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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, attracted 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 symbol of worth. In Willy Loman, the hero of the play, we see a man who has got into trouble with this system. Willy is “burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sympathy: 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 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.
【小题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.
【小题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 company
C.talks about the business career of Arthur Miller
D.focuses on the skills in doing business
【小题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.
【小题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
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A.SoB.ButC.WhenD.Unless
【小题2】
A.badB.convenientC.happyD.lucky
【小题3】
A.unwillingB.unpopularC.difficultD.easy
【小题4】
A.FortunatelyB.ObviouslyC.NaturallyD.Accidentally
【小题5】
A.partyB.meetingC.weekendD.date
【小题6】
A.unusualB.yearlyC.specialD.monthly
【小题7】
A.damagedB.destroyedC.cancelledD.changed
【小题8】
A.consisted ofB.made upC.aimed atD.resulted in
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A.wondersB.excitementC.memoriesD.tears
【小题10】
A.distanceB.differenceC.contactD.condition
【小题11】
A.truthB.attitudeC.lifeD.fact
【小题12】
A.amazingB.disappointingC.discouragingD.confusing
【小题13】
A.sparedB.wastedC.missedD.spent
【小题14】
A.feelingB.senseC.ideaD.duty
【小题15】
A.remainB.pretendC.continueD.last
【小题16】
A.howeverB.thereforeC.besidesD.moreover
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A.doubtB.chancesC.confidenceD.hopes
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A.informsB.remindsC.persuadesD.warns
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A.in chargeB.in briefC.in personD.in touch
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A.writingB.settingC.makingD.managing