甘肃省兰州第一中学2017-2018学年高二12月月考英语试题

兰州一中2017-2018-1学期月考试题 高 二 英 语 说明：试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。 答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。 第I卷（选择题） 第一部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分） 第一节： 阅读理解（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 A[来源:Zxxk.Com] 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 l930s． 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