【正文】 e TV programme by that name can be seen in so many parts of the world. In the US over six million children watch the programme regularly. The viewers include more than half the nation39。s preschool children. Parents love the programme. Many teachers also think it is very helpful, 2 some educators are against certain things in it. Tests show children from different background have benefited from watching the programme. Those who watch it five times 3 week learn more than those who watch it once in a while. In the US the programme is shown at 4 hours so that more children can watch it. The programmes all 5 songs, stories, jokes and pictures to help children understand numbers, letters and human relationship. But there are some differences. For example, the programme made in Mexico City devotes more time to teaching whole words than to teaching letters one by one. Why is Sesame Street more successful than other children39。s shows? There 6 many reasonsthe good education of its producers, the support 7 the government and businesses, and the skillful use of many TV tricks. Also 8 watch it 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 9 able to learn. Children find themselves learning, and they want to learn 10 .1. A. atB. onC. in2. A. andB. soC. though3. A. aB. 不填C. the4. A. the sameB. differentC. early5. A. useB. takeC. sing6. A. isB. areC. were7. A. forB. withC. from8. A. teachersB. mothersC. doctors9. A. feelB. to feelC. feeling10. A. manyB. muchC. more13．閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 An old man lived with his little grandson. Every day the old man got up early to read books. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every 1 he could. One day the grandson asked, Grandpa, I want to read books as you do. But I don39。t understand it, and I always forget 2 I close the book. What good does 3 do? The grandfather quietly turned back from putting 4 in the stove and replied, Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. The boy did as his grandpa said, but all the water leaked （漏） out before he got back home. The grandfather laughed and said, You39。ll have to walk faster next time. The next time the boy ran faster, but the basket was still empty before he 5 home. The boy said, see, Grandpa, it39。s 6 to do the work! Is it of no use? the old man said. 7 the basket. The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was 8 . Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was 9 inside and out. My child, that39。s what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but the 10 will change you inside and out. That is the work of reading in our lives.1. A. wayB. bookC. table2. A. untilB. whenC. since3. A. reading the bookB. getting up earlyC. sitting at the desk4. A. waterB. bookC. coal5. A. returnedB. leftC. went6. A. usefulB. interestingC. useless7. A. Look forB. Look atC. Look after8. A. newB. differentC. broken9. A. beautifulB. cleanC. plete10. A. wordsB. waterC. writer14．閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選項(xiàng)能填入相應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。 You have probably heard the expression, It39。s raining cats and dogs outside. It means that it39。s raining very hard but not that 1 cats and dogs are filling from the sky. 2 , one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 3 over Dubuque, Iowa. The frogs began falling along with hailstones （冰雹） during a 4 storm. Hail is 5 when drops of rainwater are caught by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops bee 6 . Many drops may freeze together to form 7 of ice。 these ice balls, or hailstones, then 8 to earth. During the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds 9 small frogs from nearby ponds into the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered 10 ice, both hailstones and frogstones fell onto the ground.1. A. blindB. realC. dead2. A. AndB. SoC. However3. A. catsB. frogsC. dogs4. A. monB. terribleC. weekly5. A. formedB. failedC. fixed6. A. brokenB. frozenC. golden7. A. typesB. piecesC. balls8. A. fallB. loseC. keep9. A. liftedB. pushedC. pulled10. A. ofB. aboutC. with15．完形填空 Once a king loved music so much that he searched the world for the best instrument.（One day. a magic man 1 the king a harp（豎琴）. The king took it to the palace, but 2 he played it, the harp sounded terrible. Many 3 people tried it. They agreed that the harp was 4 and the king had been fooled. The harp was thrown out as rubbish. A poor little girl 5 found the harp, and even though she didn39。t know how 6 it, she decided to have a try. She played and played, the whole day through, for months and years. The music she produced was never perfect, 7 each time it sounded a little better. Then one day, suddenly, the harp started to play the most beautiful music. It was in fact 8 magic harp, and could only be played well by someone who would put in the necessary effort. The king heard the music from his window, and called the girl to the palace. When the king saw that she was playing the harp, he was filled 9 joy. At that