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 she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )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 care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got 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. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小题1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.
A.look after herB.do the housework
C.do his mother's jobD.do his father's job
【小题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
【小题3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.
A.From 1889 to 1936B.From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C.From 1953 to 1975D.From the 1950s to the 1980s
【小题4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __
A.his familyB.his work
C.the US governmentD.the Swiss government
【小题5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.
A.the actingB.the artC.the filmD.the music
A man and a woman had a son many years after they married. They had a happy family and the boy was the apple of their eyes. When the boy was four years old, an accident happened. One night the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to meet their son and take him home. The mother was very busy in the kitchen, and she forgot about it.
Later the boy lost his way in the street. When the mother found this, she went to look for him, but she couldn’t find him. Then she went to the police station to ask for help. She was very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband. After hearing the bad news, the father hurried to the police station. When he saw his wife, he didn’t blame(责备) her. Instead he said, “I love you, darling!”
“If I had picked him up or found this earlier, this would not have happened,” the father said to himself. He thought there was no point in blaming anyone. His wife also lost her only child. What he could give her was just understanding. Several weeks later, with the help of the police, they finally found their lost son. From then on, they became closer than before.
When something bad happens, people always spend lots of time blaming others instead of giving them support. Try to learn to forgive(原谅), and then you will find the world is much more wonderful.
【小题1】The father didn’t pick the boy up that day because he was________.
A. sick                         B. tired                              C. busy
【小题2】The mother asked ________ for help when she couldn’t find her son.
A. her husband       B. her neighbor          C. the police
【小题3】The underlined sentence “the boy was the apple of their eyes” means ________.
A. the boy was loved deeply by his parents             B. the boy liked eating apples
C. the boy’s face was round like an apple
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The mother was angry with her husband.
B. The father thought his wife should be blamed.
C. The boy was safe and sent home by the police at last.
【小题5】 The passage mainly tells us that we should _________.
A. forgive and understand others                B. blame each other
C. take good care of children

One will feel happy when others flatter( 奉承) him in his face. It is said that the best way of flattering someone is to give him a “top hat” 31 .
A student was going to leave the capital to become  32  official (官员) in a city far away. Before he started, he came to say  33  to his teacher.
“It is  34   job to be a good official.” his teacher said. “ you must be strict  35  yourself and never be careless.”
“Don’t worry about me, sir.” The student answered. “I have already   36   anyone hundred top hats, which will  37  those people quite happy.”
“But we are really gentlemen!  38  could a real gentleman do such a thing ? ” His teacher was a bit   _39  . “ Never forget  40  I taught you in class!”  
“  41  are always right, sir. I also hate such things. But, sir,   42   no one really gentleman like you can be seen in the world now.” said the student. It seemed that he had to do so.
43   hearing this, the teacher was pleased. “What you said is true!”
“I have  44  one top hat already. Now I have ninety-nine  45  .” the student said to his friend later on when he asked the student what he had talked with the teacher about.
【小题1】A. to dress        B. dressing                    C. wearing                D to wear

【小题2】
A.aB.the C.an D./
【小题3】
A.helloB.goodbyeC.OKD.thanks
【小题4】
A.not an easyB.not easyC.a goodD.difficult
【小题5】
A.aboutB.withC.fromD.to
【小题6】
A.madeB.boughtC.preparedD.repaired
【小题7】
A.giveB.letC.keepD.make
【小题8】
A.HowB.WhatC.WhyD.When
【小题9】
A.pleasedB.angryC.excitedD.sorry
【小题10】
A.thatB.howC.whyD.what
【小题11】
A.YouB.WeC.TheyD.Us
【小题12】
A.hardlyB.aboutC.almostD.nearly
【小题13】
A.BeforeB.AfterC.BecauseD.If
【小题14】
A.sent outB.boughtC.soldD.borrowed
【小题15】
A.leftB.alreadyC.yetD.else

A famous study was done in a school by a professor (教授) from a university. At the start of the school year, the teachers were given the names of five children. They were told that these five were the most excellent students in the class. But the fact was that these students were only average(中等),and they were not the best students at all. Well, guess what? At the end of the year, all the five average students scored among the highest in the class.

  What made these average students change so much to become top students?The only difference was the change in their teachers’ attitude(态度). Because the teachers believed that these five kids were the top students,they expected(期望) more from them. And so these five average students began to believe and expect more from themselves. So they worked harder to do as well as they could.

