Question

Charlie Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family was very poor, and life was difficult. Charles often wandered (流浪) the city streets to look for food and shelter. Charlie used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

At the age of 17, 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. He won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period. He is regarded as “The King of Comedy”.

Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got the US nationality (国籍). Then Chaplin, his wife and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

1.Charlie Chaplin used to do his mother's job in the theatre when .

A. he wanted to eat something

B. his mother was ill

C. he wandered the city streets

D. he had nothing to do

2.Charlie Chaplin went to the USA at the age of .

A. 10 B. 17 C. 24 D. 28

3.The third paragraph mainly tells us .

A. the Chaplin family

B. Chaplin’s personal details(细节）

C. Chaplin’s first real job

D. Chaplin’s acting career（生涯）

4.Chaplin and his family had to move to Switzerland because .

A. he didn’t get US nationality

B. he got a new job there

C. he was born there

D. he made a film there

Answer 1