1 . As an active theater-goer and play-reader, I edit this book to share my passion for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through many plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play.
Each play has a theme or central idea the playwright (剧作家) hopes to get across through dialogue and action. A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types are presented here. These include comedy, satire (讽刺剧), historical and regional drama. To show the diverse nature of the short play, I have included a guidance play, a radio play and a television play.
Among the writers of the plays in this collection, Paul Green, William Saroyan, and Maxwell Anderson have all received Pulitzer Prizes for their contributions to the theater. More information about the playwrights will be found at the end of this book.
To get the most out of reading these plays, try to picture the play on stage, with you, the reader, in the audience. The house lights become less bright. The curtains (幕布) are about to open, and in a few minutes, the action and dialogue will tell you the story.
1. What do we know about the author from paragraph 1?A.He has written dozens of plays. | B.He is a professional stage director. |
C.He has a deep love for the theater. | D.He likes reading short plays to others. |
A.State the plays’ central ideas. | B.Select works by famous playwrights. |
C.Include various types of plays. | D.Offer information on the playwrights. |
A.Control their feelings. | B.Use their imagination. |
C.Apply their acting skills. | D.Bear their audience in mind. |
A.A short story. | B.An introduction to a book. |
C.A play comment. | D.An advertisement for a theater. |
A.She only read the contents of the book. | B.She didn’t omit a single detail. |
C.She scanned the whole book. | D.She read only some chapters of the book. |
1. 描述你的书或电影的主要内容;
2. 其令你感到或难忘的原因;
3. 谈谈它对你产生的影响或带来的思考。
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5 . It did take me quite a while to start noticing Dr. Yuval Noah Harari’s well-received book: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (人类简史). I bought the book after I heard Dou Wentao (a renowned TV host) mention it on his podcast, and to be frank, I read the first chapter with little
While I was immediately
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Sapiens: A brief history of Humankind
1.A.attention | B.evaluation | C.illustration | D.expectation |
A.fascinated | B.confused | C.distracted | D.uninterested |
A.turned to | B.gave away | C.prepared for | D.went after |
A.naturally | B.randomly | C.suddenly | D.hardly |
A.annoying | B.touching | C.embarrassing | D.depressing |
A.Industrial | B.Agricultural | C.Cultural | D.Political |
A.planting | B.hunting | C.trading | D.wondering |
A.spare | B.resist | C.invest | D.demand |
A.regardless of | B.contrary to | C.together with | D.other than |
A.permanently | B.delightfully | C.temporarily | D.instantly |
A.consume | B.grow | C.domesticate | D.harvest |
A.distinguished | B.disqualified | C.discouraged | D.dissatisfied |
A.intellectual | B.physical | C.psychological | D.moral |
A.poems | B.reports | C.documents | D.fictions |
A.complex | B.overrated | C.readable | D.appreciated |
A. engaged B. charms C. regret D. exactly AB. specialize AC. shadow AD. quickly BC. address BD. divided CD. collection ABC. persuasive |
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