2024屆河北省衡水高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

2024屆河北省衡水高三第四次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Althoughthesituationwastoughduringtheeconomiccrisisnowthingsarebeginningto________.A．lookup B．keepup C．setup D．buildup2．TwoprofessorsatHarvardUniversitypublishedastudyof3,300newgraduates,lookingat________theirnameshadanybearingontheiracademicperformance.A．that B．how C．why D．whether3．Thesenewbooksareaverywelcome_________totheschoollibrary.A．a(chǎn)ddition B．a(chǎn)rrival C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．a(chǎn)udience4．Therisinghousepriceandthehighincometaxratehavebecomethebiggest______oftheordinarypeopleinChinatoday． A.concern B.influence C.involvement D.occupation5．HestartedschoolthesamedayasIdidand________toitlikeaducktowater.A．a(chǎn)ppealed B．tookC．catered D．saw6．WhenIsaidsomeonebroketheschoolregulations,I______you.Whydidyougetthatangry?A．don’treferto B．haven’treferredto C．wasn’treferringto D．hadn’treferredto7．—Sorry,sir.I______followyou.Wouldyoupleasespeakslower?—Ok.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t8．Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,whilein________,knivesandforks.A．a(chǎn)nother B．otherC．others D．theother9．—DoyouknowLindawasfiredforhercasualattitudetowardsthejob?—Nowondershe_________whenItriedtoamuseherthismorning.A．wastickledpink B．pulledmylegC．gavemethecoldshoulder D．sawthehandwritingonthewall10．——Willyourequireanythingelse?——Yes,Ilikeawhisky.A．will B．shall C．should D．might11．—Can'tyoudrivealittlefaster?—No.IfI________anotherspeedingticket,mydadwouldtakeawaymycar.A．wouldget B．wouldhavegot C．hadgot D．got12．IfKatehadknownwhatwas_______forher,shewouldnothavemarriedTom.A．inresponse B．inreturnC．inreaction D．instore13．Newpolicies,_______toinsurethatcompulsoryeducationistrulyfree,________bythelocalgovernmentacrossChinasincethestartofschoolonSeptember1.A．intending;havebeenmadeknown B．intended;havebeenmadeknownC．intending;aremadeknown D．intended;hadmadeknown14．－I_______inthesamepositiontoolong.Mylegshavefallenasleep.－Shakeitalittlebeforeyougetup.A．willsit B．havesatC．a(chǎn)msitting D．havebeenstting15．．WhatIlikeaboutHarvardisthere’stheoldclassicallook—thereareparksandtraditionalbuildings.A．why B．where C．that D．how16．—Let’shaveagameoftennis;theloserhastotreattheothertoanice-cream.—________.A．I’mafraidsoB．It’sadealC．You’vegotapointD．Isupposenot17．________enoughmoney,theyoungmanwasunabletobuyhisgirlfriendexpensivejewelry.A．Nottosave B．NotsavingC．Nothavingsaved D．Notsaved18．—Whataboutaskingthesenewgraduatestotakeonthetask?—Imafraidnot．Whiletheyareenergeticandambitious,_____ofthemseemstobesuitableforthisdemandingjob．A．noone B．everyone C．none D．few19．We’llhavetofinishit,_____________.A．howeverittakeslong B．howeverlongittakesC．nomatterhowittakes D．nomatterhowlongdoesittake20．--Canyousparemeafewminutesnow?--______,butI’llbefreethisafternoon.A．I’mafraidnot B．I’mnotsureC．Yes,withpleasure D．No,Iwon’t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）AreCoralReefs(珊瑚礁)AdaptingtoClimateChange?Scientistsreportedthatclimatechangemightactuallybehelpingancienttreesthrive(長得健壯).Nowthereseemstobemorepositivenews—thistimeaboutthecoralinouroceanswhosepopulationhasbeenseverelyaffectedinlastfewdecadesbyrisingtemperatures,diseaseandhumancarelessness.Coralreefsasyouprobablyknowarenotjustcolorfulcalciumcarbonate(鈣碳酸鹽)structuresthatprovidesheltertoawonderfulnumberoffish,butalsoacloserelationshiporpartnershipbetweencoralpolyps(珊瑚蟲)andsinglecelledlivingthingscalledzooxanthellae(蟲黃藻).Thecoralpolypsgivethezooxanthellaeahomeandinreturnthelaterprovidethecoralpolypswiththeirvividcolorandfood.Theysupporteachotherinafantasticbalance,onethatisgettingseverelydamagedbytherisingtemperatureswhicharecausingthecoralpolypstorejecttheirzooxanthellaefriends,removingtheircolorandfoodsource.Scientistsestimatethephenomenonofrisingtemperaturescombinedwithdiseasehasdestroyedthecoralreefpopulationbymorethan80%.Itisthereforenowonderthatscientistsallovertheworldarelookingforsolutionstotrytorestorethisallimportantlinktosealife.However,whilehumaneffortslikeplantingthecoralagainhavebeensomewhatsuccessful,theyarenotenoughtoreplaceallthecoralthathasbeendyingduetoclimatechange.Thatisprobablywhyreportsbyvariousresearchersaboutcertaintypesofcoralbeingabletonotonlysurvivethechangingoceanconditions,butalsothriveinit,arebeingmetwithsuchenthusiasm.Themostrecentfindingsshowthatdespitehighertemperaturesthecoralreefsseemtobethriving.Thesefindingsareconsistentwiththelabresearchconductedbythescientistswhotriedgrowingdifferentvarietiesofcoralinwaterswithhighertemperaturetoseehowtheywouldreact.Theyweresurprisedtodiscoverthatmostofthemsurvivedandsomeseemedtoadaptandgrownormally.Encouragedbytheseandothersimilarfindings,moreenergeticspecieshavebeenintroducedtoseeifcoralreefscanberestoredtotheirformerglory.Aprogramisbusyanalyzingtheworld'soceanstofindmorevarietiesthatcanbeusedforthissamepurpose．However,wearenotoutofthewoodsyet!Scientistsarestillnotsurehowtheywouldintroducethesevarietiestoareaswheretheyarenotabundantandmoreimportantlywhattheconsequenceswouldbeonthesurroundingsealife.Hopefully,thecombinationofnewscientificresearchandfewerhumanmistakeswillallowourbeautifulcoraltothriveagain!1、Whichwordcanbeusedtocompletethefollowingrelationship?Coralreefsareabridgebetweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellae.→Coralpolypsandzooxanthellaedependononeanother.→The________betweencoralpolypsandzooxanthellaeissufferingfromseveredamage.A．home B．structureC．balance D．color2、TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph4mean________.A．toallowcoralreefstothriveagainB．tofindmorevarietiesofcoralC．tosurvivethechangingoceanconditionsD．toseehowcoralreactsinhighertemperature3、Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．climatechangehasthesameeffectonbothancienttreesandcoralB．re-plantingthecoralcansolvetheproblemofcoralreefs'decreaseC．variousresearchersareinterestedinthereportsonthechangingoceanconditionsD．thelabresearchhasencouragedscientiststorestorecoralreefstotheirformerglory22．（8分）A“GameofThrones”themedhotelmadejustofsnowandicehasbeenfinishedinLapland,Finland.LocatedintheresortofKittila,whichis200kilometersabovetheArcticCircleandaround90minutesfromHelsinki,thedestinationismadeupof24rooms—10ofwhicharesuitesforguestsstayingovernight.Temperaturesreach-5℃inside,sohigh-qualitythermal(保溫的)sleepingbagsareonhandtokeepguestswarm,aswellasahotberryjuiceinthemorning.Althoughit’srecommendedthatguestsstayatthehotelforamaximumofonenightduetotheicyconditions,therearewarmlogcabinsavailableshouldtheywishtoextendtheirstayintheSnowVillage.Guestscanalsovisitarestaurant,cinema,chapelandbar,allmadeentirelyofsnowandice.GuestsalsoreceiveaguidedtourinsidetheSnowVillage,abuffetbreakfastinthelogrestaurant,andadiplomatocommemoratetheirstay.TravelerscanbookanovernightvisitatthesnowhotelorsimplytakeadaytriptotheSnowVillage,whichcoversanareaofabout20,000squaremeters.Thevillageisopenforvisitorsdailyandhasacinema,achapel,anarcticbarthatservesdrinksinglassescarvedfromice,andarestaurantwithfrozendiningfurnitureandamenufeaturingreindeer(馴鹿)steakWhileit’sbeenconstructedyearlysince2000,thisisthefirsttimetheSnowVillagehasincludeda“GameofThrones”themedsection.KittilaisalsoagreatlocationtoviewtheNorthernLights,andSnowVillageofferssnowmobilesafarissnowmobilesafaris(旅行)whereguestscantrytocatchaglimpseofGreenland’snaturalphenomena,aswellasactivitieslikereindeer-sleddingandice-sculptingclasses.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutthethemedhotelfromthefirstparagraph?A．