B

　　Alan King, an American comedian, was born in New York City on December 26, 1927.He was the youngest of eight children.His family environment fostered (培养) his interest in storytelling, but it was the streets of New York that led him to humor.Boys in New York learned to protect themselves early on the streets and if it was not with their fists, it was with humor, and King had an answer to everything.

　　Seeing a future in making people laugh, King left school and began remembering jokes he had heard in basement clubs.He discovered a perfect way to make people laugh: shining a light on the humor in everyday life.The audience loved it and King was on his way.

　　He moved up in the show business ranks, performing club gigs (特约演出) and getting his first chance as a replacement when a comic was sick.But it was his appearance as a first act "closer" in 1956 that made King a star.Since then, King became a regular on The Ed Sullivan Show, and was the guest host of The Tonight Show on several occasions.King's act was street­wise, smart, understandable, and funny.Not only the middle class, but everyone could relate to his humorous stories.His interests were greater than just the show business, and he became known as a political activist.King was close to Robert Kennedy and went with Kennedy's body to Washington D．C.after he was assassinated in 1968.

　　King is also the author of four best­selling books: Anybody Who Owns His Own Home Deserves It, Is Salami and Eggs Better Than Sex？， Help, I'm a Prisoner in a Chinese Bakery, and his autobiography Name Dropping.

　　He also started a scholarship (奖学金) for American students at Hebrew University.In medical circles, he was known for raising funds for Emotionally Disturbed Children and for founding the Alan King Diagnostic Medical Center in Jerusalem.

　　语篇解读：Alan King是美国著名喜剧演员，凭借着与生俱来的幽默感，他的表演深受人们喜爱。与此同时，Alan King又是一名作家，并且其对教育事业有杰出贡献。

　　5．How did Alan King protect himself on the streets of New York when he was young?

　　A．He fought with other boys.

　　B．He asked his family to help.

　　C．He used his sense of humor.

　　D．He chose to stay at home.

　　解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话 "... it was with humor, and King had an answer to everything." 可知C项正确。

　　6．From the second paragraph we can learn that Alan King ________.

A．enjoyed making up jokes