Question

【題目】閱讀下列短文, 從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中, 選出最佳選項。

Arthur Miller(1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “ Great American Dream”. However, he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression (大蕭條時期) of the early 1930s.

Miller’s most famous play, Death of a Salesman, is a powerful attack on the American system, with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators (標(biāo)志) of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his system, Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment (情緒): if he can’t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go. Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.

When it was first staged in 1949, the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews, and it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. It was the first play to win all the three of these major awards.

Miller died of heart failure at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, on the evening of February 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway.

【1】Why did Arthur Miller’s father move to the USA?

A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country.

B. He was attracted by the “Great American Dream”.

C. He hoped to make his son a dramatist.

D. His family business failed.

【2】The play Death of a Salesman _____.

A. exposes the cruelty of the American business world

B. discusses the ways to get promoted in a country

C. talks about the business career of Arthur Miller

D. focuses on the skills in doing business

【3】What can we learn about Willy Loman?

A. He treats his employer badly.

B. He runs the Wagner Company.

C. He is a victim of the American system.

D. He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues.

【4】After it was first staged, Death of a Salesman _____.

A. achieved huge success

B. won the first Tony Award

C. was warmly welcomed by salesmen

D. was severely attacked by dramatists

【5】 What is the text mainly about?

A. Arthur Miller and his family.

B. The awards Arthur Miller won.

C. Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

D. The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于人物傳記，主要介紹了美國著名戲劇家Arthur Miller的生平故事以及的作品Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman的詳細信息。

【1】B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第二句Miller’s father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary, drawn like so many others by the “ Great American Dream”.可知Miller的父親和很多人一樣都被“ Great American Dream”所吸引，才來到美國追求夢想。故B正確。

【2】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第二句In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with his system, Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment (情緒): if he can’t do the work, then he is no good to his employer, the Wagner Company, and he must go.可知在Death of a Salesman的主角Willy Loman身上，體現(xiàn)出殘忍的美國商業(yè)世界中的生存規(guī)則：如果不能給公司帶來好處，就要被解雇，在美國的商業(yè)世界里，是沒有情感可言的。故A正確。

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句Willy is painfully aware of this, and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success. He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the end.可知在這個世界里Willy非常痛苦，最終他自殺了。說明他也是受害者。故C正確。

【4】A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段When it........it won the Tony Award for Best Play, the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, and the Pulitzer Prize for drama. It was the first play to win all the three of these major awards.可知這部作品上映以后，連續(xù)獲得三個大獎，取得了巨大的成功。故A正確。

【5】C 主旨大意題。本文屬于人物傳記，主要介紹了美國著名戲劇家Arthur Miller的生平故事以及的作品Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman的詳細信息。ABD只是文章部分內(nèi)容，具有片面性，故C正確。