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19.Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915.He died in 2005at his home in Roxbury,Connecticut.For sixty years,he created one dramatic work after another.Miller won many awards for his plays.Among them were a Pulitzer Prize,New York Drama Critics'Circle Prizes and Tony Awards.In 1984,the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,D.C.honored him for his lifetime work in drama.Arthur Miller grew up in New York.His father,Isidore Miller,made clothing and operated a store.But the father lost his money in the great economic depression in the 1930s.So Arthur worked at many jobs to earn money for college.Miller won an award for writing plays while at school.
Miller returned home to New York after completing his studies.In 1944,Arthur Miller's first major play was performed on Broadway.It was called The Man Who Had All the Luck.However,the play did not bring him good luck.It had only four performances.But his second Broadway play,All My Sons,was a major success.It won several awards in 1947.
Miller‘s great play,Death of a Salesman,opened on Broadway in 1949.He was thirty-three years old when he wrote it.The play tells the story of the failure of a salesman,Willy Loman.The action opens on the last day of Willy's life.He has been dismissed from his jobs as a traveling salesman.He also recognizes that he has failed as a father.He kills himself before the play is over.Death of a Salesman had a big influence on the American public.Many people saw their own lives in Willy Loman,the victim of broken dreams.It has been translated into about thirty languages and performed around the world.
Arthur Miller once wrote that when he was young he imagined that with the possible exception of a doctor saving a life,"Writing a worthy play was the most important thing a human being could do."Theater owners on Broadway agreed.On the day after he died,the lights of Broadway theatres darkened for a minute in honor of him.
64.Miller began to show his talent in writing playsB.
A.in his teens B.when he was at school
C.after his marriage D.in New York
65.Which of the following is TRUE about Arthur Miller?B
A.When he was young,Arthur Miller worked hard to be a doctor.
B.The Man Who Had All the Luck brought Arthur Miller neither fame nor fortune.
C.All My Sons was the first major work of Arthur Miller ever performed on Broadway.
D.The John F,Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts honored Arthur Miller for his great play,Death of a Salesman.
66.The play Death of a SalesmanC.
A.won several awards in 1947
B.made the public know Miller first
C.is thought highly of
D.made Miller rich
67.Death of a Salesman's success lies in thatC.
A.it has been translated into about thirty languages
B.it has been performed around the world
C.although not all Americans are salesmen,most of them share Willy's dream
D.theater owners on Broadway respected Arthur Miller.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了伟大的剧作家Arthur Miller 的一生,他从小就表现出对此非凡的才艺,之后福星高照的人这个作品虽有名却并没有给他带来名誉和幸运,推销员之死这部剧是他真正的成名之作.
解答 64.B.细节理解题.根据文章第二段"Miller won an award for writing plays while at school"可知Miller在他上学期间就开始展示他在写剧本上的天赋;故选B.
65.B.细节理解题.根据文章第三段"It was called The Man Who Had All the Luck.However,the play did not bring him good luck"可知福星高照的人这个作品并没有给他带来名誉和幸运;故选B.
66.C.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"Death of a Salesman had a big influence on the American public"推销员之死这部剧对美国公众的影响很大,可知它是受到好评度;故选C.
67.C.推理判断题.根据文章第四段"Many people saw their own lives in Willy Loman,the victim of broken dreams"可知虽然并不是所有的美国人都是推销员,他们中的大多数份都有和他一样的梦想破碎的感受;故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.
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