英语-初三英语阅读

初三英语阅读理解

1.

TheworsttouristintheworldisNicholasScottieofSan-Francisco.OnceheflewfromtheU.S.

tohishometowninItalytoseesomeoneathome.Theplanemadeone-hourstoptogetoilat

KennedyAirportofNewYork.Ashethoughthehadarrivedhome.Mr.Scottiegotofftheplane.

HethoughthewasinRome.Whennobodywastheretomeethim,Mr.Scottiethoughtmaybethey

wereheldupbyheavytraffic.Whilelookingfortheiraddress,Mr.Scottiefoundthattheold

“Rome”hadchangedalot.Manyoldbuildingswerereplacedbyhighmodernones.Healsofound

thatmanypeoplespokeEnglishinsteadofItalianandthatmanystreetswerewritteninEnglish.

Mr.ScottieknewverylittleEnglish,soheaskedapolicemanthewaytothebusstation.He

happenedtomeetapolicemanwhowasalsobominItalyandansweredhiminthesamelanguage.

Aftertwelvehour'stravelingroundonabus,thedriverhandedhimovertoasecondpoliceman.

HeaskedthepolicemanwhytheRomepoliceemployedsomanypeopleaspolicemenspeaking

EnglishinsteadofItalian.Mr.ScottiedidnotbelievehewasinNewYorkwhenhewastoldso.To

gethimonaplanebacktoSanFrancisco,hewassenttotheairportinapolicecarwithsirens（警

报）on.“Look,"saidScottietohisinterpreter（翻译），“IknowFminItaly.That'showtheydrive.^^

1.WhenMr.Scottiearrivedattheairport,nobodymethimbecause.

A.hewasinNewYorkB.hewasnotinRome

C.policemancouldhelphimD.bothAandB

2.InwhatdirectiondidtheplaneflywhenMr.ScottiewenttoItalyfromtheU.S.?

A.TotheeastB.TothesouthC.TothewestD.Tothenorth

3.WhywasMr.ScottiesosurethathewasinRome?

A.BecauseheknewlittleabouttheU.S.B.BecauseheknewlittleboutItaly.

C.Becausehetraveledalot.D.Becausehedidn'ttravelmuch

4.AtlastMr.Scottie.

A.knowhedidsomethingwrongB.stillthoughthewasinRome.

C.knewhewaswrongD.knewhewasathome

5.DoyouthinkmanypeopledothesamethingsasMr.Scottiedid?

A.NobodybutMr.Scottiemadethiskindofmistake.

B.Manypeoplemakethiskindofmistake.

C.Fewpeoplemakethiskindofmistake

D.50%ofpeoplewillmakethesamemistake

2.

"Cool"isawordwithmanymeanings.Itsoldmeaningisusedtoexpressatemperaturethatisa

littlebitcold.Astheworldhaschanged,theworldhashadmanydifferentmeanings.“Cool"can

beusedtoexpressfeelingsofinterestinalmostanything.

Whenyouseeafamouscarinthestreet,maybeyouwillsay,"It'scool.^^Youmaythink,"He's

socool,“whenyouseeyourfavouritefootballer.Weallmaximize（扩大）themeaningof"cool”.

Youcanuseitinsteadofmanywordssuchas"new”or"surprising”.Here'saninterestingstory

wecanusetoshowthewaythewordisused.Ateacheraskedherstudentstowriteaboutthe

waterfall（瀑布）theyhadvisited.Ononestudent'spaperwasjusttheonesentence,"It'ssocool.^^

Maybehethoughtitwasthebestwaytoshowwhathesawandfelt.

Butthestoryalsoshowsascarcity（缺乏）ofwords.Without64cooF\somepeoplehaveno

wordstoshowthesamemeaning.Soitisquiteimportanttokeepsomecredibility（可信性）.Can

youthinkofmanyotherwordsthatmakeyourlifeascolourfulastheword"cool”?Ican.AndI

thinktheyarealsoverycool.

6.Weknowthattheword"cool"hashad.

