveevidence,expertsadvisecaution.Whilethere'snoharminallowingyourselfatreatlike___53___nowandagain,eatingtoomuchmightbeharmfulbecauseitoften___54___alotofsugarandfattoo.Andifyouarelookingtochangeyourdiet,youare___55___tobenefitmostfromeatingmorefreshfruitsandvegetables.1、A．to B．in C．from D．with2、A．As B．It C．Which D．What3、A．whole B．average C．general D．short4、A．who B．that C．which D．why5、A．other B．rather C．less D．more6、A．Though B．Evenif C．when D．Despite7、A．that B．which C．where D．when8、A．much B．often C．long D．many9、A．thoughts B．mind C．account D．effect10、A．news B．report C．study D．book11、A．According B．Based C．Reply D．Response12、A．hadsuggested B．suggested C．havesuggested D．suggest13、A．specially B．particularly C．luckily D．unfortunately14、A．atleast B．atmost C．infact D．byaccident15、A．feeding B．fed C．tofeed D．feed16、A．if B．what C．why D．that17、A．out B．for C．with D．into18、A．noodles B．chocolate C．rice D．nuts19、A．includes B．takes C．absorbs D．contains20、A．probable B．possible C．likely D．about第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Thesaying“lastmanstanding”referstoa(n)（小题1）(compete),contest,orothersituationwherethefieldofparticipantsisnarroweduntilonlyasingleindividualremains.Occasionally,thetermmaybeusedtodescribeawinningcoupleorteamrather（小题2）anindividualTheexactoriginsofthetermare（小题3）(certain).Somebelievetheterm（小题4）(original)appliedtothelastboxertoremainduringamatch.Othersclaimthetermcamefromold-fashionedspellingbees,whereparticipantseithergaveup（小题5）werejudged“out”andaskedtosit.Perhapsthemostwidelyuseofthetermisinconnectionwithatontine(联合养老制),anagreementin（小题6）anumberofpersonscollectivelyownsomethingofvalue,oftenland.Interestinatontinecannot（小题7）(pass)toanotherparty,sothelastmanstanding,inthiscasethelastpersonalivegetstheentireinterest.Throughouthistory,tontineshavebeendangerousinvestments.Today,thetermisusedinanumberof（小题8）(situation).Itmayrefertothewinnerinany（小题9）(give)contest.Itmayevenrefertothelastpersontocontinuehisattempt（小题10）(achieve)agoalaftertheothershavegivenup.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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。每处错误仅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。Dearfriends,Itisrealagoodchancetohavemetallofyouhere、WehavespentseveralpreciousweekendinlearningintheEnglishClub、Aswehavebeenmembersforashortperiodoftime,wehavemadeagreatprogress、Thatisbecauseweareallverymuchactiveandtheactivitiesarenotonlyenjoyableandalsohelpful、Besides,theforeignteachershereworkhardandtryhisbesttomaketheactivitieslivelyandinterested、IamverypleasedtosaythatallofusgreatlyimprovedourspokenEnglishsofar、Iamlookingforwardtoseeallofyouagaininthenearfuture!第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假设你是李华,你所在的城市成都为了提升国际形象,下个月将举行国际中文写作比赛。请你根据以下要点给曾在你班学习两年的美国同学Tom发封邮件,邀请他提供作品。1.主题:我眼中的成都2.截稿时间:2018年12月20日3.字数:不限4.投稿邮箱chengdu123@126.com注意:1.词数:100左右(开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总词数)。2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearTom,Howiseverythinggoing?Youmustbehappybackwithyourfamily.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、C2、D3、A4、C5、A6、A7、C8、C9、A10、A11、A12、C13、C14、B15、D16、C17、B18、A19、D20、A第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、1、C2、C3、B4、A22、1、D2、B3、B4、C23、1、D2、D3、B4、C24、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.•15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(诊断)andwhatitmeansfor