Question

Born in a poor acting family,  Charlie Chaplin got trained in acting as soon as he could speak and walk and showed an 1. (astonish) talent as a performer . Unfortunately, his father’s death left his family even 2.(bad) off. But by his teens, through his hard work and humor , Charlie 3. (become) one of the most popular child actors in England. He could act the fool doing ordinary everyday task,  4. no one was bored watching .Later on, Charlie wrote, directed, and produced the films he 5. (star) in.  The little tramp, a social 6. (fail) with a black hat, was one of the most outstanding characters he had ever played. His subtle acting 7. (bright) the lives of Americans and British and made people laugh at 8.time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content 9. their lives. In 1972,  he  10. (award) a special Oscar for his excellent work in films.

Answer

1.astonishing

2.worse

3.had become

4.and

5.starred

6.failure

7.brightened

8.a

9.with

10.was awarded.

【解析】该文主要是关于卓别林的对电影作出的贡献。他导演、制作、主演过许多电影角色。小流浪汉这个角色让他闻名世界，从而使他获得奥斯卡奖和被认为是无声电影之父.。

1.astonishing

考查动词的—ing形式用定语。句意：他刚会说话走路时就在表演方面表现出惊人的（astonishing）天赋。

2.worse

考查形容词作宾语补足语。句意：不幸的是，他父亲的去世使他的家庭更加贫困。从句意可知是比父亲去世前还糟。所以要用比较级。

3.had become

考查时态。句意：通过他的努力和幽默，查利成了英国最受欢迎的儿童演员之一。在当地他就已经是最受欢迎的。从句意可判断出是过去完成时。

4.which

考查定语从句。句意：他可以以哑剧的形式表演傻瓜的日常生活，没有人会对他的表演感到厌烦。先行词是他的表演，在从句中作watch的宾语，用关系代词which。

5.starred

考查动词的时态。句意：后来，所主演了（(star）作品都是他创作、执导和制作。

6.failure

考查名词。句意：这个小流浪汉，一个戴着黑帽子的社会失败者，是他所扮演过的最杰出的人物之一。从句意推断出是名词失败者（failure）。

7.brightened

考查动词。句意：他巧妙的表演照亮了（brightened）美国人和英国人的生活。用动词作谓语。

8.a

考查固定搭配。句意：每当人们感到沮丧的时候让他们大笑。at a time每次。

9.with

考查固定搭配。句意：这样他们就能更满足于自己的生活。feel content with sth.某人满足于……

10.was awarded

考查固定搭配。句意：1972，他因其出色的电影作品而被授予（be awarded ）奥斯卡。