“Sesame Street” has been called “the longest ...

“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. It first appeared in New York in 1969.

In the United States more than six million children watch the program regularly. Tests have shown that children from different backgrounds have benefited(受益)　 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 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.

Why has “Sesame Street” been so much more successful than other children’s shows? Many reasons have been suggested. People mention the educational theories （理论）of its creators, thethe support by the government and private (私人的) businesses, and the skillful use of all kinds 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.Why is Sesame Street shown many times during the week?

A．More children can benefit from it.

B．Children can watch it 5 times a week.

C．Many schools can use it in classes.

D．Children can watch it again and again.

2.What can children learn from Sesame Street mainly?

A. Singing skills.　　　 B. Drawing skills.

C. Basic knowledge. 　 D. Storytelling.

3.What is the most important reason for Sesame Street to be successful?

A. Because it is supported by the government and businesses.

B. Because it is based on educational theories.

C. Because it gives parents chances to see famous stars.

D. Because it gets children interested in learning.

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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 many parts of the world. That program became one of American 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 country’s pre-school children, from every kind of economic, racial (种族的), and geographical group.

Although some educators object (反对) to some parts of the program, parents praise (赞扬) it highly. Many teachers also consider it a great help, though some teachers find that problems come out when first graders who have learnt 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 (受益) from watching it. Those who watch it five times a week learn more than occasional (偶尔的) 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 (单独的) 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 (理论) of its creators, the support by the government and private businesses, and the skillful use of various 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 it feel able to learn. The child finds himself learning, and he wants to learn more.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．It is shown at different hours during the week.

B．Famous adult stars often appear on it.

C．This program has been on for less than forty years.

D．Children learn and enjoy themselves while watching it.

2.Why is “Sesame Street” so popular in the world?

A．Because it is supported by the government and businesses.

B．Because it uses different kinds of skillful tricks.

C．Because mothers watch it along with their children.

D．Because it makes every child watching it feel able to learn.

3.The best title for this passage can be _________.

A．Sesame Street                          B．Educating Children

C．TV Programs                           D．A Great Success

九年级英语阅读理解困难题查看答案及解析

“Sesame Street”is a TV programme for children. It first appeared in New York　 　　

1969. It is called "the longest street in the world". That's　 　 the TV programme by that name can now be seen in so many parts of the world.

In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly. The　 　　 include

more than half the nation's pre-school（学龄前）children. Parents love the programme. Many teachers also consider it a great help,　 　 some educators are against certain things in it.

Tests show children from different　 　 have benefited（收获）from watching the programme. Those who watch it five times　 　 week learn more than those who watch it once in a while. In the US the programme is shown at　 　 hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all　 　 songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences

　　 　 ，the programme made in Mexico City　 　 more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one.

Why is“Sesame Street" more successful than other children's shows? There　 　 many reasons—the good education of its producers, the support　 　 the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. Also　 　 watch it along with their children. This is partly because famous adult stars often appear on it. But the best reason may be that it makes every child　 　 able to learn. Children find themselves learning, and they want to learn　 　 .

1.A.    at     　　 B.On     　　 C.In    　　　　　　　 D.since

2.A. why     B.because    C.when    D.how

3.A. viewers    B.visitors     C.witnesses    D.settlers

4.A. and     B.so    C.though     D.or

5.A. films     B.cartoons     C.stories     D.backgrounds

6.A. a     B.an     C.the     D.不填

7.A. the same    B.different    C.early    D.late

8.A. use     B.take　     C.sing     D.do

9.A. till now     B.as a result     C.for example D.in all

10.A. donates    B.costs　     C.spends　     D.devotes

11.A. is     B.are     C.was     D.were

12.A. for    B.with    C.about    D.form

13.A. teachers　     B.doctors     C.volunteers     D.mothers

14.A. feel     B.to fell    C.feeling     D.felt

15.A. many     B.much    C.more     D.most

九年级英语完型填空极难题查看答案及解析

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

九年级英语阅读单选简单题查看答案及解析

One day in April, a special activity called “Food Street” was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided into several groups. And each group sold different kinds of food. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chickens, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers, who were the junior students, teachers and parents, all praised them for the nice food.

“It’s really hard work, said one of the students who took part in the activity, “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”

“This activity is to give a chance to students to develop their practical abilities (实践能力),” said one teacher, “What’s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life.”

1.“Food Street” was ________.

A. a street for students to sell food along

B. a kind of food sold by the students

C. part of the activity about English

D. a competition for food prizes among the students

2.It seemed that ________.

A. the food made by the students was not well received

B. the prices of the food were too high

C. the teachers and parents spoke highly of the students

D. the students didn’t enjoy the activity

3.Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

A. How to grow vegetables. B. How to work well.

C. How to make money. D. What life means.

4.Before the activity, the students ________.

