2023高考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷注意事項(xiàng)1．考生要認(rèn)真填寫(xiě)考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位序號(hào)。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書(shū)寫(xiě)在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無(wú)效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結(jié)束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監(jiān)考員收回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．—Whatanamazingpicture!—Thelittleboy____thesoldiers,andIcaughttheminanunguardedmoment.A．wassaluting B．saluted C．hadsaluted D．wouldsalute2．Ifthesenewmeasuresdon’twork,we’llhaveto_______ouroldsystem.A．makeupforB．comeupwithC．breakawayfromD．fallbackon3．Whereistheplane？Ican'tseeit.Itwentoffits________________tokeepawayfromthesuddenstorm.A．course B．roadC．flight D．direction4．—It’stoocomplex,Ithink．—________.Sowe’dbettermakeiteasierforstudentstogetinvolved．A．That’sridiculous B．That’sthepointC．That’ssettled D．That’sallright5．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated6．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup7．Duringtheperiodofrecentterroristactivities,people_____nottotouchanunattendedbag.A．hadalwaysbeenwarned B．werealwaysbeingwarnedC．a(chǎn)realwayswarning D．a(chǎn)lwayswarned8．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup9．IsitconvenienttoyouifIcallyouupat9o’clocktomorrowmorning?I’mafraidnot.I______ameetingthen.A．willhaveattended B．wasattendingC．willbeattending D．a(chǎn)mattending10．Whydoyouturntomeforhelp______youcaneasilyworkouttheproblemindependently?A．untilB．whenC．a(chǎn)fterD．unless11．Accordingtothereport,peopleinthe________areasarerebuildingtheirhomesandmanyroads________totheareahavebeenrepaired.A．flooded;lead B．flooding;leading C．flooding;tolead D．flooded;leading12．WeofferedtopayourhalfofthecostthatwasneededtorestoretheshareddoorwaybutCharleswouldhaveofit.A．nothing B．a(chǎn)nythingC．none D．a(chǎn)ny13．語(yǔ)音知識(shí)(共5小題；每小題l分，滿(mǎn)分5分)從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。14．Thankyouforremindingmeofthetime,orIlatefortheflightyesterday.Don’tmentionit.A．willhavebeen B．wouldhavebeenC．mustbe D．couldbe15．Allthephotographsinthisbook,statedotherwise,datefromthe1950s.A．unless B．until C．once D．if16．Ifyoueveraren’tsurewhetheryouhaveboughttheverybestsmartphone,just_________“goodenough.”A．makeforB．settleforC．a(chǎn)nswerforD．a(chǎn)ccountfor17．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that18．AlanseemsalottallerthanwhenIlastsawhim.He.He’sgrownafootsinceyousawhiminShanghai.A．is B．willbeC．hasbeen D．was19．—TellmesomethingabouthismatchinSydney.—Well，hegotthechampionship，wehadexpected.Hemadeitatlast.A．a(chǎn)s B．what C．why D．how20．Wehavedecidedtofulfillthetaskintime,difficultieswemaymeetwith.A．nomatterhow B．however C．whatever D．