閱讀下面短文,掌握大意,然后從A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng).
Charlie Chaplin's parents separated a year after his birth in 1889.He lived with his mother and elder
brother in a flat in London.
Mrs.Chaplin managed to(1)
A
A
her children on her own with the money she made as a singer.
(2)
C
C
,their economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) situation changed when she became ill with laryngitis(喉炎)in 1894.Instead of resting her(3)
B
B
until it got better,Mrs.Chaplin kept on singing.Her voice got weaker and weaker and she began to find it(4)
B
B
to find well-paid work.
One evening Charlie happened to be in the theatre(5)
D
D
his mother singing on stage.Suddenly,her voice(6)
C
C
.She tried to finish the song,but the audience(觀眾) began to whistle and got angry.Mrs.Chaplin could not continue any longer and walked(7)
B
B
the stage crying.
The stage manager knew he had to do something quickly to(8)
B
B
the embarrassing situation.He remembered Charlie once sang at a party.He(9)
C
C
took Charlie by the hand to the stage.After a brief introduction,he left Charlie to please the audience.
Charlie began to sing and dance in front of hundreds of people.The audience enjoyed the(10)
D
D
very much and began to throw money.(11)
C
C
Charlie saw this,he immediately stopped singing and announced to the audience that first he would(12)
D
D
the money and then he would finish the song.The audience found this announcement especially(13)
A
A
and started to throw even more money onto the stage.
Charlie felt perfectly at home on stage.He did not feel(14)
A
A
at all and danced and sang more songs to the audience.To his amazement,there was more(15)
D
D
and more money throwing.
That night was Charlie's first public performance on the stage and his mother's last.
(1) |
A.support |
B.leave |
C.a(chǎn)sk |
D.face |
(2) |
A.Though |
B.So |
C.However |
D.Besides |
(3) |
A.sight |
B.voice |
C.smell |
D.hearing |
(4) |
A.easy |
B.difficult |
C.interesting |
D.boring |
(5) |
A.feeling |
B.keeping |
C.realizing |
D.watching |
(6) |
A.rested |
B.dropped |
C.broke |
D.raised |
(7) |
A.onto |
B.off |
C.towards |
D.a(chǎn)round |
(8) |
A.create |
B.save |
C.continue |
D.explain |
(9) |
A.slowly |
B.patiently |
C.quickly |
D.coldly |
(10) |
A.thought |
B.description |
C.speech |
D.performance |
(11) |
A.If |
B.Till |
C.When |
D.Before |
(12) |
A.take out |
B.throw away |
C.put down |
D.pick up |
(13) |
A.funny |
B.lucky |
C.helpful |
D.painful |
(14) |
A.shy |
B.sad |
C.satisfied |
D.excited |
(15) |
A.trouble |
B.a(chǎn)nger |
C.silence |
D.laughter |