BTylerPerrywasbornonSeptember13，1969，inNewOrleans.Hehadadifficultchildhoodsufferingyearsofabuse(虐待)atthehandsofhisfather.OnedaywatchingOprahWinfrey'stalkshowPerrywasinspiredbyacommentabo

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Tyler Perry was born on September 13， 1969， in New Orleans. He had a difficult childhood suffering years of abuse(虐待)at the hands of his father.

One day watching Oprah Winfrey's talk show Perry was inspired by a comment about how writing about difficult experiences could lead to personal breakthroughs. He started a series of letters to himself which became the ba?sis for the musical I Knoxv I've Been Changed While the show was about child abuse it also touched on forgiveness―a main theme in many of his works. Perry put on the show at an Atlanta theater in 1992. The musical's run lasted only one weekend and drew only 30 people to see the show.

Disappointed yet determined ， Perry continued to work while reworking the show. He staged the show in several other cities but success still didn't come. Broke Perry was living out of his car for a time. In 1998， Perry tried one more time to win over theatre audiences. He rented out the House of Blues in Atlanta for another production of I Knoxv I've Been Changed Soon Perry was performing to sellout crowds and the musical was moved to a larger theatre. After so many years of hard work he finally succeeded.

For his next project Perry adapted(改编)T. D. Jakes's book Woman Thou Art Loosed ， which proved to be quite popular. His next effort ， howev?er brought to life his most famous character―Madea. The sharp-tongue grandma first appeared in his 2000-year play I Can Do Bad AIL by Myself. Basing Madea on his mother and several other women in his life Perry played the unusual character himself. She next appeared in Diary of a Mad Black Woman(2001). Developing quite a following Madea had appeared in a num?ber of plays including Madea's Family Reunion (2002) and Madea's Class Reunion(2003). Perry toured a lot with his shows.

6.When Tyler Perry was young he .

 A.     tried his best to get on well with his father

B.     led a poor life because of lack of money

C.     was treated very badly by his father

D.     showed a great interest in acting

7.We can infer that I Knoiv I've Been Changed .

 A.     is about Oprah Winfrey's talk show

B.     aims to tell people never to cheat others

C.     is based on the Tyler Perry's life experiences

D.     tells parents how to get along well with their kids

8.What do we know about I Know I've Been Changed when it was first put on?

 A.     It was a big failure.

B.     It attracted many people.

C.     It encouraged Tyler Perry a lot.

D.     It was well received by people.

9. According to Paragraph 3， what does the Tyler Perry's story tell us?

 A.     West east home is best.

B.     Every coin has two sides.

C.     The early bird catches the worm.

D.     Where there is a will there is a way.

10. What can we know about the character Madea?

A.     She was from T. D. Jakes's book.

B.     She was played by an old woman.

C.     She was well received by theatre audiences.

'D.  She wasn't accepted by theatre audiences at first.

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 [文章大意]Tyler Perry小时候受尽父亲打骂，后来基于自己的经历开始创作戏剧剧本，几经波折后，他终于获得了成功。

6.   C   7. C   8. A   9. D   10. C