2025屆湖北省宜昌市長陽縣第一高級中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷含解析

2025屆湖北省宜昌市長陽縣第一高級中學(xué)高考英語五模試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Itisglobalwarming,ratherthanotherfactors,___theextremeweather.A．thathaveledto B．whichhascausedC．whicharecausing D．thathasledto2．Mysister______thebabywhileI’matyoga.A．a(chǎn)rrangesB．mindsC．a(chǎn)ssesses3．Whatimpressedmemostaboutthemoviewerethe________filmedinNewYork.A．scenery B．scenesC．sights D．views4．Mom,canyougivemeanextra200yuanamonth?Son,wehavejustboughtahouse,andfromnowonweneedtopractisestrict.A．economyB．medicineC．self-controlD．patience5．WorldAIDSDayisalsoimportantinremindingusthatHIVhasnotgoneaway,andtherearemanythingsstilltobedone.A．which B．whatC．that D．/6．IfI_____itwithmyowneyes,Iwouldn’thavebelievedit.A．didn’tsee B．weren’tseeingC．wouldn’tsee D．hadn’tseen7．Franklyspeaking,IamnotsurewhetherI________thisintheolddayswiththatkindofequipment,whichlooksquiteoddandridiculous.A．shouldhavedone B．needhavedone C．wouldhavedone D．musthavedone8．______toworkovertimethatevening,Imissedawonderfulfilm.A．HavingbeenaskedB．ToaskC．HavingaskedD．Tobeasked9．It'salwaysagoodideatohaveasecondkeysomewhere________youlosethefirstone.A．incase B．nowthatC．eventhough D．a(chǎn)slongas10．—Mike,it’sreallyimpossibleforustogettotherailwaystationintime!—HowIwishIcouldstopthetrain________it.A．catchB．tocatchC．catchingD．caught11．Janeisnotgoodatsports，butwhenittocooking，she’sexcellent．A．happens B．comes C．does D．occurs12．—Whatdoyouthinkofthenewly-releasedfilmCapernaum?—Ittouchedmyheartdeeply.ButforyourrecommendationI_________it.A．hadmissed B．wouldmiss C．wouldhavemissed D．musthavemissed13．Isthereanychanceofmybeingpromoted?Ifyouwantapromotion,you’dbetterratherthangetyourway.A．playthegame B．crossyourfingersC．raisetheredflag D．killthefattedcalf14．Playingwiththeforeignvisitors,mycousinisbeginningtoseveraldifferentlanguages.A．pickupB．pickoutC．turnupD．showout15．________whoareabletoworkthroughthestrugglearethe________whoaregoingtobesuccessful.A．Someone;one B．Anyone;oneC．He;ones D．Those;ones16．ThatAmericanshavenohistorywhileChinesehavenofuturesounds________;ithasraisedathoughtprovokingquestion,though.A．a(chǎn)rtificialB．a(chǎn)rbitraryC．a(chǎn)llergicD．reluctant17．He’sasa“bellyacher”—he’salwayscomplainingaboutsomething.A．whoisknown B．whomisknownC．whatisknown D．whichisknown18．Althoughhedidnotdoit___________,hedefinitelyhadsomeresponsibility.A．instantly B．deliberatelyC．a(chǎn)ccidentally D．casually19．—Whatdidshewanttoknow,Tom?—ShewonderedwecouldcompletetheexperimentA．whenwasitthatB．itwaswhenthatC．itwaswhenD．whenitwasthat20．_____workingability，youarenoworsethantheothers，itisjustyouwhodon’tputyourheartinyourwork．A．Infavorof B．Inhonorof C．Intermsof D．