题型:阅读选择 题类:真题 难易度:困难
浙江省绍兴市2021年中考英语真题试卷(音频暂未更新)
It's been 100 years since the actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin produced the film The Kid, which many consider to be his greatest one.
Like all films at the time, The Kid was made in black and white and was silent(made without any sound, not even the characters talking). The story is about the relationship between" the Tramp", played by Chaplin, and his adopted (领养的) child, played by Jackie Coogan. The pair develop a partnership where the six-year-old boy breaks windows and runs away, so that Chaplin's character can offer his services as a window fixer.
Although the film is a comedy, it also has some tragedy, reflecting Chaplin's own life. He started testing actors for the role of The Kid just a few days after his baby son had died. Chaplin was known for being hard to please, and it is said that if he could, he would have played every role in every one of his films. When Chaplin visited a theatre, a dancer brought his son, Jackie Coogan, on stage, and Chaplin knew he had his co-star(联袂主演者). Chaplin later wrote, "All children in some form have talents; the trick is to bring it out in them. With Jackie it was easy. "
Like the Kid in the film, Chaplin and his brother Sydney grew up very poor. They lived in London and were raised by their mother. When Chaplin was 10 years old, his mum became too ill to look after her sons, so they had to take care of themselves. He later wrote that the film sets in The Kid were based (基于) on the places where he and Sydney had lived with their mother as children. "Perhaps that's why the film had some truth, "he said.
Here are the posts in a chat(聊天) room on the Internet. In this chat room, parents are talking about some of the problems they have with their children.
Marisa | Is it ever OK to lie to a child? My 10- year- old son plays soccer. He's not very good at it, but he loves it. Yesterday he played very badly but happily. When he finished the game, he asked," Did I play well?"I said," * Yes! You' re a great soccer player!" Did I do the right thing? |
Bay212 | Yes, you did the right thing. Sometimes you have to tell lies that are not harmful. It's necessary to tell white lies in life. Your purpose was to make him feel good. Now he's ready to play soccer again. |
Bemie | I don't think there is ever a good reason to lie to our children. Parents are children's examples. We should be honest in order to teach honesty to our children. If you keep hiding truth from them, they will not trust you or respect you. Honesty is the first step to build a good relationship between parents and children. |
Missy | You lied to make your son feel better, but you missed a good chance to teach him a life lesson. People should work hard for what they want. Maybe next time you can say, " No! You didn't play well today. Great soccer players practice a lot. Let's go and practice." Tho truth will make him strong and a good soccer player. |
Parviz | Parents should be honest to their children, but they don't have to tell the whole truth. Next time when your son asks, " Did I play well?" you can say, " What do you think?" Then your son can tell you what he thinks. That way, everything you say is true, and you avoid the truth that hurts him. |
Welcome to the Zoo
Come and meet the Indian elephants and the new tigers from America. The bears are waiting to meet you, and you can also see the monkeys from China. The lovely dogs from Australia are waiting to laugh at you. The giraffes from Zambia are waiting to look down on you.
Tickets | Opening time |
Adults(成人):$20 Children:$10 Under 12: Free | 9:00 am-4:00 pm except(除了) Friday(10:00am-3:00 pm) |
Keep the zoo clean! Do not touch(触摸), give food to or go near the animals. |
ROBOT SHOW Date: November 6~November 10 Place: The Science Museum | |
I had great fun at the museum. Here is a photo of OceanOneK. It's a diving (潜水) robot and it can reach a depth (深度) of 1,000 meters. It can help to look for underwater wrecks (残骸) of planes and ships. —Betty | I went to the museum on the second day of the robot show. My favorite robot is KIME. It can serve food and drinks, such as coffee and salad. It has a touch screen for people to order and pay. I hope to use it one day. —Kate |
My cousin and I went to the robot show together. We were very interested in ARMAR-6. It can use different kinds of tools (工具) and work together with human workers in factories. I was surprised that it can even tell people it needs help. —John | I stayed at the museum for three hours. I was very excited when I saw Robonaut 2 there. More than ten years ago, it became the first human-like robot to go into space. It once worked as a helper on the International Space Station. —David |
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