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1、重庆市 2015 高考英语（四月）阅读、信息匹配选练（9）答案 【由山东省2014 模拟改编】 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 “Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits（品质）in the AmericansThey show confidence in the way they talk，the way they smile，the way they dress and the way they walkLiving and competing with all these
2、 confidence American students，I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and instructorAs a student，being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mindDont mind if it sounds simple or sillyOtherwise you w
3、ill never get a chance to speak in class at allWhats worse，the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issuethis is the last comment any graduate would like to receive Being confidence for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking
4、the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get itPretending to understand what you actually did not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgraceBut the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their
5、 Speeches （The course Im teaching here is Public Speaking） Modesty is a trait highly valued in China，but it wont be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program 1To compete with American students its very important to Abe quite confidentBbe polite and frie
6、ndly Chave more discussions with themDunderstand what they think about 2A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who Agives a silly or simple answer Btries to seize any chance to speak in class Cshows no interest in the course Dis considered to have no opinion of his own 3The author is m
7、ost likely to feel embarrassed if Ahe asks a student to repeat what he has said Bthe students bargain with him Che pretends to know what he doesnt Dhe has to give a speech 4We learn from the second paragraph that Awe should also remain modest in America Bmodesty doesnt help you much in America CAmer
8、icans also like modest people Dmodesty can help you through an American graduate program 5The passage is mainly developed by Aproviding examples Bmaking comparisons Cgiving different figures Dtelling personal experiences 【参考答案】1-5、ADCBD 【阅读理解】 Arthur Miller(1915-2005)is universally recognized as one
9、 of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century. Millers 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. Millers
10、 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
11、“burnt out” and in the cruel world of business there is no room for sentiment: 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 h
12、e 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.
13、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. 本文讲述了亚瑟米勒，美国著名的剧作家，以及他的著名的戏剧男售货员之死 ，当 这部戏剧第一次搬上舞台时，赢得了巨大的成功，获得了三项大奖。 1. Why did Arthur Miller s father move to the U
14、SA? 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. 答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“Millers father had moved to the USA from Austria-Hungary，drawn like so many others by the Great
15、American Dream ”可知答案。 2The 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 答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第三、四句话可知，Willy Loman 已陷入美国社
16、 会制度的困境中，他已精疲力尽，在这残酷的商业世界中，他不知道应该怎样做，最后，他 选择了自杀。由此可知 A 项正确。 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. 答案：C。推理判断题。由短文第二段可知，Willy Loman 在这残酷的商业世界中，根本 没有情感可言，但是他又不能对不起他的雇主和公司，他又不知道如何处理自己的失败，只 有选择自杀，由此可知他是美国社会制度的牺牲品。 4. After it was first s
