2023屆內(nèi)蒙古自治區(qū)阿拉善盟高三下學(xué)期第五次調(diào)研考試英語(yǔ)試題（含答案解析）

2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請(qǐng)務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫(xiě)在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請(qǐng)認(rèn)真核對(duì)監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)選項(xiàng)的方框涂滿(mǎn)、涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，請(qǐng)用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無(wú)效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫(xiě)清楚，線條、符號(hào)等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．/；a2．Thenewsupermarkethasannouncedthatthefirsttopurchasegoodsontheopeningday________getabigprize.A．must B．shallC．would D．could3．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that4．CanIparkmycarhere?Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking5．Thescientistdoesnotstudynature________itisusefultodoso.Hestudiesitbecausehetakespleasureinit.A．until B．becauseC．though D．unless6．“Couldweputoffthemeeting？”sheasked.“________.”Heansweredpolitely.“Thisistheonlydayeveryoneisavailable.”A．Notlikely B．NotexactlyC．Notnearly D．Notreally7．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused8．Everymanhashisfaults.Weshould,therefore,leantobe________ofothers.A．ignorant B．responsibleC．reliable D．tolerant9．Manyofusseereadingasaninvestmentinourselves，soit’sonlynaturalthatwewanttolearnsomethinguseful________ourefforts.A．inviewofB．inresponsetoC．inparallelwithD．inreturnfor10．Cellsareimportantbecausetheyareorganizedstructuresthathelplivingthingtheactivitiesoflife.A．carryonB．expandonC．putonD．hangon11．—I’mafraidIcouldn’tgotoyourbirthdayparty.IhaveatestnextMonday.—Oh，！You’remybestfriendandyoumustbethere！A．goahead B．comeon C．youneedn’t D．itdoesn’tmatter12．Julieisoneofthosewomenwhoalwaysthelatestfashion.A．putupwith B．keepupwith C．comeupwith D．getonwith13．—Whathappenedtotheyoungtreesweplantedlastweek?—Thetrees__________well,butIdidn’twaterthem.A．mightgrow B．wouldhavegrownC．needn’thavegrown D．wouldgrow14．Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone15．Hisstrongsenseofhumorwasmakeeveryoneintheroomburstoutlaughing.A．soastoB．suchastoC．sothatD．suchthat16．Don’trefertothedictionaryeverytimeyoucomeacrossanewwordassometimesitsmeaningmaybe_______clearlyinagivencontext.A．pickedout B．ruledout C．broughtout D．takenout17．—Howdiditcomethatyoudamagedyourcarsobadly?—I____intoatreeontheroadsidetheotherday.A．ran B．hadrun C．wasrunning D．run18．Nicholaswasverykind,mercifulandgenerous.Thisis________FatherChristmasisbasedon.A．where B．how C．what D．why19．Thefamousplayertriedagainandagainaftereachfailure.That’s_____hesucceededatlast.A．whatB．whenC．whetherD．why20．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken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）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.22．（8分）Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor’sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.There,aroboticnursedirectsmeontoadeviceandthentakesmybloodpressure.Sometimelater,instepsthedoctor,whoisalsoarobot.Henotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeaprescription(處方).Ipayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingmetanotherhumanbeing.WhenIcallmydentist’sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline,Iamthrilled.AndwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreself-servicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore,Ifeellikeshouting,“Whenitcomestocashiers,makeminehuman,please!”Afterall,humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon(優(yōu)惠券)foritemsyouarebuying.Evenmorethanthat,real-lifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren,whichcanbrightenayoungmother’sday.Acashiermayalsoshowcompassion(同情)foranelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis?Idon’twanttogobacktotheStoneAge,butI’malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbymachines.Sometimeswhenyou’rechattingwithsomeone,youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoknow.Maybeareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickchild.Maybeasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementtoacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.Machinescanbeefficientandcost-effectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejustfine.Buttheylackanelementsoimportanttoeverydaylife.Callitthespirit,thesoulortheheart.Itissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.Itisbeinghumanthatpromptsustosmileatothers,whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatmoment.