D.there's much fun in doing so
2.Which of the following is NOT true about the description of Charlie Chaplin, as a tramp in the film?
A.He wore large trousers, wornout shoes.
B.He was a poor, homeless man with a moustache.
C.He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.
D.He couldn't overcome difficulties with determination.
3.In the end of the 19th century people went to Alaska to look for ________.
A.films B.gold
C.entertainment D.water
4.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ________.
A.the characters he played in his films
B.the films he directed
C.the joy he gave us in his films
D.the contributions he made in films
5.From the text, we can know that ________.
A.Victor Hugo had made friends with Chaplin
B.many people went to California to become rich in the 1840s
C.Charlie Chaplin had a happy life when he was young
D.when the little tramp chewed the shoe, he told the audience it was delicious
答案:1~5 CDBDD
Ⅲ.Studyreading
Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.
1.As Victor Hugo once said, "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face", and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
[句式分析] 本句中and连接两个并列分句, as意为"正如",引导非限制性定语从句,先行词为整个主句;that引导限制性定语从句,在从句中作主语。
[尝试翻译] 正如维克多·雨果曾经说过,"笑声如驱走人们脸上寒冬的太阳"。关于这一点,直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。
2.Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
[句式分析]
[尝试翻译] 不幸的是他的父亲去世了,这使得他的家境更加贫寒,因此查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。
3.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.
[句式分析]