Question

The beloved and longtime host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, Fred Rogers was born on march20, 1928, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

After graduating from Latrobe High school, Rogers was admitted to Dartmouth College, where he studied for a year before transferring(转学) to Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Rogers, who’d begun playing the piano at a young age, graduated with high honour in 1951 with a degree in music composition.

During his senior year of college he visited his parents and was amazed by the family’s newest household addition: a television set. He could see a bright future for the medium and, as he’d later remembered, Rogers immediately decided he wanted to be a part of it.

Rogers’ first job in television came in 1953 when he was employed to work in programming by WQED in Pittsburgh, a recently launched community TV station that was the first of its kind in the country.

In the following year, he was co-producing a new program, The Children’s Corner. This allowed Rogers, who’d fallen in love with puppetry(木偶戏) as a child, to introduce some of his favourite puppets from his home to his young audience.

As his experience grew, so did his aspirations(抱负). He earned his divinity(神学) degree in 1962. After that Presbyterian Church asked him to serve children and families through television. Rogers made his first appearance the following year as Mister Rogers on a Canadian Broadcast System show called Misterogers. The program helped lay the foundation in its look and approach for Rogers’ later show.

Canada, however, was not where Rogers or his wife, Joanne, whom he’d met at Rollins, wanted to raise their two young sons. Soon, the Rogers family was back in Pittsburgh, where Rogers launched Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in 1996.

1.What inspired Fred Rogers’ decision to enter a career in television?

A. His parents’ encouragement.    B. His major at college.

C. A television set in his home.    D. His deep love in music.

2.Which one mainly influenced Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood?

A. Misterogers in Canada.    B. The Children’s Corner

C. Rogers’ divinity degree.    D. Rogers’ first job.

3.Why did the couple move back to Pittsburgh?

A. Rogers planned to launch Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood there.

B. They thought Canada was unfit for bringing up their children.

C. They wanted to look after their parents back in America.

D. Presbyterian Church invited them back in America.

4.What does the whole text mainly talk about?

A. Rogers’ interests in music and puppets.

B. Early education Fred Rogers received.

C. Fred Rogers’ family and his experiences.

D. Fred Rogers’ early life and early career.

Answer

1. C

2. A

3. B

4. D

【解析】

本文是篇记叙文。Fred Rogers是电视节目Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood长期以来深受欢迎的主持人。Fred Rogers于1951年毕业于Rollins College，一生为儿童的电视教育做出了重大贡献。

1.细节理解题。根据第三段… he visited his parents and was amazed by the family’s newest household addition: a television set. He could see a bright future for the medium and… 可知，Rogers回家看到家中电视机，预见了电视媒体的光辉前景，并下定决心从事电视事业。因此，是家中的电视机给了他启发。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句 The program helped lay the foundation in its look and approach for Rogers’ later show可推知他在加拿大所做的节目 Misterogers对他后期的节目影响较大。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中的内容 Canada, however, was not where Rogers or his wife, Joanne, whom he’d met at Rollins, wanted to raise their two young sons.可知加拿大并不是 Rogers和其妻子想要抚养两个年幼儿子的地方。所以，Fred Rogers夫妻回美国的主要原因是认为加拿大不适合养育儿子。故选B。

4.主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，文章前两段讲述了 Fred Rogers的出生和接受的教育；其他几段讲述了 Fred Rogers的早期职业生涯。故选D。