资源描述：
《2019-2020年高中英语 Unit 3 Learning about Language语篇训练（含解析） 新人教版必修3》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、2019-2020年高中英语Unit3LearningaboutLanguage语篇训练（含解析）新人教版必修3阅读理解ADoesknowledgeofawriter’sprivatelifehelptoexplainhisworks?It’sanage-oldquestion,butit’salsooneinwhichinterestisaroused(激起)againbyAntoniaFraser’sbookaboutherlifewithHaroldPinter,MustYouGo?Thebookisobviouslyapersonalaccountrathertha
2、nastudyoftheplays.Allthesame,I’dargueitsendsagooddealoflightonPinter,thedramatist(剧作家).Istartfromthebeliefthatallinformationaboutawriterishelpful.Infact,oneofthepleasuresofwritingPinter’sbiographywasdiscoveringthatnearlyallhisplayswerestartedbysomestrongpersonalmemory.Thisgotmeintotroublew
3、ithsomecritics.IrememberMartinEsslin,agreatPinterscholar,arguingthatIhadreducedthevalueofPinter’sBetrayalbylinkingittothedramatist’sseven-year-longloveaffairwithJoanBakewell.But,asIsawit,thatwassimplytheplay’sorigin.AllIhaddone,Ihoped,remindedpeoplethatPinterwasawriterwhowouldmakeuseofhiso
4、wnlifeexperience.ThatpointcanalsobeseenfromAntonia’sbook.There’saninterestingaccountofadinnerwithTomStoppardwherePintersaysthathedoesn’tplanhischaracters’livesandthenaskshisfellowdramatist,“Don’tyoufindtheytakeyouoversometimes?”,towhichStoppardfirmlyreplies,“No.”Thatsaysalot.OnereasonwhyTh
5、eHomeingisagreatplayisthatPinterallowshischaracters,almostunconsciously,totakeover.DespiteStoppard’smanystrengths,hetendstokeephischaractersunderamuchtightercontrol.Again,there’saneye-openingpassageinAntonia’sbookwheresherecallsamomentin1983whenPinterrefersbacktohisrelationshipwithhisforme
6、rwife,Vivien,“Whileshewasalive,ifyouthinkaboutit,somuchofmyworkwasaboutunhappyfrozenmarriedrelationships.”Inshort—asStoppardoncewrote—information,initself,aboutanything,islight.Andmodernbiography,particularlyinthehandsofmasters,hasbeenhelpfultoliteraturebyopeningwriters’livestopubliceyes.F
7、orthatreason,amongmanyothers,IweleAntoniaFraser’sbook.1.WhatisTRUEaboutAntoniaFraser’sbook?A.Itiswellreceivedbythepublic.B.ItcarriesAntonia’sviewsaboutbiography.C.ItishelpfultothestudyofPinter’sworks.D.ItincludesseriousstudiesofPinter’sworks.2.Whatdotheauthoro