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryeasy.B．Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.C．Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.D．Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctoringthefuture.2、Whydoestheauthorpreferbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?A．Robotsareindifferentandemotionless.B．Robotscan’tprovideefficientservices.C．Robotsdon’toffertogivestorecoupons.D．Robotsareunabletodoajobaswellashumans.3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmachines?A．Hewishesonedaytheywouldcometolife.B．Heisabsolutelyagainsttheirexistenceinhislife.C．Hedoesn’tliketheygetinvolvedinhislifetoomuch.D．Heisafraidtheywouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.23．（8分）InanicecottagewithalargegardeninasmalltownofEngland,Hewasseentowaterorfertilizehisflowersallthetime.Thegardenwasobviouslywell-tendedandtheflowersweresogorgeousthateverypasser-bywouldstopferalook.Itwaslikeababythatwastakengoodcareof.Onedayayoungpainterwentbytheoldman’sgarden.Hestaredatthesplendidgardenandthespecialcottage,completelylostinadmirationatthebeautyofthesesights,picturinghowhappyhewouldbeifhelivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,suddenlyhefoundthegardenerwasblind.Shocked,thepainterapproachedhim,asking,“Whyareyoubusylookingaftertheseflowerseverydaybutinfactyoucannotseethem?”Theblindmansmiled,“Icantellyousomereasons.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung.IsawtheflowerseverydayandIreallyenjoythejob.Second,althoughIcan’tseetheseflowersnow,Icantouchthem.Third,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that'syou.”“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme.”respondedthepainter,puzzledstill.“Yeah,it’struethatIdon’tknowyou.ButIknowflowersarelikeangels.Iknowmanypeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutlifewouldstopbyandthebeautyofmygardenwillgetthemintoagoodmood.Meanwhile,Theyalsogivemeachancetohaveawordwithyouhereandtoenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebroughtus.”Theoldman’swordstouchedthepainter.Hegrewflowersandregardedthemasalinkofminds.Everyflowerhadeyeswithwhichtheycouldseekindnessoftheoldman'sheartandthesweetnessofhissoul.Hegrewflowersinhisheart.JustlikeBeethoven,whowasdeaf,butcomposedaseaofattractivetunes,theblindmancreatedbeautyfortheworld.1、Whydidmanypasacrs-byliketostopbythegarden?A．Becausetheywantedtohelptheoldman.B．Becausetheywereattractedbytheflowers.C．Becausetheywerecuriousaboutthestories.D．Becausetheyweremovedbythegardener.2、Whatistherelationshipbetweenthepainterandthegardener?A．Friends.B．Neighbours.C．Strangers.D．Relatives.3、Whatdoestheunderlineword“picturing”weaninParagraph2?A．Imagining.B．Guessing.C．Drawing.D．Exploring.4、WhichisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．Thepainterlosthisway.B．Thepainterlikedhisjob.C．Theoldmanwasblindatbirth.D．Theoldmanwasanoptimisticperson.5、Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?A．AStoryofBlindManB．GrowFlowersintheHeartC．HowtoTakeCareofFlowersD．ADisabledManlikeBeethoven24．（8分）Darwinnotedthatsomehumanemotionalexpressionsmighthavestartedaspartofaphysiologicalfunction:forexample,exposingtheteethtobitefood.Thefunction,however,tookonmeaningandbecameaformofcommunicationwhichsignalsanger.Thesamemaybetruefortheanimals.Babymonkeyscryforattention.Theyalsocrytosignaltoanadultthattheywanttobecarried.“Chimpanzeesdomakeupsetvoicewhentheyarebeingweaned(斷奶)bytheirmothersorhavelosttheirmothersoranotherindividual,”saysAnnePusey,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota.“Theywhimper(嗚咽)andcryandscream.Whenwehearthesecalls,theemotioninvolvedseemsobvious.However,theydonotweepinthesenseofproducingtears.Ihaveseenanadolescentmalewhimperingwhenhelostsightofhisolderbrotherwithwhomhehadbeentraveling.”Babiesofmanymammalianspecies,includingrats,cry.Moreover,whenababyratcries,oftenhismotherbringsthefallenpupbackintothenest.Thisisprobablyastraightforwardcommunication,asitiswithhumans.However,psychologistsattheUniversityofIowaaren’tconvinced.TheIowanresearcherscancausethesamecryingsoundsbyproducinglargedecreasesandthenincreasesinbloodflow.Thebloodflowalsogoesdownwhenbabyratsgetcold.Thus,theyconcludebabyratscryinthesamewaythatwesneeze.Ofcoursetheratbabycouldbecryingbecausehe’scoldandwantshismothertoknow.“Allyoungmammalsmakecrieswhenseparatedfromtheirmother,”saysJaakPanksepp,apsychologistatBowlingGreenStateUniversity.“Ifyou’rewillingtocallthiscrying,thencertainlyotheranimalsshowthisemotionalresponse.”hesays,“Someofustakeseriouslythatanimalsdohaveemotions.”1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatkindofemotiondoes“exposingtheteeth”express?A．Disappointment. B．Excitement.C．Anger. D．Happiness.2、Whichisoneprobablereasonwhyyoungchimpanzeesmightbecrying?A．Theymeettheirbrother.B．Theyhavenothingtoeat.C．Theyarebeingbreast-fed.D．Theyarepartedfromtheirmother.3、Underwhatcircumstancewillbabyratscryjustlikehumans’sneeze?A．Theirbloodflowisdecreased.B．Theyfeelcoldandlongforaffection.C．Theirbloodflowisincreased.D．Theirmotherbringsthembackhome.4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytakenfrom?A．Ananimaljournal. B．Aphysiologybook.C．Ahealthmagazine. D．Aculturalnewspaper.25．（10分）MaryTram,thecreatorandmanagingdirectorofMistralComputers,hasbeenwidelycommendedasamajorinnovator（創(chuàng)新者）inthecomputerindustry.Somejournalistsinthecomputerworldhavealsoclaimedthatsheistheleadingforcetodayinthechangingcomputermarket.TramwasthefirstdesignertoactuallyhandcraftpersonalPCsusinglightdurableattractivematerials.Shewasthefirsttorecognizetheopeninginthissideofthemarketandher“seizetheday”mentalityhasbeenmakingvastamountsofmoneyforhercompanyeversince.Recentlytheworldoftechnologyhasbeencommendingherworkagain.Tramhastakentheboldmoveofcuttingthepriceofcomputersinanalreadydecliningmarket.Mostcompanieshavebeenunabletomatchherlowpricesandthushavebeenunabletomatchherprofits.Tramhasmadesomechangestohercompany’sproductionmethods,makingtheproductionfasterandmoreefficient.Inaddition,MistralComputersisresponsibleforallofitssales,withouttheuseofanymiddlemen;peopleeithergoonlineortelephonethecompany,withouthavingtogotoanyshopsorhavingtouseanysalespeople.Attheendoftheday,MistralandTramhaveproventohavewhatittakestosucceedinalimewhenthemajorityofcompaniesdon’t.Loweringthecostsandmaintaininghighstandardsofcustomerservicehavemadethedifferenceforthiscompany.1、Whywasthearticlewritten?A．Todiscussanewaspectintheworldofcomputertechnology.B．TogiveinformationtoexecutivesaboutthenewandimprovedPCs.C．Togiveashortdescriptionofasuccessfulexecutive.D．Totalkaboutcoststructureinthecomputerworld.2、Whatisthespecialsalespolicyofthecompany?A．Tocutpriceswhenthemarketisweak.B．Toofferpersonallydesignedcomputers.C．Tomakeamassofproducts.D．Toselldoortodoor.3、Theword“commend”inParagraph1,isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．blamedB．recommendedC．praisedD．a(chǎn)ppointed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）Myleastfavoritepartwasparticipatinginsportmeets,forIlovedrunningbymyself.Whenfacedwithrunningagainstfellowathletes,Iwas1.Ihadbutterfliesinmystomachandthesuddenurgetogotothenearest2.Thisyear,3,Iwasencouragedtojoininalongdistancerunningcompetitionbymycoach.The800-metereventwasapproaching,meaningthatIwould4soon.Ibreatheddeeplyandtriedto5myworries.Iwalkedovertosomeofthe6whowouldrunwithmeandstartedto7withthem.Wewerealllooseningupandgettingreadytorunas8aspossible.Isteppeduptothelinefortheevent.Thestarterraisedhiscapgunand9.Abouttwenty-fiverunners10.Withtheserunnersaroundme,I11mycoach’swords,“Youmaybesmall,butyouhave12power.”So,Ikeptupwithathletestwicemy13.Ipickeduptherunnerinseventhplaceandbasedmystepsonhim,makingitalittlebitfaster.Onebyone,I14tomakeittothetopfour,burstingaroundthelap.Itwasthelastlapbeforethefinalstraightaway.I15Ihadthepossibilitytowin.SoIwidenedmysteps,speedingupmy16.Icaughtupwiththerunnerinfirstplaceandweranside-by-sidedownthelast20metersI17himbyahairatthefinishingline.Mycoachgavemea18hugasIheadedbacktoseehim.Hewas19becauseIhadshortenedmyoriginal20bytwelvesecondsatleast.1、A．