Charlie Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889 in London. Both his father and mother were entertainers and although not of big names, they were doing very well. While the family was by no means rich, the music hall provided the Chaplins with a comfortable living. Unfortunately happy life didn’t last long. Father’s alcoholism was slowly, but surely destroying his marriage. Finally it ended in divorce. His mother managed to keep Charlie and his brother Syney clean and warm, clothed and fed. She would sit at the window watching the passers-by and guess at their characters from the way they looked and behaved, making up tales to delight Charlie and Syney. Charlie took in her skills and went on using them all his life.
Charlie had always believed, even in the worst times, that he had something special locked away inside him. He took his courage and went to one of the top theater agents. With no experience at all, he was offered a plum part (意外得到的好角色) in a new production of “Sherlock Holmes”, which opened on July 27, 1903 at the famous “Pavilion Theatre”. Charlie seemed to change overnight. It was as if he had found the thing he was meant to do. By 1910, Charlie had become “one of the best pantomime (哑剧) artists ever seen ”.
Cinema was born in the same year as Charlie thought people still believed it was a passing fashion, and would never replace live shows. But after using several weeks to watch and to learn, he was determined to master this new medium. It offered him the chance of money and success—and it would set him free from the unpredictability of live audience.
Charlie’s first film, released in February 1914, was called “Making a living”. After that he made another ten. The public loved him and producers were demanding more and more Chaplin films. In an incredibly short time, Charlie had become a very important man in motion picture.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true about Charlie Chaplin?

A.Mother had much influence on Charlie Chaplin’s career.
B.“Sherlock Holmes” made Charlie rise to fame overnight.
C.Charlie had been famous when the cinema became a fashion.
D.Charlie’s work in both the theater and the cinema was welcomed.
【小题2】What can you infer from the passage?
A.Charlie Chaplin’s belief in his potential led to his success.
B.Charlie Chaplin got his first role in a film at 14.
C.Cinema was a form of art showing live performance.
D.Motion picture was a passing fashion lasting a short time.
【小题3】The underlined word “unpredictability” in Paragraph 3 means____________.
A.low spiritsB.opposing attitude
C.successful performanceD.changing state
【小题4】What is the passage mainly about?
A.Charlie Chaplin made the cinema industry popular.
B.Charlie Chaplin’s early success in his career.
C.Charlie Chaplin was a best pantomime artist.
D.Charlie Chaplin’s determination to do what he liked.

Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so. “Health is the greatest wealth.” wise people say. You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.If you have a
headache, toothache, backache, earache or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, if you run a high temperature and have a bad cold, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you should go to the doctor. The doctor will examine your throat, feel your pulse, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, test your eyes, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed. After that he will advise some treatment, or some medicine. The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice.    
Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story. An old gentleman came to see the doctor. The man was very ill. He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs. The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease. He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest. He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks. In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat with pleasure, drink with pleasure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day. A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office. He looked cheerful and happy. He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.“ But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age.”
【小题1】The writer thinks that_____.

A.health is more important than wealthB.work is as important as studies
C.medicine is more important than pleasureD.nothing is more important than money
【小题2】 The doctor usually tells his patient what to do______.
A.without examining the patientB.after he has examined the patient
C.if the patient doesn’t take medicineD.unless the patient feels pain
【小题3】 The underlined part means “______”.
A.he was feeling better than everB.he wasn’t a healthy man
C.he was feeling worse than beforeD.he will be well again
【小题4】From the last sentence of the passage, we learn the man_______ before the doctor told him not to smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A.was a heavy smokerB.didn’t smoke so much
C.didn’t smokeD.began to learn to smoke
【小题5】 Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The doctor usually tests his/her blood pressure when a person is ill.
B.The man told the doctor he couldn’t remember things.
C.The man thanked the doctor.D.The man didn’t follow the doctor’s advice.

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Is there anything more important than health? I don’t think so.“Health is the greatest wealth,” wise people say.    【小题1】   .
If you have a headache, toothache, backache, or bad pain in the stomach, if you complain of a bad cough, or if you suffer from high or low blood pressure, I think you go to the doctor.
The doctor will examine your throat, test your blood pressure, take your temperature, sound your heart and lungs, check your teeth or have your chest X-rayed.____【小题2】______.The only thing you have to do is to follow his advice._____【小题3】______.
An old gentleman came to see the doctor.The man was very ill.He told the doctor about his weakness, memory loss and serious problems with his heart and lungs.The doctor examined him and said there was no medicine for his disease.He told his patient to go to a quiet place for a month and have a good rest.__【小题4】____.In other words, the doctor advised him to follow the rule: “Eat at pleasure, drink with measure and enjoy life as it is.” The doctor also said that if the man wanted to be well again, he shouldn’t smoke more than one cigarette a day.
A month later the gentleman came into the doctor’s office.___【小题5】____.He thanked the doctor and said that he had never felt a healthier man.
“But you know, doctor,” he said, “it’s not easy to begin smoking at my age”

A.He also advised him to eat a lot of meat, drink two glasses of red wine every day and take long walks.
B.You can’t be good at your studies or work well when you are ill.
C.After that he will advise some treatment or some medicine.
D.All these will cost a lot of money.
E.He looked cheerful and happy.
F.He was more worried about his illness.
G.Speaking about doctor’s advice, I can’t help telling you a funny story.

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