2025屆山西省古縣、離石區(qū)、高縣高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2025屆山西省古縣、離石區(qū)、高縣高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷請(qǐng)考生注意：1．請(qǐng)用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請(qǐng)用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認(rèn)真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項(xiàng)》，按規(guī)定答題。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Withsomesnowontopofit,theYellowMountainlookedfantasticthiswinter.Actually,IdoubtwhetherwecouldvisitmountaininChina.A．a(chǎn)mostbeautiful B．themostbeautifulC．a(chǎn)morebeautiful D．a(chǎn)beautiful2．—Alice,whyaren’tyouatworktoday?—Iadayoff． A．havegiven B．havebeengiven C．gave D．wasgiven3．－Theonlineshopkeeperhasmadeanapologyforhisrudebehavior.－OK.Ifyou’restillnotsatisfied,youcan_______compensation.A．claim B．a(chǎn)ffordC．sacrifice D．dismiss4．WhatIlovemostaboutreadingnovelsis______theauthorsvividlydescribethecharacters.A．what B．whyC．how D．whom5．Withoutyourhelp,I________thefirstprizeintheEnglishSpeakingContest.A．won’tget B．didn’tgetC．wouldn’tget D．wouldn’thavegot6．—Iwonderwhatchancethereisofmepassingbytheoldplaceswithoutthinkingofyou.—______.Timecuresallwounds.A．Mypleasure B．Don’tmentionit C．Ican’tagreemore D．Nevermind7．Heisconfident,________________inmyopinion,ismostimportantinsociety.A．how B．whichC．that D．what8．Weclimbeduptothetopofahill,___________wegotagoodviewofthewholeforestpark.A．which B．whereC．when D．that9．Mr.Greenwasveryfamouswhenhelivedthere.Thereis______tobesomeoneinthisdistrictwhoremembershim.A．content B．opposedC．bound D．restricted10．—Thelectureabout3Dtechnologywasveryinteresting.—It’sapity.HowIwishI________timetoattendit.A．had B．have C．hadhad D．havehad11．Timeispressing．Youcannotstartyourtask_____soon．A．too B．very C．so D．a(chǎn)s12．-HowcanIgetintouchwiththetravelagency,Robin?-JustsurftheInternetandthencallone________thetelephonenumberisprovided.A．withwhich B．inwhich C．ofwhich D．bywhich13．Mankindmustfirstofalleat,drink,haveshelterandclothing________itcanpursuepolitics,science,artandreligion.A．until B．unlessC．before D．since14．Goingoutis__________goodmeansofrelaxation.Wouldyouliketogoto______parkwithmeintheafternoon?A．the;the B．the;a C．a(chǎn);the D．/；a15．—Helen,areyougoingIotheairporttopickupJackthedayaftertomorrow?—________tomorrownight.Iwouldgo.A．Werehetocomeback B．IfhewasabouttocomebackC．Hadhecomeback D．Ifhewouldcomeback16．Frankstudied_____EnglishlanguageinLondonforfouryears,sohegets____goodknowledgeofLondon.A．a(chǎn);the B．/;/C．/;a D．the;a17．Thesilenceofthelibraryissometimesbrokenbyasuddencoughorthesoundofpages________________.A．turning B．turnedC．beingturned D．havingturned18．Alotoffoodaswellassometents_________toYushusincetheearthquakeoccurred.A．hasbeentransported B．havebeentransportedC．isbeingtransported D．a(chǎn)retransported19．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．a(chǎn)rbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional20．Thewhyheisabsenttodayishehasgotabadheadache.A．reason;that B．reason;becauseC．cause;that D．