贵州省贞丰县普通高中2014-2015学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docVIP

绝密★启用前 贞丰县普通高中2014-2015学年度第一学期期末考试 高一年级英语试卷 满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟 注意事项： 1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上 第I卷（选择题） 评卷人 得分 一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项。 A About the year 1900, a dark-haired boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrances of London theatres. He looked thin and hurry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance, and above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldn’t get work and therefore wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents. But twenty years later, this same Chaplin became the greatest, best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world. Any regular visitor to the cinema， must have seen some of Charlie Chaplin’s films. People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy his films, because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesn’t depend upon words or language. It depends upon little actions which mean the thing to people all over the word. Acting out without words ，of common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays in many countries. It’s a kind of the world language. Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day 1977, at the age of eighty-eight. There was sadness all over the world at the news of his death. 1．Chaplin was born _________. A. in 1990 B. in Switzerland C. in America D. in 1889 2．Why was Chaplin often seen waiting outside London theatre? A. Because he needed food to eat. B. Because he needed a job in show business. C. Because he hoped to sing and dance in theatre. D. Because he hoped to have a home. 3． What does Chaplin comedy(喜剧) depend on? A. words and language B. music and dance C. action, a kind of the world language D. story and background 4．Which is