Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and widely loved silent movie stars. From “Easy Street” (1917) to “Modern Times” (1936), he made many of the funniest and most popular films of his time. He was best known for his character, the naive and lovable Little Tramp. The Little Tramp, a well meaning man in a raggedy suit with cane, always found himself wobbling into awkward situations and strangely wobbling away. More than any other figure, it is this kind-hearted character that we associate with the time before the talkies (sound films).
Born in London in 1889, Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907. Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes”, the young Chaplin toured the country twice. On his second tour, he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Studios to act in films. In 1914 Chaplin made his first one-reeler, “Making a Living”. That same year he made thirty-four more short films, including “Caught in a Cabaret”, “Caught in the Rain”, “The Face on the Bar-Room Floor”, and “His Trysting Place”. These early silent shorts allowed very little time for anything but physical comedy, and Chaplin was a master at it.
Though Chaplin is of the silent movie era, we see his achievements carried through in the films of today. With the appearance of the feature-length talkies, the need for more subtle acting became apparent. To maintain the audience’s attention throughout a six-reel film, an actor needed to move beyond constant comedy. Chaplin had demanded this depth long before anyone else. His strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the way to a new, more sophisticated, cinema.
小題1:Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A.“The little Tramp” was the only character that Charlie Chaplin acted.
B.Charlie Chaplin signed to Keystone Studios in 1906.
C.Charlie Chaplin made five short films in 1914.
D.Charlie Chaplin has a great effect on today’s sound film.
小題2:What is the right order according to the passage?
a. Charlie Chaplin made the film “ Easy Street”.
b. The film “Caught in the rain” was made.
c. Charlie Chaplin first visited America.
d. Charlie Chaplin met Mack Sennett.
e. “Modern Times” was made.
A. d, c, a, e, b         B d, c, b, a, e           C. c, d, b, a, e          D. c, d, a, b, e
小題3:Which word can best describe Charlie Chaplin according to the passage?
A.lovable B.kind-hearted C.strict D.a(chǎn)wkward
小題4:What do you think is the passage about?
A.Life of ChaplinB.Works of Chaplin
C.Characters of ChaplinD.An introduction of Chaplin

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:D

試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文,主要介紹卓別林,講述了卓別林是個(gè)偉大的無聲電影喜愛者,從1917到1936,他做了許多最有趣最受歡迎的時(shí)間片,他以他的性格最為著名,天真、可愛的流浪漢,他對于他的工作很嚴(yán)厲
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題,由第一段最后一句it is this kind-hearted character that we associate with the time before the talkies (sound films)可以知道答案,故選D。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題。由第二段第一行Chaplin first visited America with a theater company in 1907. Appearing as “Billy” in the play “Sherlock Holmes可以知道c,由第三行he met Mack Sennett and was signed to Keystone Studios to act in films.可以知道d,由倒數(shù)第三行Caught in the Rain可以知道是b,所以選C。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題,由最后一段倒數(shù)第三行His strictness and concern for the processes of acting and directing made his films great and led the way to a new可以知道答案,所以選C
小題4:推理題,由文章的主要意思“介紹卓別林”,可以推出答案,所以選D
點(diǎn)評:本文主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題,做細(xì)節(jié)題的關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù),認(rèn)真核查題支和原文的異同,常犯錯(cuò)誤有:絕對化語言,范圍擴(kuò)大或縮小,以偏概全,張冠李戴等?忌紫纫屑(xì)閱讀短文,完整了解信息,準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)。
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