2025届广东省清远市英语高三第一学期期末复习检测模拟试题含解析

2025届广东省清远市英语高三第一学期期末复习检测模拟试题注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Withatravellingspeedofupto350kilometresperhour,therailwaytobebuiltbetweenBeijingandShanghai_______thejourneytimefrom12hoursto5hours．A．cuts B．willcut C．iscutting D．hascut2．ThankstoMr.Smith,thefatherandthesoneventually________aftertenyears'coldrelationshipbetweenthem.A．tookup B．madeupC．lookedup D．turnedup3．heremotion,sheburiedherfaceinherhands． A．Controlled B．Tocontrol C．Beingcontrolled D．Havingcontrolled4．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones5．—Hey!EveryoneintheofficewasatthedinnerpartyinhonorofMr.Charlesexceptyou.Whathappened?—I______afterMike,mycolleague.Hewasbadlyill.A．havelookedB．waslookingC．wouldlookD．hadlooked6．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot7．Youcanonlybesureof_____youhaveatpresent;youcannotbesureofsomething_____youmightgetinthefuture.A．that;what B．what;/ C．which;that D．/;that8．DimashappearedonthestageofSinger2017,hisvoiceinstantlywonheartsofChineseaudience.A．AslongasB．AssoonasC．NowthatD．Eversince9．Scientistshavecometotheconclusion___________thetemperatureonEarthisgettinghigherandhigher.A．What B．thatC．which D．when10．—TheKiwifruitsinthissupermarketare_______salenow,andtheyaresold______thepound.—Really?Howmuchcheaperarethey?A．for;in B．on;by C．for,by D．on,in11．—Wherecanweparkcar?—Don’tworry.There’ssuretobeparkinglotnearby.A．the;the B．the;aC．不填;a D．不填;the12．Ihaveoftenthoughtitwouldbeablessingifeachhumanbeing_______blindanddeafforafewdaysatsometimeinhislife.A．hasbeenstricken B．werestrickenC．hadbeen D．wouldbe13．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou14．So________sometimesintryingtoaccomplishsomethingbig_______wefailtonoticethelittlethingsthatgivelifeitsmagic.A．wegetcaughtup;asB．dowegetcaughtup;thatC．caughtupgetwe;asD．caughtupdoweget;that15．Thedisabledguywasattendedthroughouthisschooldaybyanurse________toguardhim.A．toappoint B．appointedC．appointing D．havingappointed16．_________hisconclusionontheevidencehecollectedonthescene,heprovedthatthemurdererwasguilty.A．Based B．BasingC．Tobase D．Beingbased17．Don’ttakeitseriously，Alice．Iwasn’tmaking_____funofyou—it’snothingbut_____joke．A．/;the B．the;theC．the;a D．/;a18．Mydaughter,_________allkindsofmeat,wouldnotliketoeatanyvegetable,whichworriesmealot.A．devotedto B．addictedto C．accustomedto D．exposedto19．TheBrownsheld_______theycalled“familyday”onceeachyear.A．that B．what C．which D．when20．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter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）SinceAppStorewassetup,ithasbeensellingconsumersonesimplethingchoice.Whetheryouwantedtoplaygames,readthenews,ordoathousandotherthings,therewassomethingforwhateveryoudesired.Thensomethingfunnyhappened.LoggingintotheAppStoretodayislikegoingintoashoppingmallwithonlyacoupon(优惠券)foronething:There’ssomuchchoice;itmightbeeasiertogiveupthantochoose.Itisn’tconsumerswhoareburdened,though.Toomuchcontentofallkindsalsohaseconomiceffects.Whencountlesschoicesareavailable,itcausespressure,pushingpricesdownanddrivingusabitcrazy.Sowhatisthewayforward?Itmaywellbetoturnlesschoiceitselftothemarketingstrategy.Therearealreadysignsthatthisishappening.Firstlycontentcompaniesarelookingtopreventtheirofferingsfromgettinglostinthetonsofstuff.MostobviousisDisney,whichisplanningtoopenitsownstreamingservicenextyear.ThepointistonarrowthefocussothatthoseseekingDisneycartoonswillhaveoneplacetogo,ratherthanbeingaroundvariousservices.Yetifthatrepresentsacarefulfirststep,therearemoreextremeoptionstoo.Considertheideaofawineclub:fromtensofthousandsofbottleseachyear,subscriberspaysomeonetoselectthemostinterestingones.Perhapswhatcomesnextfordigitalcontentissimilar-carefullyselectedofferingsfromtrustedsourcesthatputchoicesinthehandsofsomeoneelseinordertogetridoftheanxietyofchoosing.Uptonow,toomuchchoiceindigitalmediahasonlyonesolution:thealgorithm（运算法则）．Butwe＇veseenthetroublewithalgorithmsonYouTubeTheyfeedyouonlywhatyou’vealreadysaidyoulike,notthingsyoumaynotknowyoureinto.Worse,theyhaveatendencytoserveupdisturbingcontenthewayforwardcantsimplybemoreorbetteralgorithms.Instead,it'stimefordigitalcompaniestostartthinkingabouthowtoputlimitsonthings:onhowmuchwecanuseadevice,orwhatweareavailabletochoosefrom.Aswemovefurtherintothedigitalrevolution,whatpeopleaskforisclear:Less.1、Whatwilltoomuchchoiceofcontentonthemarketresultin?A．TheshutdownofcompaniesB．TheanxietyofconsumersC．ThepoorqualityofproductsD．Theslowdownofeconomy2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtoParagraphs4and5?A．ContentcompaniesshouldwithdrawtheirofferingsonlineB．ContentcompaniesshouldposttheirofferingsonAppStoreC．ContentcompaniesadoptdifferentmethodstonarrowtheconsumersfocusD．ContentcompaniesopentheirownstreamingservicesonYouTube3、Howdoalgorithmsprobablyrespondtoconsumersneeds?A．TheymakeabetterchoiceforthemB．TheyhelptoremovedisturbingcontentC．TheychangetheirinterestindigitalmediaD．Theyfailtoofferwhattheypossiblylike4、WhatistheauthorsattitudetowardslimitingthechoiceconsumershaveA．Approving.B．SkepticalC．Opposing.D．Neutral22．（8分）TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionaimstofindabalancebetweencelebratingindividualaccomplishmentsandacknowledgingthatscienceseldomhappensalone.Thecompetitiontakesoffwhenstudentsfromaroundthecountryareteamedupandhavetosolveaseriesofhands—onchallengesinthespotlight.Nowadays，kidsarefedwith“themythofthelonescientist”，soplacingsuchchallengesinthemiddleschoolperiodhasahugepotentialforimpact.Thefocusonteambuildingskillsgetsstudentsexcitedbeforemorefearsandstereotypes(成见)setin.Theinitialpoolofqualifiedstudentscomesfromtheparticipantsinnation-widesciencefairs.Thosewhoscoreinthetop10％(about10，000kids)havethequalificationtoapply.Thejudgesselectthetop300youngscientists，andthatgroupisfinallynarrowedto30finalists.Selectionatthisstageisclearlyanhonorinitself，butitcountsassteponeforthefinalists.TheyarethenflowntoWashington，D．C．andplacedintoteamsoffiveforthehands-onpartofthecompetition.Eachteamismadeupofstudentswithdifferenttalentsandskills，includingacademicfocusandexperience.Unlikethesciencefairs，wheremostoftheworktakesplacebehindthescenesandstudentsshareapolishedoutcome，thehands-onchallengescreateaspacewheretheworkisthecompetitionitself.Thestudentstakeuparangeofchallengesinscience，technology，engineering，mathandsoon.Eachofthechallengeswillneedtheinsightandskillsofmultipleteammembers.Judgesobservingthechallengesaren’tjustlookingforoutcomesbutalsoforleadership，teamworkandproblemsolving.TheBroadcomMASTERSattractsincreasingnumbersofpassionateandtalentedyoungpeoplewhoareeagertotakepartinaprogramthathelpsthemgrowasscientists，engineersandinventors.Itletsthestudentsexperienceasenseofcomingtogetherwithtruepeers.Moreimportantly，itprovidesthemwithnewskillstotacklefuturechallenges.1、WhatdoestheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionmainlyfocuson?A．