山西省忻州市忻府区忻州一中2025届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷含解析

山西省忻州市忻府区忻州一中2025届高考冲刺押题（最后一卷）英语试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—DoyouthinkI'magoodsurfer?—Ofcourse!I________youearlier．Youmadeitlooksoeasy，gracefuleven．A．amwatching B．waswatchingC．havewatched D．hadwatched2．Wearelivinginanagemostofthingsaredoneoncellphones.A．which B．thatC．whose D．when3．Theguidanceteacherwastheiradviser,offeringthemsuggestionsandsolutionswhenthey______difficulties.A．aroseB．encounteredC．emergedD．evaluated4．--Wheneveryouwantagoodmeal,cometomyrestaurantandeatforfree.--Believeme.Thatisan________Iwillnotrefuse.A．approach B．offerC．idea D．instruction5．—WhereisGary?—HeisatthelibrarystudyingforhisGermantestonWednesday.Infact,he________forthetesteverydayoverthepastweek.A．hasreviewedB．wasreviewingC．hasbeenreviewingD．hadbeenreviewing6．Ican________Diana’sthoughtsfromthechangesinherfacialexpressions.A．readB．noticeC．countD．watch7．Inthatremotearea,thetrees_____bythevolunteersaregrowingwell.A．plantedB．plantingC．beingplantedD．toplant8．Wewerescaredtodeathwhenthefire______.Fortunately,itwasputoutbeforeitcausedmuchdamage.A．brokeout​​ B．cameoutC．gaveout​​ D．turnedout9．Countrypeopledon'tpretendtohavetheseridiculousmannerswhicharenecessary_____wecallpolitesociety．A．what B．inwhatC．which D．inwhich10．CouldIspeakto__________isinchargeofInternationalSalesplease?A．who B．whatC．whoever D．whatever11．“Itmighthavesavedmealotofmoney”,Mr.Chensighed,“________timelyfromthestockmarketthisJuly”.A．didIwithdraw B．shouldIwithdrawC．haveIwithdrawn D．hadIwithdrawn12．Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreachinggoals.A．Ididdiscover B．didIdiscoverC．Idiscovered D．discovered13．Itiswidelyacknowledgedinforeigncompaniesthatemployeesshouldbe________intermsofinnovationcapability.A．examinedB．evolvedC．evaluatedD．encouraged14．I’llsendyouthesignedcontractpersonallythistimetomorrow.Sorry,I______ameetingthen.A．amattending B．attendedC．haveattended D．willbeattending15．—WillUnclePetersoncometomybirthdaypartytomorrow?—Pityhe______toZimbabweasavolunteerteacher.A．wassentB．hasbeensentC．hadbeensentD．wouldbesent16．--Whoisdancingtomusicinthenextroom?--________thechildren.A．Itis B．Theyare C．Thatis D．Thereare17．Thereaslightdecreaseinhisweightbutheeatstoomuch.A．was B．couldhavebeenC．hadbeen D．couldbe18．IwenttoseeTheWanderingEarthlastnight.Itwasfantastic!Youweresolucky!HowIwishI_____thetickettoo.A．get B．gotC．hadgot D．wouldget19．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound20．Thiswinter,oneofthelargest______snowstormshitmanyareas.A．recording B．recordedC．beingrecorded D．torecord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）Ifyou’reonthehuntforsomethingnewandinterestingtoread,youhaveplentyofplacestogo.Thisweek,we’relookingatfourofthebestbookrecommendationsites,services,orgroups,basedonyournominations(提名).GoodReadsGoodReadsismorethanjustabookrecommendationsite,althoughitexcelsathelpingyoufindnewbookstoreadbasedontheonesyouenjoy.Youcanbuildavirtual“shelf”ofbooksyouownorhavealreadyread,shareyourprogresswiththebooksyou’recurrentlyreading,ratethebooksyou’veread,leavereviews,andconnectwithotherreaders.BookBubWhileBookBubisn’tstrictlyabookrecommendationservice,itdoesbringyousuper-low-costbooksbasedonyourinterestseveryday.Theserviceisfree,andwhenyousignup,youtellBookBubwhatkindsofbooksyouliketoread.Fromthere,you’llgetanemailfromBookBubeverydaywithbookdealsforthatday.Whenwesay“deal,”wemeanit—manyofBookBub’stitlesarefreeentirely,$0.99,orjustacoupleofbucks.LibraryThingLibraryThinghasbeenaroundforalongtimeandisstillagreatuser-poweredbookratings,review,andrecommendationsite.Theservicecallsitselftheworld’slargestbookclub,andthat’salotliketheoverallfeel.Onceyousignup,you’llbeencouragedtostartaddingbooksyou’vereadandleavereviewsforthem.Behinditsbookratingsandreviewsthough,LibraryThingisapowerfultooltocatalogandorganizeyourentirebookcollection.OlmentaIfyou’renotinterestedinregisteringforaccounts,addingyourownbooks,oranyofthathassle(麻烦),Olmentacansuggestsomesolidtitlestoyoubasedongeneralpopularityandthecitationofthepeoplebehindthesite.It’sasimplelistofbookcoversthattheservicethinksyoushouldread,andafewgenresyoucanclickonifyou’relookingforsomethingspecific,likebusiness,fiction,children’s,theatre,poetry,ornonfiction,amongothers.1、Whichofthefollowingtwobookrecommendationsitesaskyoutorateandleavereviews?A．GoodreadsandBookBubB．BookBubandLibraryThingC．LibraryThingandOlmentaD．GoodreadsandLibraryThing2、Whichbookrecommendationsitecanhelpyougetsuper-low-costbooks?A．GoodReadsB．BookBubC．LibraryThingD．Olmenta3、IfyouturntoOlmenta,you__________________.A．needtopaymoreB．needtoaddyourownbookC．don’tneedtosignupD．don’tneedtolookforsomethingspecific22．（8分）“Mom,whatisthat?”askedmyson.“TheBrideofChucky?”TheolddollIwasholdingwasprettyscary.Herglasseyeswereespeciallyhorrible,closingwhenshestooduprightandflyingopenwhenshelayflat.Onceshehadbeenloved,butshehadbeenstoredinanattic(阁楼)fordecades,wheretheextremesofheatandcoldcanbehardonagirl’slooks.Throwherinthewastebin?Maybe.Butfirst,let’scheckeBay.Iclicked,suppliedtherequiredinformationaboutcondition,includingdefects(i.e.,“Onlyamiraclecouldsavethisdoll”),anduploadeditsphotos.Isolditfor$5.Thebuyerwashappy:“Asdescribed!”hewroteonmyfeedbackpage.“Superseller!”Thedollfoundahomeand,Ihope,anewlife.Maybeshewasusedtorepairotherdolls.Perhapsthosestrangeeyesgotfixedandonceagaincaninspireachild’slove.It’sawin-win,ifyouaskme.Ialsosoldlotsofotherstuff.Noneofthembroughtinalotofmoney,thoughIhavebeensurprisedattheoccasionalbiddingwar,like,forexample,theoneoveranoldswimsuitthatwouldhavemadeBrigitteBardotlookbad.Andsomecustomers,let’sfaceit,arestrange.RecentlyIhadahardtimeconvincinganAustralianwould-bebuyerofanIrishsouvenirbellthatIdon’tshopinternationally;it’sjusttoomuchtrouble.HecouldhaveflowntoIrelandandboughthisownbellforthepricehewaswillingtopay.Anothertime,abuyercomplainedthattheelectricwireonanoldradiowasdirty.Really?Dirty?Thewirewasblack.ButIaimtoplease,soIofferedarefund.Sowhybotherwiththedealingandsmallprofits?BecauseIdon’tlikeabandoningthepast.Allthesetreasuresoncehadstories.Theymeantsomething.Butthepeoplewhogavethemthatmeaningaregone,andIsimplycannotrescueeverything.Ican’tevensew.SoIfinditsatisfyingthatanewowner,discoveredviaeBay,willcontinuethestoryinhisorherownway.1、Whatwasthedolllike?A．Itwaslovely.B．Itwasbeautiful.C．Itlookedfrightening.D．Itwasprettyordinary.2、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“defects”inParagraph3?A．Faults.B．Virtues.C．Pictures.D．Requirements.3、WhydidtheauthorrefusetoselltheAustralianthebell?A．Shethoughthewasstrange.B．Hisbidwasnothighenough.C．Someoneelsehadalreadyboughtit.D．