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2020学年人教版英语精品资料Unit 3课下能力提升(九)阅读理解AAbout the year 1990, a small, darkhaired hot boy named Charlie Chaplin was often seen waiting outside the back entrance of London Theatre. He looked thin and hungry. He was hoping to get work in show business. He could sing and dance; above all, he knew how to make people laugh. But he couldnt get work and so he wandered about the city streets. Sometimes he was sent away to a home for children who had no parents.But twenty years later this name Chaplin became the greatest, bestknown, and bestloved comedian in the world. Any visitor to the cinema must have seen some of Chaplins filmstrips (胶片). People everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their faces. Even people who dont understand English can enjoy Chaplins films though most of them are silent. It isnt what he says that makes us laugh. His comedy doesnt depend upon words and languages. It depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. Acting out, without words, common human situations plays an important part in the dances and plays of many countries. Its a kind of world language.Chaplin lived most of his life in America and died in Switzerland on Christmas Day, 1977, at the age of eightyeight. The world was astonished at the news of the death and burst into sadness.1Why was young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre?ABecause he had no money to buy a ticket.BBecause he wanted to get a returned ticket.CBecause he wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living.DBecause he wanted to see the famous actors or actresses after the performance.2It was _ that made people enjoy his films.Awonderful dialoguesBthe beautiful musicChis funny appearanceDhis own manner of acting3The reason why Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy is that _.Amost of his films were silentBhe knew how to make people laughChe could not only act but also write comediesDhe acted out the common human situations best in his comedy4Whats the best title for this passage?ACharlie Chaplin, a Famous Humorous ActorBCharlie Chaplin, a WorkerCCharlie Chaplin, a Small BoyDCharlie Chaplin, a DirectorBI have heard having a good sense of humour often helps in breaking the ice. Also people remember you because of your humour. But I think I dont have a very good sense of humour. Could you suggest how to build up this？ Redha KarnikThis is a great question that is unfortunately difficult to answer. I can only give you my views on this topic, which may or may not be correct. I know that my sense of humour developed over time.When I was younger I was not funny at all; now I can easily make people laugh. At the same time, sometimes I say things that I think are very funny but others do not. Improving wit and humour, I believe, is an ongoing process.Now, there are various forms of humour and everyone has their individual style. Overall, I believe being fluent in a language is very important for being witty or funny. The way we play around with words adds the “funny” tag to an otherwise normal sentence.Also, seeing irony is very important. I think humour is often the link between two unrelated things.In my experience, laughing frequently and appreciating other peoples jokes and wit is very important. Within this, finding humour in everyday normal situations is the key.I often notice what is going on around me and say funny things in my head and laugh to myself. That serves almost as practice for when I am in a group. I watch comedy shows and movies and I am sure that has some effects on helping me improve my sense of humour.And last, having confidence that you are witty is important. There will always be someone wittier or funnier than you, which is fine. Just work on building your own style.Remember, if you are trying to be funny and witty in order to break the ice at a business function, be careful.In those situations, humour has to be mild and politically correct.Yours，Brad5Radha Karniks problem is that he doesnt _.Ahave friendsBknow the functions of humourCunderstand others humourDhave a good sense of humour6By telling his own experience, Brad tried to make Radha Karnik believe that _.Alaughter is the best medicineBlaughter and humour go handinhandCa sense of humour can be developedDa sense of humour helps impress others7In order to improve our sense of humour, Brad believes that the following are important EXCEPT _.Agood language ability BloyaltyClearning from life Dconfidence8Radha Karnik is warned not to be funny _.Aimproperly BfrequentlyCnaturally DdifferentlyCDarno Setiadi is one of the top ten thousand richest men in Indonesia. Mr Setiadi runs his own business, importing (进口) machinery from Europe and selling it all over the country. He employs over three hundred people and lives in a very large house in Jakarta, the capital city. However, as he will tell you, he had to travel down a long, hard road to get to where he is today.“I built this business up from nothing through my own hard work，” said Darno.“I come from a poor family and have thirteen brothers and sisters. My dad died when I was fourteen and I had to go out to work to try to support the rest of my family. To begin with, I sold ice cream in the street; then I got a job selling cloth doortodoor. After that, I started traveling all over the island selling things to people and slowly I started getting ideas about what kind of products the different markets wanted”“When I was twentyone, I left my wife and two children at home and moved to Jakarta to set up my own business, selling all kinds of machines, but, particularly propellers (螺旋桨) for boats. There are over thirteen thousand islands in Indonesia, so theres a huge market for that kind of thing. Luckily for me, some friends helped me get import licenses. Business was increasing and I could finally afford to bring my family over to join me.“The only real problem I have now is whos going to take control of the business when I retire (退休). Id like my son to run it, but hes not really strong enough to do it! I think perhaps his childhood was too easy, and that has made him a bit too soft to do work like this！”9What does Darno sell now?ACloth. BBoats.CMachines. DIce cream.10When Darno was in his early teens, he _.Ahelped with his family businessBstruggled to raise a big familyCleft his family to do businessDtraveled all over his country11What does Darno worry about now?AHis health problems.BHow to spend his retired life.CHow to keep controlling the market.DHis sons ability to take over his business.12Which of the following words can best describe Darno?AKindhearted and easygoing.BSharpeyed and hardworking.COpenminded and worldfamous.DWelleducated and selfconfident.课下能力提升(九)1解析：选C推理判断题。从第一段中的“hungry”一词及“hoping to get work in show business”可判断出答案。2解析：选D推理判断题。由第二段中的倒数第三句“表演一些对于全世界人来说一样的小事”可知答案选D。3解析：选D推理判断题。从第二段的最后两句可知无声表演在喜剧中扮演重要角色，卓别林也因此被认为是喜剧之王。故选D。4解析：选A标题归纳题。本文主要说明了卓别林作为滑稽演员的成就。B、C和D太片面。故选A。5解析：选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“But I think I dont have a good sense of humour.”可以得出答案。6解析：选C推理判断题。由第二段和第三段可以看出，幽默感是可以提高的。故选C。7解析：选B推理判断题。文中并没有提及忠诚。故选B。8解析：选A细节理解题。最后一段中布拉德提醒：幽默一定要根据情况合理运用。故选A。9解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Mr Setiadi runs his own business, importing machinery from Europe and selling it all over the country.”可知，Darno做的是机器销售的生意。10解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“when I was fourteen and I had to go out to work to try to support the rest of my family”以及该段接下来具体介绍Darno在街头叫卖冰淇淋以及挨家挨户去售卖布匹等可知，Darno在十几岁的时候就辛苦工作供养全家。11解析：选D细节理解题。根据最后一段的内容可知，Darno现在唯一担心的是，他将来退休后儿子没有能力接管他的生意。12解析：选B推理判断题。通读全文可知，Darno从小家境贫寒，然而靠自己敏锐的洞察力和不懈的努力最终事业有成。文中的“he had to travel down a long, hard road to get to where he is today”， “I built this business up from nothing through my own hard work”和“I started getting ideas about what kind of products the different markets wanted”为提示信息。
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