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   One of the executives gathered at the Aspen Institute for a day-long leadership workshop using the works of Shakespeare was discussing the role of Brutus in the death of Julius Caesar. “Brutus was not an honorable man,” he said. “He was a traitor(叛徒). And he murdered someone in cold blood.” The agreement was that Brutus had acted with cruelty when other options were available to him. He made a bad decision, they said—at least as it was presented by Shakespeare—to take the lead in murdering Julius Caesar. And though one of the executives acknowledged that Brutus had the good of the republic in mind, Caesar was nevertheless his superior. “You have to endeavor,” the executives said, “our policy is to obey the chain of command.”
During the last few years, business executives and book writers looking for a new way to advise corporate America have been exploiting Shakespeare’s wisdom for profitable ends. None more so than husband and wife team Kenneth and Carol Adelman, well-known advisers to the White House, who started up a training company called “Movers and Shakespeares”. They are amateur Shakespeare scholars and Shakespeare lovers, and they have combined their passion and their high level contacts into a management training business. They conduct between 30 and 40 workshops annually, focusing on half a dozen different plays, mostly for corporations, but also for government agencies.
The workshops all take the same form, focusing on a single play as a kind of case study, and using individual scenes as specific lessons. In Julius Caesar , sly provocation(狡诈的挑唆) of Brutus to take up arms against the what was a basis for a discussion of methods of team building and grass roots organism.
Although neither of the Adelmans is academically trained in literature, the programmes, contain plenty of Shakespeare tradition and background. Their workshop on Henry V, for example, includes a helpful explanation of Henry’s winning strategy at the Battle of Agincourt. But they do come to the text with a few biases (偏向): their reading of Henry V minimizes his misuse of power. Instead, they emphasize the story of the youth who seizes opportunity and becomes a masterful leader. And at the workshop on Caesar, Mr. Adelmans had little good to say about Brutus, saying “the noblest Roman of them all” couldn’t make his mind up about things.
Many of the participants pointed to very specific elements in the play that they felt related Caesar’s pride, which led to his murder, and Brutus’s mistakes in leading the  after the murder, they said, raise vital questions for anyone serving as a business when and ho w do you resist the boss?
【小题1】According to paragraph 1, what did all the executives think of Brutus?
A.Cruel.B.Superior.
C.Honorable.D.Bade
【小题2】According to the passage, the Adelmans set up “Movers and Shakespeares” to ________.
A.help executives to understand Shakespeare’s plays better
B.give advice on leadership by analyzing Shakespeare’s plays
C.provide case studies of Shakespeare’s plays in literature workshops
D.guide government agencies to follow the characters in Shakespeare’s plays.
【小题3】Why do the Adelmans conduct a workshop on Henry V?
A.To highlight the importance of catching opportunities.
B.To encourage masterful leaders to plan strategies to win.
C.To illustrate the harm of prejudices in management.
D.To warn executives against power misuse.
【小题4】It can be inferred from the passage that ____.
A.the Adelmans’ programme proves biased as the roles of characters are maximized.
B.executives feel bored with too many specific elements of Shakespeare’s plays.
C.the Adelmans will make more profits if they are professional scholars.
D.Shakespeare has played an important role in the management field.
【小题5】The best title for the passage is _____.
A.Shakespeare’s plays: Executives reconsider corporate culture
B.Shakespeare’s plays: An essential key to business success
C.Shakespeare’s plays: a lesson for business motivation
D.Shakespeare’s plays: Dramatic training brings dramatic results
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   Cowboys, policemen, princesses and superheroes are all characters kids choose to be on any given day. Putting on a play can be a fun activity that lets them act out their favorite characters as well as use their artistic ability to create the stage.

Best of all, they will be able to use their favorite line “ look at me” as the audience sits down to enjoy the production.

Help your kids decide on a play they would like to act out. Use the Internet or the library to find scripts (剧本) for older reading kids. For younger kids, they can act out a favorite story or a fairy tale. Of course, you could always help them write their own scripts.

Decide how many characters are needed. Invite neighbors and friends to be in your play or let your kids play more than one character. Make sure you teach them to change the way they look, move and speak so the audience can tell the difference.

Search for costumes and props (道具) supplies. Find clothes from your closet or attic (阁楼) , or go to a garage sale. Help everyone make a mask or put on makeup to represent their characters.

Get creative. Make tickets, invitations, movie posters and props for your kids’ play. You can even decorate a curtain and hang it in front of the stage. Set up chairs for the audience.

Choose your music. Pick something that goes with the theme of the play. Ask someone to play the piano or have the kids make up songs and help them make homemade instruments.

Rehearse the play. The more the play is practiced, the better it will be. Try starting early in the summer and practicing once a week. Set out a snack after rehearsal and make it light-hearted and fun. Then perform the play at the end of the summer vacation.

Invite the audience to sit down and enjoy the play.

