1.(2011·山东卷)A

　 Arthur　 Miller(1915-2005)is universally　 recognized　 as one of the greatest dramatists　 of the 20^th　 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.

　 Millers' 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.[来源:高

&考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.

75. What is the author’s attitude towards the use of the internet to strengthen relationships?

A. He is uncertain about it.　　 B. He is hopeful of it.

C. He approves of it.　　　　　　 D. He doubts it.

[答案]DBAD

74. According to the passenger, the author holds the view that____.

A. the internet fails to play so valuable a role in communication as it promised

B. the internet determines the quality of social relationships

C. the internet greatly increases the size of social circles

D. the internet communication is no less effective than the

face-to-face talk

73. The underlined word “engagement” in the second paragraph probably means “____”.

A. appointment　 B. connection　 C. interview　　 D. agreement

72. What is stressed in the first paragraph?

A. The present situation of the internet.

B. The difficulty in communication on the internet.

C. The socially valuable function of the internet.

D. The role of the human mind in the internet communication.

15.(2011·福建卷)E

The　 internet will open up new vistas (前景),creat the global village- -you can make new friends all around the world. That,at least, is what it promised us. The difficulty is that

It did not take the human mind into account. The reality is that we cannot keep relationship than a limited number of people. No matter how hard the internet tries to put

You in communication, its best efforts will be defeated by your mind.

The problem is twofold(双重的). First, there is a limit on the number of people we can hole in mind and have a meaningful relationship with. That number is about 150 and is set by the size of our brain. Second, the quality of your relationships depends on the amount of time you invest (投入) in then. We invest a lot in a small number of people and then distribute what’s left among as many others as we can. The problem is that if we invest little time in a person, our engagement with that person will decline (减弱)until eventually it dies into “someone I once knew”.

This is not, of course, to say that the internet doesn’t serve a socially valuable function. Of course it does. But the question is not that it allows you to increase the size of your social circle to include the rest of the world, but that you can keep your relationships with your existing friends going even though you have to more to the other side of the world.

In one sense, that’s a good thing. But it also has a disadvantage. If you continue to invest in your old friends even though you can no longer see then, then certainly you aren’t using your time to make new friends where you now live. And I suspect that probably isn’t the best use of your time. Meaningful relationships are about being able to communicate with each other, face to face. The internet will slow down the rate with which relationships end, but it won’t stop that happening eventually.

52.This ext more from 　　　　　　　　.

A. a put book　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. a library guide

C. a handbook　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. newspaper report

[答案]BA AD

51.Which of the following is true of the LoB when it opens?

A. a, b, d　　　　　 B. a, c ,e　　　　　　 C. b, c, d　　　　　　 D. b, d, e

50.While visiting the Virtual LoB, the public can_____

　 A. get a general idea of the LoB

　 B. meet more world-famous experts

　 C. learn how to put up a library building

　 D. understand how the specialists work on the project

49.The underline part “its idea” in Paragraph 3 refers to the idea of____

　 A. the equipment　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 the project

　 C. the digital media　　 　　　　　　　D.　 the physical library