Deliveringittohimwastroublesome.4、Afterreceivingthecomplaintabouttheradio,theauthor______.A．feltdeeplysorryB．explainedpatientlyC．returnedthemoneyD．apologizedimmediately5、WhydoestheauthorsellusedstuffviaeBay?A．Sheneedsmoneybadly.B．Sheisanenvironmentalist.C．Sheisinterestedinmarketing.D．Shewantstheirstoriestobecontinued.23．（8分）Ifyoucouldtravelbackintimefivecenturies,you’dencounterafreshlypainted“MonaLisa”inRenaissanceEuropeandcoolertemperaturesacrosstheNorthernHemisphere.ThiswasaworldinthemidstoftheLittleIceAgeandaperiodofvastEuropeanexplorationnowknownastheAgeofDiscovery.Butwhatifwecouldlook500yearsintothefutureandglimpsetheEarthofthe26thcentury?Wouldtheworldseemasdifferenttousasthe21stcenturywouldhaveseemedtoresidentsofthe16century?Forstarters,whatwilltheweatherbelike?Dependingonwhomyouask,the26thcenturywilleitherbealittlechillyorextremelyhot.Somesolaroutputmodelssuggestthatbythe2500s,Earth’sclimatewillhavecooledbackdowntonearLittleIceAgeconditions.Otherstudiespredictthatongoingclimatechangeandfossilfuelusewillleavemuchoftheplanettoohotforhumanlifeby2300.SomeexpertsdatethebeginningofhumanclimatechangebacktotheIndustrialRevolutioninthe1800s,otherstoslash-and-burnagriculturalpracticesinprehistorictimes.Eitherway,tool-wieldinghumansaltertheirenvironment—andour26thcenturytoolsmightbequiteimpressiveindeed.TheoreticalphysicistandfuturistMichioKakupredictsthatinamere100years,humanitywillmaketheleapfromatypezerocivilizationtoatypeIcivilizationontheKardashevScale.Inotherwords,we’llbecomeaspeciesthatcanusetheentiresumofaplanet’senergy,masteringcleanenergytechnologiessuchasfusionandsolarpower.Furthermore,they’llbeabletohandleplanetaryenergyinordertocontrolglobalclimate.Technologyhasimprovedsignificantlysincethe1500s,andthispacewilllikelycontinueinthecenturiestocome.PhysicistStephenHawkingproposesthatbytheyear2600,thisgrowthwouldsee10newtheoreticalphysicspaperspublishedevery10seconds.IfMoore’sLawholdstrueandbothcomputerspeedandcomplexitydoubleevery18months,thensomeofthesestudiesmaybetheworkofhighlyintelligentmachines.Whatothertechnologieswillshapetheworldofthe26thcentury?FuturistandauthorAdrianBerrybelievestheaveragehumanlifespanwillreach140yearsandthatthedigitalstorageofhumanpersonalitieswillenableacomputerizedstateoflivingforever.Humanswillfarmtheoceans,travelinstarshipsandresideinbothlunarandMartiancolonieswhilerobotsexploretheoutercosmos.1、WhydoestheauthormentiontheLittleIceAgeinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowtheseverityofthecurrentglobalwarming.B．Tostressthecloseconnectionwiththecurrentclimate.C．Toprovidecontrasttothepredictionoffutureclimate.D．Toillustratetheimportanceofprotectingtheenvironment.2、ThepredictionthatEarthwillcooldownisbasedon________.A．changesinsolaractivity B．ongoingclimatechangeC．previousgeneralassumptions D．currentconsumptionoffossilfuel3、Whateffectwillthe26thcenturytechnologieshaveonhumanbeings?A．Humanswillsufferfromsevereglobalwarming.B．Cybertechnologyhelpshumanpersonalitiessurvive.C．Humansneedn’tworkwiththeapplicationofrobots.D．Highlyintelligentmachineswillreplacehumans.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）AD．1:AprilFool’sPartyOnFriday,April1,InnerAffairgoesbacktothedaysoffunk!ClassesTunesfromthe1970sand1980sbyDJSDen&Sion.9p.mtilllate.Tickets:Freeentranceforthoseincostume,otherwise50yuan(US$6)Time/date:9a.m,April,1Place:InnerAffair,1/F,QiankunDasha,6SanlitunXiliujie,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6321Fax:(412)396-6890AD．