Incaseof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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）ManyexpertssaythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.BillyWilderwasbornin1906intheformerAustro-HungarianEmpire.BillyWilderstartedlawschoolinVienna,Austria.However,hebeganreportingforaViennanewspaperaftergraduation.Bythe1920s,hewaswritingmoviesinGermany.However,theNazishadrisentopowerinthenation.WiderwasJewish,andherecognizedthathehadnofutureinNaziGermany.In1933,hewenttoParis.Therehedirectedamovieforthefirsttime.Itwascalled“TheBadSeed”.ThenhereceivedwordthatproducersintheUnitedStateshadacceptedoneofhisscripts.BillyWilderleftEuropeforAmerica.InAmericaheformedawritingteamwithCharlesBrackett.Thetwowriterscreatedmanyfilmstogether.WilderandBrackettwroteseveralsuccessfulmovies.Onewasthenineteenthirty-ninemovie,“Ninotchka”,starringGretaGarbo.ErnstLubitschdirectedthefilm.Wilderalwayspraisedthismanasafriendandteacherwhosehumorandexpertdirectiongreatlyinfluencedhisworks.In1954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.Itwas“TheSevenYearItch”.In1959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.I.A．L.DiamondjoinedWilderinwriting“SomeLikeItHot”.Bythe1980s,Wildernolongerwasconsideredthemostunusual,creativemovie-makerinHollywood.Inrecentyears,however,BillyWilderreceivedmanymoreawardsandhonors.Criticspraisedhisgiftstomoviemaking.In1987,theAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciencesgavehimtheIrvingG.ThalbergMemorialAward.Itisthehighestawardaproducercanreceive.1、WhichisWilder’sfirstsuccessfulmovieasanindependentfilmmaker?A．NinotchkaB．TheBadSeedC．SomeLikeItHotD．TheSevenYearItch2、WhatcanweknowaboutWilderaccordingtothetext?A．Heintendedtobealawyeratfirst.B．HestarredamovieforthefirsttimeinParis.C．Heisthefirstdirectortomakerealisticmovies.D．Hehasbeenacceptedasthemostcreativemovie-maker.3、WhydidWilderleaveGermany?A．HewasJewishandcouldn’tdevelopthere.B．TheNazisweresearchingforhimeverywhere.C．HewasinvitedtoproducehisscriptinAmerica.D．HeexpectedtogotoParistoformawritingteam.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheMakerofHistoryofAmericanMoviesB．BillyWilder—aBestMovieMakerC．AnAutobiographyofaDirectorD．TheBestDirectorandProducer22．（8分）PTSD(戰(zhàn)后創(chuàng)傷)issadlyacommonaffliction(折磨)formanysoldierswhohavewitnessedconflict,aninvisiblewoundthatcontinuestocauseincrediblesufferinglongafterthegunshavefallensilent.“Alotofuscomehomewithoutrealizingwearebringingthewarhomewithus,"saidJoshMarino,aveteran(退伍兵)oftheIraqwarwhosufferedtheeffectsofPTSDofsuicide.“ididn’twanttodealwithitanymore,”Marinosaid.Hewroteagoodbyenote,grabbedaknifeandwentoutsideforafinalcigaretteintherain.Butthen,fromthedeepestdepthofdespaircamehope.Meowingoutofthebushesnexttohimcameastrayblackandwhitekitten(小貓)which，accordingtoMarino,“justwalkedupandstartedrubbingupagainstmylegandletmepethim.IcametolifeagainandIbrokedowncrying.Iburstintotears.”Fromthisaccidentalencountereverythingchanged.Marinofoundanewpurposeinlifethroughthefriendlycat,whohenamedScout,andwhohecreditswithsavinghislife."Istoppedthinkingaboutallmyproblems,andstartedthinkingaboutallhisproblems,andwhatIcoulddotohelphim,"Marinosaid.Thebondbetweenthemwasinstant，butthatwasn'ttheendofthestoryMarinohasmadeavideoofhisandScout'sremarkablestoryofhealingandheartbreakwhichyoucanwatchontheInternet.Thestoryisdedicatedtoshowinghowanimalscanhelphumansthroughtoughtimes,aswellashumanscanhelpthem.Itisabeautifulstorythatissuretotugatyourheartstrings,showingjusthowpowerfulthebondbetweenhumansandanimalscanbe.Weloveit,andwehopeyoudotoo!1、Whatcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．