2021-2022學(xué)年廣東省化州市高三下第一次測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題含解析

2021-2022高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷

注意事項(xiàng)

1.考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。

2.試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑

色字跡的簽字筆作答。

3.考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。

第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

1?Don*tyouthinkofgreatimportancethatweshouldkeepfitbytakingexerciseregularly?

A.thisB.thatC.whichD.it

2,Onlyaftertalkingtotwostudentsthathavingstrongmotivationisoneofthebiggestfactorsinreaching

goals.

A.IdiddiscoverB.didIdiscover

C.IfliscoveredD.discovered

3?Theycarryoutchecksonmilkproductstomakesurethattheyareofhighquality.

A.commonB.natural

C.ordinaryD.regular

4,Russia'scuttingoffthegassupplyraisedamajorconcerntotheEuropeanUnion,anumberofmember

statesareincreasinglydependentononesinglesupplier.

A.whoseB.that

C.whereD.which

5,Nearlyalleducatorsbelievethatachallengingsituationcanoftenthebestqualitiesofaperson.

A.cheerupB.takeover

C.bringoutD.putaway

6,—Ann,ourdepartmentmaybenamedtheDepartmentoftheYearbecauseoftheoutstandingperformance.

A.GoodtoknowB.Pllsay

C.IhearyouonthatoneD.Can'targuewiththat

7,Afterhadhappenedhecouldnotcontinuetoworkthere.

A.whichB.how

C.whatD.having

8,Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That'shesucceededatlast.

A.whatB.when

C.whetherD.why

9.—Willyoubethisevening,Mary?

Thatdepends.IamafraidIwillbewithmymanager,discussingaplan.

A.convenientB?suitable

C.availableD.efficient

10.Howlongdoyousupposeitishearrivedandbegantoworkthere?

A.whenB.before

C.afterD.since

11.Today'shomeworkwaseasysoIfinisheditquicklyandwentouttoplay.

A.tobedoneB.doneC.doingD.todo

12.—Didyougotolastnight'sconcert?

—Yes.Andthegirlplayingtheviolinattheconcertallthepeoplepresentwithherexcellentability.

A.impressedB.comparedC.conveyedD.observed

13,Largequantitiesoftimeforpractisingguidedwritings.

A.wasneededB.areneededC.needsD.isneeded

14.Attheendofthehistoricarea,Wilmingtondisplayeditsasaworkingportcity：largeware-housesanda

fewotherdatedofficebuildings.

A.achievementB.reputation

C.characterD.standard

15?Comehere,Mary.Ifyoustandatthisangle,youjustseethesunset.

A.mustB.need

C.canD.should

16.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatstudentsshouldbeintermsofoverallquality.

A.supportedB.matched

C.evaluatedD.controlled

17.Johnlives,Hehasaverysmallbudgetandlittlemoneytospendonclothes.

A.intheblackB.onashoestring

C.overthemoonD.atthedropofahat

18.一TheT-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.

_?ButIpromiseyouwelllookintoitrightaway.

A.WhosaysB.Howcome

C.WhatforD.Whyworry

19.一ThemovieLalalandisawesome.It9sreallyapitythatyoudidn'tmakeit.

—Sorry,I.Iwastoobusythen.

A.didn'tB.did

C.wouldn'tDewould

20.Thedifferencesthechildren^achievementscannotbecompletelyexplainedtheirsocialbackgrounds.

A.infrontofB?incaseof

C.inneedofD.inchargeof

第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21.（6分）Breakdancingissettomakeitsfirstdebut（亮相）asanOlympicsportatParis2024,IbnyEstanguet,

headoftheParisorganizingcommittee,saidonFebruary21st.Skateboarding,sportclimbingandsurfing,whichhave

alreadybeenaddedtotheprogrammeforthe2020TokyoOlympics,havebeeninvitedtoreturninParisfouryears

later.

TonyEstanguetsaidthechoicesrespondedtoaneedtomaketheOlympics"moreurban99and"moreartistic".We

havechosentopresenttheInternationalOlympicCommittee（IOC）withthefoursportsbecausetheyarecreative,

appealingtoyouthandcompletelyinlinewithourvision.TheyreflectperfectlyParis2024'sidentity.

