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About the year 1900，a small，darkhaired hot boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London theatre.He looked thin and hungry.He was hoping to get work in show business.He could sing and dance，above all，he knew how to make people laugh.But he couldn't get work and so he wandered about the city streets.Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.
But twenty years later，Chaplin became the greatest，bestknown，and bestloved comedian in the world.Any visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin's filmstrips (胶片)．People everywhere had sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces.Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films though most of them are silent.It isn't what he says that makes us laugh.His comedy doesn't depend upon words and languages.It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world.Acting out，without words，common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries.It's one kind of world language.
Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day,1977，at the age of eightyeight.The world were astonished at the news of the death and burst into sadness.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了卓别林的成就。
1．Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?
A．Because he had no money to buy a ticket.
B．Because he wanted to get a returned ticket.
C．Because he wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living.
D．Because he wanted to see the famous actors or actresses after the performance.
C [细节理解题。从第一段中的hungry一词及“hoping to get work in show business”可判断出选C项。]
2．It was ________ that made people enjoy his films.
A．wonderful dialogues
B．the beautiful music
C．his funny appearance
D．his own manner of acting
D [细节理解题。由第二段中的“His comedy doesn't depend upon words and languages.”可排除A项和C项，而B项在文章中未涉及。]
3．The reason why Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy is that ________.
A．his films are most silent
B．he knew how to make people laugh
C．he could not only act but also write comedies
D．he acted out the common human situation best in his comedy
D [细节理解题。由第二段的最后两句话可知。]
