By translating the rich and humorous text of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.

　　Date & Time：Tuesday 22 May, 2：30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7：30 pm

Habima National Theatre　Tel Aviv|Hebrew

　　The Habima is the centre of Hebrew­language 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 28 May, 7：30 pm & Tuesday 29 May, 7：30 pm

　　篇章导读：本文是一则广告，属于应用文。在接下来的几个月里来自四个国家的艺术家将用不同的语言演出莎士比亚的经典戏剧。文章介绍了这四场演出的剧目及时间等信息。

　　1．Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?

　　A．Richard Ⅲ. B．Love's Labour's Lost.

　　C．As You Like It. D．The Merchant of Venice.

　　答案：A　细节理解题。根据National Theatre of China　Beijing|Chinese下面第三句"This production of Shakespeare's RichardⅢ will be directed by the National's Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying."可知，将要在中国国家大剧院上演的是Richard Ⅲ。故选A。

　　2．What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?

　　A．It has two groups of actors.

　　B．It is the leading theatre in London.

　　C．It performs plays in BSL.

　　D．It is good at producing comedies.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据Deafinitely Theatre　London|British Sign Language (BSL)下面第一句"By translating the rich and humorous text of Love's Labour's Lost into the physical language of BSL..."可知，在Deafinitely Theatre中，戏剧是用BSL(英国手语)来演出的。故选C。

　　3．When can you see a play in Hebrew?

　　A．On Saturday 28 April.　 B．On Sunday 29 April.

　　C．On Tuesday 22 May. D．On Tuesday 29 May.

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据最后一部分内容"Date &Time：Monday 28 May,7：30 pm & Tuesday 29 May，7：30 pm"可知，在5月29日是可以看用希伯来语演出的戏剧的。故选D。

　　B

　　The news of Harper Lee's second novel broke the Internet. Go Set a Watchman would be published in July. Lee became a recluse (隐士) after the publication of her first book, To Kill a Mockingbird, in 1960. Although the author has been out of the public eye for more than 50 years, the wave that followed the announcement showed her novel's beloved place in the American literary works.

In 1991, The Book of the Month Club and the Library of Congress conducted a survey that made readers identify books that had made a difference in their lives. Lee's book followed only The Bible. Alongside the works of Shakespeare and Twain, To Kill a Mockingbird remains one of the