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Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London.Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when shewas ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did wasto do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later hewent to the US. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. Hedeveloped the character（角色）of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times（1936）shows his careabout the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life andhard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charles Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never go to US nationality. Then Chaplin，his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charles Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th,1977．
（1）Chaplin used to ________ when his mother was ill.
A.look after her
B.do the housework
C.do his mother's job
D.do his father's job
（2）From Paragraph 2, we can know that ________.
A.Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old
B.Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old
C.people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman
D.Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street
（3）_________, Chaplin made his most famous films.
A.From 1889 to 1936
B.From the 1920s to the 1950s
C.From 1953 to 1975
D.From the 1950s to the 1980s
（4）We can infer from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of _________.
A.his family
B.his work
C.the US government
D.the Swiss government
（5）Chaplin won the Oscar for __________ when he was 83 years old.
A.the acting
B.the art
C.the film
D.the music

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）B
（4）C
（5）D
【解析】本文介紹了英國喜劇演員查理士·卓別林的生平。
（1）由第一段的最后一句“Charlie, ashe was called, used to do his mother's job in the[theatrewhen she was ill.”可知C項正確。
（2） 由第二段中“When he wasonly 17 years old…”和“Seven yearslater…”可計算出卓別林是在24歲去的美國。故選A。
（3）由第三段的第一句“From the1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films.”可知選B項。
（4）由第四段中“But he nevergot US nationality.”可知選C項。
（5）由第四段中“When he was83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight.”可知選D項。