whichever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）LagoonBar,IcelandBlueLagooninIcelandistrulytheplacewhereyoucangetridofalltroubles.Herethewarmthofhotspringsgetsyouclosetonature.Awonderfulbarisopenedamongthehotsprings.Whileyou’resittinginthehotwater,waitressesbringyouarangeofcocktails.Whattoorder:cocktail“BlueLagoon”andwhitewine.BaobabTreeBarWineCellar,SouthAfricaInthehollow(洞)ofahuge6,000-year-oldbaobabtreeyoucannotonlydrinkacocktail,butalsorestfromtheheatofLimpopoProvince.OncethissafeheavenwasknownonlytotheBushmen,butnowthisancienttreeisthetouristdestinationforallkindsoftourists.Whattoorder:anythinginaglass.TheBirdsvilleHotelandPub,AustraliaAttheedgeoftheSimpsonDesert,amongthesanddunes(沙丘),whicharethefavoritespotforthemice,thereisahotelandapub.Thewallsofthisbararedecoratedwitholdhatsandpostersofbeer,theoldestofwhichdatesfrom1884.Mostvisitorsofthisbuildingaretheamateursofracing.TheycometothisvillagefortheSeptembercompetition.However,thepubisnotemptyalsoonothermonths:theairstrip(飛機(jī)跑道)islocatednearby,sothosewhogetofftheplanearegoingtohaveaglassortwoofbeerfirst.Whattoorder:apintofbeer.Floyd’sPelicanBar,JamaicaItappearsthatthesehugepalmleavesandtrunksfellintotheoceanlongtimeago.Theyfloatedonthewavesandthenpiledupyearbyyear,stickingoutoftheocean.That’sprobablyhowthePelicanBar,locatedaboutamilefromthesouthwestcoastofJamaica,isbuilton.Someofitsvisitorshavenoroomtobefittedinsidethebar,andtheyjustdrinkstandinginwaist-deepwater.Whattoorder:cocktail“PelicanPerfection”.1、WhatcanavisitororderinLagoonBar?A．Redwine.B．Anything.C．Beer.D．Whitewine.2、WhatcanweinferabouttheBirdsvilleHotelandPub?A．Itwasopenedin1884.B．Itisthefavoritespotforthemice.C．ItisbusyinSeptembereveryyear.D．ItislocatedinthecenteroftheSimpsonDesert.3、WhatisFloyd’sPelicanBarbuilton?A．Oldhats.B．Sanddunes.C．Anancientbaobabtree.D．Palmleavesandtrunks.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）Restaurantsplayamajorpartindefiningthecharacteristicsofacity.Theyrevealthediversityoftheplace,thepaceofthenightlifeandthefinancialhealth.Beijing,ametropolisthatishometo20millionpeople,hastensofthousandsofrestaurants.HerearesomespecialrestaurantsinBeijing.●DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantTraditionally,DiaoyutaiStateGuestRestaurantonlyservedvisitingdignitaries（達(dá)官貴人）.Butsince1980,ithasopenedtothepublic.ItoffersnotonlyChinesecuisineatitsbestbutalsosecludeddiningexperienceinanotherwisebuzzing（嘈雜的）metropolis.Location:No.2FuchengRoad,HaidianDistrict,BeijingCost:$222.01perperson●HeritageinWandaPlazaHeritageoffersFrenchcuisine,whichisfamousforitsrichtasteandsubtlenuances.Location:WandaPlaza,No93JianguoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$125:49perperson●KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-RyoriinPanguHotelAstheonly7starhotelinBeijing,KyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryoriisundoubtedlythemostexpensiverestaurantinthecity.KaisekiisatraditionalmulticourseJapanesediner.KaisekionlyusesseasonalingredientsandispreparedbymasterJapanesecheftoreflectchangeofseason.Location:Pangu7StarHotel,Beijing27CentralNorth4thRingRoadChaoyangDistrict,BeijingCost:$1159.29perperson●ChinaGrillPeoplecomeforfoodbutstayfortheview.SituatedonthetopfloorofalandmarkbuildingintheheartofCBD,ChinaGrilloffersanunparalleledviewofBeijinglandscape.Location:66/FParkHyatt,2JianguomenWai,CBD,BeijingCost:$130.79perperson1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“secluded”meaninthesecondparagraph?A．