初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解與完型填空［2014 江蘇蘇州·A篇］

初中英語(yǔ)閱讀理解與完型填空［2014 江蘇蘇州·A篇］

Chris Rock was born in the state of South Carolina in the United States．When he was a child，his family moved，and he grew up in a poor area in Brooklyn，New York．

As a teenager，Rock left high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in New York City．Even at age 18，Chris Rock was very funny．He told jokes about his family（his parents were very strict），and about growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s．Many of his jokes were also about high school，which Rock says was terrible．

Famous comedians （喜劇演員）went to see Rock's performances．One comedian（Eddie Murphy）helped him get work on television and in the movies．Chris Rock still acts in movies，but he does not want to be a serious actor．For him，comedy is more important．It makes people laugh，but it can also make people think．

Today，Chris Rock still does live comedy shows around the world．He also created a TV show called Everybody Hates Chris． It is about his teenage years growing up and going to school in Brooklyn．In 2006，it was considered as one of the best comedy shows on American television．

1．What is this passage mainly about？

A．How to tell a good joke．

B．Where the best comedy clubs are．

C．One comedian's life．

D．The funniest people in the United States．

2．Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about 　　　　　 ．

A．South Carolina

B．Brooklyn．

C．Los Angeles

D．Texas

3．Which sentence about Chris Rock is true？

A．As a teenager，he was not funny．

B．He started working in clubs after he graduated from college．

C．He loved going to high school．

D．A famous comedian helped him get work on TV and in the movies．

4．Today，what does Chris Rock say is the most important？

A．Being a serious actor．B．Making people laugh．

C．Helping teenagers．

D．Having his own clu

[參考答案]　1．C　2．B　3．D　4．B