2025屆安徽省安慶第一中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末統(tǒng)考試題含解析

2025屆安徽省安慶第一中學(xué)英語(yǔ)高三上期末統(tǒng)考試題考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．WhereismyChinesebook?IrememberIputithereyesterday.You_________itinthewrongplace.A．mustput B．shouldhaveputC．mighthaveput D．mightput2．Hearingthenoiseoutside,Grannyaskedme

.A．whatishappening B．whatwashappeningC．whatitwashappening D．whatwasithappening3．—HowdoyouthinkIcanmakeupwithJack?—Setaside_______youdisagreeandtrytofind_______youhaveincommon.A．what;what B．what;where C．where;what D．where;whether4．________bloodifyoucanandmanyliveswillbesaved.A．Giving B．GivenC．Togive D．Give5．Theshockingnewsmademerealize_____________terribleproblemswewouldface.A．that B．howC．why D．what6．Theteacheroftengiveshisstudentsabriefpauseinclass______theycantakeinwhathehastaught.A．why B．when C．who D．which7．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup8．Accordingtothecompany’srule,one’spaymentis______theworkdone,nottothetimespentdoingit.A．inproportionto B．inadditiontoC．incontrastto D．inregardto9．Ireallydon’tknowhowtoexpressmythankstoMr.Li,myhighschoolEnglishteacher,withoutwhosehelpI__________tocollegethatyear.A．weren’ttogo B．hadn’tbeenabletogoC．couldn’tgo D．couldn’thavegone10．______studentsshouldbegivenmorefreetimeissuggestedbymanyexpertsandwelcomedbykidsinschool．A．WhatB．WhyC．WhetherD．That11．—Whendidyougettoknowyourgirlfriend?—Itwasin2015________shewasworkingasavolunteerinAfrica.A．that B．whichC．when D．then12．Hissuggestion_______toseethefilmAvatarinterestedeveryoneofus.A．thatwego B．whichweshouldgo C．thatwewouldgo D．weshouldgo13．—Wewouldappreciateitifyoucouldstayforlunch.—Sorry,I.Ihaveanotherappointment.A．won’t B．shan’t C．can’t D．mustn’t14．－DidTomgobacklatelastnight?—No.Itwasjustnineo'clockhearrivedhome.A．whenB．a(chǎn)fterC．untilD．that15．Mr.Smithdidn’tunderstand_____madehissonsoupsetthatevening.A．whatwasit B．whyitwasthis C．howthatwas D．whatitwasthat16．--Ifeelnervouswhentakinganexam.--andyoucandoitwell.A．TakeitweasyB．TakeyourtimeC．GoodluckD．It’suptoyou17．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run18．_______inmylifeimpressedmesodeeplyasmyfirstvisittothePalaceMuseum.A．Anything B．NothingC．Everything D．Something19．--Areyouhappywiththislaboratory?--Notalittle.Wecan’thave________.A．a(chǎn)worseone B．a(chǎn)nicerone C．a(chǎn)worstone D．a(chǎn)nicestone20．I’msureAndrewwillwinthefirstprizeinthefinal.Ithinkso.He_____foritmonths.A．ispreparing B．hasbeenpreparing C．waspreparing D．hadbeenpreparing第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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）Anameismorethanjustaword.Itcarriestheweightofaperson’swholeidentity.Anamecanrepresentaperson’sethnicity(種族身份)andculture,orshowrespectfortheirancestralroots.Aself-givennamemayrepresentaperson’sbeliefsorchosenidentity.Everyonehastherighttohavetheirnamepronouncedcorrectly.Itisasignofrespectforaperson’sindividuality.“Aperson’snameistohimorherthesweetestandmostimportantsoundinanylanguage,”DaleCarnegiewritesinhisbookHowtoWinFriendsandInfluencePeople.Behindeachnameisastory,andwhenanameisanglicized(英語(yǔ)化),mispronounced,orignored,thatstoryisdismissed.Anamemispronouncedforalongtimecannegativelyimpactaperson’sattitudetowardtheirownidentity.Itcancreatefeelingsofshameorembarrassmentbecausetheyaremadetofeellikeaburden.Inthelongterm,thismightcausesomeonetodistancethemselvesfromtheirroots.Theymaybeginshyingawayfromtheirnativelanguage,culture,andfamilyforthesakeoffittingin.Inordertoavoidthis,manyinternationalstudentslivingintheU.S.chooseEnglishnames.Peopleshouldn’thavetoignoretheiridentitiesforthesakeofsomeoneelse’sconvenience.Everyonemakesmistakes,andnoteveryonecangetanamerightonthefirsttry.Mispronouncinganamerepeatedly,however,showsalackofeffort.Itisnotokaytobecomfortablewithmispronouncingnames,andbeingunfamiliarwithalanguageisnoexcuse.Ifyou’reunsurewhetheryou’repronouncinganamecorrectly,justask.Thinkofitasawaytoexpandandstrengthenunderstanding,bothpersonallyandculturally.Whenmeetingsomeoneforthefirsttime,makesurethatyouheardthenamecorrectly.Itdoesn’ttakealottosimplyrepeatthenameback.Spellitout.Writeitdown.Dowhateveryouhavetodotogetthenameright.Makingtheefforttocorrectlypronouncesomeone’snameisanessentialpartofculturalcompetency(文化素養(yǎng)).Withoutthis,wecannotexpecttoshowrespectandtoleranceforourdiversecommunity.1、Whatmayaperson’snametellus?A．Hisculturalbackground. B．Hisphysicalappearance.C．Hisfavoritesound. D．Hisattitudetolife.2、What’sthelong-terminfluenceofmispronouncingonesname?A．Thefeelingofshamemaybecaused.B．Thepersonmayfeelover-burdened.C．Thecharacterofthepersonmaychange.D．Thepersonmaytrytohidehisroots.3、Whatdoesthewriterthinkofmispronouncinganamerepeatedly?A．Itisunavoidable. B．Itisunacceptable.C．Itstrengthensfriendship. D．Itshowsdiscrimination.4、What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howtoshowourrespectforothers. B．Howtoavoidmispronouncingnames.C．Howtoimproveourpronunciation. D．Howtoliveharmoniouslyinacommunity.22．（8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”party23．（8分）InDecember,afterherthirdfallinafewmonths,DorisCarpenterwasadmittedtoRochdaleinfirmary（養(yǎng)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.24．（8分）Moreandmorecommentssectionsarebeingshutdownonline.AutumnPhillipshadhadenough.OnAug.19,theexecutiveeditoroftheQuad-CityTimesinIowa,andIllinois,USvisitedherwebsite,,andsawastoryaboutamanwhohadbeenshottodeath.Whenshegottothereaders’commentssectionsattheend,shewasshockedbywhatshesaw.Belowthestorywasagrowingnumberofcomments—aracistremarkaboutdemocraticvotes,anegativecommentaboutpolice…SoPhillipsdecidedtodosomethingshehadbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime:sheshutdownthecommentssections.Phillipswasnotaloneinmakingsuchamove.Lastweek,NPRannouncedktoowasclosingitsonlinecommentssections.Thedecisionsdon’tmeanthatthenewsoutletsarenolongerinterestedinwhattheiraudiencesarethinking.Bothstressedtheireagernesstohearfromreadersandlistenersonsocialnetworks.Butbothagreedthatcommentshaddeviatedfromtheiroriginalintention.Andsotheyhad.Inearlydaysofdigitaljournalism,commentswereseenasakeypartofthisnewmedia,awonderfulopportunityforstrengtheningthedialoguebetweennewsproducersandtheiraudiences.Itwasawelcomechange,giventhatforlongmanynewsorganizationswerefartooseparatedfromtheirreaders.Muchmorebackandforthconversationseemedlikehealthyandwelcomeevolution.Sadly,that’snotthewaythingsturnedout.Ratherthanaplaceforexchangingideas,commentssectionsbecamethehomeofuglyname-calling,racismandanti-womenlanguage.Besidestheirpoisonousquality,commentsseemoutofplacetoday.“Sincewemadetheannouncement,I’vereceivedanoutpouringofresponsesfromourreaders,”shesays.“I’veheardfromparentswhosechildrenwerehurtbyouronlinecomments.I’veheardfrompeoplewhosaidtheywouldn’tsendinletterstotheeditorbecausetheywereattackedsofiercelybycomments,andwasn’tworthit.”1、WhydidAutumnPhillipsshutdownthecommentssections?A．Theywereputtowronguse.B．Herwebsitewasattackedheavily.C．Theyexposedmanyillegalissues.D．Shewasangryaboutreaders’comments.2、WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3indicateaboutcomments?A．Theywereoutofdate.B．Theyhadgoneagainsttheiroriginalintentions.C．Theywerefullofsensitiveinformation.D．Theycouldn’tinteresttheaudience.3、Whatwasthewelcomechangeintheearlydigitaljournalism?A．Readers,havingmoreaccesstonews.B．Readers’makinglessnegativecomments.C．