A.onlyonemeaningB.nomeanings

C.manydifferentmeaningsD.thesamemeaning

7.Inthepassage,theword“express"means"

A.seeB.showC.knowD.feel

8.Ifyouaresomething,youmaysay,"It'scooL^^

A.interestedinB.angryaboutC.afraidofD.unhappywith

9.Thewritertakesanexampletoshowheisthewaythewordisused.

A.pleasedwithB.strangetoC.worriedaboutD.carefulwith

10.Inthepassage,thewritersuggests（暗示）thattheword"cool".

A.canbeusedinsteadofmanywordsB.usuallymeanssomethinginteresting

C.canmakeyourlifecolourfulD.maynotbeascoolasitseems

3.

TVPROGRAMMES

Channel1Channel2

18:00AroundChina17:45Computerstoday

18:30Children'sprogramme18:10Foreignarts

19:00News18:30Englishclassroom

19:30Weatherreport19:00Animalworld

19:40Aroundtheworld19:25China'99

20:10TVplay:Sisters20:20Sports

21:00Englishfortoday21:00TVplay:GuoLanying

21:15Popularmusic21:45Englishnews

21:55Talkshow22:06OnTVnextweek

11.Ifyouwanttowatchafootballgame,thebestprogrammeforyouwouldbe.

A.TVplayB.SportsC.AroundtheworldD.Talkshow

12.Theprogrammeofwillletyouknowmuchaboutwesterncountries.

A.SistersB.AroundChinaC.AroundtheworldD.OnTVnextweek

13.Ifyouwanttoknowsomethingabouttigers,elephantsandmonkeys,thebestprogrammefor

youis•

A.AroundChinaB.AnimalworldC.TVplayD.Foreignarts

14.Englishclassroomisaprogrammethat.

A.letsyouknowsomethingaboutclassroomsB.tellsyousomethingaboutstudents

C.letsyouknowsomethingaboutschoollifeD.teachesyouEnglish

15.TheprogrammeattheendofChannel2meansonTVnextweek.

A.newsB.programmesC.peopleD.places

4.

Oursunisastar,andnineworlds（天体）moveroundit.Worldsliketheseareplanets.Butthere

areotherstars,othersuns,notonlythousandsofthem,butmillionsofthem.Dodifferentstars

haveplanets?Wecanseetheplanetsroundourownsun.butwehaven'tbeenanymore.Thestars

aretoofarawayfromus.Starsgiveoutlight,buttheplanetsdon'thaveanylightoftheirown.So

wecan'tseethem.Theyaretoofar,andtoodark.Still,wecantellthatsomestarshaveplanets.

Whileabigplanetgoesround,itpullsitsstartooneside.Andsometimeswecanseethis.Then

weknowthatthestarhasaplanet.Forexample,Barnard'sStarisasmallredstar.Anditisthe

quickeststarintheuniverse.Butsometimesitmovesslower,andthenquickeragain.Wehave

knownBernard'sStarformanyyears,andnowwearesureithasaplanet.

16.Astarisalargebodyintheuniverse.It.

A.movesroundoursunB.haslightofitsown

C.canalsobecalledasunD.bothBandC

17.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.Theearthisoneofthesun'sworld'sB.Therearemillionsofsunsintheuniverse

C.Theworld'sareverybrightD.somestarshaveplanets

18.Wecanseetheplanetsroundoursun.Butwecan'tsee.

A.nineworldsintheuniverseB.theplanetsroundotherstars

C.thesatellitesroundtheearthD.otherstars

19.Barnard'sStarmovesmorequicklythan.

A.moststarsB.anyotherstarC.itsplanetD.theplanetsroundthesun

20.HowcanpeopleknowthatthereisaplanetroundBarnard'sStar?

A.Sometimestheyseethattheplanetpullsthestartoonesideandmakesitmoveslower.

B.Theplanetisshining

C.Theplanetisnexttoourearth.

D.Theplanetisaredone.

5.