TakingpartintheIraqwarhadbadeffectsonJoshMarino.B．JoshMarinowoundedbadlyduringtheIraqwar.C．PTSDisakindofdiseasewhichcannotbecurednow.D．PTSDusuallyhappensafterthesoldiersdroptheirguns.2、WhydidJoshMarinosuddenlyburstintotearsaccordingtothepassage?A．Hejustcouldn’thelpcrying.B．Thelittlecatgavehimhopetotreasurelife.C．Thewildlittlecatattackedhimsobadly.D．Hesuddenlyrealizedthatthecatcametohelphimonpurpose.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．PTSD-adiseasecuredbyasoldier.B．Themanandthecat.C．Arescuebetweenasoldierandacat.D．Howcanacatbeusedtostopsuicide.23．（8分）Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthandwealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappy,theotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings.Thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewine,thefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,theysourthepleasureofsociety,offend（hurt）manypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhapstakenupbyimitation.Itgrowsintoahabit,unknowntoitspossessors.Thehabitmaybestrong,butitmaybecuredwhenthosewhohaveitrealizeitsbadeffectsontheirinterestsandtastes.Ihopethislittlewarningmaybeofservicetothem,andhelpthemchangethishabit.Althoughinfactitischieflyanactoftheimagination,ithasseriousresultsinlifesinceitbringsondeepsorrowandbadluck.Thosepeopleoffendmanyothers;nobodylovesthem,andnoonetreatsthemwithmorethanthemostcommonpolitenessandrespect.Thisfrequentlyputstheminbadtemperanddrawsthemintoarguments.Iftheyaimatgettingsomeadvantagesinsocialpositionorfortune,nobodywishesthemsuccess.Norwillanyonestartasteporspeakawordtofavortheirhopes.Iftheybringonthemselvespublicobjections,noonewilldefendorexcusethem,andmanywilljointocriticizetheirwrongdoings.Theyshouldchangethisbadhabitandbepleasedwithwhatispleasing,withoutworryingneedlesslyaboutthemselvesandothers.Iftheydonot,itwillbegoodforotherstoavoidanycontactwiththem.Otherwise,itcanbedisagreeableandsometimesveryinconvenient,especiallywhenonebecomesmixedupintheirquarrels.1、Theunderlinedphrase“sourthepleasureofsociety”inPara.2mostnearlymeans_____.A．haveagoodtastewithsociallife B．makeothersunhappyC．tendtoscoldothersopenly D．enjoythepleasureoflife2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．weshouldpityallsuchunhappypeopleB．suchunhappypeoplearedangeroustosociallifeC．unhappypeoplecannotunderstandhappypersonsD．peoplecangetridofthehabitofunhappiness3、Ifsuchunhappypersonsinsistonkeepingthehabit,theauthorsuggeststhatpeopleshould________.A．preventanycommunicationwiththemB．shownorespectandpolitenesstothemC．persuadethemtorecognizethebadeffectsD．quarrelwiththemuntiltheyrealizethemistakes4、Inthispassage,thewritermainly________.A．describestwotypesofpeople B．laughsattheunhappypeopleC．suggestswaystohelpunhappypeople D．tellspeoplehowtobehappyinlife24．