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THEATRE

City   Varieties

The   Headrow , Leeds , Tel. 430808

Oct   10 -11 only A Night at the Varieties . All the fun of an old music hall with   Barry Cryez , Duggle Brown , 6 dancers⁽¹⁾ , Mystina , Jon Barker ,   Anne Duval and the Tony Harrison Trio . Laugh again at the old jokes and   listen to your favourite songs .

Performances : 8 pm nightly .

Admission   : ￡5 ;   under 16 or over 60 ￡4.

York   Theatre Royal

St   Leonard's Place , York . Tel. 223568

Sept   23- Oct 17 Groping for Words - a comedy by Sue Townsend . Best known for her   Adrian Mole Diaries . Townsend now writes about an evening class which two   men and a woman attend . A gentle comedy .

Admission   : First night , Mon ; ￡2 ; Tues- Fri : ￡3.25-5.50 ; Sat : ￡3.50-5.75.

Halifax   Playhouse

King's   Cross Street , Halifax . Tel. 365998

Oct   10- 17 On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson . This is a magical⁽²⁾ comedy about real people . A beautifully produced ,   well-seated play for everyone . Don't miss⁽³⁾ it .

Performances : 7:30 p.m.

Admission   : ￡2.   Mon ; 2 seats for the price of one .

Grand   Theatre

Oxford   Street , Leeds . Tel. 502116

Restaurant   and Café.

Oct   1-17 The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole , Aged 13, Sue Townsend's musical play ,   based on her best-selling⁽⁴⁾ book .

Performances ; Evenings 7:45 October   10-17, at 2:30 p.m. No Monday performances .

Admission   : Tues- Thurs ; ￡2-5 ; Fri & Sat ; ￡2-6.

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1.Which theatre offers the   cheapest seat ?   A. Halifax Playhouse   B. City Varieties   C. Grand Theatre   D. York Theatre Royal

2.If you want to see a play   with old jokes and songs , which phone number will you ring to book a seat ?   A. 502116   B. 223568   C. 365998   D. 430808

3.We may learn from the text   that Sue Townsend is 『』.   A. a writer   B. an actress   C. a musician   D. a director

1. dancers   dancer的复数   dancer 英 [ˈdɑ:nsə(r)] 美 [ˈdænsə(r)]   0. 跳舞者, 舞蹈演员

2. magical 英[ˈmædʒɪkl] 美[ˈmædʒɪkəl]   0. 魔幻，神奇

3. miss [mɪs]   v;v. 错过

4. best-selling [bestˈselɪŋ]   0. 最畅销的

The   red kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ is a famous special   Australian animal . It moves by jumping on its long hind legs . Its long ,   heavy tail⁽⁶⁾ helps it keep its balance⁽⁷⁾ . If it is run after , a large kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ can reach a speed of 40 kilometers⁽⁸⁾ an hour . One jump may be 8 meters⁽⁹⁾ long and up to 3 meters⁽⁹⁾ high .

The   red kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ is found⁽¹⁰⁾mainly⁽¹¹⁾ in the dry grasslands⁽¹²⁾ of   Australia . It usually travels in small groups . Each group has about 12 kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ .

When   a baby red kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ is born , it weighs⁽¹³⁾ only 28 grams⁽¹⁴⁾ !   After being born , it crawls⁽¹⁵⁾ through   the mother's fur to her pouch⁽¹⁶⁾ .   In hard times , the mother kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ can stop the baby from   being born till⁽¹⁷⁾ there   is enough grass for her to eat .

The   mother feeds the baby called a " joey " with milk from her body .   The joey will spend at least⁽¹⁸⁾ a   year in the pouch⁽¹⁶⁾ .

If a  kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ is being run after and cannot run away , it will   turn and fight . It will lean⁽¹⁹⁾ back   on its tail⁽⁶⁾ and kick with its hind legs   . These legs are very , very strong and have large claws⁽²⁰⁾ . The front legs are used to hold , not to box with   as you often see in cartoons .

Kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ can live for up to 20 years   . A kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ never stops growing bigger   , so an old kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ can be very large . There   are probably millions⁽²¹⁾ of kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ of all types in Australia . They were very   important food for Aborigines .

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4.A kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ can jump ________.   A. as high as 8 meters⁽⁹⁾   B. as fast as 8 meters⁽⁹⁾   C. as high as 3 meters⁽⁹⁾   D. as long as 3 meters⁽⁹⁾

5.We can see from the   passage that __________-.   A. all kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ are found⁽¹⁰⁾ in the dry grasslands⁽¹²⁾   B. you can not find red kangaroos⁽⁵⁾anywhere⁽²²⁾ except in the dry grasslands⁽¹²⁾   C. it's easy to find red kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ in dry grasslands⁽¹²⁾ on the earth   D. red kangaroos⁽⁵⁾ are used to living in dry grasslands⁽¹²⁾

6.According to the passage ,   which sentence is NOT true⁽²³⁾ ?   A. A red kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ likes to live in groups .   B. A joey feeds on grass as its mother does .   C. A kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ uses the hind legs to kick its enemy⁽²⁴⁾ .   D. An old kangaroo⁽⁵⁾ is usually bigger than a young one .

7.Which is the best title   for the passage ?   A. A Strong Animal-Kangaroo   B. A Dangerous Kangaroo⁽⁵⁾   C. A Large Animal   D. A Real Australian

5. kangaroo 英[ˌkæŋgəˈru:] 美[ˌkæŋɡəˈru]   n. 袋鼠

6. tail 英[teɪl] 美[tel]   n;v. 尾部, 尾巴, 尾随

7. balance [ˈbæləns]   n;v;n. 使…平衡

8. kilometers   kilometer的复数   kilometer 英 [ˈkɪləˌmi:tə] 美 [kɪˈlɑmɪtɚ, ˈkɪləˌmitɚ]   n. 千米, 公里

9. meters   meter的复数、第三人称单数   meter 英 [ˈmiːtə(r)] 美 [ˈmiːtər]   n;n. 米, 公尺

10. found [faʊnd]发现

11. mainly 英[ˈmeɪnli] 美[ˈmenli]   adv. 大体上, 主要地

12. grasslands   grassland的复数   grassland 英 [ˈgrɑ:slænd] 美 [ˈgræslænd]草原, 草地

13. weighs   weigh的第三人称单数   weigh 英 [weɪ] 美 [weɪ]   v. 重量, 称重量

14. grams   gram的复数   gram 英 [græm] 美 [ɡræm]   n. 克

15. crawls   crawl的第三人称单数   crawl 英 [krɔ:l] 美 [krɔl]   v;n. 爬, 爬行, 匍匐而行

16. pouch [paʊtʃ]   0. 小袋;烟草袋;育儿袋

17. till [tɪl]   conj. 在…以前, 直到…为止

18. least 英[li:st] 美[list]   n;adj;adv. 最少, 最小

19. lean [li:n]   v;adj;v. 倚靠, 倾斜

20. claws   claw的复数、第三人称单数   claw 英 [klɔ:] 美 [klɔ]   n;v. 爪, 钳

21. millions   million的复数   million 英 [ˈmɪljən] 美 [ˈmɪljən]   adj;n. 百万

22. anywhere 英[ˈeniweə(r)] 美[ˈeniwer]   adv. 任何地方, 无论何处

23. true 英[tru:] 美[tru]   adj;n. 真实的, 正确的

24. enemy 英[ˈenəmi] 美[ˈɛnəmi]   n. 敌人, 仇人