Breakdancingisanexampleofasport“Whichcanbeplayedanywhereandanytimeinurbanandother

environment."Itappearedatthe2018YouthOlympicsinBuenosAiresintheformofhead-to-headubattlesM.In

competitivebreakdancing,"breakers”faceoffin“battles”againsteachother,eitherasindividualsorteams.

Breakdancersuseamixofphysicalandartisticskillscombiningelementsfromgymnasticsoracrobatics（雜技）.

TheIOChadannouncedthatthenumberofcompetitorsatParis2024wouldberestrictedto10,500,whichlimited

theopportunitytoaddsports.ButtheorganizerssaidtheinclusionofthefoursportsinPariswouldnotnecessitatethe

constructionofpermanentfacilitiesandwouldinvolvejust248competitors,ofwhich32wouldheinbreakdancing.The

surfingeventsarelikelytobeheldinestablishedsurfcentressuchasBiarritzorLacanauinsouthwestFrance.

Theinclusionstillneedtoberubbe「stampedbytheIOC,whichisexpectedtodecideonwhichsportstoaddin

Parisafternextyears5TokyoGames.

1、Whatdoweknowaboutbreakdancing?

A.Itinvolvesmultipleskills.

B.Ifslimitedtogroupcompetition.

C.ItwillshowupinParis2024.

D.Itneverappearedintheworldevents.

2、WhyhaveParisorganizerschosenthefoursports?

A.Becausetheyattractyoungpeople.

B.BecausetheyperfectlyreflectParis9identity

C.BecausetheymakeParismoreurbanandartistic.

D.Becausetheycanbeplayedanytimeandanywhere.

3、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A?10,500competitorswillcompeteforthenewsports.

B.MoresurfcenterswillbespeciallydesignedforParis2024.

C.TheIOCwillrejecttheproposalbecauseofinadequatefacilities.

D?Theinclusionwon'trequireadditionalcompetitionspacetohebuilt.

4、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“rubberstamped”inthelastparagraph?

A.approvedB.canceled

C.submittedD.designed

22.（8分）InDecember,afterherthirdfallinafewmonths,DorisCarpenterwasadmittedtoRochdale

infirmary（養(yǎng)老院）.Carpenter,84,livesalone,butsheisincreasinglyunsteadyonherfeet,andifshefalls,shehasn'tthe

strengthtogetupagain.Previously,acallto111wouldcallnursingstaffwhocouldputherbackintoachair,butitwas

increasinglyclearshewasn'tcoping,andneededmoresupport.

Thisisn'tlikeanyoldhospital,however.TodayCarpenterisn'tinbedbutsittinginachair,dressedinherown

clothes,afatDanBrownbookinfrontofher."Youdon'tfeellikeyou'reinhospital,“shesays.

l\vosideroomshavebeenfurnishedwithsmallgroupsoftablesandchairs,withbrighttablecloths.Thosepatients

whoareablecanhelpthemselvestofoodatmealtimesandsitwithotherstoeat,orgotothelibrarytoselectanother

turner.AphysiotherapisthelpsCarpenterwithherpainfulback,andisworkingtohelpimproveherconfidenceon

stairs.

Previously,anelderlypersoninCarpenter'sconditionwouldmostlikelyhaveendedupinanacutehospital

ward（病房）.

There,veryfrequently,peopleofheragewouldgetstuck,andmanywouldgodownhillfast.

“Theycomeintohospital,andourmodelintheNHSistoputthemtobed,MsaysSteveTaylor,thedivisional

directorforcommunityservices.uPutyourpyjamason,youstayinthatbed,wewillfeedyouandtoiletyou.”

Shockinglyquickly,hesays,patientscanlosewhatabilitiestheypreviouslyhaduAndthen,whenitcomestimeto

dischargeyou,youcannolongerwalk.

