Question

【題目】 More than forty years ago, a group of artists gathered to develop a television program. They planned to make a television show that would teach young children about subjects like reading and math in a fun way.

Sesame Street was first shown on TV on November 10th, 1969. It was produced by a group called The Children’s Television Workshop, and today it was called The Sesame Workshop. The show used cartoon characters and human actors to create funny and creative lessons for children. Some of the most famous characters on the show are Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and Bert and Ernie, Jim Henson created these lovely characters.

Research is an important part of what made Sesame Street special. The show’s creators studied children very carefully to understand how to best keep them having fun and learning. When the show was first introduced to children, some of its creators were not sure whether it would last long. But forty years later, Sesame Street is the longest running children’s television program in the United States.

As part of its fortieth anniversary(周年), Sesame Street had a special guest on its show. Michelle Obama showed a group of children and Big Bird how to plant. She explained that the seeds would grow into vegetables, which are healthy and good to eat. She also had a message to the parents who watch the show with their children. She said parents can help their children do things to have healthy lives, like getting enough exercise.

【1】The characters in the program were created by ___________.

A.The Sesame WorkshopB.Jim HensonC.Big BirdD.Michelle Obama

【2】Sesame Street was produced mainly_________.

A.to make moneyB.to introduced the United States

C.to teach parentsD.to help children learn

【3】On the program’s fortieth anniversary, Michelle Obama tried to help parents learn_________.

A.how to grow and eat vegetables correctly.B.to watch the show with their children

C.to teach children to do enough exerciseD.the importance of a healthy life for their children

【4】Sesame Street is a successful children’s program because_________.

A.it was developed by a group of artist.B.it is the longest running children’s program

C.it has invited many famous actors and actressesD.it knows very well what children really want

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章講述了芝麻街這一少兒節(jié)目的創(chuàng)作，介紹節(jié)目里的人物；創(chuàng)作者對孩子們需求的研究使得這一節(jié)目成功地延續(xù)了四十年；通過節(jié)目傳遞給父母的信息，幫助父母明白小孩子健康生活的重要性。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的第二句“It was produced by a group called The Children’s Television Workshop, and today it was called The Sesame Workshop”可知節(jié)目中的人物創(chuàng)作者是“The Sesame Workshop”一個(gè)叫做芝麻工作室的團(tuán)隊(duì)。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第三句的“create funny and creative lessons for children”和第三段第二句“best keep them having fun and learning”可以推斷芝麻街這一節(jié)目的創(chuàng)作主要是為了幫助小孩子學(xué)習(xí)。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段第四句“She also had a message to the parents ”和第五句“parents can help their children do things to have healthy lives”可知主要是幫助父母明白小孩子健康生活的重要性。故選D。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句和第二句可知節(jié)目的創(chuàng)作者研究小孩子，理解怎樣讓孩子們在樂趣中學(xué)習(xí)，而這種研究也是這一節(jié)目的特別之處。第三段第三句和第四句敘述了節(jié)目問世的時(shí)候創(chuàng)作者不確定是否能長久，但是四十年之后，這一節(jié)目仍然是美國少兒節(jié)目持續(xù)時(shí)間最久的。說明它的成功之處在于一開始的研究，了解孩子們真正想要的東西。故選D。