“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of American’s exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.
In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial, and geographical group.
Although some educators object to certain elements in the program, parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.
Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶然的) viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.
The programs all use songs, stories, jokes, and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate letters.
Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of a variety of TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.
1.“Sesame Street” is actually ____.
A. a street in the US B. a program for children
C. a program for teachers D. a program for students
2.Children who often watch the program ____.
A. can have problems in school
B. will find it a great help
C. will take no interest in their studies
D. will be well educated
3.What is special about the program?
A. It offers great fun.
B. It makes children feel able to learn.
C. It is shown at different hours during the week.
D. Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching.
4.Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?
A. Because it is supported by the government and businesses.
B. Because it uses a variety of skillful tricks.
C. Because mothers watch it along with their children.
D. Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.
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“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest street in the world”. That is because the television program by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world. That program became one of American’s exports soon after it went on the air in New York in 1969.
In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial, and geographical group.
Although some educators object to certain elements in the program, parents praise it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems arise when first graders who have learned from “Sesame Street” are in the same class with children who have not watched the program.
Tests have shown that children from all racial, geographical, and economic backgrounds have benefited from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶然的) viewers. In the US the program is shown at different hours during the week in order to increase the number of children who can watch it regularly.
The programs all use songs, stories, jokes, and pictures to give children a basic understanding of numbers, letters and human relationships. But there are some differences. For example, the Spanish program, produced in Mexico City, devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching separate letters.
Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of a variety of TV tricks. Perhaps an equally important reason is that mothers watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason for the success of the program may be that it makes every child watching feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.
1.“Sesame Street” is actually ____.
A. a street in the US B. a program for children
C. a program for teachers D. a program for students
2.Children who often watch the program ____.
A. can have problems in school
B. will find it a great help
C. will take no interest in their studies
D. will be well educated
3.What is special about the program?
A. It offers great fun.
B. It makes children feel able to learn.
C. It is shown at different hours during the week.
D. Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching.
4.Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?
A. Because it is supported by the government and businesses.
B. Because it uses a variety of skillful tricks.
C. Because mothers watch it along with their children.
D. Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.
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She has been teased,stared at in the street,and called“the world’s ugliest woman” by cyber bullies(网络地痞).Lizzie Velasquez of Austin,Texas,was born without adipose tissue(肌肉组织)meaning that she has no body fat,and,despite eating up to 60 small meals a day,remains a delicate 27 kilos.The rare condition is thought to affect just two other people worldwide.
Miss Velasquez has now written a second book about her struggle to be accepted,and hopes it will help others in a similar position.In Be Beautiful.Be You the college student shares advice on being unique.how to make and keep good friends,and how to deal with bullying and other negativity.When asked how she deals with being constantly stared at in the street, Miss Velasquez says,“I always go up to these people and introduce myself,or give them my card and say,‘Hi,I’m Lizzie--maybe you should stop staring and start learning.’”
Miss Velasquez says when cyber bullies first started attacking her online it was hard. Eventually she realized that the people mocking her online were just cowards hiding behind a computer screen.
“Lizzie was born four weeks prematurely.Doctors told us they had no idea if she would survive.”Miss Velasquez’s mother Rita says.“They told us she would never be able to walk,talk or have a norma1 life.”Rita Velasquez has two other daughters,and both of them are of average height and weight. When Lizzie was four,doctors discovered she had gone blind in one eye.
Miss Velasquez’s case has fascinated doctors all over the world,and she is part of a genetic study run by Professor Abhimanyu Garg.Professor Garg and his team now believe Miss Velasquez may have a form of Neonatal Progeroid Syndrome(NPS),which causes accelerated aging and fat loss from the face and body" People with NPS often have prematurely aged faces and pointy(尖的) noses
1.What can we learn about Miss Velasquez?
A. She is a college student
B. Her siblings have the same condition as her·
C. Her appetite is smaller than that of healthy people-
D. She has published two novels popular with students·
2.Which of the following is a characteristic of NPS?
A. Inability to walk B. A prematurely aged face
C. Blindness D. A flat nose
3.Which of the following words can replace the underlined word“mocking”?
A. teasing B. copying
C. loving D. hating
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The white building across the street, _____ roof has been seriously damaged in the hurricane, belongs to a hospital.
A.where B.why C.which D.whose
高三英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
Something strange has been happening to me lately: Women in the street have been telling me I'm brave.
