1、A taste of English humour 课时作业(六)阅读理解AExactly one hundred years ago, Charles Chaplin (卓别林 ) was born into the world. When a poor boy, he was often seen waiting outside the London theatres, hoping to get work in show business.His dream came true in the end. Chaplin became world-famous and almost a ki
2、ng in the world of the film.People everywhere have laughed at Chaplins films until tears run down their faces. From his very first appearance they know what to expect from the little man with black moustache, wide open eyes, round black hat and shoes too large for his feet. He will fight men who are
3、 twice size and fall in love with women who hardly notice him.The poor man that Chaplin played in films makes all kinds of stupid mistakes. Hes always in trouble, but he never gives up. He always dreams of greatness.Even people who dont understand English can enjoy Chaplins films because they are mo
4、stly silent. It isnt what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy (喜剧) doesnt depend on words. It depends on little actions which mean the same thing to people over the world.In his book, Chaplin tells us how to succeed in life. He says, You have to believe in yourself. That s the secret.1. Young Ch
5、aplin was often seen wandering outside the entrances of London theatres mainly becauseA. he could not pay for tickets to the theatresB. he was too shy to meet the managers of the theatresC. he wanted very much to find work thereD. both A and C2. _make people laugh.A. It isnt his words but his action
6、s thatB. Neither his words nor actionsC. Either his words or his actionsD. Not only his words but also his actions3. The only secret of Charles Chaplins huge success is that_.A. he can make all people, men and women, old and young laughB. he has full trust in himselfC. he is always active and hard-w
7、orking all his lifeD. he is very brave4. Film goers will easily know what to expect from Chaplin_.A. when they sit comfortably in the cinema and enjoy his filmsB. at first sight of the famous film starC. only after they see Chaplin fight men twice his size and fall in love with women quicklyD. when
8、they see Chaplin make mistakes stupidlyBTwo thieves came to a house to steal something. They dug a hole in the wall of the house. One of them crawled （爬) into the house while the other waited outside.There lived many mice in the house. The woman in the moonlight saw a mouse crawl into the house. Loo
9、k! In comes one, she said to the man in the house. The thief was so frightened that he hurriedly crawled out of the house and said to the one waiting outside, She found me when I was just in. But the thief outside didnt believe him, so he said, Let us two try to crawl into the house together. At tha
10、t time two mice happened to crawl into the house too. The woman saw the mice and shouted, In come two. Catch them! The two thieves were terribly frightened. The man in the house said, You saw them come in but where are they? I will catch them tonight. The two thieves started running away at once.The
11、 two thieves wanted to make it clear whether they had been found or not the night before. The next day they acted as men selling sweet potatoes and came before the house. The man and the woman were ploughing (犁) in their field. The rein (绳) broke and the woman came home for a rope. She saw two men s
12、elling sweet potatoes and wanted to buy some. She picked out two which looked like mice. At the time the man couldnt wait for her any longer in the fields and he ran back from the fields to hurry her up. The woman showed the sweet potatoes to the man and said, How they look like the two of last nigh
13、t? The man said, I asked you to fetch a rope. Why don t you hurry for it? The two thieves ran away very quickly without their sweet potatoes.5. The two thieves failed to steal anything from the house because_.A. they were found outB. they were frightened by what they had heard in the houseC. they di
14、dnt work together well with each otherD. mice stopped them from doing so6. From the last paragraph, we know that_.A. the two thieves were farmers selling sweet potatoesB. the woman recognized two thievesC. the woman pretended to know nothing about the two thieves and made fun of themD. the two thiev
15、es didnt know that they were not found at all7. When the woman said How they look like the two of last night? ,_.A. she referred to the two thievesB. she meant nothingC. she said it on purposeD. she referred to the two mice8. _ is the best title for this passage.A. Two Clever ThievesB. Terrible Mice
16、C. Hit the Mark by a Fluke (侥幸)D. A Clever CoupleCI always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs. Some people, old and weak, cannot get around by themselves. Others seem perfectly healthy, dressed in business suits, and wheel themselves around with strong determination. But whenever I saw someone in
17、a wheelchair, I only saw a disability , not a person.Then I fainted at Euro Disney due to low blood pressure . This was the first time I had ever fainted, and my parents said that I must rest for a while after first aid. I agreed to take it easy but, as I stepped toward the door, I saw my dad pushin
18、g a wheelchair in my direction! Feeling the colour burn my cheeks, I asked him to wheel that thing right back to where he found it.I could not believe this was happening to me. Wheelchairs were fine for other people but not for me. As my father wheeled me out into the main street, people immediately
19、 began to treat me differently.Little kids ran in front of me, forcing my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly. Bitterness set in as I was thrown back and forth. Stupid kidsthey have perfectly good legs. Why can t they watch where they re going? I thought. People stared down at me, pity in their e
20、yes. Then they would look away, maybe because they thought the sooner they forgot me the better.Im just like you! I wanted to scream. The only difference is youve got legs, and I have wheels.People in wheelchairs are not stupid. They see every look and hear each word. Looking out at the faces, I fin
