平?jīng)鍪兄攸c中學(xué)2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測試題含解析

平?jīng)鍪兄攸c中學(xué)2025屆英語高三第一學(xué)期期末質(zhì)量檢測試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認(rèn)真核對監(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鉛筆將答題卡上對應(yīng)選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，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效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．Sopopular_____inhisadoptedhometownthathehasbeennamedhonorarycitizenofBeijing.A．StephonMarburyisB．StephonMarburywillbeC．isStephonMarburyD．willStephonMarburybe2．Theathletes,especiallythewinners,shouldremainmodest________rapidprogresstheyhavemade.A．whatever B．howeverC．howmuch D．nomatter3．Ithinkitagreathonor_____tovisityourcountry.A．toinvite B．inviting C．havinginvited D．tobeinvited4．Smelltheflowersbeforeyougotosleep,andyoumayjust________sweetdreams.A．keepupwith B．putupwith C．endupwith D．catchupwith5．Mr.White,who________inShanghaiforsevenyears,isamanagerofacompanyinBeijing.A．wasworking B．workedC．hadworked D．hasworked6．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to7．—Doyou________readyforthespringouting?—No,Istillhavetobuysomefruit.A．everything B．a(chǎn)nything C．something D．nothing8．Itwasfromonlyafewsuppliesthatshehadbroughtinthevillage____thehostesscookedsuchanicedinner.A．where B．when C．that D．which9．Goodfood，goodsleep，noexercise．That'shegainedweight．A．howB．whenC．whatD．whether10．Lilyisagoodsinger.HowIwishI________aswellasher.A．sing B．willsingC．hadsung D．sang11．Nobodycangobackandstartanewbeginning,______anyonecanstartnowandmakeanewending.A．forB．a(chǎn)ndC．butD．so12．________twohoursdailyhasmadeconsiderabledifferencetomyphysicalcondition.A．TowalkB．WalkingC．WalkedD．Havingwalked13．Themanwasina________conditionwithsevereinjuriestohislegsafterbeingattackedbyasharkinfarnorthQueensland.A．skepticalB．criticalC．practicalD．physical14．Philipswon8goldmedalsattheBeijingOlympicGames,__________astonishedtheworld.A．that B．which C．what D．who15．Inthismoviegoingseason,womenaredrivingticketsalestoadegree,ifever,seenbefore.A．really B．frequentlyC．rarely D．never16．Ifthetrafficsoheavy,Icouldhavebeenbackby6o’clock.A．hadn’tbeen B．wasn’tC．couldn’tbe D．hasn’tbeen17．—________thewomanwiththebabycomeover?Wehaveaseathere.—Thankyou,sir.ActuallyIdohavemyseathere.Butmybabylikestolookoutofthewindow.A．Would B．ShallC．Must D．May18．Thepoliceareinvestigatingthecompany,threeof________managershavealreadybeenarrested.A．whose B．thatC．which D．where19．______hewas12,Einsteinhadlearnedadvancedmathematicsbyhimself.A．ThefirsttimeB．AtthetimeC．BythetimeD．Duringthetime20．ThefarmersaidthePLAmencametorescuetimelywhenthey_____inthesnowstorm.A．weretrappingB．werebeingtrappedC．a(chǎn)retrappingD．a(chǎn)rebeingtrapped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）ThousandsofpersonsinPeruaresufferingfromthediseasecholera.Medicalexpertssayitisthefirsttimeintheircenturythatcholerahasreachedthewesternpartoftheworld.TheUnitedStatesCentersfordiseasecontrolsaysthekindofcholerahasbeenspreadingthroughouttheworldsince1961.ItwasdiscoveredthatyearinIndonesia.SincethefirstcaseinPeru,morethansixteenthousandpeoplehavebeenaffectedandaboutonehundredhavedied.Choleraiscausedbypollutedfoodandwater.Peoplebecomeinfected(傳染)whentheyeatthepollutedfoodordrinkthepollutedwater.Ifuntreatedimmediately,theymaydiewithinhours.Mostvictimshowever,canbesaved.Treatmentincludesdrugsandreplacementofbodyfluids(液體)directlyintotheblood.Medicalresearchershavedevelopedavaccine(菌苗)medicinestoprotectagainstcholera.Butthevaccineisonlyabout50%effective.Anditprotectsagainstcholeraforonlyaboutsixmonths.Medicalexpertssaythebestwaytofightcholeraistopreventit.Theyalsosaypeopleshouldnoteatuncookedfoodorfoodthathasnotbeencookedlongenough.Peoplewholiveinareaswherecholerahasbeenfoundshouldwashtheirhandsbeforeeatingandcooking.Theyshoulddrinkonlywaterthathasbeenboiledormadepurewithchemicals.1、Theunderlinedword“Cholera”inthefirstparagraphmeans________.A．a(chǎn)certainplaceinPeruB．a(chǎn)kindofillnesswhichmaymakepeopledieC．a(chǎn)certainplaceinIndonesiaD．a(chǎn)certainmedicinetodealwithdiseases2、Choleraresultsfrom(由于……結(jié)果)________.A．PeruandIndonesiaB．thedifferentpeoplesintheworldC．thedifferentareasintheworldD．pollutedwaterandpollutedfood3、Howtotreatthepeoplewhohavebeencaughtbycholera?A．Bymedicinesandbloodimprovement.B．Byeatingunpollutedfood.C．Bydrinkingunpollutedwater.D．Bytakingthemtoaseparatedplace.4、Themosteffectivewayofavoidingcholerais________.A．seeingdoctorsassoonaspossibleB．fightingagainstitC．payingattentiontotheeatinganddrinkingD．takingvaccineimmediately22．（8分）Nospacecraftwilleverlandonthesun.thesunisaflamingballofgasthatreachesthousandsofdegreesFahrenheit.Butnextyear,ashipfromEarthwillflyclosertoitthananymanmadecrafthasflownbefore.Themission(任務(wù))isabigdevelopmentforscientistsand,maybe,foreveryoneelse.InSeptember2018,NASAplanstolaunchtheParkerSolarProbe.Afterajourneyofnearly90millionmiles,itwillflywithin3.8millionmilesofthesun.withintwomonthsoflaunching,theprobeisexpectedtoreachthesun’scorona(日冕).That’sthesun’souteratmosphereofgases.Gettingtherewon’tbeeasy.Designingaspacecrafttoughenoughtoholduptothesun’sheathasproveddifficult.Butthathasn’tstoppedengineersfromtrying.Temperaturesinthecoronacanreachmillionsofdegrees.Theprobewilllimititselftoregionswherethingsgetnohotterthan2,500oF.That’sstillaheavyheatloadforaspacecraft.Buta4.5-inch-thickheatshield(罩)willprotecttheprobe’scameraandscientificinstruments.NASAsaysthedatatheprobecollectscouldprovideknowledgeintothephysicsofstars.Oursunisspecialtous.Butasastar,it’srathercommon.Sothebetterweunderstandhowitworks,thebetterweunderstandallstarsofitsmassandcolor.Perhapsthemostimportantiswhattheprobemayshowusaboutsolarstorms.Duringsolarstorms,chargedparticlesstreamthroughthesolarsystem.Theycandisablecommunicationssatellitesandshutdownpowdersystems.Onestudyhasfoundthataveryintensesolarstormcouldcauseupto$2trillionindamageintheUSalone.ItcouldalsoblackouttheEastCoastforayear.Understandingsolarstormsmightallowustopredictthemandprotectourselves.Thatcouldmakeevenamissionwithabillion-pluspricetagoneofNASA’sgreatbargains.1、Whatcanwelearnabouttheprobe?A．It’llflyclosertothesunthatthepreviousonesB．It’sthefirstmanmadeinstrumenttoflytothesunC．It’llgettothecoreofthesuninnearlytwomonthsD．It’llflyabout3.8millionmilestoreachthecorona.2、Whatisthechallengefortheengineers?A．DirectingtheprobetocollectdataB．ReducingthetemperatureoftheprobeC．BuildingashieldagainsttheheatD．Limitingtheprobetoproperregions3、Whatmightbethebesttitle?A．ExploringthestarsB．GettingclosetothesunC．DesigningaspaceshipD．Protectingtheearth4、Wheredoesthevalueofthemissionlie?A．MonitoringsatellitesB．ExploringsolarenergyC．DevelopingscientificinstrumentsD．