2026屆湖北省隨州市第一高級(jí)中學(xué)高三上英語(yǔ)期末教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題注意事項(xiàng)：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)清楚，將條形碼準(zhǔn)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(shū)寫(xiě)，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請(qǐng)按照題號(hào)順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書(shū)寫(xiě)的答案無(wú)效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準(zhǔn)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(mǎn)分30分）1．--Theweatheristoocold___Marchthisyear.--Itwasstill___whenIcamehereyearsago.A．for;colder B．in;coldC．in;hot D．for;hotter2．Shemusthaverankedherbirthdaypresentsinorderof_becausethetoponeisherfavorite．A．value B．time C．interest D．preference3．–Wheredidyougettoknowher?--Itwasonthefarm___weworked.A．thatB．thereC．whichD．where4．Doyouknowthat______chairmanofthemeetinghasannouncedthatMrHodgehasbeenmade______managerofthisfactory?A．the,the B．/,the C．the,/ D．a(chǎn),a5．—Mycomputerisoutoffunctionagain.—Youneedtogotothecustomerservicecenterandhaveit________.A．torepairB．repairC．repairingD．repaired6．Ifyoucandowhatyou’reweakest______,youcanhandleanychallenge.A．forB．a(chǎn)tC．withD．to7．Bythetimeherealizesthemistakehe________，itwillbetoolateforhimtodoanythingaboutit.A．hasmade B．made C．makes D．willmake8．—Haveyouheardofyesterday'sgasexplosion?—Yes.Onlytwoofthe35minersatthescene________tohavemadeitoutsafely.A．havethoughtB．a(chǎn)rethoughtC．hadthoughtD．werethought9．Itisreportedthatthe______inLibyaishottingup.A．strength B．violence C．power D．a(chǎn)ctivity10．Mark______havehurried.Afterdrivingattopspeed,hearrivedhalfanhourearly.A．needn’t B．wouldn’t C．mustn’t D．couldn’t11．volleyballishermainfocus,sheisalsogreatatbasketball.A．Since B．OnceC．Unless D．While12．Moreandmorecollegegraduates,thesurveyshows,feelithardtofindasatisfactoryjob.A．what B．who C．a(chǎn)s D．that13．Sitdown,Emma.Youwillonlymakeyourselfmoretired,onyoufeet.A．tokeep B．keeping C．havingkept D．tohavekept14．—Idroppedbyat6:00pmyesterdaybutfailedtoseeyouatyourhouse.—I________inagymatthattime.A．wasexercisingB．a(chǎn)mexercisingC．haveexercisedD．hadexercised15．Thepalaceisheavilyguarded,becauseinsideitswalls________.A．wheresittheEuropeanleaders B．theEuropeanleaderstheresitC．sittheEuropeanleaders D．thattheEuropeanleaderssit16．Togetaslimfigure,Fannyhastriedmanyways,butinvain.Sonowsheisreducedanythingforsupper.A．tonoteating B．nottoeatC．nottoeating D．tonoteat17．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup18．Thepeopleinthevillageareso________thattheyarewillingtohelpeveryvisitor.A．optimistic B．energeticC．enthusiastic D．a(chǎn)mbitious19．_______moreenergytomystudyinsteadofbeingcrazyaboutcomputergames,Iwouldbesittinginacomfortableofficenow.A．IfIdevoted B．HadIdevotedC．WouldIbedevoted D．ShouldIbedevoted20．一Excuseme，sir．Youcan’tenter0fficewithoutpermission．一Butthemanagerisexpectingme．A．the；a B．a(chǎn)n；the C．the；不填 D．