Weweregoingtoplayagainstateamfromacountryschool.

Theydidn'tcomeuntilthelastminute.Theylookedworsethanwehadthought.Theywere

wearingdirtybluetrousersandlookedlikefarmboys.

Wesatdownforarest.Wefeltthatwedidn'tneedanypracticeagainstateamlikethat.

Thegamebegan.Oneofusgottheballandheshotalongpasstoourforward（前锋）.Fromout

ofnowhereaboyinanoldT-shirtstoppedtheballandwithbeautifulstyle（姿势）heshotandgot

twopoints.Thenanothertwopointsinaminute.Soonthegamewasallover.Wewerebeatenby

thecountryteam.

Afterthat,wethoughtalot.Wecertainlylearnedthateventhoughyourteamisverygood,you

can'tlookdownupontheothersandstillneedtodoyoubest.Andthemostimportantlessonwe

learnedwas:Onecan'tjudge（判断）apersonorateamonlybytheirclothes.

21.Theteamfromthecountrywereinoldclothessothewriter'steam.

A.lookeddownuponthemB.couldn'twin

C.didn'tlikethecityboyD.wereafraidofthem

22.Thecountryteamarrivedsolatethat.

A.nobodysawthemB.thewriter'steamwereangry

C.theyhadnotimetowarmupD.theylookedworse

23.Theteamfromthecountrywonbecause.

A.theywereinoldclothesB.theydidn'tpracticebeforethegame

C.theypracticedbeforethegameD.theteamwasbetterthanthewriter's

24.Fromthetext,wecanguessthewriter'steamis.

.A.abasketballfromacountryschool

B.afootballteamfromaschoolinthecity

C.abasketballteamfromaschoolinthecity

D.afootballteamfromthecountry

25.Thewriter'steamlearnedalotfromthegame.Theygottoknowhowto.

.A.dobetterfromthenonB.fightagainstthecountryboys

C.playagainstaweakteamD.judgeamanorateambyclothes

6.

Longlongagopeoplemadefiresfromlightning（闪电）。Buttheyhadtokeepthefireburning,

fortheycouldn'tstartitagainiftherewasnolightning.Later,theyfoundouthittingtwopieceof

stonetogethercouldmakeaspark（火花）.Thesparkcouldfiredryleaves.Inthiswaytheycould

makethefireagainifitwentout.Thempeoplealsolearnedtomakeafirebyrubbing.Theymade

aholeonabigpieceofwoodandputasmallerstickintothehole.Theyturnedthestickagainand

again.Afterafewminutestheygotafire.

Asyearswentby,peoplelearnedotherwaystomakeafire.Sometimestheyusedtheheatfrom

sun.theyheldapieceofglassintherightwayandmadeapieceofpaperonfire.

Abouttwocenturiesago,peoplebegantomakematches（火柴）.Matchesbroughtpeoplea

quickandeasywaytomakefire.Todaymatchesarestillbeingused,butpeoplehavemorenew

waystomakefires.Oneofthemistouseanelectricfirestarter.Ofcourseanelectricfirestarteris

muchmoreexpensivethanaboxofmatches.Butitismoreuseful.

26.Asparkcan.

A.fireanyleavesB.bumanythingC.bumdryleavesD.keepfiresburning

27.Wecanalsogetafireby.

A.makingaholeonabigpieceofwoodB.puttingasmallerstickintothehole

C.turningthestickhardforawhileD.doingalltheabovetogether

28.Matcheshavebeenused.

A.forabouttwothousandyearsB.forabouttwohundredyears

C.sincepeoplebegantousefireforcooking

D.sincepeopleusedtheheatfromthesun.

29.Fromthispassageweknow.

A.usingmatchesistheeasiestandmostusefulwaytomakefires

B.peopledon'tusematchesanymoresincetheyhadelectricfirestarters

C.todaythereareonlytwowaystomakefires

D.someforestfireshappenfromlightning

30.Choosetherightorderofthewaystomakefirespeoplegottoknow.

a.withamatchb.fromthesunc.fromlightningd.byrubbinge.withanelectricfire

starter.