21、ally understood: I was once just like them. I treated people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not want to be treated. I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are truly disabled.9. When the author was healthy, she onceA. respected disabilitiesB. looked down upon disabilitiesC. im
22、agined herself sitting in the wheelchairD. saw some healthy people moving around in wheelchairs10. Facing the wheelchair for the first time, the authorA. felt curious about itB. felt fearful more than shyC. felt shy more than fearfulD. thought it was ready for another person11. The experience of the
23、 author tells us_.A. life is the best teacherB. eat ones own bitter fruitC. life is so changeable that nobody can foretell what will happenD. don t do to others what you would not like others to do to you12. What would be the best title for this passage?A. I Love Wheelchairs.B. Four Wheels Are As Go
24、od As Two Legs.C. People with Two Healthy Legs Are Truly Disabled.D. The Difference between Healthy People and the Disabled.DPeople who lived in towns and cities could easily refresh, themselves in the hot summers just before the turn of the century. Coca-Cola had been invented in Atlanta in the 189
25、0s, and it was for sale at thousands of drugstores and candy store soda fountains all over America. But people who lived in the country couldnt easily go into town every time they wanted a Coca-Cola or flavored soda water. So Joe Biedenharn, a Vicksburg Mississippi candy store owner, decided soda sh
26、ould be taken out of the cities and into the country, where most Americans lived. He began to fill 10 1/2 ounce, wire-stoppered bottles with Coca-Cola, shipping them by wagon and boat to the small towns along the Mississippi River. His business grew quickly; the bottled Coke was so popular that Bied
27、enharn was forced to move his bottling plant to a larger building. Ironically, the first bottling operation was viewed as a curiosity by the Coca-Cola company. Biedenharn sent them his first two cases, he was politely thanked and then just as politely ignored.13. The purpose of this passage is to_.A
28、. discuss the introduction of bottled Coca-ColaB. discuss the history of Coca-ColaC. show the Coca-Cola Companys lack of concern for rural customersD. provide a short biography of Joe Biedenharn14. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. Coca-Cola was invented in A
29、tlanta in the 1890s.B. Joe Biedenharn first shipped his bottled Coca-Cola to Vicksburg Mississippi.C. The first bottled Coca-Colas used wire stoppersD. Joe Biedenharn was a candy store owner.15. We can conclude from this passage thatA. the Coca-cola Company stole Joe Biedenharns ideaB. Joe Biedenhar
30、n finally went bankrupt because of poor management at his plantC. Joe Biedenharn eventually sold his businessD. Joe Biedenharn s bottling business was very successful16. The passage suggests that_.A. most of Coca-Cola s customers lived in the Mississippi River ValleyB. the wire-stoppered bottles did
31、nt preserve the Coca-Cola wellC. at the time Biedenharn started his bottling operation, Coca-Cola was serving only a small part of the population.D. Biedenharn didnt serve Coca-Cola in his candy storeEThe biggest safety threat facing airlines today may not be a terrorist with a gun, but the man with
32、 the portable computer in business class. In the last 15 years, pilots have reported well over 100 incidents that could have been caused by electromagnetic interference. The source of this interference remains unconfirmed, but increasingly, experts are pointing the blame at portable electronic devic
33、es such as portable computers, radio and cassette players and mobile telephones.RTCA, an organization which advises the aviation (航空) industry, has recommended that all airlines ban (禁止) such devices from being used during critical stages of flight, particularly take-off and landing. Some experts ha
34、ve gone further, calling for a total ban during all flights. Currently, rules on using these devices are left up to individual airlines. And although some airlines prohibit passengers from using such equipment during take-off and landing, most are reluctant to enforce a total ban, given that many pa
35、ssengers want to work during flights.The difficulty is predicting how electromagnetic fields might affect an aircraft s computers. Experts know that portable devices emit radiation which affects those wave-lengths which aircraft use for navigation and communication. But, because they have not been a
36、ble to reproduce these effects in a laboratory, they have no way of knowing whether the interference might be dangerous or not.The fact that aircraft may be vulnerable (易受损的) to interference raises the risk that terrorists may use radio system s in order to damage navigation equipment. A worrying th
37、ought is the passenger who can t hear the instructions to turn off his radio because the musics too loud.17. The passage is mainly about_.A. a new regulation for all airlinesB. the defects of electronic devicesC. a possible cause of aircraft crashesD. effective safety measures for air flight18. What
38、 is said about the over 100 aircraft incidents in the past 15 years?A. They may have been caused by the damage to the radio systems.B. They may have taken place during take-off and landing.C. They were proved to have been caused by the passengers portable computers.D. They were suspected to have res
39、ulted from electromagnetic interference.19. Few airlines want to impose a total ban on their passengers using electronic devices becauseA. they don t believe there is such a danger as radio interferenceB. the harmful effect of electromagnetic interference is yet to be provedC. most passengers refuse
40、 to take a plane which bans the use of radio and cassette playersD. they have other effective safety measures to fall back on20. Why is it difficult to predict the possible effects of electromagnetic fields on an airplanes computers?A. Because it is extremely dangerous to conduct such research on an airplane.B. Because it remains a mystery what wavelengths are liable to be interfered with.C. Because research scientists have not been able to produce the same effects in labs.D. Because experts lack adequate equipment to do such research.
