第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.
A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
r own ’s plays in thei
In the coming months, we are bringing together artists form all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare
language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us. National Theatre of China
Beijing | Chinese. This great occasion(
盛会) will be the National Theatre of Chinae theatre. This production of
’s first visit to the UK.
The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinesdirected by the National
’s Associate Director，Wang Xiaoying.
Shakespeare’s Richard III will be
Date & Time : Saturday 28 April,2.30pm & Sunday 29 April,1.30pm & 6.30pm
Marjanishvili TheatreTbilisi | Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia,the Marjanishvili,founded in 1928,appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of
It is helmed（指导）by the company
’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time :Friday 18May,2.30pm & Saturday 19May,7.30pm
Deafinitely Theatre London | British Sign Language （BSL）
Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL,Deafinitely Theatre creates a new
By translating the rich and humourous text ofinterpretation of Shakespeareone audience.
’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as
Date & Time : Tuesday 22 May,2.30pm & Wednesday 23 May,7.30pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv | Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide ,Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company
eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s,Since 1958, they have been recognised as the national theatre of Israel .This production of Shakespeare
’ｓ The Merchant of Venice
marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time :Monday 28May,7.30 & Tuesday 29 May,7.30pm
21.which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China? A.Richard Ⅲ. B.Lover’s Labour’s LostC.As You Like It
D.The Merchant of Venice
22.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre? A.It has two groups of actors C.It performs plays in BSL
B.It is the leading theatre in London D.It is good at producing comedies
23.When can you see a play in Hebrew? A.On Saturday 28 April. C.On Tuesday 22 May.
B.On Sunday 29 April D. On Tuesday 29 May
B. I first met Paul Newman in 1968, when George Roy Hill, the director ofYork City. When the studio didn
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, introduced us in New
he stood up for me. I don
’t know
’t want me for the film —it wanted somebody as well known as Paul -
how many people would have done that; they would have listened to their agents or the studio powers.
The friendship that grew out of the experience of making that film and
The Sting four years later had its root in the fact that although
（技艺）and focused on
there was an age difference, we both came from a tradition of theater and live TV. We were respectful of craft
digging into the characters we were going to play. Both of us had the qualities and virtues that are typical of American actors: humorous,
aggressive, and making fun of each other - but always with an underlying affection. Those were also at the core（核心）of our relationship off the screen.
2017高考英语阅读题
