Question

About the year 1990, a small dark-haired boy named Charles Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of theatres. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and therefore wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.

But twenty years later this same Chaplin became the greatest, best known, and best loved comedian in the world. Nearly all visitors to cinema must have seen some of Chaplin’s films. People everywhere had sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are almost silent. It isn’t what he says that makes people laugh. His comedy doesn’t depend on words or languages. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, of common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. It’s a kind of world language.

Chapin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death.

1.Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back of the theatres?

A. He wanted to enjoy a play in the theatre.

B. He was hungry and wanted some food.

C. He liked to play a part in play and thus made a living.

D. He wished to become a man of business.

2.People all over the world can enjoy Chaplin’s films without translation because ____ .

A .English is widely known in the world

B. they can enjoy the film silently

C. they are mostly comedies

D. most of them are silent

3.Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because______.

A. he acted out the common situations best in his comedy

B. he could sing and dance well

C. he knew how to make people laugh

D. lots of people have seen his film

 

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文簡介了喜劇之王—卓別林。

1.C 細(xì)節(jié)信息題。根據(jù)文章第一段第三句“He was hoping to get work in show business.”（他希望在演藝界得到份的工作。）可知，他是希望得到份工作養(yǎng)家糊口，才老是等在劇場的外面。故該題正確答案為C.

2.D細(xì)節(jié)信息題。根據(jù)文章第二段中“Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are almost silent.”（甚至是那些不懂英語的人們也能欣賞卓別林的電影，因為他的電影幾乎都是默片。），故該題正確答案為D.

3.A推理判斷題。文章第二段講述卓別林成為了世界上最出名、最受人喜愛的幽默大師，以及他的作品之所以深受人們喜愛的原因。通讀第二段可知，他的電影盡管幾乎都是默劇，但通過表演出人們常見的生活情景，讓人們笑中帶淚。所以人們愛看他的電影，他也成為了喜劇之王。故該題正確答案為A.

考點：人物傳記類文章的閱讀