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Make me laugh, now!

　　In a room filled with cigarette smoke and the smell of beer, people are laughing as a little man on stage talks．This is stand-up, a major form of live entertainment in the West．

　　It could be held in a theatre or just a bar．The basic idea is that a person, or sometimes two, "stands up" on a stage and makes the audience laugh．

　　The performer could tell a story or lots of little stories．He could just tell jokes or discuss the most serious issues of the day．The point is that the audience expects to be made to laugh．

　　Audiences at stand-up shows are not polite．If they don't find the person funny they will shout out．These people are called "hecklers"(詰難者)．If a comedian

(喜劇演員)is good he will be able to shout back at the heckler with some clever response(應(yīng)答)．

　　Normally, the comedian has prepared a script, which he has learnt．But often they might think of something different while on stage．This is called improvising

(即興發(fā)揮)．

　　Different stand-up comedians have different styles．Some are called straight men．These will never laugh or smile and will try to appear very serious even though what they are talking about is very funny．Others play the fool．These act and say things that are very stupid so that you can't help laughing at them．Another type is

the person who can copy famous people's voices．They will pretend to be someone famous in a funny situation．

　　Stand-up comedians will talk about anything from sex to polities, from family to animals．To a stand-up comedian everything is funny．

(1)

What's the unique form of live entertainment in the West?

[　　]

A．

Cross-talk show．

B．

A TV sketch．

C．

A stand-up show．

D．

A funny play．

(2)

What could performers tell on the stage?

[　　]

A．

Stories．

B．

Jokes．

C．

The most serious issues of the day．

D．

All of the above．

(3)

How about the audience reacting to a bad performance?

[　　]

A．

They listen to the performance closely．

B．

They cheer and applaud．

C．

They shout out at the performer．

D．

They leave the performer alone on the stage．

(4)

How many different styles of stand-up shows are mentioned?

[　　]

A．

One．

B．

Two．

C．

Three．

D．

Four．

(5)

Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?

[　　]

A．

There is only one performer in the stand-up show．

B．

All the performances are well performed before．

C．

Stand-up comedians could just choose some specific topics．

D．

Imitate famous people's voices is an important style．

答案：1．C;2．D;3．C;4．C;5．D;
解析：

(1)

A選項(xiàng)：相聲，B選項(xiàng)：小品，D滑稽劇。

(3)

見(jiàn)原文第四段當(dāng)觀眾覺(jué)著表演不好的時(shí)候，他們可以沖著表演者大聲喊叫，以示不喜歡，這樣的人被稱為詰難者。同樣的，表演精彩的時(shí)候，他們也可以大聲呼喊，以示喜歡。

(5)

A選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在stand-up show通常是一個(gè)人，也可以是兩個(gè)人。B選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在表演者可以即興發(fā)揮，并不是所有內(nèi)容都提前準(zhǔn)備。C選項(xiàng)錯(cuò)在表演者可以選取任何題目，最后一段提到表演者可以從談?wù)撔缘秸務(wù)撜�，從談�(wù)摷彝サ絼?dòng)物等等。


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