cause;because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）Acompanyhasdesignedawaterbottle,theMemobottle,whichisidealfortheofficeworker’sbag,becauseit’scompletelyflat.Withthesameshapeasapieceofpaper,theMemobottleisareusablewaterbottlethatslidesintoyourbagtolienexttobooksandlaptops.Thebottle,whichcanalsobewashedinadishwasher,isdesignedtohelpreducethenumberofplasticbottlesinlandfills（填埋）.TwocreativepeopleJesseLeeworthyandJonathanByrt,both28,designedthebottletobeconvenienttocarryandenvironmentallyfriendly.Itismadefromadurableanddishwasher-friendly“green”plastic.LeeworthyandByrt,fromAustralia,saymorethan600billionsingle-usebottlesweresoldgloballylastyear.InAmericaalone,studiesshowthataround1,500single-usewaterbottleareconsumedeverysecond—only20percentofthesearerecycled.Andthecostofbuyingmoreandmoreplasticbottlesaddsto—thepairsaythatbottledwatercostsapproximately1,400timesmorethantapwater.“We’vealwaysbeenpassionateabouttheenvironment,”saidLeeworthy.“Foryearswehavebeenfocusedoncreativedesignthatprovidesenvironmentalremedywhileimprovingsocialconvenience.TheMemobottlewasdesignedtoovercometwoproblemsthatweseeinoursociety:ourattachmenttotheoutdoors,andourinabilitytofitwaterbottlesinlaptopbags.”Thebottlewillbeavailableinthreedifferentsizes—A5whichholds750ml,A4whichholds1.25litresandlettersizewhichstores1.25litres.TheproductisseekingfundingonKickstarterandhasalreadysoared（飆升）pastitsprimarygoalofraising￡8,310($13,500),reachingitinjust36hours.JonathanByrtsaid,“Thefeedbackwe’vereceivedhasbeenoverwhelminglypositive!Theemailsofsupportandinterest,andsocialmediacommentshavebeenamazing!”TheproductisexpectedtobeonthemarketbyChristmasandwillbeavailableforglobaldelivery.1、Whatisthemaincharacterofthenewly-designedwaterbottle?A．Cleanandeasytowash.B．Practicalandfriendlytoenvironment.C．Flatandpopularwithhousewives.D．Cheapandconvenienttocarryinbags.2、Whatarethetwodesignersmostconcernedabout?A．Materialsandshape.B．Priceandproduction.C．Commentsandpopularity.D．Environmentandconvenience.3、Whatispeople’sattitudetowardsthewaterbottle?A．Opposed.B．Indifferent.C．Supportive.D．Doubtful.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Thewaytoprotectwaterresource.B．Roundwaterbottlesareoutofdate.C．Seekingfundforanidealwaterbottle.D．TwocreativeAustralianyoungdesigners.22．（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.23．（8分）Wellington:Huaweihasstartedarugby-themedmediacampaigninabidtowinoverNewZealand’spublicafterthecountry’ssecurityagencyblockedtheChinesetechnologygiant’sequipmentfrombeingusedinanationwideInternetnetwork.“5GwithoutHuaweiislikerugbywithoutNewZealand,”adsinNewZealand’stwolargestnewspapersreadalongsideaphotoofplayerscompetinginaball.Largepostersalsoappealtothecountry’sloveofthesport.InNovember,NewZealand’sGovernmentCommunicationsSecurityDepartment(GCSD)toldSparkitcouldn’tuseequipmentfromHuawei-theworldslargesttelecommunicationequipmentcompany—inthebuildingofits5Gnetworkbecauseanunspecific“significantnetworksecurityriskwasidentified”.Sparkisnowintheprocessofseeingifitcanmakechangestopreventthoserisks,althoughGCSDhasdeclinedtopubliclysayhowthatwouldhappen.Huawei’snewspaperadgoesontoarguethedecisionwouldmeanlessadvancedtechnologyandhigherpricesforNewZealandcustomers.TheadscomeafterthecompanylastmonthpubliclyofferedtoonlyuseNewZealand,ratherthanChinese,stafftobuildthenetwork—inabidtoeasefears—andcalledforanurgentmeetingwiththegovernment,denying(否認(rèn))therehadbeenanywrongdoing.WesternspyagencieshaveincreasinglyraisedsecurityconcernsaboutHuawei—China’slargesttelecommunicationscompany-overwhattheysayarepossiblelinkstotheChinesegovernment,withtheUnitedStatesreportedlypressingFiveEyesintelligencenetworkallies(同盟國)toavoidthecompany.AustraliaandCanadawerethefirstcountriestobanHuaweifromabuildingof5Gnetworks.Thecompanyhasrepeatedlydeniedaccusations.NewZealand’stoppoliticianshaverepeatedlydeniedtheGCSDdecisionwasinfluencedbyotherWesternpowersandsayit’sabouttheparticulartechnologybeingsuggested,notChina.TheyhavealsodeniedsuggestionsNewZealand’sdiplomatictieswithChinahavebeentenseoverthedecision,withtheofficialpromotionofamajorChina—NewZealandtourismprojectnowpostponed.1、WhydidHuaweimakethead?A．ToaskNewZealandersforadvice.B．TotellNewZealandershowpowerfulitis.C．TogetsupportfromthepublicinNewZealand.D．ToarguewiththegovernmentofNewZealand.2、WhatwillhappenifNewZealandersforceHuaweiout?A．TheywillbeblamedbyChinese.B．TheywillbetrickedbyAmericans.C．Theywillloseachanceofbeingstronger.D．Theywillmissadvancedtechnologyandpaymore.3、WhydoesGCSDrefusetostatetherisksclearly?A．Theyaresecret. B．Theyareimaginary.C．Theyaredifficulttodecide. D．Theyarebeyonddescription.4、WhichcountryplaysthekeyroleinthecampaignagainstHuawei?A．Australia. B．USA． C．NewZealand. D．Canada.24．（8分）Willtherebeatimeinourliveswhencarsdon’tcrash?Whenwecanjustsitbackandrelaxandourcarswilldrivethemselves.Autotechnologyexpertssay“yes”.Andtheysaythatsomeofthoseadvancesmayhappenquickerthanyoumightthink.Theywillrequiretheuserstoinputthenameofthedestinationorthecompleteaddressofthelocationthattheywanttogoandthecars’artificialintelligencetakesthemthereautomaticallywithoutadriver.Theywillrunonsolarpowerinthedaytimeandethanolfuel(乙醇燃料)atnight.Toyota,BMWandHondawillcompletelycontrolthetradeofdriverlesscarbusinesstogetherandwillhavethecheapestdriverlesscars.Fossilfuelswillbecompletelyincompatible(不相配的)withthesecars.Driverlesscarswillnotrequireadriver’slicenseofanygradetooperate.Anyonewithbasicliteracyandcomputerskillswhoareatleast16yearsofagewillbelegallyallowedtooperatethevehiclewithabsolutelynolimits.Thiswouldgivetheyounguserspermissiontooperatethedriverlesscarsonmajorhighwaysaswellassecondaryroadswithoutneedingaseparateclassification.Inadditiontoallthis,drunkenpeoplewillbeabletousetheirownautomobilestoreturnhomebecausetheyarenot“driving”,thevehicle.What’smore,carinsurancewillbecomeobsolete(淘汰的)becausetherewillbenomoreautomobileaccidentsaftertheyear2025.Thisisbecausethedriverlesscarwillhaveallsafetymethodsinplacebythecar’sartificialintelligencetopreventautomobileaccidents.Globalpositioningsystemswillbecomemandatory(強(qiáng)制的)inallnewly-producedcarsafter2010,andwillbethemostimportantpartinthedriverlesscar.1、631．Whowillnotbeabletousedriverlesscars?A．Adultswithbasicliteracyandcomputerskills.B．Adultswhoaredrunk.C．Adultswithoutadriver’slicense.D．Adultswithoutcomputerskills.2、633．Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthatdriverlesscars.A．willneedfewerfossilfuelsB．willnotneedahuman’sinstructionsC．willrunonsolarpoweronlyD．willbeenvironmentallyfriendly3、635．Whatwillpreventthedriverlesscarfromcrashing?A．Thepeopleinside.B．Globalpositioningsystems.C．Artificialintelligence.D．Carinsurance.4、637．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Carsafety.B．Driverlesscars.C．Thefuturecars.D．Newtechnologyincars.25．