Question

Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars. From “Easy Street” (1917) to “Modern Times” (1936), he made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time. He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp. The Little Tramp, a well meaning man in a raggedy suit with cane, always found himself wobbling into awkward situations and strangely wobbling away. More than any other figure, it is this kind-hearted character that we associate with the time before the talkies (sound films).

Born in London in 1889, Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907. Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes”, the young Chaplin toured the country twice. On his second tour, he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Studios to act in films. In 1914 Chaplin made his first one-reeler, “Making a Living”. That same year he made thirty-four more short films, including “Caught in a Cabaret”, “Caught in the Rain”, “The Face on the Bar-Room Floor”, and “His Trysting Place”. These early silent shorts allowed very little time for anything but physical comedy, and Chaplin was a master at it.

Though Chaplin is of the silent movie era, we see his achievements carried through in the films of today. With the appearance of the feature-length talkies, the need for more subtle acting became apparent. To maintain the audience’s attention throughout a six-reel film, an actor needed to move beyond constant comedy. Chaplin had demanded this depth long before anyone else. His strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the way to a new, more sophisticated, cinema.

1.Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

A．“The little Tramp” was the only character that Charlie Chaplin acted.

B．Charlie Chaplin signed to Keystone Studios in 1906.

C．Charlie Chaplin made five short films in 1914.

D．Charlie Chaplin has a great effect on today’s sound film.

2.What is the right order according to the passage?

a. Charlie Chaplin made the film “ Easy Street”.

b. The film “Caught in the rain” was made.

c. Charlie Chaplin first visited America.

d. Charlie Chaplin met Mack Sennett.

e. “Modern Times” was made.

A. d, c, a, e, b         B d, c, b, a, e           C. c, d, b, a, e          D. c, d, a, b, e

3.Which word can best describe Charlie Chaplin according to the passage?

A．lovable           B．kind-hearted       C．strict             D．awkward

4.What do you think is the passage about?

A．Life of Chaplin                          B．Works of Chaplin

C．Characters of Chaplin                    D．An introduction of Chaplin

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍卓别林，讲述了卓别林是个伟大的无声电影喜爱者，从1917到1936，他做了许多最有趣最受欢迎的时间片，他以他的性格最为著名，天真、可爱的流浪汉，他对于他的工作很严厉

1.细节题，由第一段最后一句it is this kind-hearted character that we associate with the time before the talkies (sound films)可以知道答案，故选D。

2.细节题。由第二段第一行Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907. Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes可以知道c，由第三行he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Studios to act in films.可以知道d,由倒数第三行Caught in the Rain可以知道是b，所以选C。

3.细节题，由最后一段倒数第三行His strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the way to a new可以知道答案，所以选C

4.推理题，由文章的主要意思“介绍卓别林”，可以推出答案，所以选D

考点：本篇是一篇记叙文

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