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心之所向，所向披靡
心之所向，所向披靡
2011
年
12
月英语六级阅读理解训练
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1
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As Sesame Street kicks off its 40th
anniversary season Tuesday, with first lady
Michelle Obama
and Broadway star
Lin-
Manuel Miranda as guests, it is
indisputably the most beloved children’s
show in history, and on
e of
television’s biggest and most enduring success
stories.
The
series
holds
a
record
122 Emmy
Awards,
not
including
a
lifetime-achievement
trophy
(
奖±
) award, and
has been adapted in more than 120 countries and
territories around the globe.
An
estimated
100,000
Sesame
products
have
been
made
available
internationally,
from
T-shirts
and
costumes to high-tech toys such as Elmo Live.
Sesame
’
s cross-
cultural, multi-generational appeal has a lot to
do with the specific age group
it
targets.
“
The
bulk
of
our
audience
is
in
the
2s
and
3s,
though
we
shoot
for
2
to
4,
”
says
executive producer
Carol-Lynn Parente. At that early stage, says
Spinney
—
who is 75, and has
been with the show since Day 1 (he
plays Oscar as well)
—
“children are basically the same,
an
d
have been through the
years.”
But if
preschoolers
’
fundamental needs and sensibilities
haven
’
t changed much, the
world
around them has
—
not least of
all on the media landscape, where Sesame Street
now competes
with many other
kids
’
shows and
an ever-expanding array of new media.
In 2000, the
Children
’
s Television
Workshop, the organization through which creator
Joan
Ganz
Cooney
launched
Sesame
Street
on
PBS
predecessor
NET,
changed
its
title
to
Sesame
Workshop, to reflect its expansion into
the digital, interactive age.
Content and
presentation continue to evolve on TV as well. The
show
’
s famously catchy
theme song, Sunny Day, now has a hip-
hop beat and a jazzier arrangement. Parente
stresses that
it
’
s just as
important
“
to keep our
curriculum current. The
ABC
’
s and
123
’
s are always there,
but we stay relevant by incorporating
other things that are interesting and meaningful.”
“
We focus on all aspects of
development
—
cognitive needs, social and emotional
needs,
health
needs
—
and
bring
in
advisers
who
are
experts
in
each
area,
to
make
sure
we
’
re
age-appropriate,
”
says
Rosemarie
Truglio,
vice
president
of
education
and
research,
Sesame
Workshop. “But we never talk down to
children, and we’re not afraid to explore
sensitive topics.”
Sesame has had its critics
in the academic community as well.
For Mary Lynn
Crow, a clinical psychologist and professor of
education at the University of
Texas-
Arlington,
“
shows like
Sesame Street lack the potentially deep, personal
emotional imprint
(
影响
)
that
can
and
should
occur
between
a
student
and
teacher
in
an
early
educational
experience.”
On
the other hand, Crow considers Sesame Street
“
a beautiful model of what I
call high-tech
learning. They can teach
children about letters, numbers, color and size
through repetition in ways
traditional
education
can
’
t,
and
provide
early
information
about
attitudes,
values
and
relationships.”
1.
What do we learn about Sesame Street from the
first two paragraphs?
A) It rose to fame because
of the first lady
’
s role.
B)
It
’
s successful and gains
international popularity.
C) It still has to win a
lifetime-achievement award.
D) It is the most successful show in
American history.
2.
What
’
s
Spinney
’
s opinion on the
target audience of Sesame Street?
A) They are completely different than
they were 40 years ago.
B)
Many of them are devoted fans of the performance.
C) Their basic needs
haven
’
t changed much through
years.
D) They continue to
watch the show when they have grown up.
3. The author says that in
the current world, Sesame Street _______.
A) has slight edge over
other shows targeting children
B) has made some changes so as to keep
up with the times
C) tries
to cater to adults who accompany their children to
the show
D) is doomed to
fail due to its out-dated content and presentation
4. What can be inferred
about Sesame Street from Rosemarie
Truglio
’
s words?
A) It tries to prepare children both
for school and life
’
s
lessons.
B) Its writer has
changed the theme of the story for kids.
C) Children seem to be
looked down upon in the show.
D) Sensitive topics have always been
banned in the show.
5. Mary
Lynn Crow is negative about Sesame Street because
she thinks it _______.
A)
only touches up superficial relationships
B) is too complicated for
children to understand
C)
goes against ways of traditional education
D) repeats basic knowledge
over and over again
（
2
）
There
he
was
America’s
first
President
with
a
MBA,
the
man
who
loves
to
boast
about
his
business
background,
whose
presidential
campaign
raised
unprecedented
sums
from
corporate
wallets
and
whose
cabinet
is
stuffed
with
chief
executives.
Faith
in
the
integrity
of
American
business
leaders
was
being
undermined(
破坏
)
，
George
Bush
said
fiercely,
by
executives
business
community
breaking our
laws
。
Only
months
ago,
the
idea
that
George
W
Bush
would
publicly
lambaste
America
’
s
cooperate
bosses
was
laughable.
As
a
candidate,
born
on
the
wave
of
a
decade-long
economic
boom and an
unprecedented 18-year bull market, he cashed in on
American
’
s love affair with
corporate success. But things are
different now. The stock market bubble has burst
and, despite
signs of economic
recovery. Wall Street seems to be sunk in gloom. A
string of scandals at some of
America’s
most
high
-flying
firms--including
Enron,
Xerox.
Tyco,
Global
Crossing
and
most
recently, World Com??has radically
changed the public mood
。
As
political
pressure
for
reform
increases,
so
too
does
the
heat
on
Mr
Bush.
Is
the
businessman
’
s
president really prepared to take business on and
push hard for reform? Despite the
set
jaw and aggrieved tone in New York. Probably not.
Mr. Bush thinks the current crisis stems
from a few bad-apple chief executives
rather than the system as a whole. Hence he focus
on tough
penalties
for
corrupt
businessmen
and
his
plea
for
higher
ethical
standards.
The
president
announced the creation of a financial-
crimes SWAT team, at the Justice Department to
root out
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