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Questions1to5arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs（回忆录）.Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhadalastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.HegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing（讽刺）thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

1.

AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept_______________.

A.hewasbornintheUSA

B.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylife

D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

2.

Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergenerationbecause______________.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing

B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods

D.bothBandC

3.

AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,____________hadastronginfluenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelived

B.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

D.thosewhocalledhimagenius

4.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn'tinvolvehimselfinpoliticalaffairs.

B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin'sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin'sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

5.

Thispassagewas____________.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplin

B.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilms

D.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Questions6to10arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

AlthoughBeethovencouldsitdownandcomposeeasily,hisreallygreatcompositionsdidnotcomeeasilyatall.Theycosthimagreatdealofhardworkandhealwaysfoundithardtosatisfyhimself.

Whenhewas28,hebegantonoticeastrangenoiseinhisears.Asitgrewworse,hewenttoseedoctors,andwastoldthathewasgoingdeaf.Thiswastoomuchforanycomposertobear.Beethovenwaswithouthope;hewassurethathewasgoingtodie.Hewenttothecountrysidewherehewrotealonggood-byelettertohisbrothers,describinghowsadandlonelyhisdeafnessmadehim.Helongedtodie,andsaidtodeath,"Comewhenyouwill;Ishallmeetyoubravely."

Infact,Beethovendidsomethingbraverthandying.Hegatheredhiscourageandwentonwritingmusic,thoughhecouldhearwhathewrotemoreandmorefaintly.Hewrotethemusicforwhichwerememberhimbestafterhebecamedeaf.Thismusicwasverydifferentfromanythathadbeencomposedbefore.Insteadoftheartisticandbeautifulmusicthatearliercomposershadwrittenfortheirrichlisteners,Beethovenwrotestormy,excitingmusicwhichremindsusofhistroubledandcourageous（勇敢的）life.HisHeroic（英雄的）Symphony（交响乐）andFifthSymphonybothshowhiscourageinstrugglingwithhisfate.Intimehewentcompletelydeaf,buthewrotemorecreativelythanever,forhecould"hear"hismusicinhismind.Hewaslonelyandoftenunhappybutinspiteofthis,heoftenwrotejoyfulmusic,suchashislastsymphony,theNinth.Becauseofhiscourageandstrongwilltotriumph,hismusichasgivenjoyandencouragementtomillionsofpeople.

6.

HowdidBeethoven'sdeafnessaffecthim?

A.Itkilledhim.

B.Itstoppedhiswritingmusic.

C.Itdrovehimmad.

D.Ithelpedhimcreategreatmusic.

7.

WhichofthefollowingmusicworkswrittenbyBeethovenwasjoyful?

A.No.9Symphony.

B.No.7Symphony.

C.No.5Symphony.

D.No.3Symphony.

8.

Beethovenlongedtodiebecause_______________.

A.hehadtolddeathhewouldmeetitbravely

B.hefelthisdeafnesswastoomuchforhimtobearasacomposer

C.hewouldn'tbeabletowritemusicforrichlistenersafterbecomingdeaf

D.hewouldn'tbeabletosupporthisfamily

9.

Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MusicandSymphony

B.HardtoSatisfy

C.TheMusicofFate

D.DeafnessinMusic.

10.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Whenhewaspartlydeaf,Beethoven'smusicbecamemoreandmoregentle.

B.Hismusicbecamemoreandmoreartisticalthoughhewasdeaf.

C.Hewrotefainterandfaintermusicafterhewentdeaf.

D.Hecomposedexcitingandencouragingmusicthatreflectedhisstrugglewithhisfate.

Questions11to15arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Englishfoodisthoughtofpoorlyinothercountries.ThisismostprobablybecauseforeignersinEnglandareoftenobliged（不得不）toeatinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurant.Hereitisnecessarytopreparefoodrapidlyinlargeamounts,andthetasteofthefoodinevitablysuffers,thoughitsquality,fromthepointofviewofnourishment（营养）,isquitesatisfactory.Still,itisratherdullandnotalwayspleasantlypresented.Moreover,theEnglishmaneatinginacheapormediumpricerestaurantisusuallyinahurry（atleastatlunch）,andamealeateninaleisurelywayinpleasantsurroundingsisalwaysfarmoreenjoyablethanamealtakenquicklyinabusiness-likeenvironment.Ingeneral,itispossibletogetagoodmealatareasonableprice;infact,suchamealmaybelessexpensivethansimilarfoodinothercountries.Forthosewithmoneytospare,therearerestaurantsthatcomparefavorablywiththebestinanycountry.

Inmanycountriesbreakfastisasnack（点心）ratherthanameal,butthetypicalEnglishbreakfastisafullmeal.Somepeoplehaveabowlofhotorcoldcereal（谷物）tobeginwith.Thencomesalargeandfillingcourse,usuallycooked,suchasbacon（腊肉）andeggs,orsomeothertypeofmeat.Yorkshireham（火腿）isalsoabreakfastmanypeopleenjoy.Afterwardscomestoast,withbutterandmarmalade（果子酱）,andperhapssomefruit.Teaorcoffeeisdrunkwiththemeal.ManyEnglishpeoplenowtakesuchafullbreakfastonlyonSundaymorning.

11.

Foodinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurantinBritainisalways_____________.

A.servedinlargeamounts

B.verypleasantinappearance

C.quiteacceptableforforeigners

D.notsodelicious

12.

Accordingtothepassage,Englishfoodis_______________intermsofnourishment.

A.actuallyquitesatisfactory

B.notgoodatall

C.alwaysverysimple

D.alwaystakeninpleasantsurroundingsdespiteitspoortaste

13.

ForeignersinBritainalwayschooseto____________________.

A.eatthemosttypicalfood

B.haveafullbreakfasteveryday

C.buytheleastexpensivefood

D.havetheirmealsinthemorefast-foodtypeofrestaurant

14.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablytrue?

A.Englishmenalwaystalkabouttimewhileeating.

B.Thesamemealwouldbemoreenjoyableifeateninbettersurroundings.

C.It'salmostimpossibleforanyBritishrestauranttorankamongthebestintheworld.

D.PeoplecanhardlygetenoughfoodatareasonablepriceinBritain.

15.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisprobablyNOTtrue?

A.ManyEnglishmenhaveafullbreakfastonlyonceaweek.

B.TypicalbreakfastinBritainisamealratherthanasnack.

C.Englishmenaresostuckintheiroldwaysthattheyhaveafullbreakfasteveryday.

D.Englishpeoplealwayshaveteaorcoffeewithafullbreakfastinsteadoffruitjuice.

TelevisioncarriesmorenationaladvertisingthananyothermediumintheUnitedStates.ThesameistrueinsomesmallercountriessuchasSpainandPortugal,whereitistheonlymediumreachingageneralnationalaudience.Inmanycountries,（SwedenandDenmark,forexample）thestate-ownedtelevisionacceptsnoadvertising.Inmanyothercountriestheamountofcommercial（商业广告）timeisverymuchlimited,asinFrance,Germany,andItaly.Russianstate-ownedtelevisionbeganacceptingalimitedamountofadvertisingin1988.

ThechiefreasonthattelevisionissowelllikedamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.Whileitcancostw