二、完形填空 （2分×15=30分） Charlie Chaplin was the first international star o

二、完形填空 （2分×15=30分）

Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern art of movies. He was especially beloved for his Little Tramp  21 . He was the first screen artist to write,  22  and perform in his own films; in fact, in some cases, Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to use his work to pass a  23  of equality and justice(正义) for all —  24  for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin's career and life made  25  the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his trademark moustache were instantly recognized by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to India. And they  26  are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.

Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 27  on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin only saw his 28  twice until the age of seven. The man 29  him and his mother about a year after Chaplin was 30 . During Chaplin's earliest years, his mother was a(n) 31  and performer. Then her voice gave out, her stage career 32 , and she began actively attending Church of England services. At the age of  33 , Chaplin's mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the court sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 34  had by then stopped all payments of child support.

Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 35  his mother was released from the lunatic asylum and then picked up Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.

21. A. character                 B. behaviour        C. personality    D. gentleman

22. A. act                      B. shoot             C. direct                   D. edit

23. A. possibility       B. message            C. culture             D. promise

24. A. generally         B. widely             C. especially         D. totally

25. A. him              B. them              C. us               D. it

26. A. really                    B. still                C. always                  D. ever

27. A. happiness          B. luck                    C. poverty           D. peace

28. A. brother         B. teacher        C. mother       D. father

29. A. taught              B. left                C. loved                D. expected

30. A. born             B. young             C. ill              D. old

31. A. actor              B. artist               C. dancer             D. singer

32. A. ended            B. began            C. broke              D. continued

33. A. eight            B. seven            C. nine             D. ten

34. A. which            B. what           C. he               D. who

35. A. then             B. when           C. before           D. until

 21—25  ACBC A  26—30  BCDBA  31—35  DABDC