  Do you know why? If you expect the best from people, they’ll usually want to give you their best. A great leader said, “Treat(对待) a person just how he appears to be on the outside, and you’ll make him even worse. But treat a person like he’s already a success,and you’ll help make him the best he can be.”

  Like the true story of 7-year-old Johnny, his teacher got so angry with him that one day she said,“Johnny,you’re the naughtiest(最顽皮的) boy in this class. I’m sure you’ll never change.” The next year Johnny had a new teacher. And on the first day of class,she met with Johnny after school and said,“Johnny, I’ve heard a lot about you! But do you know that I don’t believe a word of it.” And every day after that, this new teacher treated Johnny as if he was one of the smartest students even when Johnny did naughty things. Later on, Johnny became a school leader. Because that’s the power of our belief(信任) and attitude(态度) toward children.

1.The professor started his research(研究)by _______.

A. teaching the five children himself

B. asking the five children to find a new teacher

C. telling the five students to work harder than ever before

D. telling the teacher the five students were the best in the class

2.The five average students became top students mainly because of ________.

A. the professor’s study              

B. the teachers’ hard work

C. the change in the teachers’ attitude       

D. the change in the professor’s attitude

3.Why did the writer tell us the story of 7-year-old Johnny?

A. To let us know how good his new teacher was.

B. To show the importance of encouragement.

C. To show that the boy was clever enough.

D. To let us know the famous boy.

4.The writer writes the passage mainly by ______.

A. giving reasons and result               

B. giving result and examples

C. describing what he thinks               

D. asking and answering questions

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A. If you want to get more,you should have new teachers.

B. A professor’s study can help you score highest.

C. Only teachers can make you a top student.

D. Attitude and belief can change a person.

 

 was born in Brussels, on June 25th, 1928. His real name was Pierre Culliford. At first, he almost became a dentist’s assistant. Luckily, he got a job in a cartoon studio. There he met and worked with some of Europe’s most famous comic book artists such as Franquin and Morris. Unfortunately the studio closed down and Peyo decided to become a full-time comic artist. He found himself a pen name from his childhood nickname ‘Pe- yot’.

Peyo became successful as a comic (连环画) artist. He decided to draw what he really loved,

stories based in the Middle Ages. He created the character Johan and drew some Johan strips (漫画) for the Belgian daily newspaper ‘Le Soir’ and then for ‘Spirou’ magazine. Johan soon became a huge success and one of the magazine’s main characters.

For Johan’s ninth book of adventures, Peyo needed a group of imps (小精灵) to build a magic flute. At a meal with his friend Andre Franquin. he asked Franquin to pass him the salt. But he couldn’t remember the word so he said, “Pass me the … um… the smurf!”. Franquin handed it over and answered, “Here’s the smurf. Onee you’ve smurfed with it you can smurf it back to me!” And so the name and language of the little imps were invented. The readers soon fell in love with these little smurfs, who love having fun, live in mushroom-shaped houses and speak a strange and wonderful language.

The Smurfs films were first seen on Belgian television and then in France and the Netherlands. In 1981. The Smurfs was on the American NBC TV Channel for the first time, but the success didn’t stop there. The success of the Smurfs became planetary in the 80’s because of the cartoons. There are few regions left where people don’t know smurfs, but their name changes in every county; the Smurfs, die Schlümpfe, Los Pitufos, I Puffi. de Smurfen, les Schtroumpfs… and 蓝精灵 in Chinese.

In August 2011, the Smurfs make their return to the big screen again, this time in 3D! Peyo left us on December 24, 1992, but the Smurfs have continued their many adventures and are today looking forward to a bright and even more exciting future.

1.Peyo’s real name was       .

A. Pierre           B. Franquin

C. Morris           D. Johan

2.Peyo tried many different jobs except       .

A. as a dentist’s assistant     B. the one in a cartoon studio

C. as a full-time comic artist      D. as a newsagent

3.The Smurfs        .

A. are a group of blue imps from Peyo’s book

B. are serious and hate having fun

C. soon became one of the ‘Spirou’ magazine’s main characters

D. will be in the movie on December 24th, 2011

4.The last paragraph tells us        .

A. The Smurfs have come back to their big screen home.

B. Peyo has left for another country.

C. The Smurfs’ story stops after Peyo left us.

D. There might be more works about Smurfs in the future.

 

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