Individualaccomplishments. B．Hands-onchallenges.C．Academicperformance. D．Teamwork.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellus?A．Alargenumberofkidstakepartinthesciencefairs.B．It’snoteasytobequalifiedasamemberofthefinalists.C．Thejudgesaretoostrictwiththeparticipants.D．Thenation-widesciencefairsarewellorganized.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．TheBroadcomMASTERScompetitionhasanincreasingimpact.B．Middleschoolstudentsprefertochallengeeachother.C．StudentscanlearnmorenewskillsfromtheBroadcomMASTERS.D．ThesciencefairswillbecompletelyreplacedbytheBroadcomMASTERS.4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．LearningtoTakeonScientificChallengesB．OutstandingStudentsarePubliclyHonoredC．BringingIndividualPotentialtoaTeamOpportunityD．TheScienceFair:APlatformWhereStudents’DreamsTakeoff23．（8分）AseasideLongIslandvillageonSaturdayhonoredthememoryofagirlwhosemessageinabottlewasfoundafterSuperstormSandy,discoveredbycleanupworkersadozenyearsaftershethrewitintotheocean.Aplatewasplacedonarocknearthebridge,wherethebottlewasdiscoveredinDecember.Itreads:“Beexcellenttoyourselfdude(朋友),”thesamemessageinsidethebottle.Thenote,alinefromthe1989KeanuReevesmovie“BillandTed'sExcellentAdventure,”waswrittenbySidonieFeryandthrewintotheoceaninsideabottle.Shediedin2010attheageof18inafallfromacliff(悬崖)inSwitzerland.Thebottleonlytraveledamileortwowestwardfromwhereitwaslikelydepositedtothelocationwherecleanupworkersfoundit.Itwasintermingledwithbrokenclothes,boatingequipmentandarangeofseatrash.Butbecausethenoteincludedthegirl'sNewYorkCityphonenumber,whatotherwisewouldhavebeenaworthlesspieceoftrashbecameapricelesssouvenir.WorkersinPatchogue,about60miles(100kilometers)eastofManhattan,calledthenumberandreturnedthebottletohermother,MimiFery.Ferysaidshesobbedwhensheheardworkershadfoundthebottleandwasgratefultothem.“It'sunbelievable,”shesaidSaturdayoftheceremony.“Thetownisamazing,mydaughterwasalovelyandlivelypersonandveryfun,shewoulddofunthings.Shealwaysbroughtjoytoeverybodynomatterhowshefelt.”Theplatealsoreads:“Ilearnedthateventhoughsomeoneisverysmalltheymayhaveabigheart”andbearsaphotoofasmiling,youngSidoniealongwiththedatethebottlewasfound:Dec.6,2012.1、Thepassageismainlywrittento_____.A．tellushowtowriteanoteB．informusofsomeusefultipsC．sharewithusamovingstoryD．introducethebottlemessage2、Theunderlinedword“intermingled”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.A．crowdedB．mixedupC．filledupD．secured3、Whichisthecorrectorderoftheeventsmentionedinthepassage?a.Sidoniefellfromacliffanddied.b.Sidoniewrotealineandthrewitintotheoceaninabottle.c.Keanu’smovie“BillandTed’sExcellentAdventure”cameout.d.AplatewasplacedtohonorthememoryofSidonie.e.CleanupworkersfoundthebottleandcalledFery.A．c-b-a-e-dB．c-b-e-a-dC．c-a-b-d-eD．c-a-b-e-d4、WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeSidonie?A．