阅读理解ThemainreasonpeoplecometoAmericaissaidtobethattheycanchasetheAmericanDream．Everyonehasheardofitandmanyhavediedfightingforit．Theonlythingisthatthereis

　　阅读理解

　　ThemainreasonpeoplecometoAmericaissaidtobethattheycanchasetheAmericanDream．Everyonehasheardofitandmanyhavediedfightingforit．Theonlythingisthatthereisnocleardefinition(定义)oftheAmericanDream．ItisnotdefinedbyonedreambutbyalltheopportunitiesthattheUnitedStatesoffers．SincethefoundingoftheUnitedStatespeoplehavebeenstrivingtodefinetheAmericanDream．

　　IntheplayDeathofaSalesmaneverycharacteristryingtorealizehisownversionoftheAmericanDream．Willyfeelsthathehasdoneso．Hehasspenthiswholelifeasanotverysuccessfulsalesman．Ashegetsolderhestartshavingconflictswitheveryoneinhislifeandfeelsthatonlybykillinghimselfwillthepeoplearoundhimbeabletofinallybehappy．

　　BernardontheotherhandfeelsthattheAmericanDreamcanonlybeachievedthroughcareersuccess．Heshowsthatthroughhardworkanddedicationhewillbecrownedwithsuccess．

　　Thedialogueofthecharactersreveals(显示)thedifferentattitudestheyhavetowardtheAmericanDreamandthereactionofWillytothefactthatBernardisverysuccessfulwhileheisnot．

　　ManypeopletrytoachievetheAmericanDreambutfewactuallydoso．AswithanygoalittakeshardworkanddedicationtoachievetheAmericanDream．InDeathofaSalesmanallaspectsofthisgoalareexamined．Forthegoaltobeachievedthedreammustbeanattainable(可达到的)onewhichisworthworkingtoward．Italsomustbeadreamthattheprofessionalworldacceptsandfindsuseful．

　　(1)

　　Theunderlinedword“striving”probablyhasthesamemeaningas“________”．

　　[]A．

　　tryinghard

　　B．

　　givingup

　　C．

　　bendingdown

　　D．

　　standingstill

　　(2)