Itis200kilometersfromHelsinki.B．Itis110kilometersfromheArcticCircle.C．ItisintheresortofKittila.D．Itismadeupof34rooms.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commemorate”mean?A．proveB．comfortC．coverD．pay3、WhatistheareaoftheSnowVillage?A．2000squaremeters.B．18,000squaremeters.C．20,000squaremeters.D．22,000squaremeters.4、Inwhichcolumnofawebsitecanwefindthetext?A．Geography.B．Travel.C．Climate.D．Culture.23．（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）Mostparentsfeargettinglettershomefromtheirchildren’sschool.Theyareusuallyinformingthemthattheirchildisinbigtrouble.ButaheadoftheSATsexamsnextweek,oneschooldecidedtosendaletterofadifferenttype.BossesatBucktonValePrimarySchoolinStalybridgesentlettertoallpupilsinthesixthgradetotellthemhowspecialanduniquetheyare.Theletterhighlightsallthenaturalskillsandabilitiesthepupilshaveandeverythingthatmakesthem“smart’’individuals.Theyaretoldhowtheirlaughtercanbrightenthedarkestdayandthattheexaminersdonotknowthepupilsarekind,trustworthyandthoughtful.Theletter,signedbytheheadmasterandtwootherteachers,hasbeenputontheschool’sFacebookpageandsharedmorethan9.000timeswithmorethan7,000likes.Theletterreads,“NextweekyouwillsityourSATstestsformaths,reading,spelling,grammarandpunctuation.Weknowhowhardyouhaveworked,butthereissomethingveryimportantyoumustknow.TheSATstestdoesnotassessallthatmakeseachofyouspecialandunique.Thepeoplewhocreatethesetestsandscorethemdonotknoweachofyouinthewaythatwedoandcertainlynotinthewayyourfamiliesdo.”Thelettergoesontosaythatthetestsarenotthemostimportantthinginlife,adding,“Thescoresyouwillgetfromthistestwilltellyousomething,buttheywillnottellyoueverything.Therearemanywaysofbeingsmart.Youaresmart!”TheletterhasbeenwelcomedbymanyparentsonFacebook.LynnMcPhersonwrote,“That’sgreatinstilling(逐步灌輸)hope,faithandbelief.”AndMaryTillingsaid,“Everychildschoolreceiveoneofthese.Brilliant.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph1referto?A．Parent. B．Children.C．Teachers. D．Letters.2、What’sthepurposeofthelettersentbeforetheSATsexams?A．Tostresstheimportanceoftheexams.B．Tohelpthestudentspasstheexams.C．Tohelpthestudentstobuildconfidence.3、Whatmessagedoestheletterwanttoconvey?A．Everyonecanrealizehisdream.B．Everyonehashisuniquevalue.C．Examsaremeaninglessinourlife.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.4、Theauthorgivestwoexamplesinthelastparagraphtoshow.A．theletterwaswellreceivedB．theletterwasatotalfailureC．theparentsareeasytopleaseD．theparentssupporttheirchildren25．（10分）TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器時代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.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）Iusedtobeaveryself-centeredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.IhavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeopleIthinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecomingaperson.IthinkmystartedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmyandbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyevertoanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n).Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleItohelp.Thatwasreallyabigforme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoofarestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew,however,camewhenItookapart-timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer’sdiseasebecamemy.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewassobecauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughterneverher,soItookherplace.Sheletmethatmakingothersfeelgoodmademefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas,butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuchpersontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnottheseexperiences.Theyhavemetocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.IwhoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1、A．sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless2、A．famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled3、A．educationB．careerC．tourD．change4、A．balanceB.homeworkC．degreeD．interest5、A．talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported6、A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty7、A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．gameC．experimentD．defense8、A．daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened9、A．dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step10、A．usB．whichC．themD．whom11、A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck12、A．friendB．partnerC．guideD．guest13、A．politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident14、A．botheredB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．visitedD．trusted15、A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see16、A．homelessB．heartbrokenC．bad-temperedD．hopeless17、A．quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer18、A．forgetB．faceC．improveD．a(chǎn)nalyze19、A．forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught20、A．missB．likeC．wonderD．expect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）Withrapid1．(extinct)ofmanywildspecies,moreandmorepeoplecometorealizethegreatsignificanceofwildlifeprotection.Wehavetounderstandtheprobleminanewlightthatweprotectourselvesthrough2．(protect)wildlife.Ontheonehand,anyspeciesofwildlifehelpstoestablishtheecologicalbalance.Ifonespeciesbecomesextinct,it3．(disappear)forever.Whatismore,itwillresultintheextinctionofachainofwildlifeandthedestructionoftheecologicalbalance.Unpredictabledisastersmayoccur.Ontheotherhand，4．thedevelopmentofmodernscienceandtechnology,manisjustbeginningtolearnaboutwildlife.Forexample,5．wildrubbertreeshadbeenextincttwocenturiesago,therewouldbenoauto6．(industrial)today.Moreover，wildlifepreservesunknowngeneticcodes，whichmayturnouttobeavital7．(important)andfreehumanbeingsfromfataldiseasesandnaturaldisastersinthefuture.Itisnecessaryforustoprotectwildliferightnowbeforeitistoolate,8．manhasalreadypollutedtheenvironment9．(serious)andthreatenedtheexistenceofmanywildspecies.Let'stakeactiontoprotectwildlife.10．(learn)toliveinharmonywithallwildlifeispartofmoderncivilization.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處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。錯誤僅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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Oneday,littleTonywenttoashoppingcenterwithhisparent、Itisverycrowded、Tonysawatoyonashopwindow、Helikeditsoverymuchthathequicklywalkedintotheshop、Afterlooksatthetoyforsometime,heturnedaroundandfoundwherehisparentsweremissing、Tonywasscaredandbeguntocry、Awomansawhimcryingandtoldhimtowaitoutsideashop、Fiveminuteslate,Tonysawhisparents、Momsaid,“Hownicetoseeyouagain!DadandIwereterribleworried、”Tonypromisedherthatthiswouldneverhappenagain40第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）29．（25分）假設(shè)你是李華，你遠在美國的筆友Jack對中國的春節(jié)很感興趣，他來信詢問有關(guān)情況。請你給他回一封電子郵件，簡單介紹春節(jié)及中國人是如何過春節(jié)的。內(nèi)容應(yīng)包括如下要點：1春節(jié)在中國的地位；2春節(jié)的時間、春節(jié)來臨前及期間人們的活動；3你對春節(jié)的感受。注意：1可適當發(fā)揮使行文連貫，詞數(shù)100左右；2開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：春節(jié)聯(lián)歡晚會theSpringFestivalGala______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、A5、B6、C7、A8、C9、C10、C11、D12、D13、B14、D15、C16、B17、C18、C19、B20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、C2、A3、D22、1、C2、A3、C4、B23、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.BoxofficeTheRedBarnDavidHare’snewplayisbasedonLaMain,apsychologicalthrillerbythegreatGeorgesSimenon.Thestoryconcernstwocoupleswho,ontheirwaybackfromaparty,strugglethroughthesnow.Th