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 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.Chris Rock was ____

A.born in America B ,from London

C,from a rich family. D. from Canada

2.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,

3.Chris Rock tells a lot of jokes about_________.

A.South Carolina B.Brooklyn

C.Los Angeles D.Texas

4.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.

5.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 club.

Most children don’t enjoy doing chores. They like playing computer games rather than(而不愿) cleaning the rooms. But in Australia, Jim and Robert’s mother, Mrs. Black, has good and proper methods to get their children to do housework.

Here is an example.

“Mom, have you worked out next week’s chores? Let Jim and me choose the cards. I can’t wait. It’s fun! ”

When Robert shouted out, his mother had already put all the cards on their big table. On the cards, there are some words like these, “sweep the floor, clean your bedroom, help mom cook, wash vegetables, make beds, feed the fish, cut the wood, clean the bathroom” and many others, Jim and Robert chose two cards for each day from Monday to Friday. Then they would hang them on the weekday task board. Jim likes to clean the bathroom, so he picked up the card “clean the bathroom”. Robert loves to make the bed so he picked up his favorite card. Jim again picked up “wash vegetables” and Robert chose “feed the fish”. Soon the two boys were happy to take away all the cards.

To help the children do chores, their mother thought hard and came up with this idea. Of course, the parents did the chores at weekends and left Jim and Robert two days free.

1.From the passage we know that most children like .

A. doing chores B. playing computer games

C. playing cards D. doing housework

2.Jim and Robert chose cards for the weekdays from Monday

to Friday.

A. two B. four C. Eight D. ten

3.Jim likes to .

A. clean the bathroom B. make the bed

C. feed the fish D. sweep the floor

4.Who did the chores at weekends?

A. Jim. B. Robert.

C. The parents. D. The whole family.

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