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The Simpsons has become one of the most beloved American cartoon TV programs of all time. It came out in 1989.The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, people from all over the world watch them on TV. This is a family of five people in the city of Springfield. All of them have yellow faces and big white eyes.
The parents are Marge and Homer. Marge has blue hair. She likes her blue hair very much. She is always very kind to her family. Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts (油炸面包圈). He is fat and sometimes careless. But his famous words like “you don’t win friends with salad” make people laugh and think.
The ten-year-old troublemaker Bart is the oldest child. He doesn’t like homework and always makes his parents angry. He likes playing jokes on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She’s the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She is too young to talk or walk. She can only say one word: “Daddy”. These children are often shown to care about one another.
Today, the Simpson family still wins love from people of all ages. The Simpsons aren’t perfect or beautiful. But they are like a real family with the same joy and problems as ours.
1. How many people are there in the Simpson family?A.5. | B.4. | C.3. |
A.He watches TV with Marge only. |
B.He watches TV and eats donuts. |
C.He works in the factory carefully. |
A.Because they are perfect. |
B.Because they are like a real family. |
C.Because they don’t care about one another. |
A.The Simpsons has been on TV for years. |
B.The Simpsons is a cartoon made in the UK. |
C.Bart is the smartest child in the Simpson family. |
What Would You Do? is a TV program on American ABC. The program which is hosted by the news reporter John Quinones is popular with many people. It tests what people will do when they see someone is in trouble so as to remind us to stand up for the people in need. Here is last week’s program.
In a cake shop, an actress acted as a blind woman named Pamela, and an actor acted as a man clerk who looked down upon the blind woman. Hidden cameras were recording what would happen. The blind woman came into the shop and bought a box of twelve cup cakes. The clerk treated the woman badly at first. Then he cheated her when he gave her the change. He only gave her 6 single dollar bills instead of 34 dollars.
Would someone be brave enough to stand up for the blind woman? Yes! A customer in the cake shop stopped the clerk from cheating the blind woman and treating her badly. And other customers joined in soon. John appeared in the end and interviewed the first customer who helped Pamela out. She said it was necessary to give a hand to the people in need. “A psychology (心理学) professor once said,” she said. “It’s difficult to take the first step to stand up. It needs courage.”
Answer the following questions:1. What’s the name of the TV program?
2. What’s the purpose of the TV program?
3. Where was the blind woman?
4. Who treated the blind woman badly?
5. What do we need to stand up for the people in need?
1. How long are they allowed to watch TV every Saturday?
A.For one and a half hours. | B.For one hour. | C.For half an hour. |
A.Under the bed. | B.In the bookcase. | C.Behind the sofa. |
4 . 阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
The reality show is a kind of television program. Usually a reality show has many series. And it can be on TV for many years.
The reality show is quite different from other kinds of TV shows. One of the main reasons is that it shows the life of common people and no actors or actresses play in it. It often shows stories that happen in people’s daily life. So many people like to watch reality shows. The first reality show appeared in the 1990s in America. At that time, the most famous and popular reality show was Survivor (《幸存者》). It was popular not only in America, but also around the world.
Reality shows also show different kinds of competitions. For example, there is a Chinese reality show called The Voice of China. In this show, there are four famous Chinese singers. Their job is to find their favorite students and help them be the winner. The show is very successful. Many people like to watch it.
1. What is the reality show?5 . 阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。
How do you feel about your Chinese? Is it good or bad? If you think you are good at Chinese, you can take part in the competition named the “Chinese Characters Dictation Competition (中国汉字听写大会)”. The competition became popular among teenagers. Let’s know something about it.
More and more computers and smart phones are used by teenagers. They spend too much time on the Internet in playing or chatting. They are used to sending messages by computers and smart phones. As a result, some teenagers forget how to write Chinese characters by hand. The teachers and parents are very worried about it. What can they do?
Not long ago, they found an interesting game called the Chinese Characters Dictation Competition. The program was similar to the American show “National Spelling Bee”. In this program, middle school students competed among themselves and wrote down the Chinese characters by dictation. Over two hundred competitors were from forty-six middle schools. The audiences (观众) loved this new kind of competition, too. 当参赛者在写汉字的时候,他们也试图将它们写下来。 But they found it was also difficult for them to write down all the Chinese characters.
Is it an interesting competition? Can you be the winner?
1. What do teenagers use the Internet to do?CCTV-1 18:30 Children’s World 19:00 News Broadcast 19:35 Weather Forecast (预报) 19:38 Face to Face 20:00 TV plays | CCTV-9 18:30 China Today 19:00 World Wide Watch 19:35 China News 19:38 English for Children 20:00 Animal World |
1. Children’s World on CCTV-1 lasts (持续) about ________ minutes.
A.15 | B.30 | C.45 |
A.China Today | B.World Wide Watch | C.China News |
7 . Hi! Do you know the three children? They are in a happy family. Xiaoxue is twelve and she is beautiful.
She is also a hardworking girl. She likes studying. She studies very well. She gets up early and finishes her breakfast quickly. Then she goes to school by bike. Liu Xing is a little lazy. 4.He gets up late and then washes his face, brushes his teeth in a hurry (匆忙). Then he goes to the bus stop without breakfast. He usually plays basketball after school. In the evening, he seldom (很少) does homework. He goes to bed late. Xiaoyu is a lovely boy. He gets up very slowly and then he usually takes a shower (淋浴) before breakfast.
His father often drives him to school. 5.他晚上喜欢看电视。
1. How old is Xiaoxue?2. What does Liu Xing have for breakfast?
3. What does Xiaoyu usually do before breakfast?
4. 将文中划线的句子翻译成中文。
5. 将文中的中文句子翻译成英文。
8 . American children love to watch TV a lot and they usually watch it for long hours every day.
Most of them enjoy watching cartoons.
Quite a few children love watching game shows.
However, to keep healthy, some experts (专家) say children shouldn’t spend too much time on TV shows.
A.The game shows are always interesting. |
B.What are their favorite TV shows? |
C.Although soap operas are boring, some children still enjoy watching them. |
D.Cartoons are usually easy and fun. |
E.Some children think talk shows are very wonderful. |
1. What kind of TV shows does Amy like best?
A.Game shows. | B.Talk shows. | C.Sitcoms. |
A.They’re boring. | B.They’re interesting. | C.They’re relaxing. |
A.Robert. | B.Amy. | C.Robert’s mom. |
10 . American boys and girls love watching television. Some children will spend six hours a day at school, then spend another four to six hours in front of the TV set. Some even watch TV for eight hours or more on Saturdays.
TV shows are like books or films. A child can learn both bad things and good things from them. Some programs help children better understand the world. Others introduce them to people and places from other countries or other times (时代) in history. With TV, a child does not have to go to the zoo to see animals or to the ocean to see a ship. Boys and girls can watch plays, concerts or sports games at home.
Television brings many places and events into our homes. Some programs show crimes (犯罪) and other things that children shouldn’t watch, so parents need to help their kids find other interesting things to do.
1. How many hours do American children usually spend a day at school?A.Four to six hours. | B.Six hours. | C.More than eight hours. |
A.All the programs are good for children. |
B.Some children watch TV too much. |
C.With TV children can hear a concert at home. |
A.Television is bad for children. |
B.Television makes people love their homes. |
C.People can learn about things without going to see them in real life. |
A.How kids watch TV. | B.Children’s programs on TV. | C.The influence of TV on children. |