In1911averypooryoungmusichallartistleftEnglandforAmerica.Hisfuturewasuncertainbuthedidnotbelieveitcouldbeunhappierthanhispast.HehadgrownupintheslumsofLondon'sEastEndandledadog'slife.Hism

　　In1911averypooryoungmusichallartistleftEnglandforAmerica.Hisfuturewasuncertainbuthedidnotbelieveitcouldbeunhappierthanhispast.HehadgrownupintheslumsofLondon'sEastEndandledadog'slife.Hismothersufferedsomuchthatshebecamemad.Hisfatherdiedofdrink.Bothparentshadbeenonthestage.Theyhadlivedonthehopethattheywouldonedaybe“stars”.Theirsondecidedtosucceedwheretheyhadfailed.

　　By1914CharlesChaplinwasthemosttalkedaboutmaninAmericathekingofthesilentmovies.Hewasnotonlyadmiredasafirstclassactorandcomedian（喜剧演员）hewasalsomakinghisnameasadirector.

　　Howdidhereachthetopofthefilmworldinsuchashorttime?Heborrowedhisideasfrommanysources.Heusedhishattotellsecretmessages.Hiswalkingstickallowedhimtopunishhisenemyfromadistance.HegottheideaforhisfamousflatfootedwalkfromaLondontaxidriverwhohadsore（疼痛的）feet.

　　(1)WhenCharlesChaplinleftEnglandforAmericahethought_____inAmerica.

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　　A．hewouldfindabrightfuture

　　B．hislifewouldbenotasgoodashisolddays

　　C．hewouldmakeabetterlivingthanbefore

　　D．hewouldbecomeawriter

　　(2)Theword“slum”probablymeans______.

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　　A．agoodroom

　　B．acomfortablehouse

　　C．anemptyhouse

　　D．adirtyandunrepairedhouse

　　(3)CharlesChaplinbecamewell-knowntoAmericans______.

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　　A．in1911

　　B．before1911

　　C．around1914

　　D．whenhewasold

　　(4)Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

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　　A．CharlesChaplinwasborninafarmer'sfamily.

　　B．Hisparentshadbecomestarsbeforetheydied.

　　C．CharlesChaplinwasregardedasthekingofthesilentmovies.

　　D．Americansdidnotlikehimuntilhebecameadirector.