ThisisprobablythebiggestchallengefacingtheNHS-theproblemofanolderpopulation,thelongyearsofillness

thatmanyofuswillfaceandafragilesocialcaresystemunderpinningitall.

INWhafsthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

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.

23.（8分）Recently,a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa5001bbluemarlin（青

槍魚(yú)），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea,hasbeensoldfor$

28,000（￡22,000）.

rIhehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytotheHshingeditoroftheMiamiHeraldslayingoutin

greatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingit

offtheBahamianislandofBimini.

NateDSanders,theauction（拍賣(mài)）companywhichsoldtheletter,saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimein

Hemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin,butalsotheattackbysharks,reflectingtheplotofthenovel.

ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit,oneof

whichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks,whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksrather

thanfrightenedthemaway.

TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlos

Gutierrez.In1936,HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughta

greatmarlinalone?

Threeyearslater,HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheold

commercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat*InsteadyheendedupwritingForWhom

theBelllolls,notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951.ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953,

andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Discussing.

B.Wondering-

C.Imagining.

D.Presenting.

2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe19351etter?

A.Thestyleofthewriter.

B.Thehistoryoftheletter.

C.Thecontentsoftheletter.

D-Thepopularityofthewriter.

3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure?

A.HenryStrater'saccount.

B.CarlosGutierrez'sstory.

C.MaxPerkins*lifeexperience.

D.NateDSanders*description.

4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage?

IHemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure?

2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin.

3Theletterwassoldatauction.

4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize.

A.①③②④

B.②①④③

C.②④①③

D.②③①④

24.（8分）OhmyGod,therobotsaretakingover!We'redoomed!Doomed!NowthatI'vegottenthatoutofmy

system,ifsbecomeclearthatwhilewemayormaynotbedoomed,therobotsaretakingover.Thelatestexampleisthe

government'snevvguidelinesforself-drivingcars.

Tesla,GoogleandUberarealreadytestingdriverlesscarsincitiesacrossAmerica.UberchiefexecutiveIVavis

Kalanickisamongthosepredictingthatby2021,self-drivingcarswillplayabigpartinurbansettings.

Nearly40,000peoplediedlastyearinthisnationinautomobile-relatedaccidents,andwebelievesdriverlesscars

cansavetensofthousandsoflivesannually.

IVIakessense.Robotdriversarelesslikelytogetdrunk,drivewithoutalicense,textwhiledrivingorfeelagitatedat

thesceneofapileup.Ontheotherhand,Iwonderhowthesehighlysensitivecarswillreact,withwalkersconstantly

dashingintothestreetWilltheyjamonthebrakesevery10seconds?

Butthere'sabiggerpicture.Notonlyarerobotsreplacinghumansbehindthewheel,butbehindtheworkdesk,in

warehouses,seniorhomes,younameit.Robotsaren'tjusttakingoverintheworkplace.

Thequestionis,wherecan'tarobotfunctionbetterthanahuman?Howaboutwritingsongs?Arobotcango

througheverycombinationofnotesinrecordtimeandcomeupwithapleasingmelody.Thelyricsmightbeadifferent

story.IsaGrammy-winningsongco-writtenbyHankHumanandR-3071inourfuture?

Finally,ifsonlyamatteroftimeuntilwehaverobotpoliticiansandpresidentialcandidates.Whynot?Theycanbe

programmedtobeexpertsinworldanddomesticaffairsandcomeupwiththebestsolutionswithoutcorruptionand

badhumors.

Actually,ifstoobadsuchtechnologyisn'tavailablein2016.Prettysuretherobotwouldwininalandslide.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“agitated"mean?

A.TiredB.Cautious

C.CarefulD.Anxious

2、Whatdoubtdoesthewriterhaveaboutself-drivingcars?

A.Howpassengersbehaveinit.

B.Howrobotdriversgetthelicense

C.Howtheyavoidcrashingintoothercar

D.Howtheyrespondtowalkersonabusystreet

3、Thelastquestionsaskedinthesixthparagraphreflectsthewriter's.