A. had to be customers. B. made a plan about the cooking

C. asked their parents to do the shopping D. had to serve the customers well

5.From what one student said, it showed that ________.

A. the activity was not easy

B. the students like the activity better than their class lessons

C. the whole cooking was too much work

D. they don’t like to make Chinese food

九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析

Hip hop or rap (说唱） music as it is also called, started on the street and in the clubs of the New York City in the 1970s . But today many countries have their own kind of  hip hop music . This kind of music comes from reggae, disco and funk music . Rapping means speaking to the  rhythm of the music, and it is an important part of the music . People rap to express how they feel about their lives and problems .

Rapping in class.

Would you like to rap in class? Well actually, hip pop music is played in more than 10,000 schools in the USA .Why ? There is a new school program called “ Flocabulary ”in which teachers use texts and hip hop CDs to help teach different school subjects . The words of the songs are just what students are studying . This makes learning easy and fun . Students and teachers are excited about the positive results it has had on exam marks . One teacher said, “ I’ve used hip hop songs in class, and I have never seen my students so crazy about history ! You can't imagine how well they imagine how well they remember what I teach ! We even try to write our own songs . ”

Whose idea was Flocabulary?

Blake Harrison, a high school student, was the first person to come up with the idea of Flocabulary . The word “ Flocabulary ” comes from the word “ flow ” and “ vocabulary ” . “ Flow ” is a rap word for “ style ”,or the way a rapper says the words of a song . “ Vocabulary ” means the words you have to learn in a language . How did he get the idea ? Well, he realized he could remember the words of a hip hop song very easily . So,why not make lessons into songs ? Today together with Alex Rappaport, a song writer, Blake produces hip hop songs for maths, science and literature (文学）. They are now used in schools with great success .

1.Rap music started  _____ in New York city .

A．in the 1970s                           B．In a high school

C．in the 19 th century .                     D．In a music class .

2.From the passage, we can learn “ Flocabulary ” is a program to _____ .

A．Write rap music .                       B．Sing a song by talking

C．Remember the words of a song .            D．help teach some school subjects.

3.The underlined word  positive  in paragraph 2 most probably means _____

A．bad              B．good             C．final              D．direct

4.Blake Harrison has produced hip hop songs for school subject EXCEPT _____ .

A．maths            B．science           C．history            D．literature

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

Choose the best answer (根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案)　

One day in April, a special activity called “Food Street” was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

This activity was part of the English Art Festival in the school. The students in each class were divided into several groups. And each group sold different kinds of food. The students did the shopping and the cooking all by themselves. The students cooked delicious food such as fried chickens, potato chips and vegetables. They all worked hard and sold the food at low prices. The customers, who were the junior students, teachers and parents, all spoke highly of them for the nice food.

“It’s really hard work,” said one of the students who took part in the activity. “We must make a plan before the cooking. We must know how much we should spend on the things we need. Also, we must learn how to serve customers well.”

“This activity is to give a chance to the students to develop their practical (实际的) abilities,” said one teacher. “ What’s more, the students will not only learn how to make money by their own hands, but also know the meaning of life.”

1. “Food Street” was _______________.

A. a street for students to sell food along

B. a kind of food sold by the students

C. part of the activity about English

D. a competition for food prizes among the students

2.It seemed that ___________.

A. the food made by the students was not well received

B. the prices of the food were too high

C. the teachers and parents praised the students

D. the students didn’t enjoy the activity

3.Which of the following can the students NOT learn in the activity?

A. How to grow vegetables.　　　　　 B. How to work well.

C. How to make money.　　　　　　　　　 D. What life means.

4.Before the activity, the students ___________.

A. had to be customers

B. made a plan about the cooking

C. asked their parents to do the shopping

D. had to serve the customers well

5.From what one student said, it showed that _________.

A. the activity was not easy

B. the students like the activity better than their class lessons

C. the whole cooking was too much work

D. they don’t like to make Chinese food

6.Which sentence is NOT true about the passage?

A. The students cooked fried chickens and vegetables by themselves.

B. The students can learn how to make money by their own hands.

C. The special activity was held on the playground at Railway No. 1 Middle School in Xi’an.

D. This activity is too hard for the students to do.

九年级英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Tom, why did you make no reply to me when I called your name in the street just now?

—Sorry, Jim. I ________ to my wife on the phone.

A. talked　　　　　　 B. was talking

C. am talking　　　 D. had talked

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-Mike, why did you make no reply to me when I called your name in the street just now?

-Sorry, Tom. I_______ to my mother on the phone.

A. am talking　　     B. was talking　　      C. talked　　     D. had talked

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

—Tom, why did you make no reply when I called your name in the street just now?

—Sorry, Jim. I 　　　　 to my wife on the phone.

A. talked　　　　　　　 B. am talking　　　　 C. was talking　　　　 D. had talked

九年级英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析