2016届湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（34）（含答案）
<p> 2016年湖北武汉市高考英语阅读理解二轮基础训练（34）（含答案）</p><p> 【阅读理解】</p><p> <span word="Arthur">Arthur</span></p><p> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>(19152005)<span word="is">is</span> <span word="universally">universally</span></p><p> <span word="recognized">recognized</span></p><p> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="dramatists">dramatists</span></p><p> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span></p><p> <span word="century">century</span>. <span word="Miller">Miller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="father">father</span></p><p> <span word="had">had</span></p><p> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="USA">USA</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Austria">Austria</span><span word="Hungary">Hungary</span>, <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span>“<span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="American">American</span></p><p> <span word="Dream">Dream</span>”. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="severe">severe</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ruined">ruined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Great">Great</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span></p><p> <span word="early">early</span> 1930<span word="s">s</span>.</p><p> <span word="Miller">Miller</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="Death">Death</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Salesman">Salesman</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="powerful">powerful</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aggressive">aggressive</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="insistence">insistence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="indicators">indicators</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worth">worth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Willy">Willy</span> <span word="Loman">Loman</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hero">hero</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="system">system</span>.</p><p> <span word="Willy">Willy</span> <span word="is">is</span> “<span word="burnt">burnt</span> <span word="out">out</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cruel">cruel</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span>: <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="employer">employer</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wagner">Wagner</span> <span word="Company">Company</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="go">go</span>. <span word="Willy">Willy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="painfully">painfully</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kills">kills</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1949, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Award">Award</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Play">Play</span>，<span word="the">the</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Drama">Drama</span> <span word="Critics">Critics</span>' <span word="Circle">Circle</span> <span word="Award">Award</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pulitzer">Pulitzer</span> <span word="Prize">Prize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Drama">Drama</span>.<span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="awards">awards</span>.</p>
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