Question

"Charles Chaplin was horn in London on April 16,1889.His parents were music ball actors. The Chaplin family were very poor,and life was difficult in London. Charlie,as his job was an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make 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(角色)of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

From the 1920s to the 19S0s.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 . 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 8,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 1938

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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：“查尔斯卓别林于1889年4月16日出生于伦敦。卓别林一家很穷，生活很难。

虽然查利卓别林是英国人，但他生活在美国直到1953。但他从来没有美国国籍。卓别林，他的妻子和五个孩子不得不搬到瑞士他住的地方直到他死。查利卓别林死于1975年12月25日。

1.第一段末What he did was to do silly things to make called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.可知该选C。

2.文章Seven years later he went to the USA以及上面说17岁得到第一份工作，可知是24岁去的美国可知该选A。

3.第三段第一句From the 1920s to the 19S0s.Chaplin made his most famous films.可知该选B。

4.But he never got US nationality可知他从没得到过美国国籍，故是由美国政府的原因所致可知该选C。

5.最后一段中When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film .可知该选D。

考点：人物传记类阅读。