PerhapsthemostfamousnameintheworldofsilenimoviesisCharlieChaplin.Itwasin1889thatbothmovingpicturesandCharlieChaplinwereborn.SadlyCharlie'sfatherdiedwhenCharliewasfiveandhismotherwassenttomentalhospital.ThisleftyoungCharliehomelessandlivingonthestreets.
ThingsseemedbadforCharliebuthehadabrightnicecharacter.Hewaspleasantandeasytolike.SohemanagedtogetsmallpartsinDerformancesaroundLondon.ThenhemovedtotheUSAin1906andhislifetookamajorchangeforthebetter.Hegotapartinashowperformingthere.SevenyearsafterhisarrivalintheUSAhegothisfirstmajorpartinafilm.Charliewasagreatsuccessinthemovietheaters.Hissilenthighlyvisual(视觉的)formofcomedywasperfectforthesilentfilmsofthetime.By1915hewasmakingover$1250aweekwhichwasahugeamountofmoneyatthattime.Charlieknewwhathewasgoodatandhestucktoit.Evenwhensoundcouldbeusedformoviesin1923hecontinuedtomakesilentpicturesCharlieknewthatthesilencewasanessentialpartofwhatmadehismoviessofunny.Charliecontinuedtomakesilentfilmswellintothe1940swhenalmosteveryoneelsehadchangedtosound.Charliehoweverstillremainedoneoftheworld'sgreatestfilmstars.
1.WhendidCharliegethisfirstmajorpartinafilm?
A.In1889.B.In1906.C.In1913.D.In1923.
2.Theunderlinedword"essential"inParagraph2probablymeans_______.
A.veryboringB.verycorrectC.verydifficultD.veryimportant
3.FromthepassageweknowthatCharlie_______.
A.waseasytogetalongwith
B.stoppedmakingmoviesin1923
C.wasbornandbroughtupinAmerica
D.didn'tproducesilentfilmsinAmerica
4.Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheMajorChangeforanActor.B.AGreatManofSilentMovies.
C.TheBeginningofSilentMovies.D.TheHardLifeforAMovieMaker.