A.d,b,c,a,eB.d,c,b,a,eC.c,d,b,a,eD.c,b,d,a,e

8.

FrenchandAmericandoctorshavedoneanoperation（手术）togetherinwhichthedoctorswere

outsidetheoperatingroom.Thiskindofoperationisknownasroboticoperation.

DoctorMarescauxdidtheoperationinanofficeinNewYorkCitylastmonth,whilea

sixty-eight-year-oldwomanpatientwasinahospitalinStrasbourg,France.

AdoctorinStrasbourggotthepatientready.Heplacedmedicaltoolsandasmallvideocamera

inherstomacharea（谓部）.DoctorMarescauxinNewYorkwatchedthepatientonavideoscreen.

Thenheusedthecomputertosendmessagestotherobotmachine.

Therobotmovedthetoolsthatcutthewoman'sgallbladder（月旦囊）away.Thewomangotwell

soonaftertheoperationandleftthehospitaltwodayslater.

Expertssaythemainproblemwithsucharoboticoperationisbasedonhigh-speed

telecommunications（通讯系统）betweenthedoctorandtherobot.Technologymustbeableto

sendadoctor'sordertoarobottomovethetoolquickly.

Expertsalsosayasuccessfulroboticoperationwillimproveanoperation.Forexample,the

robotcanmakesuchsmallermovements（动作）thanapersoncan.Arobotmachinecanturntools

inwaysthatadoctor'shandcannot.

Doctorssaysucharoboticoperationwillmakepossiblesaferandbetteroperationsinthefuture.

Theysayitwillimprovedoctortraining.Itwillalsomeanthatdoctorscoulddoanoperationon

peopleindangerousplacesfaraway.Anditcouldmeanthatpeoplecouldhaveoperationsdoneby

topdoctorswithouthavingtotraveltothecitywherethedoctorswork.

36.Theunderlinedphrase“roboticoperation^^means"

A.aspecialkindofrobotinventedbydoctors

B.somethingdonetomendarobot.

C.anoperationdonebyFrenchandAmericandoctors

D.anoperationdonefarawaywiththehelpofarobot.

37.Weusetherobotintheoperationbecause.

A.itcansendmessagesinahighspeed

B.evenatopdoctorcan'tdotheoperationhimself

C.itcanmaketheoperationsaferandbetter

D.operationscanbedonewithoutanddoctors.

38.Ifwewanttousetherobotintheoperation,wemustsolvetheproblemof.

A.topdoctorsB.smallermovement

C.doctortrainingD.high-speedtelecommunications

39.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.RoboticoperationhasbeenusedintheUSA.

B.Roboticoperationisgoodfordoctortraining

C.Expertsspeakhighlyofroboticoperation.

D.Therobotisusedtowatchthepatientclearly.

40.What'sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.AnOperationB.RoboticOperation

C.HowtoDoARoboticOperationD.TheProblemsofARoboticOperation

9.

LastSundayafternoon,1washavingdinnerinarestaurant（饭店）whenmyfriendPoorcame

in.Poorisworkinginabank（银行）andisquiterich,butheisalwaysbor-rowingmoneyfromhis

friendsandneverpaysitback.Poorsawmeandcametositatmytable.Hehadneverborrowed

anymoneyfromme.Whenhewaseating,Iaskedhimtolendmetwodollars.Tomysurprise,he

gavemethemoneyatonce."Ihaveneverbor-rowedanymoneyfromyou,"Poorsaid."Soyou

canpayformydinner.M

41.Thestoryhappened.

A.athomeB.inarestaurantC.inabankD.inanoffice

42.Pooristhenameofamanandthewriter.

A.KnowshimwellB.Doesn'tknowhim

C.oftenlendshimsomemoneyD.oftenborrowsmoneyfromhim

43.Poorisaman.

A.busyB.cleverC.richD.poor

44.WhywasPoorgladtolendthewritertwodollars?