Fashionable. B．Peaceful.C．Popular. D．Crowded.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutKyotoKadenMinokichiKaiseki-Ryori?A．Itonlyservedvisitingdignitarieswhenfirstopened.B．ItsfoodispreparedbymasterChinesechef.C．ItislocatedinHaidianDistrictinBeijing.D．ItisthemostexpensiverestaurantinBeijing.3、WhatisspecialaboutChinaGrillamongtherestaurantsmentionedaboveA．ItistheonlyonethatservesChinesefood.B．Itisthecheapestoneofthefour.C．YoucanenjoytheviewofBeijingwhendiningthere.D．Itisfamousforitsrichtaste.24．（8分）Mrs.JoneswasmyfirstpatientwhenIstartedmedicalschool—andIoweheralot.Shewasundermycareforthefirsttwoyearsofmymedicaltraining,yetIknewverylittleabouther,exceptthatshewasthin,perhapsinhermid70s.Itmightseemrathernegligentnottoknowthebasicfactsofmypatient,butIhadavalidreason—Mrs.Joneswasdead,andhadbeendeadforaboutthreeyearsbeforeImadeapatientofher.Mrs.JoneswasthedeadbodythatIdissected（解剖）overthefirsttwoyearsofmymedicaltraining.Ofcourse,hernamewasn’treallyMrs.Jones,butitseemedalittleimpolitetobeconductingresearchintosomeone’sbodywithoutevenknowingitsname,sooutofcourtesy,Ithoughtsheshouldhaveone.“MeandMrs.Jones,we’vegotathinggoingon,”wentthesongcomingoutoftheradioasIunzippedthebagofheronmyfirstday—andsoshewaschristened.Asthemonthspassed,IsoonforgotthatMrs.Joneshad,infact,oncebeenalive.Oneday,though,shesuddenlybecameveryhumanagain.I’dbeendissectingMrs.Jonesagood18monthsbeforeIgotaroundtotheuterus（子宮）.AfterI’dremovedit,theprofessorcameuptome,“Ifyoulookattheopeningcarefully,you’llseethattheangleindicatesthatthiswomanhashadseveralchildren,probablythree.”Istaredatit,andIsuddenlyfeltverystrange.Thiswoman,whohadgivenmesomethingincrediblypreciousthatI’dbeguntotakeforgranted,wasn’tadeadbody.Shewasaperson,amother,infact.Atmygraduation,thesameprofessorcameovertocongratulateme.IexplainedthestoryaboutMrs.Jonestohim,andrecalledwhathe’dtoldmeaboutherhavingchildrenandhowthathadaffectedmeallthoseyearsago.“Well,”hesaid,“atthebeginningofyourtrainingyouhadadeadbodyandmanagedtoturnitintoaperson.Nowyou’readoctor,thetrickistohaveapersonandnotturnthemintoadeadbody,”andhelaughed,shookmyhandandwalkedaway.1、Whydidn’ttheauthorknowmuchaboutMrs.Jones?A．Becausehewasirresponsibleforhispatients.B．Becausehewasn’tallowedtoaskforherprivacy.C．Becausehedidn’tknowheruntilshepassedaway.D．Becausehewastoocarelesswhiledissectingher.2、HowdidMrs.Jonesgethername?A．Itwaspasseddownfromtheseniorsofmyschool.B．Itcamefromasongbeingplayedwhenwefirstmet.C．Shewasnamedafterawell-knownsingerIlikedbest.D．ItjustoccurredtomewhenIopenedthebagofher.3、Whatcouldbetheauthor’sfeelingforMrs.Jonesnow?A．Grateful.B．Pitiless.C．Hateful.D．Guilty.4、Whatdidtheprofessorimplybyhiswordsinthelastparagraph?A．Medicalstudentsareabletobringthedeadbacktolife.B．Beingadoctorhasnothingtodowiththemedicaltraining.C．Gooddoctorsneverfailtosavetheirpatientsfromdying.D．Medicalstaffoughttohaverespectforlifeandhumanity.25．（10分）At9:30a.m.onaWednesdaymorning,Ireceivedanotification(通知)thatI’dalreadypickedupmyphone30timesthatday!“11leftuntilyougooveryourgoalof41pickups,”myscreenread.