（8分）Morethan90yearshaspassedsinceHollywood’sofficialfilmorganizationfirstproposedplanstobuilditsownmuseum.Thoseplansarefinallybecomingareality,withtheAcademyMuseumofMotionPicturessettoopenin2019.TheprojectisunderwayatthesiteofahistoricLosAngelesdepartmentstorebuiltin1939.Museumofficialssayvisitorswillbeableto“experiencethemagicofcinema”bylearningaboutallpartsofthefilm-makingprocess.FilmhistorianKerryBrougherhasbeennameddirectorsofthemuseum.Broughersaysthemuseumwillinclude12millionphotographsand80,000screenplaysaswellasprops(道具),costumesandotherobjectsfromfamousfilms.TheAcademyMuseumwillalsofeatureOscarstatuettes(小雕像)donatedbyactorswhowontheawards.Broughersaysthemuseumisdesignedtomakevisitorsfeelliketheyareinamovie,too,withmanyinteractiveexperiences.“Youwon’tnecessarilyknowwhat’scomingnext,”headds.“You’llbeinenvironmentssometimesthatmakeyoufeellikeyou’vegonebacktothepastandthatyou’reintheareathatyou’reactuallyexploring.”HeaddsthatvisitorsmayevengetthechancetowalkdownaredcarpetandaccepttheirownAcademyAward.Currently,Hollywoodonlyhasafewpossibilitiesforvisitors.TheycangoalongtheWalkofFameandvisitmoviestudiosorseetheDolbyTheater,wheretheOscarsarepresented.Butbeyondthese,moviefanshavelimitedpossibilities.EricGarcetti,themayorofLosAngelessaystheAcademyMuseumwillprovidevisitorsthechancetoexperiencemanydifferentpartsofthefilmindustryallinoneplace.Garcettinotesthemuseumwillalsoservethehundredsofthousandsoflocalpeopleworkinginfilm-relatedbusinesses.Hesaysthey,too,willfinallybeabletovisitaplacethatcelebratestheirownHollywoodmovieindustry.1、WhenwastheideaofbuildingamuseuminHollywoodfirstputforward?A．Inthe1920s.B．In1939.C．Inthe1990s.D．In2019.2、WhatcanwelearnfromBrougher’swords?A．Photosofvisitorswillbeputondisplay.B．SettingsinthemuseumwillfeelquiterealC．Mostvisitorswillbepresentedanaward.D．Actorswilldonatemuchmoneytothemuseum.3、WhatisEricGarcetti’sattitudetowardstheAcademyMuseum?A．Supportive.B．Critical.C．Disapproving.D．Cautious.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheFilm-makingProcessinHollywood.B．TheFilm-makingProcessofHollywood.C．HollywoodMakingPlansofFilmMuseums.D．HollywoodGettingItsOwnFilmMuseum.25．（10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.第三部分語言知識運用（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四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Ialwayswantedtobeawriter.WhenIwasfifteen,I1tomyEnglishclassthatIwasgoingtowritemyownbooks.Myclassmatesfelloutoftheirchairslaughing.“Don’tbe2.Onlygeniusescanbecomewriters,”theEnglishteachersaid,“AndyouaregettingDs.”Iwasso3thatIburstintotears.ThatnightIwroteashortsadpoemabout4dreamsandmailedittoanewspaper.Tomy5,theypublisheditandsentmetwodollars.Icouldn’tbelieveit.Ibecameapublishedand6writer.7,Isoldmorepoems.BythetimeIgraduated,Ihadscrapbooksfilledwithmypublishedwork.Inever8mywritingtomyteachersorclassmatesagainastheyweredream9.Yearslater,whenIwasreadytowritemyfirstnovel,Ialreadyhadfourchildren.Iwroteonmytypewriterwhiletheynapped.Ittookninemonthstofinish.I10choseapublisher,putmybookina11andmaileditoff.TheletterI12read,“IwrotethisbookmyselfandIhopeyou’lllikeit.Thankyou.”AmonthlaterIreceivedacontract(合同)anda/an13tostartanotherbook.Mybook,CryingWind,becameabestseller.Translatedintofifteenlanguages,itwassold14.PeopleaskedwhatcollegeI15andwhatqualificationsIhavetobeawriter.Theansweris:“None”.I’mnot16andIjustwrite.Tothosewho17writing,I’mshoutingatyou:“Yes,youcan.Don’t18others.”Idon’twriterightbutI’veovercomethe19.Writingis20,andanyonecandoit.1、A．