2:SailingClub；OurYoungSailor’sCourseleadstotheStage1Sailingqualification．You’11learnhowtosailsafelyandthecoursealsocoverssailingtheoryandfirstaid．Havefunwithothercoursememberafterwardsintheclubroom．Thereare10weeklytwo—hourlessons(Tuesdays6pm～8pm).OpeningHours：Tuesdays：6：00pm一8。00pmPhone：(412)396—6644Fax：(412)396—6644AD．3:The“worst”partyOrganizedbyozoneproductions,thepartyissettobe“theworstever”,withthelamestmusicfromthe1960s,1970sand1980s.Specialprizeswillbeawardedtotheworstdressedorforbadfashionsense.Tickets:FreeentranceTime/date:9a.m,April,1Place:PulaPula,TianzeLu,OrientalSevenColorsPlaza,ChaoyangDistrictTel:(412)396-6785Fax:(412)396--6243AD．4:RidingSchool：．Youcanstarthorse-ridingatanyage．Chooseprivateorgrouplessonsanyweekdaybe9amand8：30pm(3：30pmonSaturdays)．Thereare10kilometresoftracksandpathsforleisurelyridesacrossfarmlandandopencountry．Youwillneedaridinghat．OpeningHours：MondaythroughFriday：9：00am一8。30pmPhone：(412)396—6754Fax：(412)396—6752AD．5:DivingCentre：Ourexperiencedinstructorsofferone-monthcoursesindeep-seadivingforbeginners．Therearetwoeveninglessonsaweek，inwhichyoulearntobreatheunderwaterandusetheequipmentsafely．Youonlyneedaswimmingcostumeandtowel.Reducedratesforcouples.OpeningHours：MondayandFriday：6：30pm一8：30pmPhone：(412)396—6312Fax：(412)396—67061、WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoAD．IandAD．3?A．Thetwopartieswillbeheldinthesameday.B．Thetwopartieswillbeheldatthesametime.C．Someoldmusicwillbeplayedattheparties.D．Theentrancefeesofthetwopartieswillnotbecharged.2、Ifyouwanttoexperienceanewactivityinthecountrysideinthemornings，youmayfaxA．(412)396--6312B．(412)396--6706C．(412)396--6752D．(412)396—68763、Youwanttodoanactivityoneeveningaweekandgetacertificateintheend，youcangotoA．AD．4:RidingSchool：B．AD．5:DivingcenterC．AD．2:SailingClubD．AD．3:The“worst”party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）Threeyearsago,whenIenteredmyschoolforthefirsttime,Iwaswelcomedbystudentswearingwhiteshirtswithabadge(徽章)saying“Prefect”onthem,whogreetedmewiththe1,“WelcometoHuaxiaMiddleSchool”.Iwasimmediatelyimpressedand2Icouldbeoneofthem.Thennextyear,inthesummerof2016,mywish3whenIwasselectedtobeaprefect.Justliketheones4me,Iwastostandattheschoolgateand5newfreshmen.So,youmaywonder,what6isaprefect?Prefectsarestudentleadersinourschool.They’reusuallytopstudents7fromhighergradestohelpteachersruntheschool8oftheclassroom.9you’rechosentobeaprefect,youneedtobeanearlyperfectstudent.Becomingaprefectwasn’t10forme.Iusedtobesensitiveand11,caringtoomuchaboutwhatothersthoughtofme.ButsinceIwas12tobecomeaprefect,Itriedmybesttobemorebraveandhardworking,makingrapid13inayear.Thebiggestbenefitofbeingaprefectisthatitteachesmetobe14andsetanexampleforlowergradestudents.Iwasamemberoftheschoolsoccerteam,butIwasn’tagood15andfeltembarrassedaboutmypoor16.Afterhavingsomestudentsfromlowergradesjoinourteam,however,IknewthatIhadtosetagoodexample.So,Ikeptpracticingmyskillsand17greatly.Beingaprefectdoesn’t18meanIhaveabadgeonmyshirt.ItalsomeansthatIhaveahardworkingattitudedeepinmy19.“Youcanmakeit,”Ialwaysremindmyself.Becomingaprefecthas20metoworkharderandbecomeanevenbetterperson.1、A．sentencesB．remarksC．wordsD．sayings2、A．