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1、Passage1CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworldlaughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.Butperhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime"camecloses

2、ttothetruth.Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisanartfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbutbecomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattractedgenerationaftergeneration.Allthewriterswhogiv

3、eaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsintheareainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentandonthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs(回忆录).Themoreonereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyou

4、thhadalastinginfluenceonhim.Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.HegaveahumorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefromWorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.Soperfectlydidithitthenailonthehea

5、dthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohateitanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenanunpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing(讽刺)thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.Yearsafterhisdeath,th

6、efunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplincontinuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorouspresentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.1.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexcept_______________.A.hewasbornintheUSAB.hewas

7、agreatfilmactorC.hehadanunhappyearlylifeD.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms2.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergenerationbecause______________.A.hesetthewholeworldlaughingB.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolvedC.hisworksappealtopeop