A.Becausetheyarebrothers.B.BecausePoorisrich.

C.Becausethewriterisrich.D.BecausePoorwantedthewritertopayforthedinner.

45.Fromthestorywecansee.

A.PoorisanoldmanB.Poorisfriendly

C.thewriterpaidforthedinnerD.thewriterispoor

10.

Afactorybegantomakeanewkindofdogfood.Abigpartywasheldtoshowthenewdog

foodtoeveryone.PeopleofthenewspapersandTVstationswerealsothere.

Therewasadogattheparty.Itwouldeatthedogfood.Whenthetimecame,aplateofthe

dogfoodwasputinfrontofthedog.Buttherewasoneproblem.Itdidnoteatanyofthefood.All

thepeoplewerewatchingandlaughing.Sotheboss（Aft）atediedogfoodhimself.

46.Thebossheldthepartytoshowhowthedogfoodwas.

A.niceB.badC.expensiveD.beautiful

47.PerhapspeopleofthenewspapersandTVstationswenttotheparty

A.tobuysomedogfoodB.toseetheboss

C.toreportthenewsD.tobuythedog

48.Thedogdidn'teatthedogfoodbecause

A.thedogwasn'thungryB.thefoodwastoodelicious

C.itwasn'tdogfoodD.thefoodwasn'tnice

49.Whenaplateofthedogfoodwasputinfrontofthedog,thedog.

A.didn'tseethefoodB.atesomeofthefood

C.didn'teatthefoodD.atethefoodatonce

50.Thedogfoodwaseatenbyatlast.

A.thedog.B.thebossC.thepeopleD.nobody

11.

Readthefollowingsixadvertisementsandanswerthequestionsforeachofthem.

HOUSEFORSALE.

Comfortablefamilyhomewithlargegardenonnorthsideoftown.

Threebedrooms,livingroom,kitchen,bathroom.

Offerover$35,000

ASSISTANTWANTED

forbusyrestaurant.Someeveningandweekendwork.

Allmealsfree.Ring3320178

JOINOURFOOTBALLTEAM

Boysandgirlswantedtoplayinlocalfootballteam.Aged9-13

MeetinGreenParkonFridaysat3p.m.

ROOMFORRENT

Smallroomtorentincitycenterflataboverestaurant.

Newlypaintedwithmodernfurniture.Nearmainrailwaystation.

Busespassfrontdoor.Phone3322108

SEAVIEWHOLIDAY

FLATSSEAVIEWHOTEL

SetinlovelygardensNearseaandsands

5minutes7walkfrombeachbeautifulground

children'splaygroundchildrenwelcome

EnjoyyourowncookingTHREEFIRST-CLASS

MODERNKITCHENINRESTAURANT

EVERYFLAT

1.TheBrownsarelookingforanewhouse.MrBrownwantstoliveinthenorthoftownnearhis

workplace.MrsBrownwantsahousewithfourbedrooms.TheBrowns'childrendon'tcare

whatthehouseislikeaslongas（只要）thegardenisbigenough.

Whydidn'ttheBrownsbuythehouseintheadvertisement?

A.itwasonthewrongsideofthetown.B.Thereweren'tenough

bedrooms.

C.Therewasnodinningroom.D.Thegardenwastoobig.

2.Man:Whydon'twerentoneoftheSeaviewHolidayFlatsforourholiday,Mary?Theysound

justasgoodastheSeaviewHotel,anditwouldbemuchcheaper.

MaryzThere'sonebigdifferencebetweentheholidayflatsandthehotel.Thehotelwouldbe

muchlesswork.

WhywouldMaryratherstayatthehotel?

A.Theywouldn'thavetocook.B.It'snotsoexpensive.

C.Shewouldenjoythebeautifulgardens.D.Ifsnearthesea.

3.Tom:There'sanewfootballteamstandinginthevillage,Mum.I'moldenoughtoplayinit.We

stopschoolathalfpastthree,soI'dhaveplentyoftime.

