Question

【題目】 Do you know “improv”? It’s a kind of performing art. Performers must think up their words and actions on the spot（當(dāng)場(chǎng)）. It need a quick mind.

In Beijing, there is a comedy club called the US-China Comedy Center, or USCCC. Both foreigners and Chinese can enjoy improv there. The audience（觀眾）often takes part in improv shows. They will give the performers any topic. Then the performers must joke about that topic quickly. They have no time to prepare.

Performers may ask the audience to perform together with them. For example, one audience member may act as the “hands”of the performer. The performer will tell a story. At the same time, the “hands”make different gestures（手勢(shì)）. It’s just like a two-man show.

In improv, it’s important to stay relaxed. If you pay too much attention to thinking about your words, you won’t do well.

Yan Jin is a 16-year-old Chinese girl. She takes improv classes at the USCCC. “I like the USCCC because it lets me experience different ways of acting and cultural communication（文化交流）. I feel like improv has become a part of my life.”she said.

【1】What does the phrase “a quick mind”mean?

A.Thinking and acting quickly.

B.Speaking quickly.

C.Remembering things quickly.

【2】Who can go to the USCCC?

A.Only foreigners

B.Only Americans

C.Both foreigners and Chinese

【3】What do we know about improv?

A.It has been performed in China for hundreds of years.

B.Performers should be able to talk about any topic on the spot.

C.Performers prepare many topics for the audience to choose.

【4】Paragraph 3 shows _______.

A.how performers act together with audience on stage

B.how to make different gestures

C.how to make the audience laugh

【5】What does Yan Jin think of the improv classes?

A.It gives people a chance to act freely.

B.It is a new way to learn English.

C.It is good for cultural communication.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要介紹了即興表演的藝術(shù)表演，就是觀眾給出一個(gè)話(huà)題，表演者要快速，無(wú)準(zhǔn)備的情況下將節(jié)目表演出來(lái)。

【1】詞義猜測(cè)題。聯(lián)系第1大段“Performers must think up their words and actions on the spot（當(dāng)場(chǎng)）.”表演者必須當(dāng)場(chǎng)組織語(yǔ)言和表演�？芍�，It need a quick mind.它需要快速的思考和表演。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第2大段“Both foreigners and Chinese can enjoy improv there.”外國(guó)人和中國(guó)人都可以欣賞即興表演�？芍�，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。文章對(duì)于即興表演的時(shí)間沒(méi)有涉及，故A我們并不能推斷；根據(jù)第2大段“They will give the performers any topic. Then the performers must joke about that topic quickly. They have no time to prepare.”他們會(huì)給表演者任何一個(gè)話(huà)題，表演者必須快速表演出來(lái)并且沒(méi)有時(shí)間準(zhǔn)備。可知，表演者要當(dāng)場(chǎng)表演任何一個(gè)話(huà)題。故B能推斷，正確；根據(jù)第2大段“They will give the performers any topic.”可知，是觀眾給演員準(zhǔn)備話(huà)題而不是演員給觀眾準(zhǔn)備話(huà)題，故C錯(cuò)誤。故選B。

【4】段落大意題。根據(jù)第3大段“Performers may ask the audience to perform together with them.”表演者可以叫觀眾和他們一起表演�？芍�，第3大段主要講述表演者和觀眾如何合作表演。故選A。

【5】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第5大段“I like the USCCC because it lets me experience different ways of acting and cultural communication”我喜歡USCCC是因?yàn)樗�讓我體驗(yàn)了不同的表演方式和文化的交流�？芍�，她認(rèn)為這有利于表演和文化交流。故選C。