1. (2024高一下·杭州期末) 听材料，回答问题。

Good afternoon. My name is William and I am the new drama teacher in our school. I am<br />very happy that you gave me the opportunity to come and work for the students and I believe<br />that you won't be disappointed. I would like to introduce the drama programmes that I am<br />planning to work on for this school year. From this month, September, I'll start preparing<br />sixth graders for two plays, The Sleeping Beauty and The Little Prince. I'll provide<br />all the costumes for the plays and I'll also make sure we have all the necessary objects<br />and furniture. But students should prepare scripts and make up themselves. For the seventh<br />graders, I'm thinking about something more challenging like the Three Little Pigs or<br />The Ice Queen. These plays require more practices and stronger acting skills but we have enough<br />time to practice. For the eighth graders, I've decided to try some books, not just simple<br />stories. Considering that students like Mystery, I've chosen the book The Hound of the Baskervilles<br />by the famous English writer Arthur Conan Doyle. All these plays will be ready for the<br />stage by the end of March next year. Good afternoon. My name is William and I am the<br />new drama teacher in our school. I'm very happy that you gave me the opportunity to come<br />and work for the students and I believe that you won't be disappointed. I would like to<br />introduce the drama programmes that I'm planning to work on for this school year. From this<br />month, September, I'll start preparing sixth graders for two plays, The Sleeping Beauty<br />and The Little Prince. I'll provide all the costumes for the plays and I'll also make<br />sure we have all the necessary objects and furniture. But students should prepare scripts<br />and make up themselves. For the seventh graders, I'm thinking about something more challenging<br />like The Three Little Pigs or The Ice Queen. These plays require more practices and stronger<br />acting skills but we have enough time to practice. For the eighth graders, I've decided to try<br />some books, not just simple stories. Considering that students like Mystery, I've chosen the<br />book The Hound of the Baskervilles by the famous English writer Arthur Conan Doyle. All these<br />plays will be ready for the stage by the end of March next year.

1. （1） Who is the speaker probably talking to? 

   A . Theatre workers. B . Students. C . School leaders.
3. （2） What will the speaker prepare for the sixth-grade classes? 

   A . Costumes. B . Scripts. C . Makeup.
5. （3） How long will it take for all the plays to be ready? 

   A . Three months. B . Seven months. C . Nine months.
7. （4） What is the speaker mainly talking about? 

   A . Drama schedule. B . Children's books. C . Short plays