Question

Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern era. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp 36. He was the first screen artist to write, 37 and perform in his own films; in fact, 38, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a 39 of equality and justice for all -- 40 for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made 41 the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly 42 by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they 43 are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.

Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 44 on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 45 twice until the age of seven. The man 46 him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 47. During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 48 and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 49, and she began actively 50 Church of England services. At the age of 51, Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (瘋人院), and the 52 sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 53 had by then stopped all payments of child support.

Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 54 his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then 55 Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.

36. A. character	B. behaviour	C. personality	D. gentleman
37. A. act	B. shoot	C. direct	D. edit
38. A. in case of	B. in this case	C. in case	D. in some cases
39. A. possibility	B. message	C. culture	D. promise
40. A. generally	B. widely	C. especially	D. totally
41. A. him	B. them	C. us	D. it
42. A. believed	B. recognized	C. realized	D. known
43. A. really	B. always	C. still	D. ever
44. A. happiness	B. luck	C. poverty	D. peace
45. A. brother	B. teacher	C. mother	D. father
46. A. taught	B. left	C. loved	D. expected
47. A. born	B. young	C. ill	D. old
48. A. actor	B. artist	C. dancer	D. singer
49. A. ended	B. began	C. broke	D. continued
50. A. attending	B. working	C. joining	D. asking
51. A. eight	B. seven	C. nine	D. ten
52. A. mother	B. police	C. family	D. court
53. A. which	B. what	C. he	D. who
54. A. then	B. when	C. before	D. until
55. A. took away	B. picked up	C. took apart	D. brought up

Answer 1

36. A

解析：卓別林因其扮演“小流浪漢”的角色而深受大家喜愛。此處character指“角色”，符合句意。behaviour意為“行為；舉止”；personality指“個性”；gentleman意為“紳士”。

37. C

解析：卓別林以其自編、自導、自演出名，句中提到了write(編劇)和perform(演出)，所以direct(導演)符合邏輯。act和perform都可指“表演”；edit意為“編輯”，shoot可指“拍攝”，都與上下文不符。

38. D

解析：in some cases指“在某些情況下”或“有時”。in case of意為“假設；萬一”；in this case意為“既然這樣”；in case意為“萬一”。

39. B

解析：pass a massage指傳遞信息；possibility意為“可能性”；culture意為“文化”；promise意為“允諾”。

40. C

解析：卓別林在電影中傳達了一種平等和正義的信息，especially(專門)面向小人物。

41. A

解析：全文談卓別林的生平、事跡，他成為人們的偶像，所以應該選him，前后邏輯一致。

42. B

解析：他的小帽子，肥大的鞋子和標志性的小胡子為觀眾所“認可”。

43. C

解析：用still指前面提到的內(nèi)容在今天仍然被人們接受。

44. C

解析：通過下文看出卓別林的童年是貧困的。

45. D

解析：根據(jù)下文可以看出是他父親，后面講他和媽媽一起生活。

46. B

解析：上文提到只見過其父親兩次說明其父親“離開”了他們。

47. A

解析：此處講述卓別林童年的事情，側重他爸爸離家的時間是在卓別林出生后一年左右。

48. D

解析：通過下文“her voice gave out”推斷，她應該是一個歌手。

49. A

解析：根據(jù)上文看出其演藝生涯結束了。

50. A

解析：attend意為“出席；參加；參與”。

51. B

解析：從第45空所在位置的句子，可以看出是在他七歲的時候。

52. D

解析：四個選項中只有法庭有權利讓他父親再撫養(yǎng)他們。

53. D

解析：此處是非限制性定語從句，先行詞為人，所以用who。

54. C

解析：根據(jù)下文看出他媽媽從精神病院出來后把他們接走，說明在媽媽出院前，他們是和爸爸在一起。

55. B

解析：pick up指“接走”。take away指“取走”；take apart意為“拆開；粗暴對待”；bring up意為“教育；培養(yǎng)”。根據(jù)句意選B。