Helpfulandoptimistic.B．Smallbutpromising.C．Lovelybutpitiful.D．Smartandbeautiful.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）Didyouknowthatsixtypercentofyourbodyweightiswater?However,alossofonlytwopercentofthiswaterthroughdehydration(脱水)duringexercisecansignificantlyaffectyourperformance.Themoreyousweat,themoreyourexerciseperformancedeclines,unlessyoudrinkenoughtoreplaceyourlossoffluids(液体).Whenyoulosetoomuchwater,youcanoverheatquiteeasily,especiallyinawarmenvironment.Butthisisnottheonlyproblemyoumayface.Dehydrationleadstoyourheartpumpingmuchfaster,whichmeansexercisebecomesmoredifficultandrequiresmoreeffort.Despitetheseproblems,however,manyofussimplydonottakeenoughfluidsinwhenweheadforthegymorsetoutonarun.Sowhyisthis?Howdowemanagetolosesomuchwaterwithoutsimplydrinkingmoretoreplaceit?Well,it’seasierthanyouthink.Whenweareatrest,wequicklybecomeawarethatwearethirstyandwillputthatrightbyhavingadrink.Whenweexercise,ontheotherhand,ourthirstmechanism(结构)doesnotworkaseffectively,sowedon’tnoticeearlyenoughthatweareactuallythirsty.Infact,weonlystarttofedthirstywhenwehavealreadylostaroundtwopercentofourbodyweight.Anotherproblemisthat,themoredehydrationwebecomeduringexercise,themoredifficultitistopreventfurtherdehydration-becauseourstomachsbecomeintolerant(不能容忍的)tofluidsandwedonotabsorbwaterproperly,justwhenweneeditmost.Thekeythingaboutfluidsandexerciseistomanageyourintakeproperly-regularsmallamountsarepreferable,andsomeshouldbedrunkbeforetheperiodofexercisebegins.Youalsoneedtomatchyourintaketothesortofexerciseyouaredoing.Forexample,foronehourofexercise,suchastakingpartina10kmrun,youneedtodrinkabouttwoextralitresofwater.Forlongerperiodsofexercise,sportsdrinksarerecommended.1、Weknowfromthetextthatduringexercise,dehydration.A．canbeeasilyavoided.B．willleadtopoorperformance.C．cancausemanyhealthproblems.D．willbecontrolledwheneverwedrinkagain.2、Whydopeoplesufferfromdehydrationeasilyduringexercise?A．Theirthirstmechanismstopsworking.B．Theirfocusisontheexercise.C．Theirthirstresponseisslow.D．Theirstomachsarefull.3、Whenexercising,youareadvisedto.A．haveregularbreaks.B．drinkwaterproperly.C．drinksportswaterinadvance.D．haveatleasttwolitersofwater.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．KeepfitB．Saynotosports!C．Timetogetdrinking!D．Waystoavoiddehydration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）Whatisitthatyoulovetodobutneverfeelthatyougetitquiteright?Perhapsyoudon'teventryanymorebecauseyouthinkwhatyoudoisnot36enough.Discouragementseemstofollowusagoodpartofthetime,37whateveritisthatweworksoharddoing,itseemsthatthereis38someoneelsewhocandoitmuchbetter.Ihavealwaysenjoyedmusicanditis39tomethateverymusicianhasa40oftheirown.Myfather__41severalinstrumentsandwhenheplayedwithothers,itwasnotdifficultto142hissoundinagroup.Whetheritwasguitaroranotherinstrument,hehadhisown43sound.I44readofamusicteacherwhocommentedtoadiscouragedstudent,“45elsecanmakethesoundthatyoumake.Thesoundthatyoumakemaynotbethesameassomeoneelse'sbutwhoistosaywhichis46.”Itissaidthat,“47isintheeyeofthebeholder（观看者）,”perhapsitcouldbesaidthat“adelightfulsoundisintheearofthe48.”Everypersonhasadifferenttoneofvoicethat49onlytothem,50weallknowpeoplewithanunforgettablelaughorawayof51thatisuniquetothem.Itmightnotbethesoundofyourmusicoryourvoiceatall.It52bethewayyouwhistleorthesoundofyourfootsteps.Eachpersonhasa（an）53ontheworldinsomeway.Someoneelsecandowhatyoudo,buttheycannotdoit54thesamewaythatyoudoit.Thenexttimeyoufeel55,remember“Nobodyelsecanmakethesoundthatyoumake.”1、A．