Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special—his drawings get published(出版).
Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil’s largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, there or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day’s page.
Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave—a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).
“I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you.” Montanaro says.
Folha’s art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro’s work.“We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics,”Kanno says.
Montanaro’s love for cartoons began when be was only 7 or 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing.“I think those great works have really helped me,”he says.“They remind me that I should draw something in my book every day.”
【小题1】What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

Like most teenagers in the world, Joso Montanaro a teen artist in Brazil, likes reading and drawing cartoons. But he is special-his drawings get published(出版).

Montanaro is now drawing cartoons for Folha. Folha is Brazil's largest newspaper and is known for its cartoons. Montanaro has already been working at Folha for two years. Each week he draws two, three or four cartoons and sends them to the paper. From those editors choose one for the next day's page.

Montanaro draws about the news of the day. Recently he worked on The Wave-a drawing of the tsunami(海啸) that hit Japan. Montanaro also likes to draw cartoons about the funny things that happen in Brazilian politics(政治).

    "I like doing political drawings because you can joke about somebody bigger than you." Montanaro says.

Folha's art director ,Mario Kanno, says editors saw something new and different in Montanaro's work. "We brought him in with this idea to show that, yes, young people also read newspapers and can show their ideas on politics," Kanno says.

Montanaro's love for cartoons began when be was only 7 0r 8 year old. His dad bought him comics. Montanaro says these books gave him the ideas that got him drawing. "I think those great works have really helped me," he says. "They remind(提醒) me that I should draw something in my book every day."

58. What is Montanaro doing for Folha now?

         A. He is publishing story books.       B. He is drawing cartoons,

         C. He is sending newspapers.         D. He is writing articles.

59. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

         A. Folha is famous for its cartoons.

         B. Folha is the largest newspaper in Brazil.

         C. Montanaro draws one cartoon for Folha every week.

         D. Montanaro began to work for Folha two years ago.

60. What made Montanaro draw and helped him a lot in his drawings?

         A. The comics his dad bought him.      B. His interest in cartoon films.

         C. The fun of drawing cartoons.        D. His dad's ideas about cartoons.

61. What's the best title for this passage?

         A. Folha's art director.                 B. Brazil's largest newspaper.

         C. Teen artist in Brazil.                D. Montanaro's great father.

　　About the year 1900, a small, dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres(剧院). 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 (所以) wandered (流浪) 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 (喜剧演员) in the world . Any regular (经常的) visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin's films. People everywhere have 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 mostly silent(无声的) . It isn' t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn' t depend upon words or language. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out without words of common(普通的) human situations(状况) plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. It's a kind of world language.

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

1．Chaplin was born in ________.

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2．Little does Chaplin's comedy depend on ________.

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3．One of the reasons that people all over the world can enjoy Chaplin's films is that ________.

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A．most of them have been translated into different languages

B．they can enjoy films silently

C．they are most comedies

D．most of them are not sound films

4． ________is a kind of world language according to the passage.

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5．Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy mainly because

________.

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

B．his films are mostly silent

C．he knew how to make people laugh