Question

Arthur Miller was born on October 17th, 1915 and died on February 10th, 2005.Over the course of seven decades(十年) of literature career(文學生涯), Arthur Miller created some of the most memorable stage plays(舞臺劇) in American Literature. He is the author of DeathofaSalesmanandTheCrucible. Born and raised in Manhattan, Miller went through the best and the worst of American society.

Arthur Miller's childhood：His father was a productive shop­keeper and clothing manufacturer(制造商) until the Great Depression(大蕭條時期) dried up nearly all business opportunities.Yet, despite being faced with poverty, Miller made the best of his childhood. He was a very active young man, in love with such sports as football and baseball. When he wasn't playing outside, he enjoyed reading adventure stories. He was also kept busy by his many boyhood jobs. He often worked alongside his father. During other times in his life, he delivered bakery goods and worked as a clerk in a car parts warehouse.

College life: In 1934, Miller left the east coast to attend the University of Michigan. He was accepted into their school of journalism. His experiences during the Depression made him skeptical (懷疑的) about religion. Politically, he began leaning towards the "Left”.And since the theater was the cutting edge way for socio­economic liberals (自由主義者) to express their views, he decided to enter the Hopwood Drama competition. His first play, NoVillain, received an award from the university.It was an impressive beginning for the young playwright; he had never studied plays or playwriting, and he had written his play in just five days!

Miller's later years: In 1987, his autobiography was published. Many of his later plays dealt with personal experience. In particular, his final play, FinishingthePicture mirrors the last days of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.In 2005, Arthur Miller passed away at the age of 89.

1.What can we know about Arthur Miller from Paragraph 2?

A．He was born into a poor family.

B．His father wasn't good at business.

C．He couldn't adjust himself to poverty.

D．He had to do lots of jobs to make a living.

2.Arthur Miller began to write plays ________.

A．when he was in college

B．when he was a small boy

C．because his father encouraged him to do so

D．because it was one of his school assignments(作業(yè))

3.We can infer from Paragraph 3 that ________.

A．the University of Michigan is on the east coast of the USA

B．Miller's university education made him doubt religion

C．Miller learned playwriting all by himself

D．socio­economic liberals were probably not politically "left”

4.Which of the following plays tells the story of Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe?

A．Death of a Salesman.

B．The Crucible.

C．No Villain.

D．Finishing the Picture.

5.The passage is intended to________.

A．introduce Arthur Miller's plays

B．tell us about Arthur Miller's childhood

C．explain how Arthur Miller started to write plays

D．give us a brief introduction to Arthur Miller's life

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于人物傳記類短文，主要介紹的就是美國著名的作家Arthur Miller的童年，大學生活以及晚年生活。

1.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段最后4行He was a very active young man, in love with such sports as football and baseball. When he wasn't playing outside, he enjoyed reading adventure stories. He was also kept busy by his many boyhood jobs. He often worked alongside his father. During other times in his life, he delivered bakery goods and worked as a clerk in a car parts warehouse.說明在大蕭條期間為了生活，他做了很多的工作，故D正確。

2.A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第三段5,6行His first play, NoVillain, received an award from the university.It was an impressive beginning for the young playwright;說明他是在大學的時候開始寫作戲劇的，故A正確。

3.C 推斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句he had never studied plays or playwriting, and he had written his play in just five days!說明他根本沒有接受這方面的培訓和教育，故C正確。

4.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段2,3行In particular, his final play, FinishingthePicture mirrors the last days of his marriage to Marilyn Monroe.說明FinishingthePicture這部作品反映的是他和妻子的婚姻生活，故D正確。

5.D 主旨大意題。本文屬于人物傳記類短文，主要介紹的就是美國著名的作家Arthur Miller的童年，大學生活以及晚年生活。故D正確。

考點：考查人物傳記類短文

點評：本文介紹了美國著名作家Arthur Miller，本文細節(jié)題居多，答題時在文章找到對應(yīng)的地方，用筆進行標記，這有利于后期有時間檢查時可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔細理解作者所講的意思，再結(jié)合選項，通過排除法和自己對全文的把握，選出正確答案。