George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight．When George was fourteen, he became his father's helper．He spent a lot of time learning about engines（发动机）．And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece carefully．Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write．He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old．Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday，he wrote his own name for the first time in his life．George invented（发明） many things in his life．The train was the greatest one among them．Today when we take trains from one place to another，we'll think of this great man---George Stephenson．
【小题1】In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father？________．

A．In 1781

B．In 1789

C．In 1795

D．In 1798

【小题2】He learned about the engine ________．

A．through reading and writing

B．by making it to pieces and studying each piece carefully

C．at lessons from a young teacher

D．by asking a lot of questions

【小题3】He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became ________．

A．a great man

B．a good maker

C．a good worker

D．a good student

【小题4】George Stephenson invented the ________.

A．the train

B．the telephone

C．the car

D．the computer

【小题5】From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest ____ in the world．

A．workers

B．writers

C．learners

D．inventors

 

                                            

     Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother's job in the theatre when she was ill.

     When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.

      From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.

     Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife' and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.

    1. Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

           A. look after her                              B. do the housework

           C. do his mother's job                        D. do his father's job

    2.From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

           A. Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

           B. Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

           C. people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

           D. Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

     3.  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

           A. From 1889 to 1936                        B. From the 1920s to th~ 1950s

           C. From 1953 to 1975                        D. From the 1950s to the 1980s

    4. We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

           A. his family                                  B. his work

           C. the US government                         D. the Swiss government

    5. Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

           A. the acting         B. the art             C. the film          D. the music

 

Charles Chaplin was born in London on April 16, 1889. His parents were music hall actors. The Chaplin family were very poor, and life was difficult in London. Charlie, as he was called, used to do his mother’s job in the theatre when she was ill.
When he was only 17 years old, Chaplin got his first real job as an actor. What he did was to do silly things to make people laugh in the theatre. Seven years later he went to the USA. And over the next four years, he formed his own way of art. He developed the character (~J ~, )of a homeless gentleman which became very popular.
From the 1920s to the 1950s, Chaplin made his most famous films. The film Modern Times (1936) shows his care about the modern industry workers. Many of his films describe the poor life and hard time of the working people during that period.
Although Charlie Chaplin was British, he lived in the USA until 1953. But he never got US nationality. Then Chaplin, his wife’ and his five children had to move to Switzerland where he lived until he died. When he was 83 years old, he won his only Oscar for the music he wrote for the film Limelight. He was named Sir Charles Chaplin at the age of 85. Charlie Chaplin died in Switzerland on December 25th, 1975.
【小题1】 Chaplin used to __ when his mother was ill.

A．look after her	B．do the housework
C．do his mother’s job	D．do his father’s job

【小题2】From Paragraph 2, we can know that __

A．Chaplin went to the USA when he was 24 years old ~

B．Chaplin became famous when he was 17 years old

C．people liked Chaplin because he was a homeless gentleman

D．Chaplin did many silly things to make people laugh in the street

【小题3】  __ Chaplin made his most famous films.

A．From 1889 to 1936	B．From the 1920s to th~ 1950s
C．From 1953 to 1975	D．From the 1950s to the 1980s

【小题4】 We can infer.from the passage that Chaplin left the USA because of __

A．his family	B．his work
C．the US government	D．the Swiss government

【小题5】 Chaplin won the Oscar for __ when he was 83 years old.

A．the acting

B．the art

C．the film

D．the music

George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a   1.  （贫穷的） family. He had to start work when he was only 2.    （八）. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time  3.  （学习）about engines. And on holidays he often made one engine to pieces and studied each piece 4.  （仔细地）. Soon he became a very good worker   5.  （虽然）he could not read or write. He began to learn English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked along way to have 6.    （功课） from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth   7.  （生日）, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George   8.   （发明） many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among 9. （他们）. Today when we take trains from one place to 10. （另一个）,we’ll think of this great man —George Stephenson.

 

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George Stephenson was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father’s helper. He spent a lot of time learning about engines. On holidays, he often took engines into pieces and studied each piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write.

He began to learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young teacher.

On his eighteenth birthday, he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George invented many things in his life. The train was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another, we will think of this great man—George Stephenson.

Great Inventor:        1
In       2	He started work.
In 1795	He spent much time          3         .
In 1798	He began to learn the English letters.
In 1799	He could          4         for the first time.
In his life	He invented many things, including        5      .