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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?Thebookisobvi
2、ouslyapersonalaccountratherthanastudyoftheplays.Allthesame,I’dargueitsendsagooddealoflightonPinter,thedramatist(剧作家).Istartfromthebeliefthatallinformationaboutawriterishelpful.Infact,oneofthepleasuresofwritingPinter’sbiographywasdiscoveringthatnearlyallhisplay
3、swerestartedbysomestrongpersonalmemory.Thisgotmeintotroublewithsomecritics.IrememberMartinEsslin,agreatPinterscholar,arguingthatIhadreducedthevalueofPinter’sBetrayalbylinkingittothedramatist’sseven-year-longloveaffairwithJoanBakewell.But,asIsawit,thatwassimply
4、theplay’sorigin.AllIhaddone,Ihoped,remindedpeoplethatPinterwasawriterwhowouldmakeuseofhisownlifeexperience.ThatpointcanalsobeseenfromAntonia’sbook.There’saninterestingaccountofadinnerwithTomStoppardwherePintersaysthathedoesn’tplanhischaracters’livesandthenasks
5、hisfellowdramatist,“Don’tyoufindtheytakeyouoversometimes?”,towhichStoppardfirmlyreplies,“No.”Thatsaysalot.OnereasonwhyTheHomeingisagreatplayisthatPinterallowshischaracters,almostunconsciously,totakeover.DespiteStoppard’smanystrengths,hetendstokeephischaracters
6、underamuchtightercontrol.Again,there’saneye-openingpassageinAntonia’sbookwheresherecallsamomentin1983whenPinterrefersbacktohisrelationshipwithhisformerwife,Vivien,“Whileshewasalive,ifyouthinkaboutit,somuchofmyworkwasaboutunhappyfrozenmarriedrelationships.”Insh
7、ort—asStoppardoncewrote—information,initself,aboutanything,islight.Andmodernbiography,particularlyinthehandsofmasters,hasbeenhelpfultoliteraturebyopeningwriters’livestopubliceyes.Forthatreason,amongmanyothers,IweleAntoniaFraser’sbook.1.WhatisTRUEaboutAntoniaFr
8、aser’sbook?A.Itiswellreceivedbythepublic.B.ItcarriesAntonia’sviewsaboutbiography.C.ItishelpfultothestudyofPinter’sworks.D.ItincludesseriousstudiesofPinter’sworks.2.Whatdotheauthoro