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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, 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 1930s.
    　　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 this system. 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 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: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3: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
    小题4: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.

    小题1:B
    小题2:C
    小题3:A
    小题4:D

    试题分析：主要讲述了Arthur Miller的生平以及他的著名剧作《推销员之死》以及他对文学史上的巨大贡献。
    小题1:从第一段drawn like so many others by the “Great American Dream”可得知他父亲是被“美国梦”所吸引。
    小题2:从第二段第三，四，五行及最后一行可知Willy Loman陷入到残酷的商业体系不能自拔以致最后自杀，说明他是美国体制的牺牲品。
    小题3:从第四段的描述 It was the first play to win all three of these major awards可得知《推销员之死》上演后，获得了巨大成功。
    小题4:纵观全文，主要讲述了Arthur Miller 以及他的著名剧作。
    点评：主要讲述了Arthur Miller 以及他的著名剧作。集中考查了细节题，要求考生有较强的细节理解能力。人物传记体文章的往往以时间的先后或事情发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索强，阅读时注意把握。
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    Having committed a crime to get into prison and break out with his innocent brother, Michael Scofield is one of the most interesting personalities on TV today. But what about the man behind the character?
    Miller,35, is a hard guy to figure out. He does not come from a normal background and has never lived his life in a typical way.
    Miller didn’t take direct path to fame and fortune. He graduated from Princeton University in 1995, not with a degree in theatre of film, but in English. He didn’t even act when he was in college. His only performance experience was in his university’s singing group. Yet , at graduation Miller still decided to make the move to Hollywood.
    Miller has always been different. Although he is American, he was in Britain when his father was studying there. His family background is also a special mix of cultures. “My father is black and my mother is white. That means I have always been caught in the middle. I could be either one, which can make you feel out of place,” Miller says.
    Following his unusual path, Miller did not start trying out for films and TV shows when he
    first went to Hollywood. Instead, he worked as a lowly production assistant. Not what you would expect from a Princeton graduate. However, it all paid off for Miller in the end.  
    In 2002, Miller played a role in the drama Dinotopia（《恐龙帝国》）. He starred as a thoughtful and shy man. Producers remembered his performance when they were casting Prison Break two years later. With a golden globe nomination（提名）and another season of Prison Break on his resume, Miller seems ready to take over all of Hollywood. 
    小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about?
    A．Michael Scofield in Prison Break .
    B．Hollywood’s recent big hit—Prison Break.
    C．Miller’s unusual path to fame and fortune.
    D．The man who will take over all of the world.
    小题2:The writer thinks “Miller is a hard guy to figure out” because         .
    A．it’s difficult to tell him from others
    B．he is a shy man and hard to cooperate with
    C．he always has ideas hard for people to understand
    D．his family background and life experience are very special
    小题3:Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined sentence “it all paid off for Miller in the end”?
    A．Miller put a lot of extra work for his final success.
    B．Miller gained fame and fortune at last with his first film.
    C．Miller finally succeeded even if he has been in low position.
    D．Miller managed to pay off his debts with his small income in the end.
    小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Miller?
    A．He is chosen to play the Michael Scofield due to his interesting personality.
    B．His performance in Dinotopia makes some contributions to his success.
    C．He has the same experience with the character Michael Scofield.
    D．He is angry about his being born into a mixed-cultural family.

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