1、Unit 1The written word Section Task this is she wouldnt like to go out today. 答案 why 四、翻译句子 1.一看到那条蛇,她发出一声尖叫。 答案 At the sight of the snake,she let out a scream. 2.你可以收听广播里的英文节目。 答案 You can pick up the English programmes on the radio. 3.尽管失败了很多次,他仍不灰心。 答案 Having failed many times,he didnt lose heart.
2、 4.那就是我不同意的原因。 答案 This is the reason why I cant agree. 5.这次会议意在告诉人们保护野生动物的重要性。 答案 The meeting is intended to tell people the importance of protecting wildlife. 五、句型转换 1.He did not see the film last night because he had to help his little sister with her homework. He did not see the film last night.
3、he had to help his little sister with her homework. 答案 That is because 2.He had seen the film before,so he did not see it last night. He had seen the film before. he did not see it last night. 答案 That is why 3.He explained the question in a simple way. The way he explained the question was simple. 答
4、案(that/in which) 4.His first response was to say no.Later,however,he changed his mind. ,yet he changed his mind later. 答案 Though his first response was to say no 六、阅读理解 Arthur Miller (1915-2005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century.Millers father had moved
5、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. Millers most famous play,Death of a Salesman,is a powerful attack on the American s
6、ystem,with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence(坚持,强调) 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 sentimen
7、t(感伤):if he cant 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
8、 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
9、 February 10,2005,the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. 1.Why did Arthur Millers 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 f
10、amily business failed. 答案 B 解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria- Hungary,drawn like so many others by the Great American Dream.”可知米勒的父亲迁往美国,是和 许多其他人一样受“伟大的美国梦”的驱使。故选 B 项。 2.The play Death of a Salesman . A.exposes the cruelty of the American business world B.discusses th
11、e ways to get promoted in a company C.talks about the business career of Arthur Miller D.focuses on the skills in doing business 答案 A 解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Millers 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(
12、坚持,强调) on money and social status as indicators of worth.”和 “Willy is burnt out and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment(感伤)”可知米勒写推销员之死的目的是对美国制度的攻击, 暴露了美国商业世界的残酷。故选 A项。 3.What can we learn about Willy Loman? A.He treats his employer badly. B.He runs the Wagner Company. C.He
13、is a victim of the American system. D.He is regarded as a hero by his colleagues. 答案 C 解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“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.”可知 Willy Loman 是戏剧中一个角色,而这个角色最终
14、因为在这个制度中屡遭失败自杀身亡,因此推断他是美国 制度的受害者。故选 C 项。 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. 答案 D 解析主旨大意题。文章第一段介绍阿瑟 密勒的生平经历,第二段和第三段介绍了他的代表作 Death of a Salesman的内容及评价。故选 D项。
