著名喜剧演员——查理·卓别林
著名喜剧演员——查理·卓别林

Charlie Chaplin was a famous comedian. He was born in 1889. He was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theater. He hoped to get work in show business. He could sing and dance. He knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and therefore wandered about the city streets.
Twenty years later, Chaplin has become the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian  in the world. Any regular visitor to the cinema must have seen some of his movies. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy his movies, because these movies are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn’t depend upon words or language. It depends upon action, which is a kind of the world language.
Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. People in the world were very sad to hear that Chaplin died.

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1.When was Chaplin born?

A In 1889.

B In 1890.

C In 1990.

D In 1999.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第一段第二句He was born in 1889.可知查理·卓别林生于1889年，故选A。

2.Why was Chaplin often seen waiting outside London theater?

A Because he needed food to eat.

B Because he hoped to have a home.

C Because he needed a job in show business.

D Because he hoped to sing and dance in the theatre.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第一段第四句He hoped to get work in show business.可知他希望在演艺界找到工作，故选C。

3. How was Chaplin in twenty years later?

A He was poor and sick.

B He became a rich man.

C He became a famous dancer in London.

D He became a famous comedian in the world.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段第一句Twenty years later, Chaplin has become the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world.可知二十年后，卓别林成为世界上最伟大、最知名、最受欢迎的喜剧演员，故选D。

4.What does Chaplin’s comedy depend on?

A Song and dance.

B Words and language.

C Story and background.

D Action, a kind of the world language.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句It depends upon action, which is a kind of the world language.可知是依靠动作，这是一种世界语言，故选D。

5.Which of the following about Chaplin is TRUE?

A He was a dumb.

B He was an American.

C He could speak English.

D People were sad for his death.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句People in the world were very sad to hear that Chaplin died.可知人们对于卓别林的死表示很难过，故选D。