With a fantastic plot and breathtaking scene, this long-running show is one of the must-see musicals in London. Prices from ￡30.75 Call 077-916-4545 for Booking! Thriller–Live See Thriller–Live, a musical in memory of Michael Jackson and the Jackson 5. The show joined London’s West End after three UK tours and popularity across Europe. Celebrate the career of the King of Pop during non-stop hits at this top London theatre show. Prices from ￡32.72 Call 077-816-3148 for Booking! School of Rock Rock out at this award-winning new musical. Based on the 2003 movie, School of Rock follows the story of Dewey Finn and his discovery to transform a class of A-grade students into a real rock group. But will they make it to the Battle of the Bands? Booking until Feb. Prices from ￡18.00 Call 077-317-8315 for Booking! Matilda The Musical Be wowed by the Royal Shakespeare Company’s multi-award-winning production of Matilda The Musical. Roald Dahl’s celebrated story bursts into life in this West End musical by Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin. Children and adults alike will be delighted by the little girl with an extraordinary imagination. Prices from ￡24.00 Call 077-517-8367 for Booking! 31. The Phantom of the Opera is special because of its _____. A. excellent costumes
B. experienced actors
C. attractive story D. beautiful songs
32. Which of the following musicals would most probably catch the eye of both kids and adults?
A. The Phantom of the Opera.
C. School of Rock.
D. Thriller–Live.
B. Matilda The Musical.
33. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To analyze musicals. C. To advertise musicals.
B
New Jersey Middle School Makes Students Go Phone-Free
A middle school in Union County, New Jersey, is forcing its students to stay disconnected in class, by prohibiting cellphones. Maxson Middle School Principal Kevin Stansbury put forward the phone ban last week after he noticed some major issues in the school. “Our test scores were down, discipline was up,” he says. According to
him, students were too focused on their phones to pay attention to their lessons. So, he purchased Yondr pouches for the school.
When students come into class each morning, they place their phones in the pouch, which is then locked up tight. It only be opened using a special device at the end of the day. ban on mobile devices applies not just during class time but
during breaks, with the only exceptions being in times of emergency or in cases of students who need such devices to help with disabilities. Yondr pouch
Eighth-graders who spoke with News 12 New Jersey say that they noticed a change in a matter of hours. “It’s just better for everyone because you’ll understand how it feels to get more work done instead of paying attention to the phone,” says
can The
B. To criticize musicals.
D. To evaluate musicals.
student Charlene V. “I’m usually listening to music, but today I got to communicate with all my friends,” says student Desiree Duncan.
The program was originally met with resistance from students and parents, so the process was not that smooth. But teachers and administrators say that the program will have a major impact. “Students were talking and laughing and there were no cellphones other than being carried in the pouches,” Stansbury says.
Teacher Nia Cummings says she even noticed students bouncing ideas off each other in class. She says students used to give up quickly and just look for answers on their phones. She says they now try to figure it out themselves. “Everyone is socializing and eating lunch together. That’s what I wasn’t seeing enough of when phone usage was at its worst,” she adds.
Maxson Middle School is currently the only one in the district to use these pouches. Kevin Stansbury also called on all the schools in the community that it’s worth paying close attention to cellphone issues at secondary schools and taking actions when necessary.
34. Maxson Middle School put forward the phone ban because students _____.
A. weren’t focused on school work C. used phones to cheat on exams
35 What did the two eighth-graders tell the newspaper? A. Opposition from students. C. Daily routine at school.
B. Teamwork with friends. D. Effect of the program.
B. were always listening to music D. stopped talking with others
36. According to Nia Cummings, what change has the phone ban brought? A. Students discuss more in class. time.
C. Students guess the answers themselves. the break.
37. It can be inferred from the passage that the phone ban _____. A. has brought little change to teaching and learning B. has gained support from every student and parent
D. Students check messages during
B. Students finish their work on
C. might be carried out in other schools in the community D. might have good influence on students’ health conditions
C
Living alone in nature is the kind of decision that looks great on paper. You could move away from the pressures of city life, to somewhere with a lower cost of living and more privacy. You could enjoy scenic views all year round, and adopt a simpler way of life. It’s not hard to see the appeal of this at all. But what happens when that all goes wrong?
Paul Kingsnorth is a distinguished writer—his novel The Wake was longlisted for the Booker Prize and won the Gordon Burn Prize. His books help develop an awareness of place and history, so it’s not hugely surprising that his latest book,
Savage Gods, is about his own rural existence. Savage Gods is in part about Kingsnorth,
his wife, and their children moving to western Ireland. He writes, “In my country a small house and a field is beyond the means of anyone who doesn’t earn much money or who refuses to get into debt to chase a dream.” It’s a feeling that anyone who’s looked longingly at rural tiny houses miles from anyone else can relate to.
But Kingsnorth is aware that this is only part of the story. “Because I am not a real farmer, I have to make my money in other places,” he writes, “I need the Internet or the Dublin-to-Holyhead ferry and sometimes both to put food on my family’s table.” To make matters worse, Kingsnorth’s isolation(隔离) results in a crisis of confidence in his own writing abilities—which becomes one of the central themes of Savage Gods.
Kingsnorth isn’t the only writer to make time spent in a vivid countryside landscape sound less enjoyable than one might expect. The French writer Sylvain Tesson takes this to what may be its most extreme point in his book. He lived alone for six months. His book includes impressive descriptions of the landscape and what it’s like to experience depression in the middle of such a landscape.
Some books neatly remind you of the appeal of such an existence, while others make the drawbacks central to their accounts. In Names for the Sea, Moss summarizes the attraction of wilder places. “We’d come for the landscape, for the pale nights
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