“Putyourphonedownuntil9:52a.m.!Enjoyyourtimelivinginthemoment.”TheseupdatesweresentviaMoment,anappthattracksmyscreentime,createdbyKevinHoleshin2014tofighthisowndeviceaddiction.Hewasworkingasanindependentappdeveloper,spendinghourseachdaystaringatscreens.Afterwork,Holeshfoundthathewaslookingmindlesslyonlineinsteadoftalkingtohiswifeortakinghisdogsforawalk.“IwantedawayofseeinghowmuchtimeIwassinkingintomyphone,”hesaid.“SoIcameupwithsomethingthatcouldmonitormyscreentime.”Holeshfoundthathewasspending75minutesonhisphoneaday.Headdedafunctiontotheappthatinformedhimwheneverhisscreentimewasmorethan40minutes.“Myphonewouldmakeasoundlikeabee,andI’dgoanddosomethingelse.Itwaslikealittleangelonmyshoulderpushingmeintherightdirection,”hesaid.Holeshfiguredthatifthesystemworkedforhim,itwouldworkforothers,andlaterthatyearhemadeMomentafreeapp.Todate,ithasbeendownloaded8milliontimes.Beside,Momentalsohasa“coach”function,offeringguidedprogramstohelpusersfocusandbemoreproductive,for$7.99amonth.“Iamsomuchhappier,Isleepbetter,Ireadmore,Itakebettercareofmyself,andmostofallIampresentinmyday-to-daylife,”Jack,ausersaid.SimilarcommentsonMomentreflectagrowingconsciousnessaround“digitalwellness”,thenamegiventolifestylepracticesthatencouragehealthydeviceuse.1、WhatdoestheinspirationofMomentcomefrom?A．Thecreator’sownexperience.B．Thesoundmadebyhoneybees.C．Complaintsfromfamilymembers.D．Thewidespreaddigitaladdiction.2、WhatdoesMomentdoattheexpectedscreentime?A．Monitorthescreenandkeeparecord.B．Makeanoisetoremindtheuser.C．Turnoffthephoneimmediately.D．Forcetheusertotakearest.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Persuadereaderstobuytheapp.B．Providereaderswithsomeadvice.C．Recommendacoachtothereaders.D．Introducemoreinformationoftheapp.4、Inwhichpartofawebsitewillyoufindthistext?A．FashionandBusiness. B．SportsandEntertainment.C．HealthandLifestyle. D．ArtandDesign.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）Recently,apictureofasoakingwetfatherholdinganumbrellaforhissoninNewYorkstreethasspreadwidelyontheInternet.The1movedcountlessnetizens,commenting“Father’sloveisas2asamountain.”Thenameof“FatherUmbrella”isLiuQiao,3toldthereporterthephotoswere4onSeptember10th.Becauseofthesuddenrain,heonlytooka(n)5umbrellaintheofficeto6hissonatthekindergartengate.“Myhomeisnear,sothereisnoneedto7rain.”LiuQiaosaidgivingtheonlyumbrellatohissonintherainwasavery8instinct（本能）andgettingpraisedsowidelywas9hisexpectation.Somenetizensquestioned,“Whydidn’the10hisson?”LiuQiaothinkshehasbeencreatingthebest11forthissoninsteadofdoingallthethingsforhimandlethim12forhimself.“Iwanthimtodothings13,soIdidnotholdhimandtheschoolbagwasalso14him.Butafterallhewastooyoungto15cold,soIheldanumbrellato16himfromtherain.”Netizen’sinterpretationofthispictureis:“Asafather,hecan17hisson,buthissonmustwalkhimself.Dad’s18handisthecause,therighthandthe19,backingonthewindandrain…The‘umbrellafather’shows‘Dadcan’tgiveyouthebest,20givesyouall!”Andthisalsoletscountlessfriendssay,“Itmeltstheheartdown.”1、A．sceneryB．signalC．sceneD．sign2、A．a(chǎn)mazingB．greatC．proudD．hard3、A．whoB．thatC．whomD．which4、A．takenB．chosenC．broughtD．bought5、A．uselessB．extraC．commonD．spare6、A．