（10分）Haveyoueverpressedthepedestrianbuttonatacrosswalkandwonderedifitreallyworked?They’recalled“placebo(安慰劑）buttons”一buttonsthatmechanicallysoundandcanbepushed，butprovidenofunctionality.InNewYorkCity,onlyabout2ofthe1,000crosswalkbuttonsactuallyfunction.Crosswalksignalsweregenerallyinstalledbeforetrafficjamhadreachedtoday’slevels.Butwhiletheirfunctionwastakenoverbymoreadvancedsystems—suchasautomatedlightsortrafficsensors—thephysicalbuttonswereoftenkept,ratherthanbeingreplacedatfurtherexpense.Othercities，suchasBoston，DallasandSeattle，havegonethroughasimilarprocess,leavingthemwiththeirownplacebopedestrianbuttons.InLondon,whichhas6,000trafficsignals,pressingthepedestrianbuttonresultsinareliable“Wait”light.Butthatdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatthe“greenman”—or“pedestrianstage”intrafficsignaldesignprofession—willappearanysooner.“Wedohavesomecrossingswherethegreenlightcomesonautomatically,butwestillaskpeopletopressthebuttonbecausethatenablesaccessiblefeatures,’’saidGlynnBarton,directorofnetworkmanagementatTransportforLondon.Thesefeatures,suchasblindtracksandhearabletrafficsignals,helppeoplewithvisualdisordercrosstheroadandonlyfunctionwhenthebuttonispressed.Asforthelights,agrowingnumberofthemarenowcombinedandbecomeapartofanelectronicsystemthatdetectstrafficandadjuststimefrequencyaccordingly(givingprioritytobusesifthey’rerunninglate,forexample),whichmeansthatpressingthebuttonhasnoeffect.AccordingtoLanger,aHarvardpsychologist,placebobuttonsgiveustheillusion(錯(cuò)覺)ofcontrol—andsomethingtodoinsituationswherethealternativewouldbedoingnothing.Inthecaseofpedestriancrossings,theymayevenmakeussaferbyforcingustopayattentiontooursurroundings.“Theyserveapsychologicalpurposeattheveryleast,”sheadded.1、Whyarethephysicalbuttonsstillkeptinsomecities?A．Becauseitmaycostmoneytoreplacethem.B．Becausetheyremainasmemoriesofacity.C．Becausedohaverealfunctionsintraffic.D．Becausetheycanresultinreliablelights.2、Whichofthefollowingwordcanreplacetheunderlineword“features”inParagraph4?A．Functions. B．Uses.C．Equipment. D．Facilities.3、Ifyoupresseda“placebobutton”inLondon,whatwouldhappen?A．Alltrafficwouldbeaffected. B．Somekindofsoundmightappear.C．Pedestrianscamefirsttocrosstheroad. D．“Greenman”wereboundtoshowupearlier.4、Whatcanweknowabout“placebobuttons”fromLanger’swords?A．Theycanreallycontroltraffic. B．Theyservelittlefunctions.C．Theymayworkmentally. D．Theycanhelptheblind.第三部分語言知識(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）Everynight,mymotherwouldcometomyroom,leandownandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,thenkissmyforehead．Idon'trememberwhenitfirststarted1me--herhandspushingmyhairthatway.Butitdidmakemeannoyed,fortheyfeltwork-wornand2againstmyyoungskin．Finally,onenight,Ishoutedather:“Don'tdothatanymore--your3aretoorough！”Shedidn’tsayanythingin4．Butneveragaindidmymothercloseoutmydaywiththat5expressionofherlove．Timeaftertime,withthe6years,mythoughtsreturnedtothatnight．I'mnotalittlegirlanymore．Momisinhermid-seventies,andthosehandsI7thoughttobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmy8Now,myownchildrenare9.MomnolongerhasDad.ItwaslateonthatThanksgivingEve,asIwenttosleepinthebedroomofmyyouth,afamiliarhand10beforestealingacrossmyfacetobrushthe11frommyforehead.Thenakiss,everso12touchedmybrow．Inmy13,thousandsoftimes,I14thenightmyyoungvoicecomplained.15Mom'shandinmyhand,Isaidhow16Iwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'dremember,asIdid,17Momdidn'tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadforgotten—and18—longago.Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanew19formygentlemotherandhercaringhands.Andthe20Ihadcarriedaroundforsolongwasnowheretobefound．1、A．surprising B．hurting C．a(chǎn)nnoying D．a(chǎn)mazing2、A．rough B．gentle C．smooth D．strong3、A．noises B．words C．feelings D．hands4、A．a(chǎn)nger B．silence C．reply D．fear5、A．healthy B．familiar C．popular D．perfect6、A．coming B．remaining C．following D．passing7、A．often B．even C．never D．once8、A．family B．neighbor C．husband D．home9、A．developed B．grown C．moved D．forgotten10、A．imagined B．hesitated C．regretted D．trembled11、A．hair B．tears C．dirt D．kisses12、A．quickly B．roughly C．gently D．slowly13、A．memory B．opinion C．history D．diary14、A．chanced B．missed C．hated D．recalled15、A．Beating B．Picking C．Catching D．Stopping16、A．happy B．sorry C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)mused17、A．a(chǎn)nd B．while C．because D．but18、A．remembered B．faded C．forgiven D．a(chǎn)pologized19、A．hope B．a(chǎn)ppreciation C．thought D．a(chǎn)pproval20、A．guilt B．pride C．sorrow D．Failure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）MarkTwainwasaveryfamousAmericanwriter.Hewasgoodattellinginterestingstoriestomakeotherpeoplehappy.Butoncesomebodyplayedajokeonhim.Oneday,MarkTwain1．(invite)togivealectureinasmalltown.Afterthelecture,hemetayoungmanatlunch.TheyoungmantoldMarkTwainhehadanunclewhoneversmiledorlaughed.“Bringyouruncletomylecturethisevening,”saidMarkTwain,“I’lltellsomeinterestingstoriesandI’msureIcanmakehimlaugh.”Thateveningtheyoungmanas2．a(chǎn)shisunclecametoMarkTwain’slecture.Theysatinthefirstrowofthehall.MarkTwainlookedattheoldmanandtoldsomefunnystories,whichmadepeopleinthehalllaugh.Buttherewasstillnosmileontheoldman’sface.MarkTwaintoldthe3．(fun)storiesheknew.Buttheoldmanstilldidn’tlaugh.Atlast,MarkTwainstopped.Hefeltvery4．(disappoint).Hewasverysurprisedattheoldman.Somedayslater,MarkTwainmetafriendandtoldhimabouthisbadexperienceinthesmalltown.“Oh,”saidhisfriend,“Iknowwhathappenedtothatoldman.He5．(be)deafforyears.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(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)（Λ），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(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。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。Severaldaysago,Motherbroughthomelittlecat、Inamedher“Mimi”、Sheisblackallover、Canyouimaginehowshelookslike?Everymorningshegetsupearlythananyoneelse、Thensheclimbsonmybedandwakemeup、Whenwearehavingourmeal,sheisoftenrunsunderthetableandevenclimbsontoourknees、Sheseemstobesaying,“Letmejoinyou、Iwantnothingtoeat、”Mimilikestolieonthesunshine、Shefeelscomfortablythatway、Shelookslovelywhendoingthat、IlikeMimiverymuchsoshebringsourjoy、第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom得知你校上月舉辦了首屆校園科技節(jié)活動(dòng)，發(fā)郵件向你詢問相關(guān)情況。請(qǐng)你回復(fù)郵件。內(nèi)容包括：1.活動(dòng)的目的;2.活動(dòng)的形式，如智能校園創(chuàng)客(maker)大賽，科創(chuàng)成果展等;3.你的感受。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。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、B3、A4、C5、D6、D7、B8、B9、C10、C11、A12、C13、C14、C15、A16、D17、C18、A19、A20、A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、B2、D3、C4、B22、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.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoensuretheirshas