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THE COLLABORATION at Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
The play tells a true story in New York. Fifty-six-year-old Warhol’s star is falling. Jean is the new wonder-kid taking the art world by storm. When Jean agrees to work together with Warhol on a new exhibition, it soon becomes the talk of the city. The two artists set foot on a shared journey, both artistic and deeply personal, which redraws both their worlds.
ALMOST FAMOUS at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre
Based on the 2,000 film of the same name, the musical features Pulitzer winner Kitt and a book by Crowe, who earned an Oscar award for penning the original film based on his own teenage experience. The coming-of-age story tracks a 15-year-old music fan named William who follows the emerging band Stillwater on tour.
THE PIANO LESSON at Ethel Barrymnore Theatrewavin flag knaan
The play is the fourth in Wilson’s Century Cycle, which digs into the Black experience in every decade of the 20th century. Set in Pittsburgh’s Hill District in 1936, it centers around a brother and a sister involved in a battle over a piano carved with the faces of their ancestors.
KIMBERLY AKIMBO at Booth Theatre
Kim is a bright and funny high school girl, who happens to look like a 72-year-old lady. And yet her aging disease may be the least of her problems. Forced to deal with family secrets, and possible crime charges, Kim is determined to explore happiness in a world where not even time is on her side.
1. What kind of play is THE COLLABORATION?
A．A romance. | B．A sci-fi story. | C．A fairy tale. | D．A life story. |
2. Which theatre should you visit if you want to learn about racial issues?
A．Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. |
B．Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. |
C．Ethel Barrymore Theatre. |
D．Booth Theatre. |
3. What can you see in both ALMOST FAMOUS and KIMBERLY AKIMBO?
A．Struggles against crime charges. |
B．Cutting-edge film technology. |
C．Award-winning performances. |
D．Teenagers’ growth experiences. |
2. Last November, a kindergarten teacher, Robin Hughes, read her class a book about snow. The students listened closely. But Hughes noticed that some children looked puzzled because only a couple of kids had seen snow.
Hughes decided to call in a favour to her sister, Amber Estes. “Would you be willing to ship
a snowman to us if it snows?” Hughes called. Estes laughed it off and agreed, as Hughes always shared some uncommon ideas with her. A few days later, her neighbourhood got nearly 10 inches of snow. So, she walked out into the snow and built “Lucky”, a small snowman with blueberry eyes, a carrot nose.
After about 10 days of refrigeration and planning, Lucky was on a nearly 800-mile flight from Kentucky to Florida. Estes mailed Lucky in an insulated (绝缘) container filled with ice packs. “If Lucky arrived in one piece, the plan was for him to keep his name,” Estes said. “If the experiment failed, he would be renamed Puddles (水坑).” That night, Estes stayed up late tracking the package.
On January 19, a postal driver delivered the snowman to the school. Hughes cut the box open before she presented the snowman to her students. To her surprise, Lucky had arrived almost whole. “I was so excited because he made it,” said Hughes. “All the children wanted to touch him. They asked if he is coming to life.” Ever since, at least twice a day, Hughes said she brings Lucky out from the cafeteria freezer so students can touch the sno
wman and ask questions. Cheers and wows fill the room every time Lucky is brought in. When his coat starts to get shiny, she takes him back to the freezer.
This year, things are not normal for kids in the classroom or for adults, she said. “This little snowman has created happiness.” Hughes plans to melt Lucky before Earth Day and will use the water while planting a garden at the school.
1. What caused Robin Hughes to ask her sister to mail a snowman?
A．Some students hated the hot weather. |
B．Some students had never seen snow. |
C．Some students did not believe the snowman was real. |
D．Some students had never done a science experiment. |
2. Why did Estes laugh when Hughes asked her to mail a snowman to her students?
A．She was used to her sister’s strange requests. |
B．She knew it would never snow in Kentucky. |
C．She thought her sister’s idea would bring joy to her students. |
D．She had not seen her sister in a long time and missed her. |
3. What can we infer from Estes’s words in Paragraph 3?
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