A.confidenceinrobots,winningGrammyAwards

B.eagernesstolistentosongswrittenbyrobots

C.doubtaboutrobots9abilitytowritesongs

D.curiosityaboutthefutureGrammysongs

4、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Robotswillcontroltheworldineveryfield

B.Robotsarecomingbutnotsoonenough

C.Robotsarebeingusedinourdailylife

D.Robotscandrivecarsandwritemusic

25.（10分）PoliceForcepresentsCommunityRoadshow2019

Wanttofindoutmoreaboutpolicework?ComeandvisitusatthevariouslocationsacrossSingapore.Enjoythe

performancesbythefriendlydogsfromthePoliceK9UnitandthePoliceBand.

Comewithyourfamilyandtakepartinthefunactivities.

DetailsofRoadshow

Date:16-17June2019

Time:10am-7Pm礴

Venues:PunggolArcade

SerangoonCentre

lampinesHubPerformances

Shuttlebusserviceswillbeavailabletoand?K9Showat11amand3pm

fromthenearestMRTstations.,PoliceBandat6pm

EachcanbepromisedafunpackwhichActivities

consistsof:,RockClimbing

-miniaturepolicecar?BouncyCastle(forchildrenbelowtheage

?keychainof12years)

,notepad?ArtCompetition

?penR)takepartintheArtCompetition,

participantsmustregisteronlineat

by12June2019.

LuckyDraw

Timings:1pmand5Pm(daily)

1stprize:$300voucher(購(gòu)物券)

Thiseventissponsoredby:

2ndprize:$150voucher

?ArtforUs

3rdprize:$100voucher

,DallyMiniMart

10consolationprizesof$20each

?RockClimbCompany

Winnerswhoarenotpresentduringthe

drawwillbenotifiedviaemailby19June

2019.

OrganizedbytheSingaporePoliceForce

1、WhatshalleachparticipantgetinCommunityRoadshow2019?

A.Afunpack.B.Someprize.

C.SomeVoucher.D.BouncyCastle.

2^HowshouldapersonsignupforArtCompetition?

A.Onsite.B.Byemail.

C.Byphone.D.ThroughtheInternet.

3、Whichofthefollowingorganizedtheactivity?

A.SerangoonCentre.B.RockClimbCompany.

C.SingaporePoliceForce.D.PoliceortCompany.

第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

26.（30分）完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將

該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

Whenaratherdirty,poorlydressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobeg_21afewcoins,do

youhurryon,not___22___whattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedly___23___somemoney?Whatshouldour

attitude___24___beggarsbe?Therecanbenoquestionthattheworldisfullofterriblysadstories?It___25___be

terribletohavenoideawhereournextmealisgoingtocomefrom-Itseems___26___nottogivesomemoneyto

beggars.

_27,mostoftheworld'sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedand___28___whatwehavewiththoseless

luckythanourselves.Buthastheworldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,___29___oneknew

exactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quiteafewpeoplewill

notgivetobeggars-Letuslookattheir___30___?

First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressup___31___tolookpitiableandactuallymakeagood___32___from

begging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevil（惡行）._33,thereistheworrythatthemoneyyou

givewillbespentonbeer,wineordrugs.Thirdly,thereistheopinion_34thereisnorealexcuseforbegging.One

mightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone'ssenseof__35___andself-dependence.

Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbehandledbythegovernment_36___ordinarypeople?Some

peoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentand_37help.

Itishardtocometoanyfinalconclusion:therearevarious_38andwemust_39themdifferently?Afew

coinscansavealifeinsomesituations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessof

the_40____.

