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(1)细节理解题。根据第二段的It was then that I started to think about comedy.I realised people needed to laugh,to enjoy themselves again,and thought that with a little training I could do it. (就在那时,我开始思考喜剧。我意识到人们需要笑,需要重新享受生活,我想只要稍加训练,我就能做到)可知,作者从事喜剧是因为她想让人们的生活快乐起来,重新享受生活。故选B。
(2)推理判断题。根据第三段的In New York,comedians are typically young men with beards.It's hard enough to break through as a woman,even harder as someone old enough to be their grandmother.(在纽约,喜剧演员通常是留胡子的年轻人。作为一个女人,想要突破已经很困难了,对于一个年纪大到已经是他们祖母的人来说,就更难了)推知,作者提到留胡子的年轻人是为了表明她所面临的挑战——性别和年龄。故选A。
(3)推理判断题。根据倒数第三段的Even today,I'm nervous before I step out.My first line is, "Hello,everybody.I'm 88 and three﹣quarters years old.I'm telling you that in case I don't make it all the way through the show." Then people laugh and I relax.(直到今天,我出门前还是很紧张。我的第一句话是:"大家好。我88又四分之三岁了。我告诉你这些是为了以防我没能撑到最后。"然后人们笑了,我也放松了)可知,作者自第一次表演后尝试用调侃自己的年龄做开场,这样自己和听众都很放松。故选D。
(4)推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的They say they want to be as active as me when they reach my age.I'm pleased I can show that as an older person you don't need to take a back seat in life.(他们说,当他们到了我这个年纪时,他们想和我一样活跃。我很高兴我能证明,作为一个老年人,你不需要在生活中退居二线)和最后一段的I've no intention of stopping comedy.I'm taking all these pills,trying to stay alive,and I hope to still be performing when I'm 100.(我无意停止演喜剧。我吃了这么多药,努力活下去,我希望我100岁的时候还能继续表演)推知,作者认为年龄只是一个数字而已,无论到了哪个年龄阶段,我们都可以做自己喜欢且有意义的事情。A.Age is just a number年龄只是一个数字;B.Advancing years bring greater wisdom年龄增长带来更大的智慧;C.Old age means a chance to sit back年老意味着有机会休息;D.Being elderly means you have to slow down年纪大了意味着你必须慢下来。故选A。