Forecastingsolarstorms23．（8分）AlibabaCloudandtheHangzhoucitygovernmentannouncedthelaunchofETCityBrain2.0,acloud—poweredandAl-drivenurbantraffic-managementsystemthataimstoincreasethecity’sefficiency.AfterovertwoyearsoftestinginAlibaba’shomebase,ETCityBrainhasbecomethenewinfrastructure(基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施)forHangzhou,withatotalcoverageof420squarekilometersinarea,includingover1,300trafficlights.Over200trafficofficersareconnectedviamobilephones,enablingthemtoreceivereal-timealertsonanytraffic-relatedemergencies.Inversion2.0,thesystemwilloptimizethecity’sfirefightingabilitiesbyprovidingkeyinformationtofirefighters,suchaswaterpressure,thenumberandpositionoffirehydrants(消防栓)inagivenarea,thelocationofgaspipesandotherdetailstheyneedtoknow.Theinformationisinstant,makingtheentirefirefightingprocessfaster,saferandmoreaccurate.CityBraingivesmeaningtodata.ByusingAIandadvancedalgorithms(計算程序),CityBrainisabletoanalyzealargeamountofdataandturnthemintousefulinformationinreal-timespeed.AsaresultofCityBrain’sabilitytopredicttrafficflow,detectaccidentsandprovideinstantfeedback,Hangzhouhasdroppedfrom5thtothe57thonthelistofChina’smostcongestedcities.Hangzhouisprobablytheonlycitythatcantellyouhowmanycarsareonthestreetatanygiventime.Inthecaseofmedicalemergencies,CityBrainisabletochangetrafficlights,soemergencyvehicleslikeambulancesandfiretruckscanheadtothescenewithoutinterruption,acceleratingtheirarrivaltimeby49%.Dr.WangJian,theheadofAlibaba’sTechnologySteeringCommitteewhoinventedtheterm“CityBrain”,saidthesystemisdesignedtoempoweracitytoactquicklyanddirectly.Itismorethanjustabouttrafficmanagement.It’sreallyabouthowtomakecitymorelivableatatimeofshrinkingnaturalresourcesaroundtheglobe.“Itisamatterofsustainability,whileusingaslittlenaturalresourcesaspossible,”Wangsaid,“Thisisjustthebeginning.”1、WhatbenefitwillETCityBrainbring?A．Lowercrimerates.B．Efficientgovernment.C．Lesstrafficcongestion.D．Improvedmedicalcare.2、WhichofthefollowingfunctionsofthecityBrainisNOTmentionedinthetext?A．Predictingtrafficflow.B．Givingquickfeedback.C．Changingtrafficlights.D．Handlingtrafficaccidents.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“optimize”inparagraph3?A．Better. B．Practise.C．Operate. D．Emphasize.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?A．ETCityBrain2.0isamatureversion.B．Alibabatargetsenvironmentally-friendlydevelopment.C．Thegovernmentisdevotedtoimprovingthesystem.D．Thesystemcansolvetheproblemoflackofresources.24．（8分）Thepopularwisdomforyearshasbeenthatdrinkinginmoderation(適度)—that’sone“standard”drinkadayforwomenandtwoformen-islinkedtoalowerriskofcardiovascular(心血管的)disease.Butrecentstudiesarecastingsomedoubtonthatlong-heldlearning.Sciencenowsaysitdependsonyourageanddrinkinghabits.A2017studyofnearly2millionBritishwithnocardiovascularriskfoundthattherewasstillamodestbenefitinmoderatedrinking,especiallyforwomenover55whodrankfivedrinksaweek.Whythatage?Alcoholcaninfluencethesubstanceinthebloodinpositiveways,expertssay,andthat’sabouttheagewhenheartproblemsbegintooccur.Also,a2018studyfoundthatdrinkingmorethan100gramsofalcoholperweek—equaltoroughlysevenstandarddrinksintheUnitedStatesorfivetosixglassesofwineintheUK—increasesyourriskofdeathfromallcausesandinturnlowersyourlifeexpectancy.Linkswerefoundwithdifferentformsofcardiovasculardisease,withpeoplewhodrankmorethan100gramsperweekhavingahigherriskofstroke,heartfailure.Another2018studyfoundthatconsistentlydrinkingamoderateamountofalcohol,withinrecommendedguidelines,hadaprotectiveeffectontheheartovertime.Unstabledrinkinghabitswereassociatedwithahigherriskofheartdisease,whichtheauthorsreflectedmightindicatebroaderlifestylechanges,suchaspoorhealthorstress.Formerdrinkerswerealsoatgreaterrisk.Overall,however,thelatestthinkingisthatanyheartbenefitmaybeoutweighedbyotherhealthrisks,suchashighbloodpressure,certaincancersandliverdamage.Womenwhodrinkareatahigherriskforbreastcancer;alcoholcontributesabout6%oftheoverallrisk,possiblybecauseitraisescertaindangeroushormonesintheblood.Drinkingcanalsoincreasethechanceyoumightdevelopliver,mouthandoralcancers.Onepotentialreason:Alcoholweakensourimmunesystems,makingusmorelikelytoinflame(發(fā)炎)—adrivingforcebehindcancer.1、Whydoesmoderatedrinkingbenefitwomenover55?A．Ithelpsthemlivelongerthanmen.B．Itreducesthechanceofsomeheartproblems.C．Itdestroystheharmfulchemicalsintheirblood.D．Ithelpsthemrecoverfromcardiovasculardisease.2、Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3?A．Drinkingmorethan10gramsofalcoholperweekissurelyharmful.B．Solidlinkswerefoundbetweenthediseaseandtheamountofalcohol.C．Thelifespanvariesaccordingtoamountofconsumedalcohol.D．SevenstandarddrinksaretherecommendedamountofdrinkingintheUK.3、Whowillbeatalowerriskaccordingtothe2018study?A．Consistentdrinkerswithlifestylechanges.B．Unstabledrinkerswithlifestylechanges.C．Consistentdrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.D．Unstabledrinkerswithinrecommendedamountofalcohol.4、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Moderatedrinkinghabitsbenefittheheart.B．Moderatedrinkingweakensourimmunesystems.C．Moderatedrinkingcanpreventcancer.D．Moderatedrinkingdoesmoreharmthangoodtohealth.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）GeorgeSpringerhelpedhisteamHoustonAstroswintheWorldSeriesin2017.HewasawardedtheMostValuablePlayer,1hisstruggleismostlyhidden.His2isnotintryingtohitafastball,butin3it.Hestutters(口吃).GrowingupinConnecticut,Springerwasthekidwhowould4raisehishandinschool,thekid5everytimeheopenedhismouth.“Iwastheguywhodidn’ttalk,’’hesaid.“Iwould6speakingatallcosts.’’Hewasoften7.Sometimeshewasbullied(欺侮).Thephonewassufferingtohim.8wereworse.Ifhewantedadishthatheknewwouldbetoughtosay,hewould9.Ifhewaswithhisfamily,hissisterNicolewould10forhim.Heremembersacoupleofattemptsatspeechtherapy(語言治療),buthesaidhewas11withencouragingparents,anabilityto12himselfinsports,andasmallgroupoffriendswho13.“Iftherapyworksforyou,14.Butforme,Ialsodevelopedmyown15tohandleit,’’hesaid.“Besides,whenIwasaroundallmyfriends,itdidn’treallyseemto16them.IfIdidit,theywould17untilIwasdone,thenfinishtheconversation.’’Tohelpotherkids18thesameissue,Springerfrequentlyappearedininterviewsandevenagreedtowearamicrophone19duringthe2017All-StarGame.Hethenadded“Ican’tletanythinginlifeIcan’t20slowmedownorstopmefrombeingwhoIwanttobe.’’These22wordsprovedit.1、A．so B．yet C．a(chǎn)nd D．since2、A．strength B．fault C．goal D．difficulty3、A．talkingabout B．dealingwith C．thinkingabout D．playingwith4、A．even B．sometimes C．often D．never5、A．indelight B．infear C．inrelief D．introuble6、A．forbid B．prefer C．regret D．a(chǎn)void7、A．deserted B．scared C．teased D．a(chǎn)ttacked8、A．Classes B．Restaurants C．Foods D．Debates9、A．