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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 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 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.

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

阅读理解。

Jack Johnson is one of the most popular singer-songwriters in the world. Jack was born on May 18, 1975 in Hawaii. Being the son of a famous surfer, Jack naturally has an interest in surfing. Most of his life lessons were learned in the water. At the age of 17, Jack entered the finals of the Pipeline Masters—the world's most famous surfing competition. Everyone thought Jack would become a professional surfer like his father.

Unluckily, one month later, he had a deadly accident while surfing and was seriously hurt. Life is like a revolving door. When it closes, it also opens. Jack started to practice playing the guitar and write songs when he was staying in hospital. At first, his father thought Jack only did it for fun, but soon he was surprised at the great progress his son had made.

When studying in the university, Jack didn't stop practicing his guitar skills. He played the guitar for school parties, and then he wrote songs and sang for his teachers and friends. They liked his songs. His first music album Brush fire Fairytales came out in 2001. It was a great success. His second album, On and On, was much like his first. They were filled with sweet, easy-going songs that everybody liked listening to.

Later Jack had lots of concerts in and out of America. He became popular all over the world. Jack had five albums by 2010 and more than 15 million copies of them were sold. His music doesn't fit into any of the popular music styles like pop, rock, R & B or hip-hop. It is more like folk music, played with a guitar and beautiful voice. When listening to his songs, you feel like lying on the beach enjoying the warm sunshine. Jack is a talent, though he himself says he is only a surfer who loves music. In his songs we can find his secret of success: Whatever happens in our lives, we have to accept it and do the best we can.

1.At the age of 17, Jack .

A.had his first music album

B.took part in a surfing competition

C.had his first concert

D.became popular all over the world

2.Jack started to write songs .

A.while he was staying in hospital

B.when he had concerts out of America

C.after his second album came out

D.after he played the guitar at the school

3.What is the secret of Jack's success?

A.He was born in Hawaii.

B.His father was very famous.

C.He wrote many songs for his teachers and friends.

D.He always faced difficulties bravely and tried his best.

4.What's the best title for the passage?

A.A Famous Writer B.Surfing in the Sea

C.A Guitar Player D.Surfing in the Music

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