Mum:Well,Isupposeyoucoulddoyourhomeworklater.Butlook,Tom,youhaven'treadthe

advertisementcarefully.Youcan'lpossiblyplayforthisteam.

Whycan'tTomplayforthenewfootballteam?

A.He'snotoldenough.B.Tomhasn'treadtheadvertisement

carefully.

C.Schoolstopstoolate.D.Hehastodohishomework

4.Man：I'mlookingforaroomtorent.Itdoesn'tmatterhowbigitis.Idon'tcarewhatcolour

thewallsareorhowoldthefurniture（家具）is.I'vegottostudyformyexams,sothe

housemustbequietandneartheschool.

Girl：Therearesomeadvertisementsforroomsinthepaper.Whataboutthisone?

Man：Yes...Yes...thafsallright.Oh,dear,no,Idon'tthinkitwoulddo.

What'swrongwiththeroomintheadvertisementaboutrooms?

A.It'stoosmall.B.Thewallsare

thewrongcolour.

C.Themanlikesoldfurniturebetter.D.It'stoonoisy.

5.Annhasalwayswantedtoworkinarestaurant.Shethinksthey'reexcitingplaces.It'shard

workbutsheisn'tlazy.YouhavetoworkonSaturdaysandSundaysbutyougetotherdays

off.Ifsnotverywell-paid,butwhocaresaboutmoney?

WhydoesAnnwanttogetthejobintherestaurant?

A.It'saneasyjob.B.Thepayisgoodandthefoodisfree.

C.Shethinksitwouldbefun.D.Yougetlong

holidays.

12.

Wearealreadyfamiliarwithcomputers-computersworkforusathome,inofficesandin

factories.Butitisalsotruethatmanychildrentodayareusingcomputersatschoolsbeforethey

canwrite.Whatdoesthismeanforthefuture?Arethesechildrenluckyornot?

Manypeoplewhodonotknowaboutcomputersthinkofthemasmachinesthatchildrenplay

with.Theyworrythatchildrendonotlearnfromexperiencebutjustfrompressingabuttonand

thatthisisnotgoodforthem.Theythinkthatchildrenaregrowingnotknowingaboutthereal

world.

Butpeoplewhounderstandmoreaboutcomputerssaythatcomputerscanbeverygoodfor

children.Acomputercanhelpthemtolearnabouttherealworldmorequickly,tolearnwhatthey

wanttolearnandthinkforthemselves.Andforthefuture,don'tweneedpeoplewhocanthink

clearly,whoknowhowtogetinformationquicklyanduseitwell?Whatdoyouthink?

6.“Tobefamiliarwith“meansto.

A.knownothingB.knowaboutC.dislikeD.like

7.Doeseveryonethinkcomputersaregoodforchildren?

A.Yes,theydo.B.No,noteveryonethinksdo.

C.Theydon'tknow.D.Theyarenotsure.

8.Whatcancomputershelpchildrentodo?

A.Tothinkclearly,todohomeworkandtowrite.

B.Toplaygames,todomathandtocopy.

C.Tothinkclearly,togetinformationandtouseitwell.

D.Tocount,tocleanthehouseandtogetinformation.

9.Doesthewriterthinkcomputerisagoodthing?

A.Itisn'tmentioned.B.No,hedoesn'tthinkso.

C.Hedoesn'tknow.D.Yes,hedoes.

13.

KarenFinleywasbornintheU.S.in1956.Whenshewasonlyfourteen,shebecameinterested

inperforming.Shegraduatedfromaperformingartsschoolin1981andthenbegantoperformin

theaters.Inherperformances,sheshowedpeoplesomeoftheproblemsintheworld.

KarentTheConstantStateofOesi忆wasfirstperformedTheKitcheninNewYorkCityin1986.

