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It was several years since Adolf Hitler came into power in Germany.

And now his army was marching into some parts of Europe. He must be in

the prime of his career.

One day, Hitler went to an exhibition where the works of school

children were on show. He seemed to have great interest in the exhibits —

inventions as well as carvings, drawings. After having walked around the

hall and examined every one, he said he was ready to meet

the_young_artists. And soon a group of children came into the room to

salute (敬礼) him.

“Well, well. You did very good work，” nodded Hitler in satisfaction.

“I promise on my honour I'd satisfy you with whatever you want. What'd

you wish to be if I were your father？”

“A sailor sailing on the sea，” one of the boys answered.

“Good. I'll have you join my navy (海军) and some day you will rule

the oceans.”

“Ask for anything? What'd you wish to be if I were your father？”

he asked a second boy.

“A painter as great as Rembrandt.”

“Good. You are to be sent to the Fine Art School and surely you will be

an even greater painter.”

When Hitler caught sight of a sad-looking boy, he frowned (皱眉), and then quickly forced a smile, “There my boy, in spite of my point of view

towards the Jews, I'd do you a favor, and your dream will come true.

What'd you wish to be if I were your father？”

The boy looked straight at the man.

“An orphan (孤儿)，” he murmured.

1．The underlined part “the young artists” in Paragraph 2 refers to

________.

A. some famous artists

B. the school children

C. the artists who served in the army

D. the young teachers who taught the children

答案与解析 B 词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“One day, Hitler

went to an exhibition where the works of school children were on show.”可知，画线部分指的是学校的孩子。

2．Hitler promised to satisfy the children with whatever they wanted

because he ________.

A. wanted all the children to live a happy life

B. wanted to make a good impression on the children

C. liked paintings very much

D. liked all the school children

答案与解析 B 推理判断题。根据第三段及文章内容可推知，希特勒之所以想满足孩子们的愿望，是因为他想给他们留下好印象。

3．Hitler frowned when he saw the sad-looking boy because the boy

________.

A. was recognized to be a Jew

B. didn't come to the front to greet him

C. didn't want to ask for anything D. was not happy at all

答案与解析 A 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“There my boy, in

spite of my point of view towards the Jews ...”可知，希特勒因对犹太人有偏见，所以不喜欢这个小男孩。

4．We can infer that after hearing the Jewish boy's answer Hitler

may ________.

A. feel angry

B. laugh at the boy

C. want to satisfy the boy

D. take the boy as his own son

答案与解析 A 推理判断题。希特勒好心想满足孩子们的愿望，而这个犹太小男孩竟然说如果希特勒是自己的父亲的话，他就想成为孤儿。很明显这个小男孩是在公然挑衅希特勒，故希特勒听到他的回答后会很气愤。

B

About the year 1900, a small, dark－haired 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 couldn't 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, best-known, and best-loved comedian in the world. Any visitor to

the cinema must have seen some of Chaplin's filmstrips (胶片). People

everywhere have sat and laughed at them until the tears ran down their

faces. Even people who don't understand English can enjoy Chaplin's films

though most of them are silent. It isn't what he says that makes people

laugh. His comedy doesn't 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. It's 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 eighty-eight. The world was astonished

at the news of the death and burst into sadness.

5．Young Chaplin waiting outside the back entrance of the theatre

because he ________.

A. had no money to buy a ticket

B. wanted to get a returned ticket

C. wanted to play a part in a play in order to make a living

D. wanted to see the famous actors or actresses after the

performance

答案与解析 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。

6．It was ________ that made people enjoy his films.

A. wonderful dialogues B. the beautiful music

C. his funny appearance D. his own manner of acting

答案与解析 D 推理判断题。由第二段中的倒数后四句可知选D项。

7．The reason why Chaplin is regarded as king of comedy is that