不填；不填第二部分閱讀理解（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）Hello,TheInternationalStudentCenterhasheardofseveralfrauds(詐騙)thataretargetinginternationalstudents.Someonemaycallandsaythattheyarefrom:·ImmigrationCanada·homecountry’sEmbassy·CanadaRevenueAgency·PoliceDepartmentInmostsituations,thecallerwillrequestthatyoumakeapaymentoryouwillfaceseriousconsequenceswhenreturningtoyourhomecountry.Theymaytalkorthreatenuntilyoumakeapayment.Whilethereisnowaythatthesefraudsterscanknowyouareaninternationalstudent(theycallCanadianstoo),herearesomethingsthatyoushouldknowinordertobetterprotectyourself:·UTSCprovidesyouwithFREEImmigrationadvisingandapplicationhelp(forStudy&WorkPermits,Visas,PermanentResidence,andCitizenship).·CanadaRevenueAgency(CRA),Immigration,RefugeesandCitizenshipCanada(IRCC)，andCanadianBorderServicesAgency(CBSA)willnotcallyou,andwillnotaskformoneyorpersonalinformationbyphone.Ifyoucallthem,youwillhavetoidentifyyourself.·Embassieswillnotthreatenyoutomakeapaymentorrequestaninvestigationfeeduetoafake(偽造的)passport.·Neverfeellikeyouneedtopayanyonemoneyrightaway.Askforanemployeenumberandhangup.Youcancallbackthecompany(findtheirnumberonline)andaskaboutyoursituationtoconfirm.·Beskepticalofanyoneaskingyoutomakeapayment.·Thinktwicebeforeclickingtheweblinksprovidedandmakesuretheywillactuallygowheretheysay.·Ifyoufeelthatyouhavebeenthevictimofafraud,youshouldreportthistothepoliceintheregionwhereyoulive(e.g.TorontoPoliceServices).YoucanalsoinformCampusPolice.·Ifyou’renotsureaboutsomething,WAIT.CometotheISC(IC-350)andmeetwithaTransitionAdvisor.Wecanhelpyouunderstandwhat’shappening.KendelChitolieInternationalStudentAdvisor,RISIAS700907InternationalStudentCentre1、Itmaybeafraudifthecalleraskingformoneysayshe/sheisfrom.A．InternationalStudentCentreB．InternationalAirlineC．CanadaTravelAgencyD．ImmigrationCanada2、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．Embassieswillnotaskyoutopayforaninvestigationfeeforafakepassport.B．UTSCwillaskformoneyifyouneedhelpforStudy&WorkPermits.C．Youcangorightawaytothegivenweblinksandbelievewhattheysay.D．Ifyou’renotsureaboutsomething,reportittothepoliceintheregionwhereyoulive.3、Whoisthise-mailintendedfor?A．Internationalstudents.B．Students’parents.C．Canadians.D．Schoolteachers.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）TheFrickCollection(5thAvenueandE.70thStreet)ManyartloverswouldrathervisitthissmallartgallerythananyotherinNewYork.HenryClayFrick,arichNewYorker,diedin1919,leavinghishouse,furnitureandartcollectionstoAmericanpeople.Frickhadapreferenceforpre-twentiethcenturyWesternpaintings,andthesearewell-representedinthisexcellentcollection.YoucanalsoexploreFrick’sbeautifulhouseandgardenwhicharewellworthavisitGuggenheimMuseum(5thAvenueand88thStreet)Thismuseumowns5,000excellentmodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.Theseartworksarenotalldisplayedatthesametime.Theexhibitionisalwayschanging.ItwillappealtothosewholoveImpressionistandPost-Impressionistpaintings.TheGuggenheimMuseumbuildingisalsoworld-famous.Thebestwaytoseethepaintingsistostartfromthetopfloorandwalkdowntothebottom.Therearenostairs,justacircular(環(huán)形的)path.MetropolitanMuseumofArt(5thAvenueand82ndStreet)Thereputationofthismuseumliesinthevarietyofitsartcollection.Thiscoversmorethan5,000yearsofcivilizationfrommanypartsoftheworld.Themuseumdisplaysmorethanjustthevisualdelightsofart.Itintroducesyouinancientwaysofliving.YoucanvisitanEgyptiantemple,afragrantMinggarden,atypicalroominan18thcenturyFrenchhouseandmanyotherspecialexhibitions.WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(945MadsionAvenue,near75thStreet)TheWhitneyholdsanexcellentcollectionorcontemporaryAmericanpaintingsandsculptures.Therearenopermanentdisplaysinthismuseumandexhibitionschangeallthetime.Everytwoyears,theWhitneyholdsaspecialexhibitionofnewartbylivingartists.Themuseumalsoshowsvideosandfilmsbycontemporaryvideoartists.1、WhatcanweknowaboutHenryClayFrick?A．