1.A
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 of the early l930s.
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 of worth.In Willy Loman,the hero of the play,we see a man who has got into trouble with his worth.Willy is"burnt out"and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: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 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 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.
56.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.
57.The play Death of a SalesmanA.
A.exposes the cruelty of the American business world B.discusses the ways to get promoted in a company
C.talks about the business career of Arthur Miller[來源:KD.focuses on the skills in doing business
58.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.
59.After it was first staged,Death of a SalesmanA.
A.a(chǎn)chieved huge success                 B.won the first Tony Award
C.was warmly welcomed by salesmen      D.was severely attacked by dramatists
60.What is the text mainly about?
A.Arthur Miller and his family.B.The awards Arthur Miller won.
C.The hardship Arthur Miller experienced.D.Arthur Miller and his best-known play.

分析 全文大意
Arthur Miller是全球公認的20世紀最偉大的戲劇大師之一.像許多其他人一樣,他的父親在偉大的美國夢的吸引之下移居美國.然而,在美國大蕭條時期卻遭遇了破產(chǎn).
《推銷員之死》是Miller著名的一部戲劇.劇中主人公Willy在那個價值觀錯位的無情世界里窮困潦倒心力憔悴,最終走向了自殺.這部戲劇有力抨擊了美國資本主義制度.
這部戲劇一舉囊括了三大獎項:"托尼戲劇音樂獎"、"紐約戲劇評論獎"和"普利策戲劇獎".
Arthur Miller于2005年2月10日晚在家中因心臟衰竭去世,此時正值《推銷員之死》在百老匯上演56周年.

解答 56.B.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第一段的第二句Miller′s father  had  moved to the USA from  Austria Hungary.Drawn like so many other by the"Great American  Dream"可知,Miller的父親像許多其他人一樣,在"偉大的美國夢"的吸引之下來到了美國.故選B.
57.A.推理判斷題.根據(jù)第二段可知,這部戲劇是對美國制度的一個有力抨擊.表現(xiàn)了一種激進的做生意的方式以及金錢至上和看重社會地位的價值取向.主人公Willy陷入了生存困境,然而在這個冷酷的生意場上是沒有溫情可言的:如果他做不了,那么對老板而言,他就一無是處,他必須離開.故此部戲劇揭露了美國職場的殘酷.
58.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."可知主人公面對失敗無所適從,無法面對這一現(xiàn)實,最終選擇了自殺,成了美國資本主義制度下美國夢的犧牲者.故選C項.
59.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段可知,這部戲劇自1949第一次搬上舞臺,就一舉囊括了"托尼戲劇音樂獎"、"紐約戲劇評論獎"、"普利策戲劇獎"三項大獎,獲得極大的成功.故選A.
60.D 主旨大意題.縱觀全文不難看出本文主要介紹Arthur Miller 以及他的戲劇Death of a Salesman《推銷員之死》.其他選項都不全面,只是文中敘述的一部分.故選D.

點評 做推理判斷題時要善于抓住某一段話中的關鍵信息去分析推理判斷,從而確定結論.譬如57題.

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