广东汕头市金山中学2014届高二10月月考英语试题答案(4)

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Welcome to your future life
    You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. Your face is firm and young-looking. In 2035, medical technology is better than ever. Many people your age could live to be 150, so at 40, you’re not old at all. And your parents just had an anti-aging(抗衰老的) treatment. Now, all three of you look the same age!
    You say to your shirt, “Turn red.” It changes from blue to red. In 2035, “smart clothes” contain particles(粒子) much smaller than the cells in your body. The particles can be programmed to change clothes’ color or pattern.
    You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but a voice says: “You shouldn’t drink that!” Your fridge has read the chip (芯片) that contains information about the milk , and it knows the milk is old . In 2035, every article of food in the grocery store has such a chip.
    It’s time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your “smart car” where to go. On the way, you can call a friend using your jacket sleeve. Such “smart technology” is all around you.
    So will all these things come true? “For new technology to succeed,” says scientist Andrew Zolli,”it has to be so much better that it replaces what we have already.” The Internet is one example—what will be the next?
51. We can learn from the text that in the future__________.
    A .people will never get old                    B. everyone will look the same
    C. red will be the most popular color             D. clothes will be able to change their pattern
52. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
    A. Milk will be harmful to health.
    B. More drinks will be available for sale.
    C. Food in the grocery store will carry electronic information.
D. Milk in the grocery store will stay fresh much longer.
53. Which of the following is mentioned in the text?
A. Nothing can replace the Internet.           B. Fridges will know what people need.
C. Jacket sleeves can be used as a guide.       D. Cars will be able to drive automatically.
54. What is the text mainly about?
A. Food and clothing in 2035.
B. Future technology in everyday life.
C. Medical treatments of the future.
D. The reason for the success of new technology.
55. What is the author’s attitude towards the life in the future?
   A. critical     B. optimistic     C. objective    D. indifferent
C
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（进攻性的，侵略性的）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 sentiment（感伤）: 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.
56. 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.
57. The 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
58. 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.
59. 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
60. What is the text mainly about?
A. Arthur Miller and his family                B. The awards Arthur Miller won