gesture B．weep C．signal D．beg10、A．take B．pay C．order D．cook11、A．blessed B．gettingalong C．provided D．fedup12、A．refresh B．relax C．enjoy D．express13、A．cared B．forgave C．understood D．a(chǎn)pproved14、A．interesting B．great C．unique D．strange15、A．ways B．interest C．habits D．taste16、A．a(chǎn)maze B．hurt C．a(chǎn)id D．bother17、A．laugh B．press C．wait D．panic18、A．raising B．facing C．confusing D．settling19、A．onfield B．inschool C．a(chǎn)thome D．onstage20、A．grasp B．possess C．control D．defend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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）AUSteenagercriticized（批評）onsocialmediaforwearinga1．(tradition)Chinesedresstoherhighschoolprom（畢業(yè)舞會）defendedherdecisionandhaswonsupportfromnetizens（網(wǎng)民）inChina.KeziahDaum,18,2．highschoolseniorinUtah,facedastrongreactionfromthousandsonline,someofwhomaccusedherof“culturalappropriation（文化挪用）”aftershepostedfourprompicturesonTwitteronApril22thatfeaturedherwearingaqipao,abody-huggingone-pieceChinesedressfor3．(woman).“I4．(praise)bythemanypeoplefromChinawhohavebothreachedouttomeandhavepostedtosocialmediatheirviewpoints.Ithankthem5．themoralsupportregardingmydecision6．(wear)aqipao,”DaumtoldChinaDailyinanemailonTuesday.“I7．(sincere)thanktheoutpouringofsupportIhavereceivedfromthepeopleofChina.”Daumstoodbyherchoicetowearthedress,8．wasredandorangewithgold-and-blackembroidery（刺繡）.ShesaidonTwitterthatshewillnottakedowntheoriginalpost.“Thedress9．(catch)myeyeatfirstbecauseof10．(it)beauty,”shesaid.“Iwasalsosohappytofindadresswithamodestneckline.ItisveryhardtofinddressesinAmericaforpromwhichcoverawomen’sneckline.”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，并在該詞下面寫出其修改后的詞。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。LastSundayIsawaworststorminyears．Itcamesuddenandwentonforoverthreehours．Afterlunch,Iwentintomyroomtohavearest．Theairwashotter,andallisquiet．Thenastrongwindstartedtoblowintomyroom．Piecesofpaperonmydeskflewhighintotheairandsomeflewouttheopenwindow．AsIranouttocatchthem,bigdropofrainbegantofall．WhenIcamebackintohouse,itwasrainingharderandharder．Itriedveryhardtoclosethewindow．ThenIheardaloudlycrashingsoundfromthebackofthehouse．WhenIranoutofmyroomtofindoutwhathadhappened:abigtreehadfallendownandbrokethetopofthebackroom．第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）29．（25分）假定你是高中三年級學(xué)生李華，你向你的英國朋友Peter咨詢在短時間內(nèi)提高英語水平。請你根據(jù)下列要求寫信。

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參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1、C2、A3、D4、C5、B6、B7、A8、C9、A10、D11、C12、B13、B14、B15、C16、A17、A18、A19、C20、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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21、1、B2、D3、A4、C22、1、A2、C3、B4、D23、1、C2、D3、A4、B24、1、B2、A3、C4、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.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoensuretheirshaseverythingheneeds,evenifthatmeansKurttakingonextrawork.FranzXaverKroetz’sextraordinaryplayaboutthedamagethatprofitcausestoindividualsandtheenvironmentgetsanewtranslationfromConorMcPherson.?15-22October,Lyric,Belfast.BoxofficeTheRedBarnDavidHare’snewplayisbasedonLaMain,apsychologicalthrillerbythegreatGeorgesSimenon.Thestoryconcernstwocoupleswho,ontheirwaybackfromaparty,strugglethroughthesnow.TheplayisdirectedbyRobertIcke,andthecastisheadedbyMarkStrongandHopeDavis.?6-20October,Lyttelton,