1.1 Reading and Thinking（重点练）-2020-2021学年高一英语十分钟同步课堂专练（人教版2019必修第二册）

重点练 I.阅读选择 I am an active playgoer and play-reader, and perhaps my best reason for editing this book is a hope of sharing my enthusiasm for the theater with others. To do this I have searched through dozens of plays to find the ones that I think best show the power and purpose of the short play. Each play has a theme or central idea which the playwright(剧作家）hopes to get across through dialogue and action.A few characters are used to create a single impression growing out of the theme. It is not my intention to point out the central theme of each of the plays in this collection, for that would, indeed, ruin the pleasure of reading, discussing, and thinking about the plays and the effectiveness of the playwright. However, a variety of types is represented here. These include comedy, satire, poignant drama,historical and regional drama.To show the versatility(多面性）of the short play,I have included a guidance play,a radio play and a television play . Among the writers of the plays in this