Question

On Sesame Street (芝麻街,美国儿童教育节目), things have changed. The show first ran 45 years ago. That was on 10 November 1969.

Now, Cookie Monster has changed a lot. Sometimes he even eats fruit and vegetables. Another change is that, now, millions of kids watch the show on phones and computers instead of on TV.

In 1973 Sesame Street was one of two TV shows for little children. Now it's competing with 84 kids' shows on TV. Yet Sesame Street still holds its own. It is popular among kids aged 2 to 5 with 850,000 viewers per TV episode(集).

Half the viewers watch it in digital formats (数码格式). They can watch iton some 50 apps, like Sesame Street. org, PBSKids.org, Netfiix, Amazon, iTunes.

Sesame Street also has a high  "co-viewing" experience. That means parents watch the show with kids. Nearly half of Sesame Street viewers are over 18.

Sesame Street was one of the few shows in the 1970s about all races (种族).Today the show also have shows for children with disabilities. Newer seasons have real human characters. They make it more popular with children.

All the changes help Sesame Street compete with many other kids' shows.

1.Cookie Monster seems to be_________ .

A. a child watching Sesame Street    B. a character in Sesame Street

C. designer of Sesame Street    D. a parent watching Sesame Street

2.Sesame Street has a history of ________

A. nearly half a century    B. less than a quarter of a century

C. nearly a whole century    D. more than half a century

3.The underlined word "Yet" may mean  ________

A. But    B. So    C. Because    D. Since

4.Which of the following is True about Sesame Street?

A. Parents seldom watch it.

B. It has no real human characters.

C. It has to compete with many other shows for children.

D. Most people watch it on TV only.

5.The report mainly talks about ___________

A. how Sesame Street has changed    B. why Sesame Street is popular

C. what Sesame Street is about    D. who Sesame Street is popular with

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

本文简述了美国一档历史较长的电视节目——芝麻街。

1.句意：Cookie Monster似乎是芝麻街的一个角色。A.一个看芝麻街的孩子B.芝麻街的一个角色C. 芝麻街的设计师。D.一位看芝麻街的家长。原文“Sometimes he even eats fruit and vegetables.”（有时他甚至会吃水果和蔬菜。），猜测这是芝麻街中的角色，故选B。

2.句意：芝麻街有近半个世纪的历史。A.近半个世纪B.不到四分之一世纪C.近一个世纪D.超过半个世纪。原文“In 1973 Sesame Street was one of two TV shows for little children.”（1973年，芝麻街成为两个给小孩子看的电视节目之一。），所以其历史接近50年，即半个世纪左右，故选A。

3.句意：带下划线的单词“Yet”可能的意思是“但是”。A.但是B.所以C.因为D.自从。原文“Sesame Street still holds its own.”（芝麻街仍然拥有自己的特色。），这句话和前面的“it's competing with 84 kids' shows on TV”（其已经完结了）形成转折，说明历经这么多年过去虽然完结了芝麻街还是很流行，故选A。

4.句意：关于芝麻街的以下哪一项是正确的？A.父母很少看。B.它没有真正的人类角色。C.它必须与许多其他儿童节目竞争。D.大多数人只在电视上看。原文“That means parents watch the show with kids.”说明A错误，原文“Newer seasons have real human characters.”说明B错误，原文“All the changes help Sesame Street compete with many other kids' shows.”（所有这些变化都有助于芝麻街与许多其他孩子节目竞争。）说明C正确，原文“millions of kids watch the show on phones and computers”说明D错误，故选C。

5.句意：该报告主要讨论芝麻街如何变化的。A.芝麻街如何变化B.为什么芝麻街很受欢迎C.芝麻街是关于什么的D. 芝麻街在什么人中是受欢迎的。本文主要讲了芝麻街的历史，发展过程，没有将其受欢迎的原因、主题等等，故选 A