shocked B．nervous C．comfortable D．brave2、A．stadium B．hospital C．bathroom D．station3、A．however B．instead C．otherwise D．moreover4、A．delay B．fail C．escape D．compete5、A．ignore B．increase C．form D．imagine6、A．reporters B．judges C．runners D．coaches7、A．watchout B．turnback C．getaway D．warmup8、A．smoothly B．rapidly C．calmly D．patiently9、A．returned B．withdrew C．screamed D．fired10、A．tookoff B．setdown C．lookedon D．wentabout11、A．challenged B．recalled C．forgot D．a(chǎn)dapted12、A．exact B．great C．practical D．suitable13、A．pressure B．salary C．size D．a(chǎn)ge14、A．offered B．pretended C．regretted D．managed15、A．claimed B．heard C．supposed D．remembered16、A．speech B．mind C．fight D．pace17、A．beat B．pushed C．dragged D．followed18、A．soft B．cautious C．firm D．slight19、A．excited B．disappointed C．relaxed D．depressed20、A．distance B．time C．lap D．step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）ChinesestudentsarethelargestgroupofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates，Britain，Australia，Canadaandseveralothercountries．Data1．(release)bytheChineseMinistryofEducationshowsthatthenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingabroadhasreachedmorethan500，2．Chinesestudentsmake3．themajorityofinternationalstudentsaroundtheworld．MoreChinesestudentsstudiedabroadin11thanin2015，andthisisatrend,4．maycontinueinthefollowingyears．Quiteafewnationshaverelaxedtheirvisapolicies5．（attract）moreinternationalstudents．Forinstance，Australiahascreated6．newproceduretosimplifythevisaapplicationprocess，7．(hope)thatinternationalstudentsinAustraliawillincreasealotby8．"Themajorityofforeignuniversitiesdonothavestrictadmissionrequirements．9．，studentsshouldreachhigherstandardsforgraduation．Itmeansthatstudentshavetomeetstandardsforlanguageabilityandacademicperformance，"statedLiRongyu，vicepresidentoftheUniversityofCanberra．Acrazeforstudyingabroadhasledtostrong10．(compete)amonginternationalapplicantsatmanyuniversities．ThelatestdatashowsthattheadmissionrateforIvyLeagueuniversities(常青藤大學(xué))reachedthelowestpointin11．"Thedecreasedadmissionratehassomethingtodowiththe12．(increase)applicants.”expertssay．Asaconsequence，eliteU.S.universities（精英大學(xué)）cancontinuouslyraise13．(they)admissionrequirements．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)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，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。Recently,asthedevelopmentoftheInternet,thereisakindoflanguagecallingtheWebLanguage、TheotherdayourclasshaveadiscussionaboutifweshouldwelcometheWebLanguage、Fortypercentofstudentsthinkitridiculous、Intheiropinions,itdoesnogoodtohelpingpeoplecommunicating,norisitusefulforlearningEnglishBesides,it’llmakeChinesemorestandard,finallyruiningourmothertongue、However,60%ofourclassarefondofit、Theythinkitsimple,convenientandhelpfulinexpressingthem、Personally,Ithinkit’snotagoodhabittousetheWebLanguage、Itmaybepopular,butyoumayalsomakeyourselfbemisunderstood、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，今天下午在回家的公交車(chē)上，你不慎將從留學(xué)生Steve那里借來(lái)的一本英語(yǔ)小說(shuō)弄丟了。請(qǐng)你給你寫(xiě)一封電子郵件表示歉意并提出彌補(bǔ)措施。注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；2.首尾句已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearSteve,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

2023學(xué)年模擬測(cè)試卷參考答案（含詳細(xì)解析）第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、C2、B3、B4、D5、B6、D7、A8、D9、D10、A11、B12、B13、B14、A15、B16、C17、A18、C19、D20、C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、PlaysFatherComesHomefromtheWars(Parts1,2&3)ThesethreeshortplaysbySuzanLori-ParksarethestartofanambitiousattempttoretellthestoryoftheAmericancivilwar.ThefocusisonaslavepromisedhisfreedombyhismasterifhejoinsinthefightagainsttheUnion.SteveToussaintandJimmyAkingbolaheadthecast,andJoBonneyisincharge.?15Septemberto4October,RoyalCourt,London.BoxofficeAPacifist’sGuidetotheWaronCancerBryonyKimmingsandBrianLobelconsiderourattitudestocancerandthelanguageweemploytodealwithitthroughthestoriesoffivepeople.Thisisanall-singing,all-dancingaffairwithmusicbyTomParkinson,wipingoffthepinkcharityribbonstolookattherealitiesofdiagnosis(