1、A.toB.withC.atD.for

2、A.knowingB.expectingC.demandingD.settling

3、A.putawayB.handoverC.takeinD.getout

4、A.atB.inc.overD.towards

5、A.mustB.canc.needD.might

A.warm-heartedB.generousc.cruelD.considerate

7、A.StrangelyB.Honestlyc.CertainlyD.Surprisingly

8、A.giveB.donatec.shareD.contribute

9、A.whyB.whenc.whatD.how

10、A.argumentsB.quarrelsc.sayingsD.talks

11、A.onshowB?onpurposec.forfunD.byaccident

12、A.moneyB.comfortc.livingD.decision

13、A.SecondlyB.Surelyc.PossiblyD.Then

14>A.whatB.whetherc.thatD.which

15、A.goodnessB.pridec.securityD.responsibility

16NA.ratherthanB.orratherc.otherthanD.butalso

17、A.produceB.receivec.earnD.offer

18^A.casesB.eventsc.conditionsD.states

19、A.gowithB.communicatewithC.dealwithD.meetwith

20、A.giverB.receiverc.villagerD.government

第二節(jié)(每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

27.(15分)IwillneverforgethedaywhenIwenttoacoming-of-ageceremony.Lastmonth,anunforgettable

adultceremony1.(hold)forallthesenior3studentsinourschool.Itbeganathalfpasttwointheafternoon.

Decoratedbycolorfulflowersandballoons,thestadiumlooked2?(amaze)beautiful.Allofusstudentsweredressed

3*schooluniformswithredribbonsonourwrists,showingtheenergyofyouth.Wewalkedintothestadiuminhigh

spirits,4?(accompany)byourparents.Ourprincipaldelivered5?inspiringspeechatfirst,andwereceived

6?(congratulate)fromourteachers.Duringtheceremony,weexpressedourheart-feltgratitudetoourparentsby

7.(bow)tothem.IwasmovedtotearswhenIgotaphotoalbumfrommyparents,8.remindedmeofmyhappy

childhood.Intheend,weraised9?righthandsandmadeaseriouspromisetobecomereliableandhonestcitizens.

AsfarasI'mconcerned,theceremonyindicatesthatweshouldtakeonmoreresponsibilitiestobe10?(independence)

andgetawayfromtheshelterofourfamily.

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié))第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(滿(mǎn)分10分)

28.(10分)假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤,

每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(A)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Mymotherissixty-fiveyearold,thatdevotesherselftothewholefamilyandusthreedaughters.TbdayIstillremember

clearlythattherewasthetimewhenlifewasreallyhardinaremotemountainvillage.Peopletherehadastrong

prejudicethatgirlsshouldnotgotoschoolandstayathomedoinghousework.However,mymotherheldatotal

oppositeviewthatherthreedaughtersshouldgeteducatednomatterwhatothersthoughtandnomatterwhathardlife

was.MymothergotlittleeducationbecausetheChineseCulturalRevolutionandshedecidednottoletthesamething

tohappentohergirls,lbhisdelight,wethreesisterswenttocollegeandgotwell-educated.Andnow,weallhaveour

jobsandourownhappyfamilies.WearesuchgratefulforwhatMumhasdoneforus.

第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)各25分）

29.（25分）假定你是李華。你的英國(guó)朋友Les的請(qǐng)你為他推薦一部中國(guó)經(jīng)典小說(shuō)（英文版）。請(qǐng)你給他寫(xiě)封郵件，內(nèi)容

包括：

1.推薦《西游記》；

2.被認(rèn)為是十六世紀(jì)明代吳承恩所著；

3.中國(guó)四大名著之一；

4.講述玄奘師徒四人去西天取經(jīng)的經(jīng)歷及磨難。

注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

參考詞匯：《西游記》TheJourneytotheWest;佛經(jīng)Buddhistsutras

參考答案

第一部分（共20小題，每小題L5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

1、D

2、B

3、D

4、C

5、C

6、A

7、C

8、D

9、C

10、D

11、D

12、A

13、B

14、C

15、C

16、C

17、B

18、B

19、A

20、A

第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

21、1、A

2、A

3、D

4、A

22、Plays

FatherComesHomefromtheWars（Parts1,2&3）

ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-Parksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryofthe

Americancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.

SteveIbussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.

?15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.Boxoffice

APacifist'sGuidetotheWaronCancer

BryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithit

throughthestoriesoffivepeople.rfhisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyIbmParkinson,wipingoffthe

pinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis（診斷）andwhatitmeansforthewiderfamily.

?20-24September,Home,Manchester.Boxoffice

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