Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business.He was born in Chic

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Jack Benny was one of the most famous names in show business.He was born in Chicago，Illinois，on February 14th,1894.His parents，Meyer and Emma Kubelsky，were religious Jews.They had moved to the United States from Eastern Europe.Benny was a quiet boy.For much of the time，his parents were busy working in his father’s store.As a child，Benny learned to play the violin.After finishing his school，he joined the Navy.He continued using his violin to perform for sailors.In one show he was chon more for his funny jokes than for his skill with the violin.That experience made him believe that his future job was a comedian.Benny developed a show personality that had all the qualities people dislike.He was known for being so stingy—he refud to spend any money unless forced to do so.On his shows Benny often spoke of his appearance，especially his baby blue eyes.As he grew older，he always claimed to be 39 years old.Benny rarely made jokes that hurt other people.Instead，he would let the other actors on the show tell jokes about him.In real life，he was very giving and he was a person people liked having as their employer.Benny entered the new media of television in 1950.Five years later，he dropped his radio programme to spend more time developing his television show.At first his appearances on television were rare.By 1960 the Benny Show was a weekly television programme.It continued until 1965.Benny appeared in about twenty films during his life.A few became popular.But most were not.In 1963 Benny returned to Broadway for the first time since 1931.Benny received many awards during his lifetime.Perhaps the one honour that plead him most was that his hometown of Waukeegan named a school for him.This was a special honour for a man who had never finished high school.Benny continued to perform.He died of cancer in 1974.At his funeral his friend Bob Hope said，“Jack Benny was stingy to the end.He gave us only eighty years.”小题1:Benny was determined to be a comedian after he ______.A．left high schoolB．joined the NavyC．performed in a show for the sailorsD．left the Navy for Broadway小题2:The underlined word “stingy” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”．A．cleverB．meanC．outgoingD．hard­working小题3:According to the text，on Benny’s shows，he ________.A．developed a good personalityB．played the violin skillfullyC．often referred to his appearanceD．said funny things that hurt others小题4:Which of the following statements is TRUE about Benny?A．He did a good job in show business.B．His first appearance on TV was very successful.C．Most of his films became well­known to Americans.D．He treated all his awards as nothing. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:C小题2:B小题3:C小题4:A

解析

小题1: C解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知答案。小题2: B解析 词义猜测题。由下文“...he refud to spend any money unless forced to do so.”可知，stingy意为“吝啬的”。小题3: C解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句可知答案。小题4: A解析 细节理解题。由文章首句可知答案。

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