My act of courage isn't much-I just stopped coloring my hair. I had brown hair that started going gray when I was 30. So, like a lot of women, I started dyeing (染)it. It was expensive and time-consuming. And my hair grows fast, so I needed to go back to the hair salon(美发厅) every 5 weeks.
Many people seem to enjoy holding onto their youth for as long as possible, giving off the impression that they don' t have much wisdom or many accomplishments. But our hair starts to turn gray and suddenly we start spending $500 or more a year to cover something our male colleagues don’t need to cover.
Of course, People should do what they want with their own body -my mother is 91 and still has "blond" hair, and why not? I just wish more of us would feel that it was OK to be ourselves, because going gray has done more for me than saving me time and money.
I like my natural hair, just as it is. I like how it has got curly and full again. It is recovering after years of being damaged by chemicals. I also like that it has given me some needed attitude in a society that makes youth seem so important, while being against maturity. It reminds me that I'm not a kid anymore - and this isn't a bad thing. Not being a kid anymore means I read the books I want, and not the books i feel I should read. It means not wasting my time at events I don' t need to attend when I’d rather be with my family and friends.
When I see my hair in the mirror, it's a reminder that my time is limited, and I should spend it doing what matters. There's nothing shameful about growing older And pretending it's not happening is a way of giving up our power.
I see my gray hair as a little act of rebellion(反叛)against the idea that people lose value as they age, instead of gaining it. I see gray hair as my "flag" and I'm letting it fly proudly.
1.How does the author feel about coloring hair?
A.It shows people’s great courage.
B.It is a good way to hold onto youth.
C.It shows wisdom and accomplishments.
D.It is not worth the time and money spent on it.
2.What should we do when we grow old according to the author?
A.Give up our power.
B.Pretend to be still young.
C.Accept it and act positively.
D.Read as many books as possible.
3.What is the authors main purpose in writing this passage?
A.To explain why youth is valued.
B.To share her opinion on growing older.
C.To stress the importance of different attitudes.
D.To analyze the advantages and disadvantages of aging.
4.Which can be the best title for the passage?
A.Holding Onto Youth
B.Dyeing Your Hair
C.Gaining Value With Age
D.Valuing Wisdom Of Age
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My mom is a teacher.She finds a lesson in everything.I was watching Sesame Street by my second birthday so I’d 16 my ABCs and 123s.Our weekly family trips to the library began when I was three.And my mom had me spotting (认出) the historical markers with childlike 17 on family vacations by the time I was six.For her, life was all about learning.But the biggest lesson she 18 me was never to let my 19 define who I am, and never forget what is 20 in life.
I was born with Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome, an extremely 21 genetic bone and muscular disorder.There are only about 100 reported 22 .At birth, my knees were bent more than 90 degrees, and I had my first surgery to 23 them when I was just six weeks old.This surgery was the first of many in my 24 .I’d had 26 surgeries by the time I was 15.
Strange as it 25 , I have good memories of my medical days.One of my 26 is about my mom and me being in the hospital cafeteria(自助餐厅).We sat down for an ice cream sandwich dessert.It was 27 fancy, but at that moment, I knew I was 28 .
My parents pushed me to be as 29 as possible — even when I didn’t want to be.My mom taught me that I could do anything and that I should 30 let my disability stop me.In high school, I was a member of the National Honor Society, and in college, I was editor-in-chief of my school newspaper.I wouldn’t have had the 31 to push myself if my parents hadn’t been there, 32 me on and giving me a reality check when I got down on myself.
Every night before I go to bed, I 33 my mom for everything, for all the great help she’s given me.And 34 I get older, I know that “Thanks, Mom” is about so much more than the physical assistance.And that’s 35 matters the most.
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高三英语完型填空中等难度题查看答案及解析
A Cultural Pedestrian Street has been set up in _________ was a wasteland ten years ago .
A. what B. which C. that D. where
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Bill has been working on The Wall Street Journal for eight years and never once__________late to work.
A.he had come | B.he has come | C.had he come | D.has he come |
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Nobody Benefits
NEW YORK—America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history.Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.
But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.
Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.
During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece.At night, he sleeps on the street.
"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine.But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement.He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.
With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.
A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.
The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.
But few housing companies have been built for the poor.Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her.She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.
Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.
"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.
1.What kind of life does George Brown lead?