Heoncelivedapoorlife.B．Hehadadeeploveforhiscountry.C．Heleftallhispossessionstohisfamily.D．Helovedtwentiethcenturypaintingsverymuch.2、WhatdoGuggenheimMuseumandWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArthaveincommon?A．Theybothhavestairsintheirbuildings.B．Theybothholdartworksbylivingartists.C．Theexhibitionsinthemarealwayschanging.D．Theybothdisplaymodernpaintings,sculpturesanddrawings.3、Ifyouareinterestedinancientcivilization,youcangoto________.A．TheFrickCollection B．GuggenheimMuseumC．WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt D．MetropolitanMuseumofArt4、WhatcanweinferaboutWhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt?A．Thereareonlypaintingsofgreatartists.B．Itislocatedinthesameavenueastheothers.C．Youcan’tenjoynewartoflivingartistseachyear.D．Itisnotaspopularamongartloversastheothermuseums.5、Thepassageismainlyabout________A．somefamousartists B．somefamouspaintingsC．somefamousplacesofinterest D．somefamousartmuseums24．（8分）Eachyearthereisanincreasingnumberofcarsonroadsandstreetsasmillionsofnewcarsandtrucks(卡車(chē))areproduced.OneoutofeverysixAmericansworksatputtingtogetherthepartsofcars,drivingtrucks,buildingroadsorfillingcarsandtruckswithgas.Americanswon’tlivewithoutcars!MostAmericanswouldfindithardtothinkwhatlifecouldlooklikewithoutacar.However,somehaverealizedtheseriousproblemoftheairpollutionthatiscausedbythecar.Thepollutedairbecomespoisonous(有毒)anddangeroustohealth.Onewaytogetridofthepollutedcaristobuildacarthatdoesnotpollute.That’swhatseveralofthelargecarfactorieshavebeentryingtodo.Buttobuildacleancariseasiersaidthandone.Progressinthisfield(領(lǐng)域)hasbeenslow.Anotherwayistotaketheplaceofthecarengine

bysomethingelse.Inventorsarenowworkingonsteamcarsaswellaselectriccars.Manymakersbelievethatitwilltakeyearstodevelopapracticalmodelthatpleasesman.Topreventtheworldfrombeingpollutedbycar,we’llhavetomakesomechangesinthewaymanyofuslive.Americans,forexample,havetocutdownonthenumberoftheirtotalcars.Theyareencouragedtotravelandtogotoworkbybicycle.Bicyclingisthoughttohelpkeeptheairclean.Butthischangedoesn’tcomeeasily.Alargenumberofworkersmayfindthemselveswithoutjobsifacarfactoryclosesdown.Thustheproblemofairpollutionwouldbecomelessimportantthanthatofunemployment(失業(yè)).Althoughcarshaveledustoabetterlife,theyhavealsobroughtusnewproblems.1、Howmanywaystogetridofairpollutionaresuggestedinthisarticlebythewriter?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four2、Largecarfactoriesaretryingtobuildacleancar,___________.A．whichiscleanitselfB．whichisusedtocleanstreetsC．whichdoesnotpollutetheairD．whichiseasiertomake3、Ifthenumberofcarsiscutdown,themostseriousproblemtoAmericanworkersis_______.A．tohavenoworktodoB．tokeeptheaircleanC．