【小题1】Which of the following characters may not be chosen by kids?
A.Policemen.B.Princesses.
C.Superheroes.D.Beggars.
【小题2】What can we learn from the passage?
A.Putting on a play can improve kids’ imagination.
B.Kids of different ages should choose the same script.
C.A kid can act out different characters in the same play.
D.Different costumes and props are not important on stage.
【小题3】The underlined word “ Rehearse” has the closest meaning to “___________”.
A.researchB.review
C.practiceD.remember
【小题4】Which is the best title for the passage?
A.How to Help Kids to Put on a Play
B.How to Give Kids Useful Advice on Performances
C.How to Get Kids Interested in Performing
D.How to Teach Kids to Show Their Character

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   Imagine500 people in a tiny,dirty,unwashed courtyard. They're shouting,swearing,drinking,eating and spitting. They've never had a bath in their lives,so you can't even imagine how they smell. They're here to watch the latest show by the popular playwright,William Shakespeare.

This is probably where the theatregoing tradition in the UK started.

From the Theatre Royal in the town of Bath to the English National Opera in London,theatres in the UK can seem very grand. But look beyond the diamonds and the gowns(长袍),and you'll discover a human heart keeping British theatre alive.

Shakespeare's plays are full of rude jokes to get people laughing,but it wasn't just Shakespeare's.

"Music halls" in the 19th and 20th centuries put on cheap,funny,popular shows with lots of songs for people to sing along to.

Villages often have drama societies,and local people put on plays as a way of relaxing after work.

There's also the traditional Christmas pantomime(童话剧),usually a version of a well-known fairy tale. A woman dressed as a man plays the hero,a man dressed as a woman plays "Widow Twankey(a mad but wise old aunt who wears far too much make-up)",and there are always lots of rude jokes and cakes being squashed(压碎)in people's faces.

In tricky financial times,community theatre became far more fashionable than fancy,expensive theatre. In London today,you can watch plays in pubs,tunnels and outdoors—partly because it saves money,but also because the new experience is exciting. And it's a way of getting to know other people.

Let's face it—life is a theatre and everyone plays a part. So why shouldn't everyone join in with theater itself?

In other words: "All the world's a stage,/And all the men and women merely players."

Who said that?The man behind English theatre,of course—William Shakespeare.

【小题1】In the first paragraph, the author mainly intends to ________.
A.complain about the poor manners of British theatre audience
B.describe how William Shakespeare was popular in his time
C.draw people's attention to the theatregoing tradition in the UK
D.introduce the history of famous British theatre
【小题2】According to the author, what has made British theatre appeal to audience throughout history?
A.The building of grand, fancy theatres.
B.The fashionable jewelry and clothes used in plays.
C.The focus on human elements such as rude jokes and popular songs.
D.The effort made to present shows with simple, everyday language.
【小题3】What can we learn according to the text?
A.Shakespeare is the first famous British playwright who wrote about common people.
B.British theatre masterpieces were born in "music halls" in the 19th and 20th centuries.
C.Community theatre is much more popular than fancy operas in the UK.
D.British theatre performances are no longer only taking place in traditional places.
【小题4】The author quotes Shakespeare's words at the end of the text to ________.
A.stress that everybody should enjoy theatre
B.prove that theatre is a great way to relax oneself
C.prove that people should treat their lives seriously
D.show that anybody can become a successful theatre actor or actress

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   We all know the hard work that filmmakers and actors put in the film to provide us with entertainment, but it seems that even regular moviegoers like us have a big impact on how a movie turns out too.
For decades, film studios have used so-called test screenings to get feedback from members of the public before a movie comes out.
While test audience members are usually asked to fill in a questionnaire after a screening, telling the film studio what they liked and didn't like, media giant Disney has come up with a more high-tech solution.
According to a paper published this summer by the company's researchers, Disney is measuring the test audience's reactions by using special cameras placed inside cinemas.
Pairing the cameras with custom(定制的) software, the company can track what each audience member is feeling at any point in the movie, from anger to joy.
This works by mapping 68 different points on each audience member's face. The cameras can see in the dark, and the software can figure out a person's mood based on the slightest facial expressions.
It's hoped that this new method will allow more detailed feedback from the test audience. Rather than relying on audience members to recall their feelings after the movie's over,it can accurately read their reactions in real-time.
Test screenings are highly valued in the movie industry, and several well-known movies have been greatly altered(改变)following feedback.
Viewers of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial would have left the cinema feeling a whole lot of difference if it had not been for its test audience's feedback.
"In one cut of the film that was tested,E.T. died instead of going home in his spaceship. You won't be surprised to hear that the test audience in question. didn't warm to this ending at all," wrote media website Den of Geek.
But for those who are concerned about privacy, the cameras won't be installed in public cinemas.
After all, unless you're part of the test audience,being in front of the camera is best left to the movie stars.
【小题1】How do the test audience influence a movie before it comes out?
A.They get involved in the shooting of a movie.
B.They help promote it after test screenings.
C.They give advice on how a movie should end.
D.Their views on the movie may help change it.
【小题2】What is the main advantage the cameras Disney researchers are using have over questionnaires?
A.They protect the audience's privacy better.
B.They allow the audience to recall their feelings more easily.
C.They are able to record the audience's moods accurately on the spot.
D.They can help audience members adjust their moods with custom software.
【小题3】With the example of
A.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the author intends to ______.
B.illustrate the significance of test screenings
C.emphasize the importance of altering a movie
D.show what kind of endings are better received by viewers
E.explain what kind of feedback could be accepted in test screenings
【小题4】The underlined word "cut"in the third-to-last paragraph probably means ______.
A.a particular version of a movie
B.a part that is removed from a movie
C.a part of something that is shared among people
D.a reduction in the number or amount of something