bringupB．takeupC．pickupD．turnup7、A．stopB．a(chǎn)voidC．frightenD．worry8、A．willingB．strangeC．naturalD．curious9、A．withinB．underC．onD．beyond10、A．holdB．tellC．helpD．consider11、A．needsB．dreamsC．belongingsD．conditions12、A．changeB．workC．earnD．battle13、A．byhimselfB．ofhimselfC．tohimselfD．fromhimself14、A．inB．onC．byD．a(chǎn)t15、A．refuseB．defeatC．ignoreD．resist16、A．stopB．breakC．protectD．ban17、A．shelterB．understandC．raiseD．concern18、A．warmB．bigC．leftD．calm19、A．patienceB．hopeC．diligenceD．honesty20、A．thenB．butC．a(chǎn)ndD．thus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）AgrocerystoreownerinJapanrecentlypaid$11,0001．a(chǎn)bunchofgrapesoftheRubyRoman(紅寶石羅馬葡萄)variety.Henowplans2．(put)themondisplayinhisstoreandthengivethemawaytoafewluckyshoppers.Specialfruits3．(be)astatussymbolinJapan,sortoflikerarewinesintheWesternworld.It’salsocustomarytogivehigh-qualityfruitsforsomeformal4．(occasion)likeweddings,businessmeetingsorhospitalvisits.Andtherearespecializedfruitshopssellingonlytherarest,mostperfectproducts5．.aregrowninspecialconditionstoensuretheylookandtasteasgoodaspossible.The30grapes6．(buy)bythestoreownerwerethefirstoftheRubyRomanvarietyharvestedthisseason.Theywerethesizeofpingpongballs.TobeworthyoftheRubyRomanlabel(標(biāo)簽),grapesmustnotonlyweighatleast20grams7．.alsohaveasugarcontentofatleast18%.Theywere8．(introduce)totheJapanesefruitmarketin2008andtheirpricehasbeengoingup9．(sharp)eversince.Unsurprisingly,thesegrapessetanewrecordfortheworld’s10．(expensive)grapes.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，錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(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。LastSaturdayIwentcampingwithseveralfriends.Inthelaterafternoon,weputupourtentinthemiddleofafield,Thenwecookedamealoveranopenfire.Thefoodsmeltgood.Afterameal,wetoldstoryandplayedgamesbythecampfire.Attheeleveno’clockwefelttiredbutweputoutthefireandgotintoourtent,Lieinourwarmsleeping-bagswesleptsoundly.Atmidnightoneboywokeupandbeganshouting.Thetentwasfullwater!Wegotoutofoursleeping-bagsandhurriedoutside.Itwasrainingheavy.Astreamhadformedinthefield,thatwounditswayacrossthefieldandflowunderourtent第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華。你的筆友林濤來(lái)信說(shuō)，因?qū)W習(xí)忙、鍛煉少，最近經(jīng)常生病，影響學(xué)習(xí)。請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示寫(xiě)一封英文回信。要點(diǎn)包括：1.鍛煉的重要性；2.鍛煉有利學(xué)習(xí)；3.提出鍛煉建議。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。3.信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已為你寫(xiě)好。DearLinTao,Sorrytohearthatyouhavebeensickfordaysandhopeyouarebetternow.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Sincerelyyours,LiHua

參考答案第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、D3、A4、B5、C6、C7、B8、B9、C10、B11、D12、C13、regularA．productionB．1anguageC．popularD．minute2．weightA．heightB．ceilingC．foreignD．neighbour3．specialA．musicalB．oceanC．medicineD．biscuit4．perfectA．electB．preventC．effectD．problem14、B15、A16、B17、C18、A19、A20、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、1、D2、C3、D22、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.KurtandMarthaarepreparedtoworkhardtoe