A.Homeless and dangerous. |
B.Homeless and childish. |
C.Homeless and miserable (痛苦的). |
D.Homeless and sleepless. |
2.From George Brown's life we can find that ______.
A.old Americans lead a hard life |
B.old Americans want to live alone |
C.American cities are crowded with poor people |
D.bad habits play a role in some poor people's Life |
3.It can be inferred from this passage that ______.
A.America is short of housing companies |
B.the poor can't benefit from the increasing economy |
C.poor people in America will become rich |
D.housing companies will build more houses for the poor |
4.If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?
A.Society. | B.Science. | C.Economy. | D.Business. |
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Nobody Benefits
NEW YORK—America has been experiencing the longest economic increase in its history.Incomes have risen, unemployment has fallen, and cities such as New York are bursting with new office buildings.
But just a short walk from Manhattan's skyscrapers, George Brown sits on the side-walk, cooking a lunch of rice and bits of fish over a can of cooking fuel.
Brown is homeless — one of the 2.3 million people in the US who end up on the street.
During the day, Brown collects aluminium cans and sells them for five cents a piece.At night, he sleeps on the street.
"I have been on the street about eight or nine years, something like that," said the 62-year-old former construction worker.
Brown admits he's had problems with alcohol and has smoked cocaine.But he said he still wants a more stable housing arrangement.He could afford it just with the money he earns by collecting cans and small pieces of metal, if only truly low-income housing were available.
However, he sees no hope of finding affordable housing in New York.
With the strong economy and unemployment down, beautiful housing is being built to meet demand.
A US report shows rents in New York city rose more than 27 percent between 1984 and 1999, from US $549 to US $700 a month.
One of the side effects of the strong economy is that rents have been going up.
The majority of people who experience homelessness really just need some affordable housing help.
But few housing companies have been built for the poor.Many small apartments in the city now rent for US $1,500 a month or more.
Brown, the homeless New Yorker, said he has a daughter who lives in the city but he rarely sees her.She is angry about his drinking and won't allow it in her house.
Smiling, he said he also has seven grandchildren whom he'd like to see more often.
"All I've got to do is clean up my act," he said.
1.What kind of life does George Brown lead?
A.Homeless and dangerous
B.Homeless and childish
C.Homeless and miserable (痛苦的)
D.Homeless and sleepless
2.From George Brown's life we can find that ______.
A.old Americans lead a hard life
B.old Americans want to live alone
C.American cities are crowded with poor people
D.bad habits play a role in some poor people's Life
3.It can be inferred from this passage that ______.
A.America is short of housing companies
B.the poor can't benefit from the increasing economy
C.poor people in America will become rich
D.housing companies will build more houses for the poor
4.If this passage comes from a paper, on which page would it be?
A.Society. B.Science. C.Economy.D.Business
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It’s 9 a. m. , the morning rush hour in Toronto. A man has fallen down on a downtown street suddenly. Several passers-by stop to help the man. One woman reaches into her purse for her cellphone and hits 911, the emergency number. __1.___Within ten minutes, the stricken man is in the back of an ambulance and is sent to the hospital for life-saving treatment.
This scene is fairly common in Toronto and other major cities. Over the years, cities have developed systems to respond quickly to emergencies. ____2.____But none of this would be possible without the cooperation of car drivers who yield(让路)to emergency vehicles on busy downtown streets. In fact, it’s against the law for drivers not to yield.
To yield means to give away or, more specifically, to get out of the way. ___3.____. As yet, China doesn’t have any specific laws that require drivers to yield, whether it is for slower cars to move over to the inside lane of a highway or for all cars to give way to emergency vehicles. ____4._ Drivers did not yield when they heard the ambulance’s siren.
In Canada, failing to yield to an ambulance vehicle can result in a fine of $400~$2, 000 and reduction of three points off your license. That’s for a first offense. __5._This punishment is severe because lives are in danger.
A. It has resulted in many lives being saved.
B. A second offense results in a bigger fine, the loss of your driver’s license for two years and a possible jail sentence.
C. It saves lives and, who knows, someday it may save your own.
D. Three minutes later, sirens(警报)are heard in the distance as a police car, an ambulance and a fire truck race to the area.
E. It means pulling to the side of the road to let others pass.
F. Recently, an injured Beijing cyclist died on the way to hospital because the ambulance carrying him got stuck in city traffic.
G. Safe driving depends on driver’s being aware of the traffic around them and yielding when necessary.
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