题目内容：

    Over the past ten years, stand-up comedy(独角喜剧) clubs have become common on college campuses in America. The culture of stand-up has gotten a lot of media attention. These clubs allow students to explore their abilities and develop interests beyond their field of study.

They give funny speeches, tell jokes and make humorous body movements. Their humor entertains and helps ease the stress of crowds of busy, young people. However, club member Ariella Shua says comedy is serious work. She says she has become a better observer of what is going on around her ever since. She does not go anywhere without bringing something on which she can take notes. Students write all their own materials. Then, in weekly club meetings, they try out that material to see what works and what doesn’t. So, it starts as an individual project for themselves and becomes a group effort.

Last year, Harry Kuperstein joined the club and discovered it was a natural fit. Noticing the funny qualities of different situations improved his way of looking at the world. Becoming an active member also helped him work on the future skills he will need as a medical doctor. It helps him talk to patients as a doctor and make him a better public speaker.

Despite the group meetings, rewrites and rehearsals, some ideas just are not funny. Club member Benjamin Monteagudo said performing in front of a group of students does not mean comedians will not receive strong criticism. Last year, they came up with an idea to keep the audience involved and get their opinions.

They called it “Tomato Show”, where if they were performing very badly on stage, they just let the audience throw tomatoes at them to kind of roll with the joke. So, they spent their entire budget on a big box of 300 soft tomatoes. They gave them to the audience, and it was the best show ever.

1.Ariella Shua thinks comedy is serious work because it ________.

A.has to be approved by all of the members

B.takes much time and is boring sometimes

C.requires her to take a lot of notes

D.needs personal efforts and teamwork

2.What does the underlined phrase “a natural fit” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.convenient. B.suitable.

C.funny. D.attractive.

3.Why is Tomato Show a great success?

A.It allowed audience to participate and respond.

B.Comedians avoided receiving strong criticism.

C.Club members were very skilled in acting.

D.The performance itself was very humorous.

4.What is the main idea of the text?

A.The rise and fall of stand-up comedy clubs.

B.The influence of stand-up comedy clubs.

C.The popularity of stand-up comedy clubs.

D.The future of stand-up comedy clubs.