a(chǎn)nnouncedB．a(chǎn)dmittedC．introducedD．a(chǎn)dvertised2、A．optimisticB．enthusiasticC．sillyD．sad3、A．surprisedB．confusedC．worriedD．a(chǎn)shamed4、A．a(chǎn)mbitiousB．brokenC．wildD．vivid5、A．a(chǎn)nnoyanceB．regretC．a(chǎn)stonishmentD．satisfaction6、A．respectedB．famousC．valuedD．paid7、A．GraduallyB．EspeciallyC．FinallyD．Suddenly8、A．submittedB．mentionedC．soldD．returned9、A．saversB．makersC．killersD．seekers10、A．randomlyB．partlyC．nervouslyD．naturally11、A．collectionB．bottleC．suitcaseD．package12、A．coveredB．a(chǎn)ttachedC．receivedD．published13、A．requestB．doubtC．instructionD．a(chǎn)ttempt14、A．separatelyB．originallyC．freelyD．internationally15、A．enteredB．establishedC．a(chǎn)ttendedD．operated16、A．satisfiedB．trainedC．courageousD．hard-working17、A．a(chǎn)pproveofB．dreamofC．succeedinD．believein18、A．a(chǎn)rguewithB．relyonC．fightagainstD．listento19、A．uncertaintiesB．qualitiesC．difficultiesD．curiosities20、A．easyB．challengingC．boringD．logical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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）SowhyhasEnglishchanged1．time?Actuallyalllanguageschangeanddevelop2．culturesmeetandcommunicatewitheachother.AtfirsttheEnglishspokeninEnglandbetweenaboutAD450and1150wasverydifferentfromtheEnglishspokentoday.ItwasbasedmoreonGerman3．theEnglishwespeakatpresent.Thengraduallybetweenabout800and1150,Englishbecame4．(little)likeGermanbecausethose5．ruledEnglishspokefirstDanishandlaterFrench.Thesenewcomers6．(rich)theEnglishlanguageandespecially7．(it)vocabulary.Sobythe1600sShakespearewasabletomakeuseofawidervocabularythaneverbefore.In1620someBritish8．(settle)movedtoAmerica.Laterinthe18thcenturysomeBritishpeople9．(take)toAustraliatoo.Englishbegantobespokeninbothcountries.Today,10．numberofpeoplelearningEnglishintheworldisincreasingrapidly.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。Challengesoflifeareofgreatimportanceinourgrow、ItremindsmemydayswhichIjoinedinthemilitarytrainingafterIenteredseniorhighschool、ItwasthefirsttimeIhavelivedawayfrommyhome,soIfounditdifficulttofitin、Andthetrainingofficerwasstrictinme、IoncethoughtIcouldn’tsticktotheend、Butinanyway,Imadeit、Thetrialsmadeiteasyformetoadapttolife,butthedifficultiesIcameacrosshavenowbecomeapreciousmemoryinmylife、Inshort,learningtoregardthechallengesoflifeasthesteppingstonetofuturesuccessandmakethebestofthem、63第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你校將舉辦"誦經(jīng)典；學(xué)漢語"(ReadClassicsandLearnChinese)活動,你的英國朋友John對此很感興趣，發(fā)郵件向你詢問有關(guān)情況，請根據(jù)以下要點用英語給他回復(fù)。1.活動時間及地點；2.誦讀內(nèi)容及形式；3.邀請他參加。注意:1詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。HiJohn,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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、D2、B3、B4、A5、C6、D7、C8、A9、A10、B11、B12、C13、A14、A15、D16、B17、C18、B19、D20、C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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、?B選項BillyWilder—aBestMovieMaker22、1、A2、B3、C23、1、B2、D3、A4、C24、1、A2、B3、A4、D25、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.