wishedB．hopedC．promisedD．decided3、A．turnedoutB．workedoutC．cameoutD．cametrue4、A．behindB．beforeC．fromD．about5、A．admitB．observeC．guardD．welcome6、A．vividlyB．perfectlyC．exactlyD．eventually7、A．selectedB．offeredC．providedD．presented8、A．properlyB．outsideC．withinD．badly9、A．IfB．SinceC．AlthoughD．As10、A．popularB．easyC．quickD．strange11、A．abnormalB．independentC．dishonestD．unconfident12、A．refreshedB．accumulatedC．motivatedD．discouraged13、A．successB．achievementC．progressD．mistake14、A．energeticB．responsibleC．loyalD．challenging15、A．playerB．teacherC．tutorD．coach16、A．promiseB．patienceC．effortsD．skills17、A．contributedB．affectedC．improvedD．sped18、A．yetB．stillC．evenD．just19、A．lessonB．heartC．imaginationD．memory20、A．pushedB．soughtC．attachedD．allowed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）Brightonisthe

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(health)cityinBritainwiththehighestlevelofpersonaltrainers,yogaclubsandhealthfoodstores,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonFriday.Thesurvey,

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(eat)atleastfivekindsoffruitandvegetablesaday.Thesurvey,

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(conduct)fortheSkyTravelchannel,hascompared15citiesacrosstheUK.ItsaysBrightonresidentslive

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(walk)orcycletoworkasthepeoplelivinginotherpartsofBritain.In

8．(compare)withthenationalaverage,Brightonhasnearlyathirdmorehealthfoodstoresandpersonaltrainersthan

9．inanyothercityinBritain.Ithastwicemanyyogaclubs,andtheleveloffatresidentsisbelowthenationalaverage.Meanwhile,

10．surveyalsofindsthatBrightonresidentshavethebestlevelsofcholesterol(胆固醇)andbloodpressureinBritain.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。OnedayIwasinourlocalpizzatakeoutwhencoupleteenagerscameintoorderpizzas、Theyeachorderedasmallpersonal-sizepizzaforthem、Andtheyorderedanother3largepizzastobedeliveringtothefiredepartment,wherewashavingatrainingnight、Theyaskedforthedeliverypersontoincludeanotetheyhadwrote、Inittheythankedthememberofthefiredepartmentforalltheydoforthecommunityandforhelpingtheirfriendwhenheisinaseriousaccident、Theyexplainedfarthathewouldn’tlivebutfortheirgreatefforts、Idon’tknowthesekids,butIamveryprideofthem、第二节书面表达（满分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李华，正在负责策划“绿色校园”活动（GreenCampusCampaign),请给你的美国笔友Henry写封邮件，向他介绍此次活动的内容并征求他的建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、B2、D3、B4、B5、C6、A7、A8、A9、B10、C11、D12、B13、C14、D15、B16、A17、D18、C19、B20、B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、D2、B3、C22、1、C2、A3、D4、C5、D23、1、C2、A3、B24、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.•15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(诊断)andwhatitmeansforthewiderfamily.•20-24September,Home,Manchester.BoxofficeTheNestEveryparentwantsthebestfortheirbaby.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoensuretheirshaseverythingheneeds,evenifthatmeansKurttakingonextrawork.FranzXaverKroetz’sextraordinaryplayaboutthedamagethatprofitcausestoindividualsandtheenvironmentgetsanewtranslationfromConorMcPherson.•15-22October,Lyric,Belfast.BoxofficeTheRedBarnDavidHare’snewplayisbasedonLaMain,apsychologicalthrillerbythegreatGeorgesSimenon.Thestoryconcernstwocoupleswho,ontheirwaybackfromaparty,strugglethroughthesnow.Theplayi