【題目】The main reason people come to America is said to be that they can chase the American Dream. Everyone has heard of it, and many have died fighting for it. The only thing is that there is no clear definition of the American Dream. It is not defined by one dream, but by all the opportunities that the United States offers. Since the founding of the United States, people have been striving to define the American Dream.

In the play Death of a Salesman, every character is trying to realize his own version of the American Dream. Willy feels that he has done so. He has spent his whole life as a not very successful salesman. As he gets older, he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life, and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.

Bernard, on the other hand, feels that the American Dream can only be achieved through career success. He shows that through hard work and dedication he will be crowned with success.

The dialogue of the characters reveals the different attitudes they have toward the American Dream, and the reaction of Willy to the fact that Bernard is very successful while he is not.

Many people try to achieve the American Dream, but few actually do so. As with any goal, it takes hard work and dedication to achieve the American Dream. In Death of a Salesman, all aspects of this goal are examined. For the goal to be achieved, the dream must be an attainable one which is worth working toward. It also must be a dream that the professional world accepts and finds useful.

【1】The underlined word “striving” probably has the same meaning as “_________”.

A. trying hardB. giving up

C. bending downD. standing still

【2】According to the text, Death of a Salesman tries to tell us _________.

A. what the American Dream is like

B. why Willy decides to kill himself

C. about Bernard’s dedication to his work

D. the life stories of Willy and Bernard

【3】According to the author, Bernard is successful because _________.

A. he understands the real world

B. he knows how to take advantage of his knowledge

C. he works hard to achieve his goals

D. he is popular around the world

【4】What would be the correct structure of the text?

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：人們?yōu)橹畩^斗的美國夢(mèng)是什么，人們對(duì)美國夢(mèng)有不同理解和做法。夢(mèng)想應(yīng)該是可達(dá)到的有用的，并且為之努力。

【1】A 猜測(cè)詞義題。句意：自從美國成立人們就一直努力定義美國夢(mèng)。劃線詞語striving意為“努力”，與A同義，故選A。

【2】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文中第二段only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.和第四段The dialogue of the characters reveals the different attitudes they have toward the American Dream, and the reaction of Willy to the fact that Bernard is very successful while he is not.可知，這個(gè)例子告訴我們?nèi)藗冃哪恐袑?duì)美國夢(mèng)的不同詮釋，故選A。

【3】C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段Bernard, feels that the American Dream can only be achieved through career success. He shows that through hard work and dedication he will be crowned with success.可知，Bernard是按照自己理解的美國夢(mèng)去努力的，他成功了，故選C。

【4】B 篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。文章開頭提出人們?yōu)橹畩^斗的美國夢(mèng)是什么，提出問題；然后用具體事例說明人們對(duì)美國夢(mèng)的不同理解和做法；最后總結(jié)夢(mèng)想應(yīng)該是可達(dá)到的、有用的、能接受的，并且為之努力。結(jié)構(gòu)為總-分-總，故選B。

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