Readers’freedomtoexpresstheirthoughts.D．Readers’activeinvolvementinthenewsindustry.4、HowdomanyreadersfeelaboutAutumnPhillips,moveaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Cautious.B．Hopeful.C．Surprised.D．Supportive.25．（10分）Giventherecentinterestingreenbuildingsinthemedia,let’sthinkdifferently.Insteadoffocusingonincreasingthesupplyofenergy,whatifwefocusonreducingdemand?Canwestartwithendingtheopen-doorpracticeofstreet-frontshops?Whilecoolairfromtheseshopsisrefreshingtopedestrians,itcarriesacost.Energyisusedintheairconditioningprocess.Soitmustbepossibletolookforchangesinregulationsthatwouldencouragemoreenergy-savingdesigns.Forinstance,ifwefixceilingfans,air-conditioninghomescouldsurelybeavoidedforpartoftheyear.Ceilingfansusefarlessenergy.Theywereinayearairconditionerscouldstayifceilingfanswerefixed.Inhomesbuiltunderthesmall-housepolicyinNewTerritories,theceilingmaybetoolowforceilingfans.Ifthe9-metermaximumbuildingheightregulationwererelaxed,ceilingfanscouldbefixedtoreduceenergyuse.Currentthinkinginsustainablebuildingdesignandoperationinvolvesintegrated(協(xié)調(diào)統(tǒng)一的)design,thatis,bringtogetherallpartiestocreateabuildingwithbetterperformancethatachievesenergyreduction.Forintegrateddesigntosucceed,allpartiesmustcometogetherandthinkbeyondeachperson’scircleofinfluence.Bettersolutionsareimpossibletoavoidwithintegrateddesign.Buildingswouldnolongerbeengineeredafterthebasicarchitecturewasbuilt.Positiveprojectoutcomesmayincludereducedair-conditioningload,reducedpoweruseforelectriclighting,andareductionintheamountofmaterialsused.Weneedtoaskifwearereadytolookbeyondourownsmallcirclesandseekanimprovedapproachtobuildingdesign.BythatImeananintegrateddesignresultinginmoresustainablebuildings.1、What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheopen-doorpracticeofthestreetshops?A．Supportive.B．Disapproving.C．Optimistic.D．Uncaring.2、Whydoestheauthorsuggestfixingceilingfans?A．Tofollowanoldpractice.B．Tohelpreduceenergyuse.C．Tocompletelyreplaceairconditioners.D．Tohelpcutdownondailyexpenses.3、What'sthekeytomakingsustainablebuildingsareality?A．Allpartiesshouldgetstartedatthesametime.B．Thebasicarchitectureshouldbefinishedfirst.C．Properdesignandperformancetoachieveenergyreduction.D．Seekingthesmall-housepolicyandsomesuccessfularchitects.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Wasteless,livebetterB．Goodbye,airconditioningC．HowtoreducetheenergycostD．Greenbuildingscallforintegrateddesign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）MikioTanakaisadevotedfatherandproveitbytakingthreemonthsofftocareforhisbabyboy.ThatmakesTanaka__36__ofarevolutionaryinJapan,wheremenare__37__knownforworkinglonghoursand__38__inthebarswithclientsthanmixingbabymilkandchangingdiapers(尿布).“Itwas__39__,butitwasalsoalotoffun,”Tanakasaid,sitting__40__thelivingroomfloorwithhis4-month-oldson,Daiki,__41__onhisback.“Isawthefirsttimehe__42__.Itwasagreatexperience.”Tanaka,31,isoneofa__43__numberoffathersinJapanwhoaretakingabigger__44__insidethehome.Menarea__45__sightwithkidsatparksandzoosatweekends,thoughoften__46__yawning.Booksandmagazines__47__fathersonhowtoplaywithandcarefortheirkids.ForJapan’s__48__housewives,thechangingistoolate.InTanaka’scase,hiswife,Ayako,28,was__49__totakeafullyearofleave,forshewasaschoolteacher.__50__forTanaka,adepartmentchiefathiscompanyhadtakenthe__51__leaveafewyearsbefore,sohisplanto__52__threemonthsunpaidleavewasnotatotalshocktohis__53__.AyakotookthreemonthsoffforDaiki,thenitwasTanaka’s__54__whenshewentbacktowork.Daikistarteddaycarefull-timeat__55__month.Tanakasaidatthattimehewasabletoworkagain.1、A．a(chǎn)nything B．something C．everything D．nothing2、A．well B．poorly C．specially D．badly3、A．working B．dancing C．drinking D．