togetabetterlifeD．togoworkbybike4、Whatistheconclusionofthewriter?A．BicyclingistheonlywayoutB．ThenumberofcarsmustbecutdownC．CarsbringusnothingbutseriousproblemsD．Carsbringusnotonlyabetterlifebutseriousproblems25．（10分）Forpeople,manyotheranimals,familymatters.Considerhowmanyjobsgotorelatives.Orhowanantwillcruellyattackintruder(入侵的)antsbutrescueinjured,closelyrelatednest-mates.Therearegoodevolutionaryreasonstoaidrelatives,afterall.Now,itseems,familyfeelingsmaystirinplantsaswell.ACanadianbiologistplantedtheseedoftheideamorethanadecadeago,butmanyplantbiologistsregardeditasheretical—plantslackthenervoussystemsthatenableanimalstorecognizekin(家族),sohowcantheyknowtheirrelatives?Butwithaseriesofrecentfindings,thebeliefthatplantsreallydocarefortheirmostgeneticallyclosepeers—inaquiet,plantyway—istakingroot.Somespeciescontrolhowfartheirrootsspread,otherschangehowmanyflowerstheyproduce,andafewtilt(傾斜)orshifttheirleavestominimizeshadingofneighboringplants,favoringrelatedindividuals.“Weneedtorecognizethatplantsnotonlysensewhetherit’slightordarkorifthey’vebeentouched,butalsowhomtheyareinteractingwith,”saysSusanDudley,aplantevolutionaryecologist,whoseearlyplantkinrecognitionstudiessparkedtheinterestofmanyscientists.Beyondbroadeningviewsofplantbehavior,thenewworkmayhaveapracticalside.InSeptember2018,ateaminChinareportedthatriceplantedwithkingrowsbetter,afindingthatsuggestedfamilytiescanbeusedtoimprovecropyields.“Itseemsanytimeanyonelooksforit,theyfindakineffect,”saysAndreKessler,achemicalecologistatCornellUniversity.1、Whyareantsmentionedinthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowhowcruelantsaretotheirenemies.B．Tolayfoundationfortheideaofplants’familyfeelings.C．Tointroducethetopicofhowfamilymatterstoanimals.D．Toexplainwhypeopleusuallygivemorejobstotheirrelatives.2、Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“heretical”?A．Indescribable. B．Understandable. C．Impossible. D．Traditional.3、Whatmaybetheplants’wayofexpressingtheircareforrelatives?A．Theystopproducingflowerstoavoidcompetition.B．Theyspreadtheirrootsfarsoastoprotecttheirpeers.C．Theycarefortheirinjuredpeersbysilentlytakingroots.D．Theymovetheirleavestosharesunlightwiththeirclosepeers.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A．Differentplantsmustn’tbeplantedtogether.B．Cornplantedwithcorncanproducemorethanthatwithrice.C．Chinahasputtheideaintowidepracticeandachievedgreatsuccess.D．Thecloserriceisplantedwiththeirrelativesthemoretheywillproduce.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）WhenIleftmyjobinmylatetwentiestowriteanovel,IthoughtI’dhitthejackpot(中頭彩).Nomoreforcingmyself1attheearlyhoursofthemorningandworryingwhatto2.Icouldstayinmypajamas(睡衣)untillateafternoonandenjoymycoffeeasIworked.But20novelslater,Ibegantofeel3.Itwasjustme,mywork,andthe4.Ispenthourslooking5socialmedia,wastingtimeinsteadofwriting.IthoughtIwasstill6toeveryonearoundme,butinfactIwasmoreisolated(孤獨(dú)的)thanever.Asaresult,Ibecame7ofgoingoutintheworld.Tochangethissituation,Iwantedto8fromthelifeIhadcreatedformyselfandhavea9again.Ibrieflyconsidered10anoffice,butIrealizedIwouldstillbelonely.WhatIhadin11wassomethingI’dhadallthoseyearsago—bigtables12withpeopleIreallyliked.Iphonedafriendwhoworked13tooandaskedifshewouldbe14inrentinganofficetogether.She’dbeen15justthesameasIhad,soshe16atthechance.Otherssoon17ourofficeandaskediftheycould18.Now,therearenineofushere.Eachofushasfoundthatweare19thanbeforeandwe’reneededbyotherpeopletoo.Thelonelinesshasgone—IfinallyfeellikeI20again.1、A．