Inthisperformanceshewantedpeopletonoticesomeofthedifficultexperiencedwomenhave

becauseofmen.Itsoonbecausecontroversial（备受争议的）.Manypeopledidnotfeel

comfortablewiththeperformance.TheythoughtthatKarenhatedmentomuchandwasoutof

control.Shewasstronglycriticizedbythenewspapers.Butsomeotherpeoplethoughtdifferently

andspokeforher.TheysaidthattheyfelttheexperiencesKarenshowedinthisperformancewere

truetolife.

Karenhopedthatpeoplewouldthinkaboutthesadstoriesthathappeneveryday.Shebelieved

peoplewouldunderstandherandlearnsomelessonsiftheycould“read”herperformancesmore

carefully.

10.Accordingtothereading,whatmightuTheKitchen"be?

A.Atheater.B.Arestaurant.C.Anewspaper.D.Aperformance.

11.Accordingtothereading,whywouldTheConstantStateofDesirebecontroversial?

A.Itseriouslycriticizedmen.B.Karenwasnotwellprepared.

C.ThewomenwhoperformedwithKarenwereourofcontrol.

D.Karensaidsomethingbadaboutnewspapersduringtheperformance.

12.WhatdidKarenFinleywanttodobyperforming?

A.Tomakemorefriends.B.Tobecomeasuperstar.

C.Toshowpeopleherideas.D.Tomakemoneyforpoorwomen.

14.

Abouttheyear1900,adart-hairedboynamedCharlieChaplinwasoftenseenwaitingoutside

thebackentrancesofLondontheatres.Helookedthinandhurry.Hewashopingtogetworkin

showbusiness.Hecouldsinganddance,andaboveall,heknewhowtomakepeoplelaugh.But

hecouldn'tgetworkandthereforewanderedaboutthecitystreets.Sometimeshewassentaway

toahomeforchildrenwhohadnoparents.

Buttwentyyearslater,thissameChaplinbecamethegreatest,best-known,andbest-loved

comedian（喜剧演员）intheworld.Anyregularvisitortothecinema,musthaveseensomeof

CharlieChaplin'sfilms.Peopleeverywherehavesatandlaughedatthemuntilthetearsrandown

theirfaces.Evenpeoplewhodon'tunderstandEnglishcanenjoyhisfilms,becausetheyare

mostlysilent.Itisn'twhathesaysthatmakesuslaugh.Hiscomedydoesn'tdependupon（依靠）

wordsorlanguage.Itdependsuponlittleactionswhichmeanthethingtopeopleallovertheword.

Actingoutwithoutwords,ofcommonhumansituationsplaysanimportantpartinthedancesand

playsinmanycountries.It?sakindoftheworldlanguage.

ChaplinlivedmostofhislifeinAmericaanddiedinSwitzerlandonChristmasDay1977,atthe

ageofeighty-eight.Therewassadnessallovertheworldatthenewsofhisdeath.

1.Chaplinwasborn.

A.in1990B.inSwitzerlandC.in1889D.inAmerica

2.WhywasChaplinoftenseenwaitingoutsideLondontheatre?

A.Becauseheneededajobinshowbusiness.

B.Becauseheneededfoodtoeat.

C.Becausehehopedtosinganddanceintheatre.

D.Becausehehopedtohaveahome.

3.Twentyyearslater,Chaplinbecamethebest.

A.singerB.dancerC.actorD.Comedian

4.WhatdoesChaplincomedydependon?

A.wordsandlanguageB.musicanddance

C.storyandbackgroundD.action,akindoftheworldlanguage

5.Whichistrue?

A.ChaplinwasanAmericanB.Chaplin'scomedywasdull.

C.Chaplinwasadumb.（哑巴）

D.PeopleintheworldwereverysadtohearthatChaplindied.

15.

Ingeneral（一般来说）peopletalkabouttwogroupsofcolours:warmcoloursandcoolcolours.

Scientiststhinkthattherearealsotwogroupsofpeople:peoplewhopreferwarmcoloursand

peoplewhoprefercoolcolours.

Thewarmcoloursarered,orangeandyellow.Wheretherearewarmcoloursandalotoflight,

peopleusuallywanttobeactive.Peoplethinkthatredexampleisexcitingso