easy B．hard C．simple D．good2、A．when B．although C．because D．if3、A．seldom B．sometimes C．never D．always4、A．satisfying B．interesting C．inspiring D．convincing5、A．gift B．song C．life D．sound6、A．created B．designed C．played D．checked7、A．pickout B．callup C．turndown D．giveoff8、A．special B.powerful C．perfect D．loud9、A．even B．yet C．once D．still10、A．Nobody B．Somebody C．Anybody D．Everybody11、A．bigger B．deeper C．better D．lower12、A．interest B．beauty C．patience D．honesty13、A．speaker B．receiver C．looker D．listener14、A．belongs B．adds C．adapts D．devotes15、A．but B．yet C．for D．and16、A．speaking B．walking C．jumping D．running17、A．must B．would C．might D．could18、A．effect B．opinion C．duty D．choice19、A．carefully B．exactly C．cautiously D．seriously20、A．annoyed B．puzzled C．bothered D．discouraged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）MandarinChineseandEnglisharethetwo1．(wide)spokenlanguagesonthisplanet.WhilemostChinesepeopleneverbother2．(learn)asecondlanguageandthequalityofEnglisheducationinChinaissteadilyimproving,thereareonlyhandfulofChinesepeoplewho3．(be)abletouseEnglishatnativeornear-nativespeakerlevel.IcametoChinain2000tolearnChinese,butlittle4．IrealizethateveryonearoundmewantedtospeakEnglish!Itwasduringthistimes5．Istartedhearingcuriousphraseslike"horsehorsetigertiger"and"peoplemountainpeoplesea".6．Iwent,everyoneItalkedto,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenstudyingEnglish,allseemedtospeakitwith"Chinese7．(character)”.OnapersonallevelIfound8．funandfunny;asaneducator,Iwantedtodosomethingaboutit.SowhathappenswhenyoucombineChineseandEnglish?Theresultisaconfusingbuthumorousbyproductcalled"Chinglish"，9．ontheonehand,Ithinkisimportanttobeabletolaughatbutit'salsotolearnfromourmistakesandstrivetoward10．(express)ourselvesinamore"native"manner.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。Ourclasshadadiscussionaboutwhetherit’snecessaryputmonitoringcamerasinourclassroom.Opinionsaredividedtothistopic.Someareinfavorofthisidea,thinkingmonitoringcamerascanbeusingtomonitorteachers’teaching,thatencouragesteacherstopreparetheirlessonsbetter.Beside,itisausefulwaytoavoidexamcheating,whichisaseriouslyprobleminsomeschools.However,anotherstudentsareagainstthatbecausetheyfeelstressfuliftheyfeelsomeoneiswatchingthemallthetime.Also,theythoughtitwillaffecttheirprivacy.Inmyopinion,sincetheycanencourageeveryonetobehavewell,whynottoacceptthem?第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友David即将来中国旅游。这是他第一次来中国旅行，不知道要做些什么准备，因此写信向你求助。请你根据以下要点给他写一封信：1．表示欢迎；2．建议准备事项；3．表示祝愿。注意：1．词数80词左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearDavid，____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、B2、B3、B4、D5、B6、D7、B8、B9、B10、B11、B12、B13、A14、D15、B16、B17、D18、B19、B20、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、B2、C3、D4、A22、1、D2、B3、A4、C23、1、C2、B3、A4、A24、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.•15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(诊断)andwhatitmeansforthewiderfamily.•20-24Sep