a(chǎn)liveB．a(chǎn)wakeC．a(chǎn)fraidD．a(chǎn)part2、A．eatB．takeC．wearD．write3、A．guiltyB．worriedC．excitedD．lonely4、A．newspaperB．InternetC．televisionD．magazine5、A．throughB．forC．upD．into6、A．connectedB．reachedC．a(chǎn)ddictedD．contacted7、A．tiredB．proudC．fearfulD．fond8、A．putawayB．stepawayC．giveawayD．takeaway9、A．scheduleB．ruleC．routineD．company10、A．runningB．orderingC．openingD．renting11、A．handB．mindC．troubleD．common12、A．laidB．clearedC．bookedD．shared13、A．devotedlyB．regularlyC．a(chǎn)thomeD．ingroup14、A．a(chǎn)bsorbedB．stuckC．occupiedD．interested15、A．feelingB．workingC．enjoyingD．learning16、A．jumpedB．wonderedC．startedD．laughed17、A．dreamedofB．passedbyC．heardaboutD．calledfor18、A．a(chǎn)ttendB．joinC．a(chǎn)ddD．a(chǎn)dmit19、A．happierB．kinderC．healthierD．nicer20、A．suitB．smileC．relaxD．belong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）TodayIwillshareatruestoryaboutanoverseasstudent1．studiedinGermany.Afteryearsofhardwork,thisstudentgraduatedwith2．(amaze)achievements.Everyonewassurethathewasgoingtogetagoodjobeasilyandhaveabrightfuture.Buttohissurprise,hewasnotevengiventhechancefor3．interview!Thethirdtimehe4．(refuse),hecouldn’thelp5．(telephone)thecompanytoaskwhytheydidn’twanthim.Theanswerwassimple.“Wedon’tofferjobstodishonestpeopleinGermany.”Youmightwonderwhatwaswrong.Thetruthis,shortlyafterhe6．(arrive)inGermany,thiscleverstudentfoundthat7．waseasytoskip(逃票)buyingsubwayticketsinthiscountry.Soinordertosavemoney,heoftenwentinthesubwaywithoutaticket.Asaresult,hehadbeencaughtwithoutaticketmany8．(time).Fromthisstory,welearnthatwemaygetshort-termbenefits（好處）indishonestways,9．thetruthwillcomeoutsoonerorlaterandthecostishigh.Sorememberthat10．(honest)istherule.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。Yearsago,allmyparentswereinvolvedinaseriouscaraccidents、UncleBobtookontheroleasafathertohim、Ilivedwithhimduringthatperiod、Heallowedmestaywithhimthoughhishomewasnotreallybigger、Heshowedhiscareandloveformebypayattentiontomyhealth,educationandwhatIneededatthattime、Ireallyappreciatedthetimehespentwithme、Weusedtogoonthetripstogether、Wewouldjustspenddayseitherplayingourguitarsandreadingourfavoritecarmagazines、Ialwaysfeltgratefullytowardshim、Hewaslikeafatherfigurewhowillalwaysgivemeencouragement、第二節(jié)書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿(mǎn)分25分）29．（25分）假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)網(wǎng)友Peter來(lái)信說(shuō)他對(duì)中國(guó)家族文化很感興趣，想進(jìn)一步了解。請(qǐng)你給他回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.家族文化的重要性；2.傳統(tǒng)觀念（光宗耀祖、尊祖敬宗等）；3.新時(shí)代價(jià)值（不少于兩點(diǎn)）；4.好書(shū)推薦：CustomsandTraditionsofChina。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(mǎn)分30分）1、A2、D3、D4、C5、D6、B7、A8、B9、B10、A11、D12、C13、B14、A15、C16、A17、B18、C19、B20、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、A3、A22、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.BoxofficeTheRedBarnDavidH