cooking4、A．easy B．interesting C．exciting D．tough5、A．beside B．a(chǎn)gainst C．on D．a(chǎn)bove6、A．hanged B．hung C．joked D．sang7、A．fellasleep B．stoodup C．dressedup D．jumpedup8、A．growing B．falling C．a(chǎn)dding D．fixing9、A．step B．a(chǎn)ction C．hold D．role10、A．interesting B．different C．common D．short11、A．seen B．said C．observed D．blamed12、A．drive B．send C．comfort D．treat13、A．self-confident B．overworked C．poorly-dressed D．well-fed14、A．unfair B．unwilling C．unfit D．undecided15、A．Hardly B．Sadly C．Unluckily D．Fortunately 16、A．immediate B．short C．sick D．same17、A．teacher B．boss C．wife D．child18、A．take B．give C．make D．offer19、A．duty B．fault C．turn D．decision20、A．third B．fifth C．sixth D．tenth第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分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）FrenchWomenDon’tGetFatIn2004,adifferentkindofFrenchrevolution1．(hit)Americanbookstores,2．thepublicationofMireilleGuiliano’sbookFrenchWomenDon’tGetFat.DidIreadittotrytogetsomeuniqueinsightintohowFrenchwomenmaintaintheirthin3．(figure)?Guilty!Thisbookintroduceseatingsmallportionsoffoods,enjoyingeachbite,eatingthreemealsaday,and—thisis4．istypicallyFrenchtome—sittinginagoodposturewhileeating.GuilianooffersasimpleleeksoupthathelpsFrenchwomenwhentheyfind5．(they)akiloortwouponthebalance.What’sproblematictomeisthatforthefirsttwodays,Guilianorecommends6．(eat)theleeksouponly,toclearoutthesystem.WhenIreadthis,Ithought,“Yes,butwhatwouldIeat?”When7．comestodiets,whatitreallycomesdowntoisnotjustthefoodbutacceptanceofone’sbody.Whenshewasyounger,thefamous8．Italy)actressSophiaLoren9．know)forherbeautifulandcurvybody.Didshegoon10．diet?No.ShejustcamefromItaly.Shewasquotedonceassaying,“Everythingyousee,Iowedtopasta.”Tome,thosearethewordsofawomanwhodoesn’tneedadiet.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）28．（10分）Dearfriends,Aswecansee,theenvironmentaroundusisgettingworseotherthanbetter、Ourlifeandhealthhaveaffectedgreatly、Theearthisourhome,butwehaveadutytotakecareofit,notonlyforourselvesbutforfuturegenerations、Fortunate,moreandmorepeoplehavebecomeawareofthisproblem、Manyeffectivelymeasureshavebeentakenbythegovernmenttodealwiththem、Asastudent,Ithinkweshoulddowhatwecanimprovetheenvironment、First,gotoschoolonfeetorbybikeasoftenaspossible、Second,turnonthelightsandotherelectricalappliancesbeforeleavingtheroom、Third,neverthrowrubbishhereandthere、It’stimethatwedosomethingtoprotectourenvironment、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）中美中學(xué)生交流項(xiàng)目安排一批美國(guó)中學(xué)生來(lái)你校一周，體驗(yàn)中國(guó)文化，在網(wǎng)上挑選適合住宿的家庭(hostfamily)。假如你是李華，愿意接受一位美國(guó)學(xué)生入住你家，請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)給項(xiàng)目美方負(fù)責(zé)人寫(xiě)一封郵件。說(shuō)明你的家庭和住宿條件，你本人的優(yōu)勢(shì)以及你幫助美國(guó)中學(xué)生體驗(yàn)中國(guó)文化的打算。要求：1.父母贊成；有單獨(dú)房間；2.本人開(kāi)朗，英語(yǔ)好；3.帶他去旅游，教他做中國(guó)菜；注意：1.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；2.詞數(shù)：100左右；開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearSir,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、C4、D5、D6、B7、C8、A9、D10、D11、C12、A13、C14、A15、D16、A17、A18、B19、B20、B第二部分閱讀理解（滿分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、A2、D3、B4、B22、1、D2、C3、C23、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.?15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(診斷)andwhatitmeansforthewiderfamily.?20-24September,Home,Manchester.BoxofficeTheNestEveryparentwantsthebestfortheirbaby.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoensuretheirshaseverythingheneeds,evenifthatmeansKurttakingonextrawork.FranzXaverKroetz’sextraordinaryplayaboutthedamagethatprofitcausestoindividualsandtheenvironmentgetsanewtranslationfromConorMcPherson.?15-22October,Lyric,Belfast.BoxofficeTh